HACKSAW RIDGE (2016) | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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I remember Gibson saying they actually had to tone down everything Doss did because they didn’t think the audience would believe it.
Yeah its crazy i mean the guys leg was broken and he still kept on saving people.
Like that one sniper who supposedly had a clean shot on Doss at least half a dozen times, but his Arisaka rifle jammed EVERY TIME.
VERY TRUE.
At the end when he was taken away on the gurney he saw a wounded man, he rolled himself off the gurney and on to the gound and made the medics take the wounsded man. He began crawling to safety and was shot twice. He was partially disabled for life because of it. But Gibson didn't thinnk people could believe the truth so left it out
kicking the grenade was marvel moment
What a dumb unoriginal comment.
Desmond had reported that he had helped 50 men. However, eyewitness accounts reported that he had save between 125 - 150 men. To get the Medal of Honor, Desmond and the government agreed on the compromised number of 75Men that he had saved to put into the report for the medal.
My biggest surprise in this movie was Vaughn. Never thought he'd pull off the grizzled sergeant, but he did - and got some of the greatest one-liners in the movie.
Brawl in Cell Block 99 is another film where Vaughn pulled off a super grizzled and much darker character than the seargent he played here.
He's a reactionary psycho. Listen to some of his personal views and it'll make immediate sense to you.
Drill Sergeant and boot instructors in general are often genial and funny because part of their job is to teach a bunch of big headed young idiots self-control which thy do by saying funny things and you not laughing. Comedians typically make great drill instructors, they just tend to greatly dislike the job.
His riffs against Private Hollywood are my favorites.
*"I BET YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS, YOU NAKED DEGENERATE!"*
@@robertlombardo8437 YOU SON OF AN EXHIBITIONIST!
Hugo Weaving deserved an award for his amazing performance. Best Supporting Actor, imo.
Yes, he was fantastic! My grandpa was a WWII vet, and he so reminded me of him. His performance was brilliant!
that performance, always gets me...... you feel the self-loath and survivors guilt... one of the best performances by an actor... ever...
This is 50% of what he did, he saved over 140 lives. Americans and Japanese soldiers, even when he was wounded he let others use the stretchers and refused to leave the battle until they won. Insane. When his leg got injured he refused to leave, they added that part because it was a more fitting ending for the audience, he stayed until the very end
The real story of Desmond Doss is way crazier from Islands in the Pacific before Okinawa all the way up to Hacksaw. They cut out a lot of events and actions Doss did from the movie because they thought no one would believe it was a true story! Doss stated he only saved 50 men (some of which were Japanese) on Hacksaw and his officers said it was over 100 so they met in the middle for his award and said he saved 75.
The movie portrayed the men in his unit as hating or distrusting him until Hacksaw but he had earned their respect in basic training and again in several actions before they made it to Okinawa where Hacksaw took place. The man was an absolute legend and proof that Humanity can be good even in the worst of circumstances. I would highly recommend looking into the real story of Doss more!
I've also been to Hacksaw Ridge. It's not as tall as portrayed.
@@zedwpd Facts! I was stationed in Okinawa and took a battle site tour around the island just before I left, even got to see part of the tunnel complexes. I still wouldn't want to have climbed up that but yeah not as big as shown
I should have read the comments before posting, you did the better job. I've read little snippets of his actions before Okinawa but have no real knowledge that I could have added to my post. Thank you for posting some details
Forgot. Desmond Doss also was suffering from tuberculosis at that time and what really did all that was just half of his lung capacity. Legend
@@alaneskew2664 Also also he was more or less malnourished the entire time because he was a vegetarian and thus could only eat the bread in his C rations and coconuts and other small things he could scavenge.
Teresa Palmer turned into one of my biggest crushes after this. Not only did she act well like she always does, but holy moly is she beautiful.
As a fourth generation vet, I remember my dad telling me the story about him when I was about 12 ( He fought and was wounded there ) wish he could have seen the movie. Salute to my brother and sister veterans.
This movie is surprisingly accurate, but it leaves out a significant item. Hacksaw Ridge was Desmond's SECOND combat action. He previously was awarded a Bronze Medal of Valor for assisting wounded soldiers in his first combat action.
The "bra knot" is a double bowline on a bite. It is a fixed loop knot that will only come loose if the rope literally breaks. It's excellent for these types of rescue situations where you need a fixed loop. It's also super easy to tie and there are several variants. Vince Vaughn was just asking for the single loop standard bowline during basic training and Desmond tied a much more advanced version.
I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist, so Doss's story is a familiar one that got repeated often throughout my childhood. I even got to hear him speak once when i was young. It was a great story, but was always one I figured was unique to my church community.
It was amazing when this movie came out, to see that story on the big screen, and treated so respectfully. Oh there were some artistic liberties taken, but for every "it didn't happen THAT way" moment, there was a corresponding "oh, that's not even the HALF of it" to balance it out. Doss did some pretty impressive stuff that didn't even make it onscreen because they weren't sure the audience would buy it.
I'd say I'm glad you enjoyed it, but . . . "enjoy " isn't quite the right word. In any case, I appreciated your reaction!
Thank you!
Mel Gibson get's a lot of hate but he is such a good director. The stories he tells with his movies are top notch.
I mean kind of. The problem I have with them is that he markets them as being true or close enough to truth that viewers believe it but they are comically false.
His movies are very entertaining. This, Braveheart and Apocolypto are great movies.
@@lethalstinky2668 I don't think any rational thinking person goes into a movie assuming everything on screen is 100% true. The only time anyone should assume that, is if they're watching a documentary.
@@tkthetank Braveheart was somewhat entertaining, the history was monstrously wrong, but it was entertaining. I’m going to have to respectfully disagree with you on Apocalypto as hard as I humanly can lol. It was just awful. I think the problem I have with Gibson’s movies are that most tend to follow script. “Regular guy just wants to be left alone, oppressive regime kills one or more of regular guys family/loved ones, regular then must take up arms against oppressive regime, becomes amazing natural born leader who fights for freedom, must overcome extreme hardship in the second act of the film, finally overcoming and winning the battle.” I just described Braveheart, The Patriot, and Apocalypto. Kind of meh.
@@brycenolen3594 certainly, I’m not meaning that people believe them like a documentary, I’m meaning the smaller details about the characters that people tend to think are true in the underlying background. In Braveheart we see the Scottish people living in literal mud huts. The Scots lived in regular homes just like all the English did. Wallace was already a knight before the rebellion, he wasn’t just “some guy”. And the entire side story about the princess of wales would be super creepy if it had happened in real life because she was 9 when Wallace was killed. Also Robert the Bruce never betrayed Wallace. It’s fine to have fictional film, great even, it gets kind of gray when you add so much fiction to a seemingly biographical movie. Putting so many falsehoods next to the truth of his torture scene (which was fairly accurate by all accounts) makes it difficult because an audience either believes none of it, OR the audience believes some things which may be entirely fictitious.
Thank you, Addie, for not over-editing the action sequences of this monumental film. Other 'reaction hosts' have deleted or muted them out to avoid UA-cam censoring of their content. I hope that your channel does well in future presentations as you seek to preserve creative freedom while unveiling topical and historical events!
I know it can be a little annoying at times, but I don't think you can really blame reactors for editing their reaction videos. Sadly, if they don't, their videos get taken down by UA-cam or certain music or scenes get copyright claimed. They have to do what they have to do to keep their videos up for us to see.
Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture, but won for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
It deserved to win Best Picture
How accurate is it? Well the inaccuracies are that what he ACTUALLY did was so much more crazy they toned it down for the movie because they thought nobody would believe it. After the war one of the japanese snipers said he had Doss in his sights multiple times and every single time he pulled the trigger his gun jammed yet it worked flawlessly otherwise.
The OFFICIAL count is 75. Doss, in all his humility, downplays it and says 50 but the people who were there said it was over 100, 75 was the compromise.
Dude was built different.
I read he saved 150 but because he was noble and humble he wanted his citation to only read 75. Also he did something similar on another island battle before this. Unbelievable! What a man and hero.
You should watch sergeant York. It came out shortly before American entered WWII and and also based on a true story. His story shares many similarities to Desmond Doss, both entered the Army as conscience objectors, both won medals of honor during their service, but York's pastor convinced him to use a gun during war using the Bible to sway his view. It's older, black and white but still a great movie about a soldier
That bit about waiting for Desmond to finish praying for them always makes me tear up, its so sweet
Absolutely one of the best war movies ever made. Incredible man.
equilibrium please. christian bale, dystopian future, resistance, love, all of it
they actually invented a matial-arts style to fit the set up for this
became a movie trope eventually, gun fu@@Metzwerg74
YAY!!! Your gonna Love This Movie!!! I'm going to guess that this will make you Cry!!!
I met Mr Doss back in the 90's. I was told he was a WWII hero, by the owner of the business where I was doing some IT work and Mr Doss was shopping but this was before fast internet(dial up times), so I forgot all about it until I saw this movie.
kek reminds me of the time my grandma met Tom Clancy and asked me later "Is he famous?"
I have seen this movie about 6 times and still I cry every time I see the parts where he saves the soldiers by himself
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have just done.
Thank you for this and God bless you
Addie to understand Doss Sr. You have to understand that he l8ved through one of the bloodiest battles in WW1. The Battle Belleau Wood a 26 day long battle were hand to hand combat was almost a daily occurrence. In this battle both English and French had retreated. Yet the Marines held their ground refusing to give up an inch of Ground to the Greman Army. It's the battle that when asked about their new American Marine enemy. The Greman soldiers would tell their officers. It's like fighting devil dogs. Which the Marines proudly adopted the new nickname. By the end of the battle over 9000 Marines were dead or wounded.
My great grandfather was a ww2 medic, i still have his uniform hung up in my room as a memento
had the privilege of seeing this one theatrically, and definitely didn't regret the experience
There’s a few documentaries about Desmond on UA-cam. One of them, Simple History I think, recounts that there was a Japanese sniper who recounted that he was taking down soldiers shot for shot. But when he would train his crosshairs on Doss every time his rifle would always jam
For a fair while (can't remember if it was til Korea or Vietnam) Doss was the only Conscientious Objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor. As to the number; what I had heard was that the Captain (who originates the paperwork/documentation for all citations as the CO) went to Doss about the number of men saved. (The troops and medics were way too busy to be counting and filling out paperwork!) The Captain est. 150-200 men, Doss 'argued' it was about 50. They agreed on a 'compromise' of 75, so that was what was on the Army paperwork that went from Okinawa through the chain to Washington DC.
Phenomenal reaction, Addie. I just watched this movie last Friday and I enjoyed it. Even my girlfriend has seen it as well. I totally agree with you that Andrew Garfield & Hugo Weaving's performances were incredibly well done and on how inspirational this movie is. Another Mel Gibson movie accomplished. Doss really saved those men up on Hacksaw Ridge with that "bra knot" he built. Him bonding with Smitty was heartwarming but his (Smitty's) death was heartbreaking. If you thought those two jump scares, at the beginning of the first battle and Doss's dream, terrified you, just wait until you see Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk (2017). That movie will REALLY have you on-edge because it's more of a survival thriller that's set during the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Speaking of Teresa Palmer, who played Dorothy Schutte in this movie and Violet Nottingham in Bedtime Stories (2008) with Adam Sandler, I also suggest The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer) & I Am Number Four (2011, produced by Michael Bay). #MoreTeresaPalmerForAddieCounts
Speaking of Sam Worthington, I also suggest James Cameron's Avatar (2009) & Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). #JamesCameronsAvatarForAddieCounts
Its refreshing (probably not a word used in relation to this movie) to see a story about someone who would stick to their principles...NO...MATTER...WHAT. So deserving of the Medal of Honor. Inspiring is a great description.
The Medal of Honor citation for Desmond T. Doss:
He was a company aidman when the 1st Battalion assaulted a jagged escarpment 400 feet high. As our troops gained the summit, a heavy concentration of artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire crashed into them, inflicting approximately 75 casualties and driving the others back. Pfc. Doss refused to seek cover and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken, carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment and there lowering them on a rope-supported litter down the face of a cliff to friendly hands. On 2 May, he exposed himself to heavy rifle and mortar fire in rescuing a wounded man 200 yards forward of the lines on the same escarpment; and two days later he treated four men who had been cut down while assaulting a strongly defended cave, advancing through a shower of grenades to within eight yards of enemy forces in a cave's mouth, where he dressed his comrades' wounds before making four separate trips under fire to evacuate them to safety. On 5 May, he unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small-arms fire to assist an artillery officer. He applied bandages, moved his patient to a spot that offered protection from small-arms fire, and, while artillery and mortar shells fell close by, painstakingly administered plasma. Later that day, when an American was severely wounded by fire from a cave, Pfc. Doss crawled to him where he had fallen 25 feet from the enemy position, rendered aid, and carried him 100 yards to safety while continually exposed to enemy fire. On 21 May, in a night attack on high ground near Shuri, he remained in exposed territory while the rest of his company took cover, fearlessly risking the chance that he would be mistaken for an infiltrating Japanese and giving aid to the injured until he was himself seriously wounded in the legs by the explosion of a grenade. Rather than call another aidman from cover, he cared for his own injuries and waited five hours before litter bearers reached him and started carrying him to cover. The trio was caught in an enemy tank attack and Pfc. Doss, seeing a more critically wounded man nearby, crawled off the litter and directed the bearers to give their first attention to the other man. Awaiting the litter bearers' return, he was again struck, this time suffering a compound fracture of one arm. With magnificent fortitude he bound a rifle stock to his shattered arm as a splint and then crawled 300 yards over rough terrain to the aid station. Through his outstanding bravery and unflinching determination in the face of desperately dangerous conditions Pfc. Doss saved the lives of many soldiers. His name became a symbol throughout the 77th Infantry Division for outstanding gallantry far above and beyond the call of duty.
Love this movie ❤
I was a little worried about you watching this movie because of the brutal battle scenes. This is a hard one to watch and you made to the end like a champ. This shows how war is Hell! Take a break and watch a comedy. Thanks Addie and Luv ya❤💛 Great movie!
They actually truncated his career quite a bit, the movie makes it seem his first deployment was Iow Jima. He actually joined in 1942 and served in several other battles earning two bronze stars and purple hearts which after wounds sustained per the movie brought his total to three.
9:50 Desmond Doss learned to tie and use the double bowline knot when he was growing up on the farm. It made a big difference when he could lower the wounded two at a time.
Another shining example of what 'our troops' must go through! Thank you 😺Addie!!! 😺
Ordinary people do extraordinary things when presented with the opportunity.
As a veteran it was interesting to see how the military system dealt with someone with such principles. Doss was a truly exceptional individual. Being agnostic myself, I don't go for the whole bible thing, but whatever it takes for a person to do what they do, as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.
There have been times in the past that Mel Gibson has fallen out of favour, very short sighted behaviour by some people I think, but he has shown repeatedly, and particularly with this film, his commitment to tell the story interestingly and accurately.
I think it's a bit disrespectful to him to reduce his actions to him just being in the right circumstance for him to play the hero.
He achieved what he achieved because he did it through the grace of God. If you didn't know this story was true, you would watch this movie and thing it's just a really touching and inspiring piece of fiction because the events are so unbelievable.
Being agnostic is fine, but you aren't being logical. You're looking at this story through the presupposition that "supernatural feats are impossible" and the justifying the rest through that lens. What Doss did was not humanly possible. He was severely malnourished, very underweight, not that muscular at all, but he sitll achieved it because he had God on his side.
@@NovusIgnis It is rare that a comment irks me, but congratulations.
I wasn't in the least bit disrespectful, unlike you. Your statement disrespects everyone that has the freedom of choice to NOT follow a religion and STILL do extraordinary things, through your inference that he achieved what he did because of an imaginary person in the sky. Good for you. Well done.
What will you suggest next? That Doss was a deity , or a living saint? Give me a break.
It is humanly possible, because that's exactly what he did, and he was a human. Your argument falls completely flat at that point.
@@SeanHendy Nah, I wasn't disrespectful, I just don't yield to lesser beliefs. I'm sorry if that offends tour sensibilities but not all beliefs are made equal, and there is no belief system in the world that is as effective at creating a better world than Christianity. No belief system even comes close.
Great job missing the entire point though, bud. I hope next time you have the intellectual honesty to admit that you wouldn't believe anyone was capable of doing what Doss did unless there was a "based on a true story" label in front of it. It's like you don't know what presuppositions mean. Wait, is that what this is about? Did you get angry because you ran into a word that you didn't know the meaning of so you snapped in anger? Cause if so, then I suggest you rein that temper in or you'll spend your whole life getting mad every time you run into the unknown.
@@NovusIgnis and now we've switched to arrogance beyond all sensibility. You REALLY need to take a step back and look at yourself seriously. 'Lesser beliefs'. Really? It is a simple fact of genetic fate and probability that you were born in the country you were, with the predominant faith that you have. Born in any other country and you would have been Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu or one of the many other religions around the world, or even no religion.
To be so arrogant and ignorant of all the other beliefs that people have, which includes agnosticism and atheism, and dare label them as 'lesser beliefs' is, in one sentence, what is wrong with religion and why religion is so often at the centre of the conflicts around the world.
Christianity, has an amazing record of systemic child abuse and worse, of hiding its many transgressions, and its track record in the way indigenous people had Christianity forced upon them is abhorrent.
Great job to you in completely missing just how out of touch with the rest of the world you truly are. It's ironic that my personal stance, that anyone can have their belief as long as it doesn't impact anyone else, is far more acceptable than what you are saying.
'...wouldn't believe anyone was capable of doing what Doss did unless it was based on a true story', What are you talking about? I never said anything of the sort, so I have no idea what you think you read, but you are completely barking up the wrong tree.
Angry, temper? Do yourself a favour and troll someone else. Get back under your bridge and eat another goat.
Doss was deployed in 1943-1945, this wasn't his first battle, that's one of the things they didn't explain, or show.
God bless Desmond Doss and his family! God bless all the courageous veterans with nerves of steel who risked everything and sacrificed so much to protect our countries and preserve the freedoms we enjoy today! God bless all the souls - military and civilian - that we have lost in times of war! God bless America! God bless us all and grant us peace!
From a country responsible for so much unrest and death in the world for invading countries without good reasons. From a country that constantly shits on its veterans and leaves them alone and broke while "thanking them for their service". From a country who's freedoms are being remove one by one by the right under shitty excuses. Actually start living udner what you're saying before you keep spewing it.
It's weird to see Andrew Garfield is not Spider-Man in this movie 😳. But he did save 75 men so that's Amazing 😉.
*prolonged their suffering instead allowing to receive the eternal reward in heaven, a missguided fanatic.
He saved 150 according to records but Doss humbly toned it down. Bravery and humility
@@PROVOCATEURSK Death is only a mercy for people who can't be saved. There's a very thin line between what should be determined as hopeful or hopeless.
Mcutards when they realize marvel actors do other roles😮😮
Desmond Doss was a HERO, there's no debate about it!
aweeeeee sheet yet another amazing movie, ima suggest it again got to watch the movie GLORY staring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick
He died standing up. Even in death, his body refused to collapse. He had so many injuries but he continued to fight, having been inflicted with 267 wounds by swords, 152 wounds by guns, and also being shot with cannons 46 times. However, all these wounds, there is not a single wound on his proud back- in his entire life, He never received a scar from running away.
I loved the you're fighting above your weight class comment from Smitty. Where I used to work my wife would sometimes bring homemade lasagna and breads to feed the office, the greatest compliment I ever got was from the company president. One day after a lunch, that she had brought' he walked up to me, looked me in the eye and said "you're a pretty sharp guy so I assume you realize you married well above your pay grade." I smiled and said i know that very well Harold but thank you.
Such a great story/movie... glad you finally watched it!
"I fought to protect them. Cause if it wasn't for that then I have no idea what the hell I was doing there" Lordy that line hits so hard. I was a Medic too in 08-12 (granted nothing like what Doss went through) but I often had that 'why am I even here' thoughts. I may not believe the same way Doss did, but when I get to the other side I sure hope I can shake his hand, along with his father's and brothers.
Addie has the best reaction channel on YT.
The power of faith. Can move mountains. Figuratively and literally.
My dad served in the Middle East, and my Grandpa was drafted in Vietnam. And I know two of the men on my dad's side of the family fought in World War I, so I've always been proud to come from a military family. I have huge respect for all of our military men, but it wasn't until seeing this movie, and a certain episode from "Band of Brothers," that it ever really occurred to me the type of person that combat medics have to be. Talk about being built different. I've seen a lot of war movies, but this is definitely one of the best I've seen. Even as a heathen non-believer, this movie is inspirational. And I love any movie where we get to see bits of interviews with the actual veterans who served in our military. Those are some of my favorite pieces of any movie or show ever. ✌🤓
Hey Addie ❤❤love your reactions you show so much emotion when watching the movie
Sometimes, when in a most darkest of times a light appears and saves 75 lives.
Desmond Doss Medal of Honor citation
"He was a company aidman when the 1st Battalion assaulted a jagged escarpment 400 feet high. As our troops gained the summit, a heavy concentration of artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire crashed into them, inflicting approximately 75 casualties and driving the others back. Pfc. Doss refused to seek cover and remained in the fire-swept area with the many stricken, carrying them one by one to the edge of the escarpment and there lowering them on a rope-supported litter down the face of a cliff to friendly hands.
On 2 May, he exposed himself to heavy rifle and mortar fire in rescuing a wounded man 200 yards forward of the lines on the same escarpment; and two days later he treated four men who had been cut down while assaulting a strongly defended cave, advancing through a shower of grenades to within eight yards of enemy forces in a cave's mouth, where he dressed his comrades' wounds before making four separate trips under fire to evacuate them to safety.
On 5 May, he unhesitatingly braved enemy shelling and small-arms fire to assist an artillery officer. He applied bandages, moved his patient to a spot that offered protection from small-arms fire, and, while artillery and mortar shells fell close by, painstakingly administered plasma. Later that day, when an American was severely wounded by fire from a cave, Pfc. Doss crawled to him where he had fallen 25 feet from the enemy position, rendered aid, and carried him 100 yards to safety while continually exposed to enemy fire.
On 21 May, in a night attack on high ground near Shuri, he remained in exposed territory while the rest of his company took cover, fearlessly risking the chance that he would be mistaken for an infiltrating Japanese and giving aid to the injured until he was himself seriously wounded in the legs by the explosion of a grenade. Rather than call another aidman from cover, he cared for his own injuries and waited five hours before litter bearers reached him and started carrying him to cover.
The trio was caught in an enemy tank attack and Pfc. Doss, seeing a more critically wounded man nearby, crawled off the litter and directed the bearers to give their first attention to the other man. Awaiting the litter bearers' return, he was again struck, this time suffering a compound fracture of one arm. With magnificent fortitude he bound a rifle stock to his shattered arm as a splint and then crawled 300 yards over rough terrain to the aid station.
Through his outstanding bravery and unflinching determination in the face of desperately dangerous conditions Pfc. Doss saved the lives of many soldiers. His name became a symbol throughout the 77th Infantry Division for outstanding gallantry far above and beyond the call of duty.”
Not a veteran. Born unable to serve. To all vets...thank you for serving in my place.
Japanese soldiers in World War II were famous for their banzai charges and fighting the enemy to the death. Because they followed the samurai code brought back by Prime Minister Tojo.
Those who retreated were shot by their comrades.
In the Japanese imperial army, there were very strict rules, the violation of which was punishable by a beating at best.
These rules were not strictly followed on the island of Iwo Jima alone, because the commander of the island, Kuribayashi Tadamichi, banned Banzai charges.
If you want to know more about it, I recommend the movie Letters from Iwo Jima.
True hero right there...and...Just shows no matter what your going through God is with you through it all with faith. Also, Andrew has become a superb actor. Love your reactions. God bless
Doss was carrying fellows half-again his size. And. that on a protein-poor diet (because he didn't eat meat). Amazing!
Addie - thank you for reacting to this movie. Such a brilliant and empathetic reaction. I agree with other comments that you should consider reacting to DUNKIRK, a Christopher Nolan classic, as well the HBO series Band of Brothers.
Hacksaw ridge is the best war film ever made man
Liked your reaction Addie. Incredible true story
U can’t cut out the part where he says “ if that’s all I got from the war I would’ve been well repaid!”
Don't know if you have seen it, but might want to check out, In Harms Way starring Nickolas Cage about the USS Indianapolis, after delivering the components of the atomic boms to Tinian, was sunk on the way to Guam, of the 1500 mn on board 300 odd survived. The vast majority of the dead were taken by sharks. Capt. Charles Butler McVay III was the only skipper to be court martialed for the loss of his vessel in WWII. Was also depicted in Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis starring Stacy Keach
Sweet Reaction Addie🙂
Hey Addie, you could visit at his grave in Chattanooga National cemetery. If I remember right tou said at Iron man 3 movie that you are from Chattanooga too.
My favorite movie in the world. Thank you for reacting to this. God Bless 💙
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
There's an old saying that I found personally to be true. "The are no atheists in a war zone". I learned this lesson the first time in Whey Ben, Vietnam in 1967 and each of the other 3 tours I served there in 1968, 1970 and 1972. You might have not believed before you got there but, after you survived your first engagement with Mr. Victor Charles you did and will the rest of your life.
[25:05] 😂 Just because the guy carrying the radio is killed doesn't mean the radio itself stops working...
My favorite war moving. So inspiring I went to Desmond's grave.
Great reaction!
Thank you i love this movie man it's such a great war film
This might be the most violent 15 certificate film I've ever watched.
You will so enjoy this one Addie.
12:46 every soldiers famous words ever.
He was initially thought to be a coward because the army initially refused his request to be a medic and assigned him to a rifle company, figuring that peer pressure might convince him to handle a weapon instead of CO medical training. One of the many military snafus that happens. After a month of being in the infantry, the army decided to grant him his wish and transferred him back to the medical corps. But long before he got to this action, he served in the battles in Guam and Leyte where he earned two bronze stars with a 'v' for valor. So I don't think anyone he served with by that time thought he was a coward by the time Hacksaw Ridge happened.
I'm very glad you gave this awe-inspiring movie a watch! If I could suggest a couple of movies for you: War Horse (takes place during World War 1), Secretariat (amazing story about a racehorse and the humans around him), and Black Beauty (the 1994 version).
Man, I thought I was going crazy. But I did see this posted earlier today! I was right!
(though I do still actually suffer with mental illness, that part was true)
Thank you for the video
2Bronze Stars one for hanging the cargo net ladder, then the Medal of Honor
The dream scene 😂😂😂
i heard that they had to pull back and not show some of the stuff he did because it is soo outrageous that no one would believe he did it if they put it in the movie
Whoo. Yeah loved your Reaction. I thought you would've cried more. Still Great Reaction!!
Great movie. Amazing human.
Wonderful, Addie. Such a great movie. You and Dorothy look like you could be sisters. 💕 😊
The first hour shows what life was like before the war. It showed some peace and the effects of WW1.
ah - good one - cant wait to watch you react to this.
Hugo Weaving really was superb! As was the rest of the cast and movie.
I don't remember the name of it,but there is a very good documentary about Desmond. Well worth trying to find.
Hahaha Addie getting scared so cute 23:28 😂
Desmond was definitely led by God and protected by Him to save over 100 men on the battlefield. The Power of God to protect His people is not to be messed with. Amazing story. Can't wait to watch your reaction. I love that they had the real people share about it. Hope it impacts you as much as it did me. ❤ Also, His dad's violence was part of PTSD and trauma from his time in the war. It includes violent outbursts and tendency.
After the war a Japanese sniper that survived Hacksaw said he had a clear shot at Desmond on 3 separate occasions, but each time his rifle failed to fire. Was it good luck or devine intervention?
The goal of the Japanese at this stage of the war was to inflict as many casualties on the Americas as possible. They were hoping we would settle for a negotiated peace instead of an unconditional surrender. That is why Pelilieu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa were so brutal.
Also the fact that we were now invading regions that were considered 'core' territories of the Empire rather than those conquered in WWII or parceled out to Japan after WWI (Japan received all of Germany's Pacific territories as their share in the spoils). If you look into the defence plans for the home islands, you'll understand how bad it would have been for Americans. Ohka launchers built into the cliffs, suicide speed-boats loaded with explosives, divers with magnetic mines on lances, and specific orders to target troops ships and hospital ships rather then war ships. The 'bakka bombs' in particular would have been vicious. They never accomplished anything during the war because the bombers carrying them would get shot down before they were in range but launching from the target beaches... they'd have hit our ships before you even saw them.
I've watched this movie several times. Just now realized Mel Gibson is the one telling them recruits to get in the bus.
If you want a more historically accurate version of Desmond dos, watch the documentary called the conscientious objector. Actually, Desmond's dad and Desmond's dad's brother were drunk and got into a fight. And Desmond's dad pulled a gun and his mom stepped in between them and took the gun and gave it to desmond and told him to discard or hide it somewhere.
Went to Ft Jackson back in 06. We had an old school drill Sgt who had a thick accent which made it hard to understand him. We would get the shit smoked out of us and looking back he prob did it on purpose knowing we wouldn't be able to understand him when he was doing cadences 😅
Lone Survivor is another tough watch based on a true story. Definitely recommended, though.
Not that it distracts from the story but there are many inaccuracies (as with all Mel Gibson movies) most notably; 1 - the Right was not a cliff but a rocky hill, 2 - it was not the units first time in battle so they knew what to expect, 3 - their support was not from ships as they were too far inland, it was from planes, 4 - the bunkers were not concrete but the more common rock & bamboo construction the Japanese used. However I can forgive these as they add to the intensity of the story that had to be toned down because the truth was so unbelievable. Desmond Doss is an example of a true hero that stands & fights for his believes & shows how to be a hero by example. R.I.P. Desmond, you will not be forgotten.
Addie is my Dorothy. 😍
26:20 - This is both a brutal and beautiful movie. Desmond Doss was an amazing American hero. I have a few amazing stories in my movie collection, that after watching the first time (Theater or in-home) I do not know if I'll ever watch again. I will never give this disc away though.
The items in my collection if, after watching, I do not actually like them, I will remove from my collection, and donate the original disc to my local library.
You should give Letters from Iwo Jima a watch
Addie, please consider reacting to the movie PANILOV's 28. It's about 28 Russian soldiers holding off 30+ German tanks with nothing more than their rifles and some marginal anti-tank weapons. It's a great movie about the Eastern Front. 80% of all German casualties were on the Eastern Front. Just a thought. Love the way you react to and analyze a movie.