HACKSAW RIDGE MOVIE REACTION - HE WAS A HERO! - First Time Watching - Review 

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One little detail in the film that I love is when Doss, who says over and over again that he won't touch a rifle, doesn't hesitate to pick one up and use it as a tool to create a stretcher for the Sergeant. He made that promise to himself that he wouldn't touch one, but when it came down to it, he wasn't stuck on the technicality of that promise, it was the spirit of the promise, and that meant using a rifle as a tool to save a life.

Mel Gibson should be directing more films: The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto, Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge. He has immense talent.

They didn't even show all that he did. Some of his heroic acts were so outstanding, they didn't think people would believe them. Desmond Doss is truly a great American Hero!!!!!!

I always loved the part where he says an injured Japanese soldier. To him, it didn't matter the race or what side he was on. He was there to save lives.

I was in the Navy Seabees. We went through a basic rescue course as part of our training. That knot he tied, the "bra" is still taught to this day as it is the best way to support the body weight without risking cutting off circulation in a situation like the one in the movie.

The part where Desmond on the Edge of the Ridge and asked the Lord, what is it what he wants him to do? Desmond heard words Medic someone was calling for Medic. Desmond knew what his Lord wanted him to do. Desmond got his Helmet and going into the explosions from the artillery shells from the Battleships. When he was going into the explosions it reminded me a verse. Psalm 23:4 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

andrew garfield gave me 2 reasons to absolutely love him on big screens, amazing spider man movies and hacksaw ridge.

“Waiting for what?” “For Private Doss to finish praying for us, sir” What a true hero

In some significant ways, this excellent true story of Desmond Doss was toned down to make it more believable. However, there are some things that were changed that you might want to know about. Doss and his unit had actually taken part in two previous Pacific island invasions before they got to Okinawa, and Doss had actually been decorated with the Bronze Star for Valor twice in the second battle, so Desmond was already a well respected member of the unit before Hacksaw Ridge. You can understand why they decided to compress the story entirely to the Okinawa campaign to keep the story easier to understand. Some of the other changes they made are also understandable, such as they amped up the drama of the trial a lot, and the situation where he leaves his wife at the altar while he sits in a cell is not quite the way that happened. The website History vs Hollywood article on this movie is pretty good, and covers most the of the stuff that they changed or were mistaken about. I strongly recommend checking out History vs Hollywood for after you watch movies based on real history. They are usually the best place to get solid information about historical inaccuracies in a very easy to understand format, when they have an article posted about the film in question.👍

My favorite part of the movie is when Desmond is all by himself at the top of the ridge and is praying and says “I can’t hear You.” And then you hear a wounded soldier crying out and then Desmond realizes that God is speaking to him through the wounded men on the ground and responds by going out there to save them. To me, the sound of God’s commands to help his fellow man is so powerful in that scene.

Such a great movie but that Hugo Weaving performance was amazing. I can't believe he wasn't nominated for anything.

Desmond's father brought up Belleau Woods, which prompted the secretary to talk to the General. The Battle of Belleau Woods was the first major battle of the US forces in WWI. The father wears the Silver Star, the third-highest military combat decoration awarded for valor and heroism over a brief period, such as a battle lasting one or two days. Between referencing the Battle and his Silver Star, the secretary knew he was a brave soldier who deserved respect and help from her.

3 rules to know about combat medics 1. Good men will die 2. Doc cannot save everyone 3. Doc will go through hell and back trying to break rules 1 & 2

"As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff.." Psalm 23:4 When u have God Beside you, Who will your Fear? That"s Desmond doss. Great Movie. Great Reaction. Cheers, guys. 👍

Nothing better than rewatching good movies with people who genuinely understand movies.

if you havent seen "we were soldiers" staring mel gibson i can not recommend it enough. mel's portrayal of the then colonel hal moore is fantastic.

Excellent reaction and synopsis of the movie. The real story is even more extraordinary. The greatest miracle of all is the fact that Doss actually survived the war. He participated in 3 bloody battle of which Okinawa was is last. Prior to Okinawa, Doss saw action in the Philippines and before that on Guam. He earned a bronze for courage, going to wounded soldiers while bullets were flying all around him. On one occasion he disobeyed orders to stay put and went out to save fallen Americans. Even after he was wounded and was waiting to be evaluated he crawled off his stretcher to give aid to others. You probably saw his picture with his arm in a cast. While injured himself and giving aid to others, a bullet struck him in the arm. He gave his stretcher to another and wound up crawling several hundred yards to the aid station. The movie basically compresses events into a 2 hr. movie. To tell the real story, you'd have to make a 10 hr.+ film. Desmond's real story begs the question, "Was Desmond just lucky or was God just with him." The fact that Desmond was a vegetarian and therefore did not have the long lasting energy of protein nor did he ever eat a full meal and still had the strength and energy to do what he did (75 men X 150 lbs./man = 11,250lbs). Desmond carried, dragged, and assisted walking 11,250 pounds then lowered from a cliff, all while lacking proper nutrition and suffering from tuberculosis. Yes, in 1946 he was diagnosed as contracting the disease during the war and had one lung and several ribs removed. Was Desmond just ver lucky or was Devine Providence at work? A Japanese soldier that survived Okinawa said that 3 times he had the only American medic in his sights for an easy shot and 3 times his rifle failed to fire. After his third attempt he stopped trying to shoot the medic because he figured the Gods did not want this man to die. Good luck or Devine Intervention?

This movie always reminds me of my great grandfather who fought in WWII. He was crossing a minefield to try to help a friend and ended up getting his leg blown off. All while his wife was waiting for him back home. The courage of these soldiers was amazing.

The actual story of Desmond Doss was actually way more crazy He was actually in the military from 1943 to 1945. He had seen combat in about three different places I believe and hacksaw ridge was won the last ones he did The amount of courage, and the faith he had in God is amazing. He allegedly saved 75 men but the captain at that time said he saved over 100 men, Doss was trying to be modest and said he only saved about 50 but they came to a compromise and said 75.

Yes. Yes. Yes. I'm very excited to share this one with you two. Among the very best. Best films of the past decade; best telling of a true story; very best of "war films." Never fails to move me. I really am... Is "happy" the right word? Yeah. Happy to get right to this. Thanks!

Having seen Braveheart, Mel Gibson most definitely has a knack for directing battle scenes

Fun Fact: When he was lowering all those people down, he had such bad rope burn he scraped nearly all of his skin off on his hands, you could visibly see the bones in his hands.

The fact that this movie is watered down cause people wouldnt have believed the real story if it was presented the way it happened says alot. Doss said he saves 50 lads, his teammates and officers insisted it was more than 100, the official number was declared 75, thats how admirable and respectful that man was.

You two HAVE to do Band of Brothers! If you like Saving Private Ryan and this, then you will absolutely love that limited series. It’s nice to have a filmmaker’s perspective to notice the things my family and friends always call me weird about. As a vet, I’d love to help collaborate or provide some military context for why certain things are there or the meaning behind things. Great content!

Desmond Doss was a true American Hero❤Mel Gibson did an AMAZING job at Directing it All the acting was amazing. Vince Vaughn played a great drill Sergeant

Mel Gibson is a spectacular director and filmmaker. If his name is attached as director, you can be assured, it will be a good movie. Braveheart was probably his best film ever, but he does a great job. Thanks for sharing the reaction and Desmond Doss is definitely a hero as this told the story of a unique man in a difficult era coming out of the great depression and WW2 for America. This film is one of my favorites! Check out The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise, if you have not already. It was definitely epic and moving like Hacksaw Ridge.

He actually saved more than 100, the 75 is just the official number the military credited him for saving because they thought no one would believe that he saved that many and might not have gotten the recognition he deserved.

Mel Gibson is a fantastic director. I love all of his movies. I hope you check out more from him. Also, there is another amazing war movie directed by Angelina Jolie (yep, the actress) called Unbroken. It is a true story. I hope you will react to that one day.

A fantastic movie, especially because it is taken from real life. Kudos to Mel Gibson for showing the horror of war so well while also showcasing the human elements so clearly. “We Were Soldiers” is another Gibson film crafted in the same gritty, heart-rending, yet human way - I hope you will react to it soon !

I might not be religious, but I absolutely believe that a higher power was looking out for Desmond. All of these men were true heroes, but Desmond was a different level of hero. He was one of the most honorable, humble, and empathetic man I have ever heard of, and the fact that he chose not to kill made him even braver than ever. This is one of the most incredible stories from WW2 of them all. He is a true inspiration for what we should aspire to be.

This is the first review I've seen from your channel. I really like the way you're commenting together - you're not interrupting each other or cutting each other's sentences. Great video!

Had to force my wife to watch it. “I don’t want to watch a war movie!!” “Just trust me, if you don’t like it you win.” “Wow… that was a really good movie.”

This movie was so well made. it makes me cry every time I watch the parts regarding were they are at Hacksaw. Simply Amazing

Desmond Doss used to live close to me and the woman who lived across the street was some relation to his wife. At one time this was like a Seventh Day Adventist enclave. I was able to go to a special screening of the movie and many of the people there had known him or were relatives. Mostly real old people. Let me tell you, there was not a dry eye in the house. Strange how people throw around the term "hero" Desmond goes way beyond that.

Dude, you guys are so authentic when I am watching your reviews I feel like I’m watching movies with friends. I’ve never met before I five on all your reviews. I’ve binged like 100 ever reviews in the last three days you guys are so fresh.

Love this movie and your reactions! Being prior service member it brings back so much. Thanks for your understanding words.

My dad was in the Philippines in WWII, traumatized him. He had PTSD. He was at Iwo Jima, Saipan and Tinnian. It was absolutely awful

I'm so glad you guys finally got to see Hacksaw Ridge and Saving Private Ryan, easily two of the best war movies ever made. For more historical war based movies, definitely check out Braveheart (Mel Gibson showing you why he did such an incredible job with directing Hacksaw Ridge) and The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise (One of my most favourite movies and hands down my favourite role Tom Cruise has ever been in). Love your reactions and takes on everything you watch every single time, please keep up the great work and i look forward to many more to come!

Excellent reaction guys. This is my all time favourite movie. People talk highly of SPR, but this for me is head and shoulders above it. The real story. The acting. The editing. The score. And I've seen this maybe 15/20 times and numerous reactions. And I think I've wept every time I've seen it. The emotion, the intensity just everything about it.

This was a very powerful film to me, I mean sometimes after watching a movie you feel happy, or sad, or scared, or just simply entertained, but after watching this one, I just felt one simple but meaningful thing, I felt the need to be a better human being

Y’all’s knowledge about film and theatre is beyond good, I use to watch random reaction videos while cleaning and errands. Then I found y’all, & have never watched a diff content reactor since. Keep it up guys, y’all are amazing 🤙🏽

Awesome reaction to a masterclass film. There are 3 things I want to adress. 1) Mel Gibson has Directed or Starred in so many GOD TIER films. The ones I'd recommend are Apocalypto, Passion of the Christ, Braveheart, We Were Soldiers, and the Patriot. These are all movies based on historical events, theyre not exactly accurate but they're really well made. 2) Ari, you mentioned its good to see Vince in a serious role. Well in 'Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)' he plays a psychopathic thug/criminal and he fkn terrifies me in that role. 3) Denise, That snake ring is so fkn dope! Its just badass! Thats all... Looking forward to the next one guys! ;)

As a Marine who spent half of my career on Okinawa, we did the battle tour at least once a year. Hacksaw, kakazu, and half moon ridges were terrifying to imagine fighting up. they are barren desolate places with no cover.

One of the things most people do not get on this story. Desmond Doss was at Hacksaw Ridge for a total of 3 days, only 24 hours on the top of the Ridge. In 12 hours Desmond Doss saved 78 soldiers, for the 24 hours he was there he treated 180 soldiers in total.

"Help me get one more" gets me every single time

Great reaction you two. The real story of Desmond is even more than this as he actually was saving people with 1 broken arm. But Hollywood thought it would be too unbelievable to actually go by the REAL account from the MoH citation. This stuff happens in war. Real life sometimes is unbelievable, but miracles/unbelievable things happen in extraordinary circumstances. Also, the men he served with stated it was over 150 men he saved, but officially they went with 75 men. Which is still crazy. Desmond was amazing man. Americans today need to feel blessed as these men had to go through horrors of wars don't realize they should cherish living in country where you don't have to fear war on your doorstep.

Andrew Garfield can play ANY role! Like how does he not have more awards for his acting he is AMAZING!

That shot at the end when he's being lowered is epic.

If you have never watched the Cell, I HIGHLY recommend watching it. It’s one of my favorite horror movies and has Vince Vaughn in a serious role. This was actually the first role I knew him in!! It’s got amazing atmosphere and affects. Jennifer Lopez and Vincent D’Onofrio are also in it and and IMO it’s Vincent’s BEST role. Glad you enjoyed Hacksaw Ridge!

Excellent reaction to a very good war movie. Btw, they actually got married. Right before their "consummation", you can see Desmond fiddling with his wedding ring. ☺

I'm loving you guys' reactions! Especially when you give filmmaking insight, like the cinematographer and director being in complete tandem in the battle scene. As a layperson interested in the artform from the outside, it's amazing to hear those kinds of glimpses into the filmmaking process. And Vince Vaughn completely won me over in this film. You definitely see his comedic chops in the early scenes, but he's so intense in the rest of it--his physical stature helps too. Sometimes I think comedians turn out to be some of the best dramatic actors. Look at Tom Hanks (maybe not a comedian, but he was in pretty much just comedies in the '80s), and Amy Adams, whose breakout was Enchanted.

You are right. It was his faith. It enabled him to put his mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well being in the hands of his Lord, knowing that He would show him the way. Outstanding reaction to an outstanding movie by Mel Gibson. Now, you must see Gibson’s Apocalypto. You won’t forget it.

Wow so happy you guys reacted to this!!!! Hacksaw Ridge is absolutely incredible, and I personally can't imagine anyone better to play Desmond's role than Andrew Garfield. As someone who isn't even remotely religious, this movie consumed my mind for months after it first released. Absolutely unforgettable, one of the best wartimes/true war stories brought to the big screen.

"If I got nothing more from the war - the smile he gave me - I would have been well repaid" Talk about selflessness and the example of how we should all think.

As someone currently in the military, I couldn't even fathom being in it during that era

This movie deserved the Oscar more than La la land

Please do Band of Brothers! That has interviews with the real people too but it doesnt tell you who they are until the very end. It's amazing!

42:44 that's why the military started putting "handles" on the back of our gear, makes it easier to drag your comrade out of harms way.

11:14 "Hey we got to meet the crew!" *Almost all of them died in the first battle and only Hollywood, Ghoul and the Sergeant made it til the end*

this is my favourite movie ever. nothing really comes close for me to be honest. it's so incredibly powerful and so unbelievably heartfelt. i cry everytime, at everything. as you said, what a guy.

In the 3 month battle for Okinawa, the U.S. lost over 49,000 men killed, wounded, and missing. The U.S. navy had over 300 ships damaged and 36 ships sunk from kamikaze attacks and the loss of over 700 planes. The U.S. infantry force started the battle for Okinawa with 60,000 men. The loss of life on the Japanese side was 3x's our loss because of the Japanese civilians on Okinawa.

Another great WW II movie, that I've never seen anyone react too, is "Hart's War" with Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. It's in my top 5 war movies of all time. But, Band of Brothers is a super MUST SEE, as I'm sure many people have told you before.

The soldiers who were there said that he lowered over a hundred and fifty people. Desmond said it couldn't have been over fifty. The military wouldn't settle for less than giving him seventy five.

Another WW2 movie I think you two would love is Fury. Brad Pitt, Jon Bernthal, Shia Lebouf, and Michael Pena are in it.

Look up the fatality rate of soldier in WW2, and then look up exactly all the things that Desmond did. The producers thought the actual things were too unbelievable that people wouldn't believe the story.

I would love to see you react to Band Of Brothers mini series. I think you would be blown away. It follows Easy Company, some of the original army special forces/Para troops. And throughout the series, the interview quite a few of the surviving soldiers. Incredibly powerful series. This was made by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. The same duo that, of course, Saving Private Ryan.

The wounded japanese soldier scene really put the impression of "These are not soldiers fighting, these are leaders fighting and using soldiers as pawns."

If you haven’t seen Apocalypto, it’s another Mel Gibson film that’s extremely brutal, but brilliantly made.

There are parts of Desmond Doss's true story that the directors had to leave out because they though it would make it unbelievable. The full story is even crazier!

Despite only showing the Battle of Okinawa, Desmond Dawes actually served in the Bouganville campaign, Guam Campaign, and the Liberation of the Phillipines. So he had quite an extensive career in the Army.

Desmond Doss was actually the second Conscientious Objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, but he was the only Conscientious Objector who refused to use a weapon. The first Conscientious Objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor was Alvin York, the difference between Desmond Doss and Alvin York was where Desmond refused to use a weapon, Alvin York used his gift with a rifle to save lives. There is a movie about Alvin York's life called Sergeant York made in 1941. The movie goes into his life before WWI, finding God, meeting his future wife Gracie, being drafted, going through Boot Camp, being on the front and what he did to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Anything directed by Mel Gibson is amazing. For other war movies: Black Hawk Down, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, & Lone Survivor are great movies as well. Definitely worth checking them out!

The craziest part is that the people at that field hospital counted over 100 saved by Doss. Doss was in such a trance he was like " Maybe it was like fifty, but not 100. " - so when they gave him the Medal of Honor, they credited him with 75 to appease both Doss and the other people that all vouched for him.

BTW 75 was the number he agreed on. He said he felt that it couldn't be more than that. While the soldiers and other medics said that it was at least a 100.

Desmond actually saved in excess of 100, but he wouldn't agree to that so they compromised on 75. He did such crazy stuff that they had to leave it out of the film because no one would have believed it. The scene where he was wounded and was transported they had to put him down in reality. Another injured soldier was needing help Desmond crawled off the stretcher to help him and Desmond have to be out back on his stretcher. And told to stay out...he'd done enough.

To anyone that has seen combat, war is H.E. DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS. Most people when getting shot at run away from the gunfire. But combat medics have to run towards the gunfire, because that's where the wounded soldiers are. For a combat medic like CPL Desmond Doss, and the heroic things that he did, and the many lives that he saved, whether from the strength of God or from the strength of pure willpower to keep moving is nothing but heroic, Desmond Doss saved 75 soldiers on Hacksaw Ridge, but his entire time in the military he saved about 200 soldiers during that time. But Desmond Doss didn't think he was a hero. He was just doing his job. Remember all gave some and some gave all. Everyone that has seen the horrors of combat, knows that they left a piece of themselves on whatever battlefield they were on. Whether during WWII or in the sands of the middle east. The piece that is left behind is their lost innocence of having to fight in whatever battle. During the movie, they downplayed a lot of what Desmond Doss did, because they didn't think that the audience would believe it. He did that and he did much, MUCH more. RIP CPL Desmond Doss. For those that have served and for those that are serving I want to say thank you for your service. To those that have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, I want to say to those individuals, rest easy soldier, others now have the watch. In bootcamp, they break the person and build them up to where they can do their duties and do them well, and hopefully survive whatever H.E. DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS comes their way. The way that you sleep, you catch little catnaps here and there. In a battle like this, there isn't much time for sleep. That's what you know, because every little sound could be the enemy coming for you. So, you always have to be on the alert. Sorry that my comment is so long.

Someone already recommended it, but Imma recommend it again anyway: 1917 is an amazing piece of art, you should definitely consider reacting to it. It was one of the first movies I saw at the cinema (I live in a small town, we only got a cinema a few years back) , I was in awe at the filmmaking. The score, the visuals...T'was really something to behold on a big screen. Wish I could go back and see it again on a big screen

"God created lives that weren't for me to take" - Desmond Doss

One of the interviews Mel Gibson gave he said he had to leave several other amazing acts of courage given by Doss because nobody would have believed them.

I'd never hard of this film or the story until I was in Okinawa last month and decided to get off at the last metro stop to see what was there. Ended up on this hill with signs telling the story. It was crazy seeing this location where all these horrible things had happened, and now it was just grass an sun and butterflies.

It should be noted, that the 75 lives he saved were the only ones accredited. But they say he dragged 150-200 bodies down that ridge.

The reports kinda vary on how many people he saved, the military thought it was over 100 while Doss said that he only saved 50 so they just choosed 70 as like a in between. It was also said that when any enemy soldier would try and shoot Desmond the gun would jam every time. If they aimed at anybody or anything else it was fine. But yeah, they toned quite a number of things down as it would seem unbelievable how much he did in the war.

This is the first time I noticed that things used in the beginning for violence like belt for whipping and brick knocking out Hal, were used to save the boy under car.

I don't know if you all had caught it, but Mel Gibson is shown in the movie. After Desmond made it down from Hacksaw Ridge, Mel was one of the soldiers standing on the right side of the screen.

I was expecting people to let you know that Mel Gibson toned it down from the real life details because he didn't think people would believe it. The military claims it was well north of 100 men, perhaps around 150 men he saved altogether. Desmond Doss just always took the more humble route and claimed 50, even though they had proof it was way more. So for the movie they went for the median (75).

34:45 this is why i tought that doss was so important in that ending, the biggest fear of a soldier is not to die on the battlefield, it is to be left there in pain and nobody come to pick you up, to slowly bleed out. as scary as instantly dying might be, slowly dying is much worst, so this is why soldiers would stay behind cover, when you're behind cover, you have to pick your head out to shoot, but the rest of your boddy is protected, if you take a shot to the head, that's it, you're dead, but a shot to the boddy might not be isnta death. now imagine a scenario, where you're not afraid of being left behind.... imagine a scenario wuere, even if you get hit in your boddy, and is under a lot of pain, YOU KNOW someone is comming for you, you KNOW that as much pain as you're enduring, soon doss is gonna to come and pick you up and take yu back to safety. now, you have a unit of men, who is not afraid of getting wounded, which means, they take less cover, which means, they advance much faster, and the enemy is seing this, the enemy is seing a unit of soldiers that is not afraid of taking a bullet, comming right at them. just the fact of having ONE doss in your team make you WAY BRAVER because you know your chances of survival are much bigger now... so even tough doss himself would not shoot anybody, having him on the team makes for that a soldier is twice, if not even more than that, effective.

He had TB by this point from his first conflicts he was part of at Leyte. He loss a lung an several ribs. Only a person who was protected by a higher power could live through this!

Watched this twice in the theaters and one thing you don’t get on home video was the sound design of the war scenes. Literally, when the bullets start flying on Hacksaw Ridge, the Volume went up to 11 and was shaking seats in the auditorium whereas it was very quiet before. The contrast was very noticeable and effective, the film was awesome!

If you two are still on a "war movie" journey, the next masterpiece you need to watch is "1917".

So glad Mel Gibson did this before Desmond died. A true Hero❤

Band of Brothers, One of the best TV series you'll ever watch.

Great, great reaction. Cannot say anything bad about this movie. Hugo Weaving was masterclass and Vince Vaughn was fantastic in a serious role while still keeping his personality

The army said he saved 150 but he humbly said he thought it was only 50. They compromised at 75 that he saved.

I really do wish they would have shown Desmond Doss' entire campaign. The Okinawa invasion was right at the end of the war. He was around for nearly the whole island campaign in the Pacific. And he saved people and proved himself during EVERY invasion. The events of the movie are actually combined from accounts of his entire time in the Pacific, not just Okinawa. And there's one that stands out from all the rest that I reeeeeally wish would have been in: Desmond was nearly killed by a Japanese sniper, twice. But each time the sniper fired, his rifle jammed. For absolutely no reason, his gun just jammed and only when he tried to fire at Desmond! The sniper actually survived the war and confirmed it years later.

In addition to serving in Okinawa, which you see here, Doss saw combat on the islands of Guam and Leyte where he was awarded the bronze star twice. I think most of the troops he served with lost their objections to him before they got to Okinawa.

If you loved Saving Private Ryan and enjoyed Hacksaw Ridge you will absolutely love "Band of Brothers" it's probably my favorite HBO mini-series. It was created by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks they also served as execute producers after they had worked on Saving Private Ryan together. It was adapted from a book and all the characters are real people and their stories. There is a documentary where they spoke with the real soldiers called "The Men of Easy Company". It also is packed with huge stars many before they hit it big, lots of them went on to have successful careers. I have never been all that big on war movies or shows myself but Band of Brothers really had a huge impact on me, it's probably the most I have ever re-watched a show before.

If you really want to hear this story, watch "the man who went to war without a gun." This story is only the ending of his real story. Desmond Doss actually saved well over 250 people for his entire service career. On Hacksaw alone, he is credited with 100+ saves, but Desmond wouldn't take the credit and asked the number be reduced to 50. The Powers that be settled on splitting the difference at 75.

It's weird to see Andrew Garfield is not Spider-Man in this movie 😳. But he did save 75 men so that's Amazing 😉.

Watched the whole movie, didn’t really feel anything. Then the real Desmond Doss started speaking and I burst into tears.