That Hugo Weaving did not win an Oscar is a crime against humanity, in my opinion.

"Fun" Fact: The soldier that had both legs blown off (Ralph) that Desmond promises to get home was played by Australian military veteran Damien Thomlinson, who is an actual double amputee following an IED attack in Afghanistan. He wasn't just acting, he was kind of reliving his worst day. He had to have a mental health advocate with him on set during the scene to make sure he was ok while filming.

Desmond and his wife relocated to Rising Fawn, GA to a farm in his post war years and he farmed in that community. He was malnourished his whole time in the Army because he was vegetarian, and at Hacksaw he was suffering from wounds received in prior campaigns. When he was being carried off the field from Hacksaw, he saw another soldier who was in worse shape and he gave up his litter to the man and he crawled over 300 yards to the medical tent. He spent much time in a VA hospital from getting pneumonia while serving and his leg injury never fully recovered. Some of the drama in the first part was Hollywood enhanced for the story, but they really played down the level of his sacrifices for the movie because Mel Gibson thought no one would really believe some of it was true. He spent some time after the war doing civic duty in speaking to veterans and to prospective Army Medical Corp trainees about his experience. There is a KZfaq video of an early 60s TV show called "This is Your Life" where they surprise the honorees by bringing them on stage in front of the TV cameras and tell their story... and bring up people in their past to reconnect with them and validate the stories. A short glimpse of the show was on the end of the movie where Captain Glover came out on stage to shake his hand and then they showed an interview with him years later talking about the irony of Desmond saving his life. You should look for the full length video on YT as it shows his wife Dorothy and his kids, and talks about his love of farming and his community... and the sponsors of the show give him a few gifts to make his farming life easier.

The helmets used in WWII all the way through the Vietnam War were steel, with a composite fiber liner. They would not stop a rifle bullet fired within a short distance, but could deflect half-spent rounds. They were most effective at protecting against shrapnel, and with the liner removed were used to heat up rations over a fire, served as a basin for shaving, and as a shovel for digging one's hole a bit deeper. Anything a bucket could be used for the venerable "steel pot" could do and did do.

It might interest you to know that Desmond Doss had tuberculosis at the time of hacksaw ridge so he had to stiffle his coughing while looking for survivors, he lost a lung to it after the war. It took nearly 9hours to find his bible and his brothers in arms would not rest till they found it another few battalions joined in the search because of what he did for them all . Desmond was already a decorated officer as he was twice awarded the bronze star for lives he saved in previous battles in the Pacific in total he saved 309 men in his military career His father was awarded the bronze star for lives he saved in WW1 too but tragically he was unable to save his best friends.

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 in both, 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.👍

Braveheart and Apocalypto are the other Mel Gibson directed movies along with Passion of the Christ. He definitely has talent behind the camera. Clint Eastwood is another actor who excels behind the camera, worth checking out his movies too.

I went to Hacksaw Ridge in Okinawa last week. It looks different than how it did in 1945 but it was surreal to be in the same spot as that battle.

"Hacksaw Ridge" earned $180 million on a budget of $40 million. It got Oscar noms for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound Editing and won for Best Editing and Best Sound Mixing. Got a bundle of Golden Globe & BAFTA noms too.

Mel Gibson also directed 1993 The Man Without a Face 1995 Braveheart 2004 The Passion of the Christ 2006 Apocalypto 2016 Hacksaw Ridge TBA Flight Risk

Thou shall not kill. One thinks you can never be a brave soldier if you apply the 6th commandment by the Book (pun intended). This man showed us it is possible, and even got the Medal of Honor for it. Faith can move mountains. A very moving movie, it makes you think. Thanks for reacting to it.

The helmets really just protect from shrapnel. Not so much direct bullet hits. Much like Flak vests today...or at least the one I wore 20 odd years ago. Thanks for your reactions! You both are awesome...love your Bond reactions. My favorite war movies all time are GLORY and CASUALTIES OF WAR.

Andrew Garfield was nominated for an Oscar for this performance (he should have won in my opinion - but Casey Affleck won that year for Manchester by the Sea). I also think Hugo Weaving should have got a nomination.... he did a fantastic job portraying a father with PTSD. One of the most interesting aspects of this film is how many actors in it are NOT American. Andrew Garfield is British. Sam Worthington is Australian... so is Luke Bracey (who played Smitty). But you'd never know it because they all did such a great job covering their accents with Americanized ones. Especially Luke Bracey, who sounds completely different from his character in real life.

So glad you guys decided to watch this one! This is one of my favorite movies to see people react to. Stoked and starting it now!

Beautiful film so glad this story was told. Countless other stories have been lost but we have a treasure in Band of Brothers, “We Were Soldiers”, this movie & also one I’d like to recommend; “Unbroken”, which is a true story about Louie Zamparini, also a WWII veteran who was in the Air Corp. I highly recommend it, I know you’ll enjoy it. (Agree that Hugo Weaving was robbed from an Oscar. Also, Mel Gibson did a marvelous job here…excellent script, cinematography, score & casting was perfect.) Great job y’all, really enjoyed the commentary.😊

The double bowline was a knot Doss learned to tie when he was growing up.

Such an inspirational story! Another great movie is “Unbroken” and worth watching

Mel Gibson also directed Braveheart. You'll love it!

Thanks! This is my favorite war movie cuz it's so much more than just that!!

I really enjoyed your reaction, and look forward to the next. Take care and God bless. ✝️

I like this better than saving Private Ryan. It’s my favorite war movie of all time!

There is also the TV show this is your life with Desmond on it which even share some of his life for you. Me I'm blessed to have one of his neighbors who is now 86 living in my home

According to the men there Desmond saved over 150 men, since Desmond was so humble he said only 50 so they compromised at 75.

This was a wonderful movie, but I wish they would have made Desmond's story a miniseries.

CPT. GLOVER: What are you going to do if you're attacked? Hit 'em with your bible? DOSS: - bitchslaps a grenade - Also, he was Corporal Doss by the time he got to Okinawa

It took nearly 9hours to find his bible and his brothers in arms would not rest till they found it other battalions joined in the search because of what he did for them all it was presented to him at his medal of honour ceremony. A truly incredible man.

One of my favorite movies. Top 3 easily. Glad you two reacted to it!

It was never expected that a steel pot could stop a bullet. They were to stop flying shrapnel from artillery. Shrapnel was the major cause of cranial trauma.

Mel gibson has directed 5 movies and is a killer director who always tells truly captivating stories: The man without a face (1993) Braveheart (1995) The Passion of Christ (2004) Apocalypto (2006) Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

i highly recommend "we were soldiers" set in vietnam .although it isnt directed by mel gibson he stars in it as Col. Hal Moore . A man whom has had the formerly named Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore in his honor that alone should hint at the kind of man he was.

Another great historical movie directed by mel gibson is “We Were soldiers” he stars as real life colonel hal moore the commander of the 1st division of the 7th cavalry during the battle of the ira drang valley one of the first major battles involving the NVA/ US army during the Vietnam war. I highly recommend it For doss after the war he tried to go into construction but due to his injuries he settled on buying a small farm and disability insurance to support his small family and whats crazy they didnt show but as he was being carried back from the battle he spotted a more wounded man and ordered the stretchers take him instead and had to crawl 300 yards to safety luckily or unlucky a friend helped doss up and when being carried a sniper shot doss in the arm hence why he’s in a cast in that picture. Another fact is this movie makes it out that hacksaw was his only battle, this not true he was in the battles of guam and Leyte gulf

Desmond Doss made captain America looked like a mall cop

If you check out the documentary that was filmed in 2003 that the final clips in the movie were from you can learn a lot about Desmond.

Great reaction! I really appreciate your knowledge of history Nick, most people when it comes to cruelty in war only relate it to the Germans, but though the holocaust was horrible the Japanese were equally cruel if not worse in some instants. A historical search of the atrocities commit by the Japanese (especially to the Chinese) will quickly reveal the story of "Rape of Nanjing" a mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, cannibalism, the slaughter and starvation of prisoners of war, rape and enforced prostitution, the murder of noncombatants, and biological warfare experiments. Unlike Germany that owned up to the atrocities they committed, the Japanese still deny most of their atrocities.

Yeah it is based on a true story there is a documentary on Desmond's life you guys should check it out its yruly amazing what desmond did after what he went through

I love this film, such an amazing story! I cry every time watching it, great reaction as always ❤

I recommend you to watch the commentaries from the channel "Reel History", there are some details of the story changed for Hollywood's sake. However, it's still one of my favorite movies, we should not forget someone like Doss. Great reaction, thanks for sharing

My favorite part of your reaction was when you both yelled Vince Vaughn!! at the same time lol

Every time I watch this it gets me very emotional. When Doss jumps with the dead Smitty.... Then the Lt, who was beyond a scumbag to Doss, but when he finally comes down the looks he was getting from the men was like he was a miracle worker, then the Lt lovingly and gently put his hand on Dosses face asking if he was wounded, then he said lets get this soldier to a hospital tent. The fact is Doss actually saved over 100 lives and had his heroics watered down for this movie because they thought nobody would believe what he did. Mel Gibsons decision to REDUCE what Desmond Doss did, knowing this made it even more emotional the 2nd time seeing this and every time after that. The fact that there's no hollywood BS here, everything actually happened, he was an angel of God in the hellhole of war. A great man and a true hero in EVERY sense of the words, "great" and "hero" are overused words in todays insane society, but Desmond Doss was both and then some, he's a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, that says it all... RIP Desmond.

Is that 14:09 reference to an spaghetti first. To when soldiers were sent to an actual action they were filled with an good food, like before D-Day?

I really liked Teresa Palmer in the zombie romance Warm Bodies. I recommend it. Zombies need love too.

Most violent most religious war movie. The last GI he took down, he knew was already dead, but saved him for last, because he had promised to take him down.

also he directed apocalyptyo mel gibson did

Mel Gibson also directed Apocalypto another movie that was a Masterpiece that got robed by the Academy.

You know they toned Desmond Doss's story down for this movie? The true story gets even more miraculous but the director feared the audience would deem it 'too unrealistic'

10:09 is a great moment. xD

Just by chance, is your mom Canadian, eh? 😅 I love this movie and enjoyed your review. I noticed part way through that she said eh often and then remembered that that's supposed to be a Canadian thing. Not even sure if it's true but that's what I hear lol

the greatest war movie ever!!!

Another great reaction from the dynamic duo. My wife and I are trying to place your accents, so we’d love to know what state you’re from. Keep up the great work!

Desmond did rescue japanese and american soldiers unfortunately japanese soldiers didn't make it. He kept Smitty's body hidden on the ridge and when he had to jump he got his body and jumped

Gibson left out some things Doss did because it was difficult to believe.

The Deer Hunter is good.

Him giving all the credit to God isn't being humble, not at all. When you read about the actual things he's done, besides saving over a hundred (according to witnesses) soldiers in a day, he also carried people while being under tank fire, he provided help while being injured himself, he did save people under bombing - he would say, he shouldn't be alive. He shouldn't be there. No human can survive that, and he was only alive thanks to his God. They did a few shows featuring him after the war, and he would always look so damn uncomfortable when they'd describe his actions as heroic; the only times when he would light up and look truly happy is when his comrades would appear on stage to greet him, same comrades he saved during his time at war. Several sources also mentioned a Japanese soldier whose gun wouldn't fire at Doss at all,it would jam every time he would try to shoot him. It's great that we get to see these stories and discover them through movies.

Please watch this😊 Das Boot (1982) Most famous (german) warmovie IT was Split in 6episodes. Movie took place before modern series

From my research, and having been a counselor for nearly 40 years, I believe that modern secular psychology has caused a great deal more harm than good in general, and certainly among our battered veterans of today. It is more typically a soldiers relationship to the God that made them that helps him through difficult times. Doss was a strong Christian and I don’t believe we would have this amazing story if he wasn’t. The psychobabble of today has caused the frontal damage in general, even though it occasionally stumbles on biblical truths.

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"Band of brothers" was an Alamo last stand until Patton's U.S 3rd army and US 8th air corps showed up ( My father was 3rd army 687th FAB 41-46) ...Also Capt. America was a comic book while in reality The most decorated U.S. hero was Audy Murphey who was closer to the before picture of the puny Capt America...... During his physical examination his height was recorded as 5 feet 5.5 inches (1.66 m) and his weight as 112 pounds (50.8 kg).[c] .........But don't let reality get in the way of Hollywood....

INTERSTELLAR!!!

Another great Mel Gibson directed movie is another true story call We Were Soldiers

"Apocalypto" is another amazing film by Mel Gibson.

While the Bible is very clear that “there is a time to kill“ in many different areas, I certainly don’t discount his doctrinally off conviction or his extraordinary God inspired bravery. Murder is what is for bidden in the Bible. Doss firmly believed the reality of the old saying that “Only One life, it will soon be passed, only what’s done for Christ will last.“ I remember buying his autobiography for my teenage daughter years ago. The true story is even more detailed and remarkable.

19:42 Was, and then came the USA

Fun fact Mel Gibson's son Milo is in the movie he plays Lucky Ford. Yeah Mel Gibson directed it thr movie got nominations best picture best director best actor for andrew and best film editing and best sound mixing. They won for best mixing and best film editing. Andrew lost best actor award to Casey Affleck

Kgf chapter 2 still waiting ❤😂😂

Iv seen Ukraine footage and i can say it is not like this some points it's calm then it gets loud

KGF chapter 2 movie reaction please