Desmond's Father Thomas Doss. Was a WW1 vet awarded with a silver star for bravery in combat. He fought in Belleau Wood. A 26 day long battle . Where hand to hand combat was almost a daily occurrence. Unfortunately when.the WW1 vets returned home they were treated with neglect and often disdain. Thomas Doss sums up the plight of the WW1 vet in the court Marshall scene. With his line "Is that truly the way it is sir? You put on the uniform and give up so much of yourself. Then they're done with you?"

I love this movie. Desmond Doss was truly the most precious soul! The world needs to be filled with men just like him. 😭😭😭😭 Everytime

Oh girl, it’s not the movie making me cry. It’s your tears making me cry 😢. God bless you

His brother joined the navy and survived the war without injury...

A one of a kind human being, touched so many lives and remained so humble. Incredible movie and emotional rollercoaster.

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.

Andrew Garfield is such an amazing actor 💜

He saved over 100, but the officer that wrote the citation application didn't think anyone would believed it so reduced it to 75. I've been to Hacksaw Ridge.

My father was an alcoholic for years, after serving in the NAVY. When I was about 17, my father taught me a powerful lesson. That a leopard can change it's spots. He got sober. He had beaten my mother, on more than one occasion. He became a different man, until he passed of lung cancer in 1999. I love, and miss him.

Thank you, India, for sharing your reaction and emotions with us. I could see that even the earlier parts of the movie affected you strongly, but remember that everything good and bad molded us into the people we are today. Under today's conditions, we need people like you more than ever. I am a long time subscriber, and your work here has influenced me more than you'll know. Thank you again and take care of yourself.

as a seventh day Christian I'm glad you watched this Desmond was a Seventh day Adventist and i appreciate it!!!!!!

The movie overstates some things and understates others. Desmond might have faced prejudice when he first joined, but by the time of Okinawa he had served in previous campaigns and earned medals for courage under fire, and the men he was with probably knew that. So he'd probably earned their trust by that point. OTOH, according to some witnesses he actually saved more men than he was officially credited with.

My father served 22 years in the air force as a pj rescue medic he retired in 1979 I found his journal after he died it said I'll never forgive myself for the ones I couldn't save

Great reaction; thank you for being so open and vulnerable with us about your experiences. Sorry to hear you had a hard time growing up but I'm so glad you have come out the other side of it a stronger, resilient person. Lots of love to you.

I loved your reaction, India. Regarding the sergeant and his first meeting with the soldiers, he wasn't being mean to them for the sake of meanness. Him picking on them based on superficial things like race, appearance, etc., it's all just too break the individual so you start thinking like a team rather than just about yourself. They make you see that the group has more value as a team than just a bunch of people worried only about themselves. It's harsh, but so is war. It's meant to make them stronger together. BTW, I know you hate it when people see you cry, but we're all crying along with you. Thanks for sharing your reaction with us.

What a moving reaction. You had me in tears too. Hurtful events in our lives can either break us or make us stronger and more empathetic to others who are in pain. You chose the latter route and that makes you a better human. Blessings.

Very nice reaction 👍 Have to say that its refreshing to watch your genuine and realness that you bring to these. Your one of the first reactors i started watching a couple years ago. Always keep being you india, and much respect to you. Again thank you 🙂👍

I think you summed it up perfectly. It is not to compare it to other war movies, but Desmond Doss was an Angel manifested.

Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing.

I remember buying Doss’s autobiography for my daughter when she was a teenager. The Seventh Day Adventists misinterpret the sixth commandment which literally means “you shall not murder”. There are many times in the Bible where God approves of and even rewards just killing, as in times of war. Obviously that takes nothing away whatsoever from Desmond‘s Incredible bravery and extra ordinary Christian resolve to save lives. He knew and believed the reality that “Only one life, it will soon be passed, only what’s done for Christ will last.” Actually, everyone that has ever lived is religious, with atheists probably being the most “religious“ of all believing in the absolute impossibility of nothing creating everything. Jesus didn’t claim to be “a way”, He made it very clear that “he is “the way, the truth, and the life”. And that “no one comes to the Father except by Him”. Thanks for the great and heartfelt reaction. Praying God’s best for you.

Hacksaw Ridge and 1917 are two of the best war films in my opinion. Both are beautifully done and the characters have heart. You also get to see the horrors of war, they don't glorify it - this one especially. All Quiet on the Western Front is another good one.

An excellent movie with a wonderful cast, and it's good it made this WW2 hero known by more people.

It's not a documentary. It wasn't too quick for him to get up because with film cuts we don't know how much time has passed before the Japanese walked away. The actual battle for Hacksaw took 11 days. You want to watch it real time will make for a long movie.

There is one thing the movie got wrong the men under Desmond's care already knew he wasn't a coward as he had already been awarded two Bronze stars with "V" device for valor under fire months before Hacksaw. He also did a lot of stuff not shown in the movie but listed in his MoH citation. 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.” Look up "Desmond Doss This is Your Life" here on YT to meet Desmond his family and some of the men her saved. Above all you get to see how truly humble he was.

"I feel like you're being a smartass" - He is, and he's doing it on purpose. He has to control a group of about 40 recruits, he needs them to do what they're told even when what they're told sounds crazy (because some of it is). So he acts a little bit crazy and dead serious at the same time, and they pay attention because they don't know what he might do next.

Re: Japanese officer suicide ritual. Officers in the Japanese armed forces didn't believe in surrendering when they lost and were in danger of being captured. So they committed Hari Kari which consisted of disemboweling oneself and decapitation. They felt it was the only way to get rid of their shame

Every day in every way, I try to be better than it was yesterday. When I see men like Desmond Doss I realize I want to carry on that spirit. Men like him may not exist anymore, but they can again. Through me and my actions. I pray I could be more like private Doss. God bless all of our fallen hero’s.

1. The Japanese believe(d) in the code of the Samurai. Can not stand the shame of defeat. So, they would end it in the old ways, open the gut, and the closest to you in rank or a chosen trusted, takes your head. They consider it the honor way to go out of shame. 2. Doss, was a true hero, great movie to react to

Hamburger hill, platoon, 13 hours, black hawk down and the boys in Company C are good ones to watch.

He lives on in history forever or at least as long as America lasts

To me, Hacksaw Ridge is the best WW2 movie

The Japanese suicide ritual you saw near the end of the movie was called seppuku. It goes back to samurai times. They believed in achieving your goals with perfection as if that was the whole reason the gods had for your existence. They believed that failing your purpose was failing the gods and that the only chance you had to regain your honor and reach heaven was to sacrifice yourself. You would have a drink of saké, kneel, and disembowel yourself without screaming in pain, or else your honor would remain lost. This list honor would also cast a bad light on your family. To protect you from suffering you long and screaming, a trusted second person would help you die sooner by beheading you. You got to choose who did that, and usually, it was a close friend. They had to make sure it was a clean cut so your death would come quickly. In their eyes, it was an honor to be chosen as someone's Second because it meant they held you in high regard and trusted you with helping them regain honor. In our western culture, we believe there are ways to redeem oneself, so this ritual is hard for us to watch, but in traditional Japanese culture, it was as essential to their beliefs as baptism is to Christians. It was only called for when you had been responsible for a massive failure. As a result, it was usually something only noble born leaders did, not commoners.

Great reaction, i cried with you, you have such a great heart, much Blessings for you and your family ❤, Andrew is the best ❤

Try : The Deer Hunter - Apocalypse Now - Hamburger Hill - USS Indionapolis

Love your work. Be well. ❤ Imagine those constant explosions, along with grenades and gunfire going off next to someone's mostly unprotected ears for days, weeks, months, years, etc. My neighbor was practically deaf from the Vietnam War. So I don't blame the Japanese for not hearing Desmond and the guy in the dirt breathing. I buy it. Not downing you, though! I'm just sharing a perspective. You do great work 🍻 Ps. The captain may not have known desmond was up there for many reasons. Doubt the commanders knew who was where after being pushed back.

That's the power of faith: When the Good Lord is with you, nothing is impossible. 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!

We definitely need more , not less examples of Honorable Men in these times we are living in now..

Well just when I think that nobody else had that childhood you come along and break me down. TFS Friend!

I'm going to keep you in prayer 🙂 I can tell by your reaction videos you hold so much emotional pain on the inside.

Yay! One of my favorite war films! 💚

Then your subscriber since 2020. We are alike, my 2nd foster home was with Seventh Day Adventist, like Desmond. Taught mom violence and we did not eat meat

This movie, "Hacksaw Ridge", is a watered down version of what happened to Doss. If what REALLY happened was put on film, no one would believe it! If you don't believe me, read his biography.

Great movie, made me cry.thanks for reacting to this

Damn girl you makin me cry, and then laugh. hahaha 4:51

This movie is an emotional roller coaster

His dad was a ww1 veteran..and had ptsd really bad. He didn't want his sons to go to ww2 as he knew how war changes someone.

I love this movie

Desmond will live on forever, like we all will after our second birth!! This movie was very good!!

As a combat medic, he was risking his life as much as any other soldier. maybe more because he was unarmed. Why others bullied him for "cowardice," I never got that.

India, I would love to see EVERYONE who watches your reactions to give you a 👍 thumbs up. Thank you for all the effort you put into your reactions ❤️

Yay

Pretty sure that when the guy got covered with dirt by Doss and had the body on top of him he couldn’t hear anything after the bombings, explosions and gun fire. But that’s just me an old guy lol. I can’t hear shit.

This is a comment that I make on a lot of reactions to this movie...I hope you don't mind if I copy/paste it on yours too. 😎 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.👍

You're a beautful soul, i enjoy you're reactions and soft voice very much.

You might want to watch "taking chance".

As a vet I have to ask you not to be too hard on the dad. War is something that no people should ever see. It traumatizes you. Even today we are not great at treating our returning warriors for the mental conditions caused from living your life on a knifes edge. Back in World War 2 Mental Health was non-existent. That dad needed help but there was no one to help him.

I knew you was gonna cry but i wasn't ready for you to cry like this and i feel you on the trauma and hurt i battle with mine daily so i understand. Will you react to "The War"

Like 15 !

I hate mine too.

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I hope you learned something or two. Also I wanted to give you a hug.

I broke my heart when Smitty died 💔 Desmond was an AMAZING CHRISTIAN HERO ✝️ ❤

Your soul is truly beautiful

you should watch unbroken

Amazing 😊🥲

in that hall way... dead criminal darrel

I prayed for you that God would give you PEACE and COMFORT.

I really wonder how many woke folk tried joining the military because of this movie? I guarantee every single one of them got a serious wake up call!

From what I've read . they dumbed down the heroics in this movie.. Mainly because many would have though it was too Hollywood..

Most violent most religious war movie.

Seventh Day Adventist, 😂😂😂,Old Testament believer, all the blind young people in this Nation

Oh, Shes crying in the first 3 minutes? Im not even done watching this review and I know where this is going

I'm glad Mel Gibson made this before Desmond died

The father wasn't a bad person he probably was a great man before but War broke him there was no therapy or treatment it was more like you seen your friends die horribly and did horrible things now go back to your regular life like nothing happened

On behalf of all men We respectfully decline your suggestion to "grow up"

You should watch Pearl Harbor

So much of military mentality is lost on you. not making fun of you just noticing the lack of knowledge of that world. Its not bullying. your generation has just become too soft.

41:32 Don't you worry none dear. Desmond's GOD never let him go, and HE never will. HE promises( Romans 8:34-39)😎