Hacksaw Ridge First Time Watching | REACTION This film broke my soul | Andrew Garfield | Mel Gibson

[@robertbretschneider765]

Actually, the movie downplays Desmond Dosses achievements in WW II. He already proved himself with heroic deeds in several battles before Hacksaw and afterwards too. Mel Gibson had to cut it short because the real story would be too unbelievable (and long) for the cinema audience. I really recommend the book about him too, so some documentaries.

[@davidyoung745]

Three things I haven’t seen in the comments so far. 1) Doss was wounded and received the Purple Heart on at least 2 occasions (maybe 3, I’ve forgotten) 2) His commanding officers believed Doss saved between 110 and 120 men on Hacksaw. He believed the number was closer to 50 or 60, so in his citation they rounded it down to 75, but it’s believed the number was higher. 3) The Japanese knew there was a medic out there somewhere and were actively hunting him. In interviews after the war, some of the Japanese soldiers said that at times they had Doss in their sights…but their rifles would jam and be unable to fire. I just believe that God watches over his own.

[@charlieeckert4321]

26:45 Desmond's father is wearing the Silver Star, the third highest medal awarded for valor. He likely earned it in the Battle of Belleau Wood.

[@mikealvarez2322]

What Doss did on Hacksaw Ridge was a miracle especially when you consider the following: 1. He was a vegetarian and Army rations had meat in them. Desmond didn't benefit from the extra energy one gets from protein. 2. It is not shown in the movie but he was suffering from tuberculosis that was diagnosed in 1946. 3. Desmond was not a big man. He was 5ft. 8in. tall and weighed 145 lbs. While on Hacksaw he carried, dragged, and lowered 75 men with a minimum average weight of 150 lbs. So doing the math 75 X 150 = 11,250 lbs. that Desmond handled. I've done roofing work and I can tell you that carrying 75lb. bundles of shingles around for part of a day is exhausting. So how did he do it? Go back to the beginning of the movie where Andrew Garfield is reading from the Bible, Isaiah 40:31, "....the Lord gives strength to the weary...."

[@charlieeckert4321]

41:23 The double bowline knot that Desmond ties is not a mistake. It's an actual knot he used when he was growing up on the farm.

[@mikealvarez2322]

The actor that played Ralph is a real double amputee from the Afghanistan War.

[@mikealvarez2322]

Here's a fact not included. Hal enlisted in the Navy not the Army as shown in the movie. He was assigned to the destroyer USS Lindsey. The Lindsey was off Okinawa providing cover to troops and as an early warning system to carriers regarding Kamakazis. The Lindsey was hit by 2 Kamakazis that nearly sank her. 54 men were killed and 100 wounded.

[@robertbretschneider765]

I am glad he survived as well.

[@mikealvarez2322]

​@@robertbretschneider765 The movie actually portrays Thomas Doss as opposing his sons' joining the army and as abusive towards his family. First of all there is no evidence that Thomas Doss was abusive. He did serve in WW1 and fought at bloody Bella Woods. He did start drinking after the war and it got worse when he lost his job during the Great Depression. The gun incident involved his brother-in-law. Mrs. Doss stepped in and got the gun and gave it to Desmond to hide. That's when Desmond swore he would never touch a gun again. Thomas Doss was very proud of his sons.

[@davidtoupal1015]

We were soldiers is another incredible true story directed by Gibson

[@charlesh796]

I am a combat vet. I believe you have a good and pure heart. May God bless you for the rest of your life.

[@micheletrainor1601]

I highly recommend the documentary The Conscientious ( its on KZbin) has desmond alongside his siblings and his brothers in arms reunited once more to take you through his life before, during, and after the war. However, even the documentary didn't have everything in it due to a lack of time. I also highly recommend his autobiography as its truly mind-blowing, and it stays with you for life. His story is still taught to recruits to this day to show what one man is truly capable of.

[@michaeltodd2012]

Mel knows war movies, this one, Braveheart, The Patriot and When We Were Soldiers... are all great.

[@lidlett9883]

I commend you most reactors do not understand right away the suffering of Thomas Doss. As stated in the movie Thomas Doss fought in two of the bloodiest battles the US saw in WW1. Belleau Wood was a 26 day long battle. The French and British and retreated while the Americans held their ground. At one point the German commander radioed "we have defeated the Americans, but they keep on fighting." During the 26 day long battle shelling fire fights and hand to hand combat were a regular occurrence. By the end of the battle over 9,000 Americans lay dead or wounded and unable to fight.

[@Mikeyw9119]

What’s crazy is that the true story of Desmond Doss is even more shocking and unbelievable. It had to be nerfed for Hollywood because it would have been too “unrealistic”. You should read up on it ❤

[@mikealvarez2322]

This movie doesn't even come close to the real hell the Army put Desmond Doss through. There are a few documentaries about Desmond Doss. The most thorough one is THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. There is also an excellent You Tube program by The Fat Electrician on Desmond's unit the 77th Infantry. In it he mentions Desmond's courage on Havksaw. I highly recommend it.

[@mikecarson9528]

I'm very surprised that Unbroken hasn't been reacted to more.

[@garyzink1927]

I've been watching this tear jerking vid for several years. My respect for those who serve never ends. Now my oldest brother who served 23 years in navy passed nov 6 on his 72 birthday. Just lost 91 year old mom weeks before. We are mayflower decedent, hopkins, so proud of big brother protecting our country for years. Prayers from Northern Michigan and brother gary.

[@reembokreacts]

My heart goes out to you and your family, I know this film is very moving and makes one appreciate the sacrifices that are made.

[@garyzink1927]

​@reembokreacts Thank you very much. Wish you best in your future!

[@originalpottsy]

The first scene with Desmond on a stretcher with Mel Gibson yelling at him to hold on. Good cameo.

[@ryanp9531]

That was actually Mel Gibsons son but still very cool.

[@davidward9737]

The joke about Virginia people is a bad one. The Revolutionary War and Civil War both ended in Virginia. The Blue Ridge Mountains are very pretty. My grandfather is 95, I got to meet Desmond Doss as a 17 year old at an American Legion. Humble man we ate a salad. I have had the pleasure of meeting some famous people in life. Meeting him was an honor

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Andrew Garfields the best actor to have ever played Spider-Man

[@pennyyoung3166]

Ww2 greatest generation miss you dj

[@danielh.5116]

This is one of my all time favorite movies! I love just about every Mel Gibson movie ever😅

[@mikealvarez2322]

The Japanese did not follow any of the rules of war as outined by the Hague Convention 1899 and the Geneva Convention 1929. In the movie you see 3 of those rules of war violated. 1. Medical personnel, including medics and stretcher bearers were off limits. The Japanese actually paid a premium to men who killed medics and stretcher bearers. 2. Helpless wounded were not to be harmed. 3. You could not use a white flag or fake surrender in order to attack your enemy. Violation of any of those rules was a war crime.

[@dianeritthaler7792]

Liked and subscribed. Desmond wad an AMAZING man. So glad Mel Gibson did this while Desmond was still alive

[@ericschweer9194]

You have a new subscriber. I've watched many reactions to this movie. Yours is one of the best. Keep your heart. It is beautiful to see there are still good people.

[@mikealvarez2322]

Hacksaw Ridge was one of the bloodiest engagements on Okinawa. In the entire battle 12,000 were KIA. Of those killed 5000 came from the Navy and 7000 were killed in the land battle. The battle for Hacksaw Ridge took the lives of 2500 men. That represents 36% of all land deaths on Okinawa. The Japanese used a reverse slope / defense in depth which was aimed at causing maximum casualties. The men that fought on Hacksaw Ridge described it as an underground battleship.

[@javelldunn3379]

I started to like this movie Andrew Garfield’s is the best actor in this movie

[@WheresWaldo05]

Pearl Harbor is another big blockbuster "war movie" no one mentions or ever brings up. It was big and really good back in the day. It has alot of other storylines within it not just war which is why i put air quotes around it. But it also does include a descent amount of war stuff. Many big actors in it.

[@bcyomassey649]

Also it’s believed he saved somewhere between 90-130 men by himself, but Doss wouldn’t let them put more than 75 on the record

[@joshuacampbell7493]

This is my favorite Mel Gibson & War movie. Also please watch him again in Lethal Weapon 3&4.

[@KevinLowe-j5v]

Thank you for this beautiful lady ❤❤❤️ I needed to see this again.... I cry every time I see it... Desmond Doss was true hero.... and he was a very great soldier in God's personal army???!!! How can you do that???!!! God is something else ❤❤❤❤❤

[@dianeritthaler7792]

Great reaction ❤

[@ericschweer9194]

We were Soldiers is another great movie

[@justintrefney1083]

You notice he almost killed his his brother with a brick and his dad was going to beat him with a belt. Then he used a brick to hold the car up and a belt to save that young man's life.

[@terrencenordstrom3309]

Reembok crazy name girl , Yet you do the best reaction's no stopping just let it flow.

[@dedcowbowee]

Mel Gibson didn't direct 'The Patriot" but he gives a great performance and it's a good movie.

[@NoxiousYT-HQ]

You missed an Alien movie that came after Prometheus, it is Alien: Covenant (2017).

[@andymac900]

BRAVEHEART is an amazing Mel Gibson movie

[@jobymahon2871]

My husband loves that he was he was in the Navy but all his friends are Marines and one time one of his his friends said "this corpsman is as much a Marine as any one of of us ma'am". I don't understand it because all he talks about is "drinking fireball and helping people with boo-boos"

[@bcyomassey649]

Some facts about this movie, everything happened in fact they had to take a lot of things out that Doss did because no one would have believed it was a true story, the bunting happened too but it didn’t happen that wuick, his entire company search the battlefield for 2 weeks before finding the Bible and sending it to his wife

[@kurtjohnson4426]

Women will ever know what men have done to protect them. Yet some will b1+ch if you ask them to make a sandwich. I'm no hero, but I learned from these men. Army, Infantry, Airborne, Pathfinder. ETS '73.

[@reembokreacts]

Men have it hard, I know. ❤️ This is why it is important to raise men to be men.

[@mesebak]

Apocalypto was by Mel Gibson you need to check it out 👍👍

[@dasta7658]

Interesting the majority of actors and actresses in this movie are Australian. It was also filmed in Australia.

[@Nintenboy01]

Reembok, I would love to see your reaction to "The Substance"

[@romine777]

Recommend "The Patriot" which stars Mel Gibson.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

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

[@Assassin-Eighty-Six]

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.”

[@CraigArcher-g6x]

Band of Brothers

[@Rainfall888]

Hi Jesus love you just the way you are ❤❤

[@WarriorPoet01]

You say you want to see more Mel Gibson films?? For the Christmas season, watch FATMAN 😊

[@shawnofdanaukota3843]

The Indian War Cry was funny.

[@itt23r]

Three other great modern movies with hidden Christian themes you might enjoy are Mel Gibson's APOCALYPTO, and two from the Coen Brothers, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU and their 2010 remake of'TRUE GRIT. And make sure you watch the remake too as it is much more faithful to the book and the original is an inferior sanitized adaptation.

[@Mini_Hayley]

Hey, first thing, awesome reaction. Second: might want to edit out the part around 29:00 where you say “japs” it’s considered a racial slur and your channel might get a strike.

[@jasnycal]

Watch Band of Brothers, best true WW2 mini-series of all time. Never to late to start learning what people went through for our freedoms.

[@Chessindio777]

Great reaction! Please react to "We Were Soldiers ". It was a true story of the Vietnam war with Mel Gibson in it. This was the beginning, before the "war" actually started. It also has the woman's view point in it. God is The Living God 🙌

[@dianeritthaler7792]

I hated when Smitty died .

[@Aditya-mv4rq]

Afterthat move forward in release date of every marvel movie that released by marvel cinematic universe.

[@Eduardo-yj5cd]

Rambo: Last Blood. Please.

[@Aditya-mv4rq]

When will you start marvel, reaction 😢. Please start it from Iron man 1 because it is the main MCU movies from which main timeline start.

[@williambranch4283]

Most violent most religious war movie

[@robertbretschneider765]

And true.

[@Varvarmisanthrope]

Good movie. My grandfather fought for the USSR against the Japanese and I even met a 90 year old Japanese man, the head of one of the major Japanese companies, who also fought in this war. My father and I watched the movie with pleasure.

[@phillipmullineaux9641]

The actual medal of honor citation Citation: Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, United States Army, Medical Detachment, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division. Near Urasoe-Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 29 April - 21 May 1945. He was a company aid man when the 1st Battalion assaulted a jagged escarpment 400 feet high. As our troops gained the summit, a heavy concentration of artillery, mortar and machinegun fire crashed into them, inflicting approximately 75 casualties and driving the others back. Private First Class 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, Private First Class 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 aid man 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 Private First Class 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 Private First Class 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. He actually saved double this amount, and one time, after a bought of pneumonia! And another time, actually shot by a sniper 😮. And the amazing thing was, when he went out with units, and prayed first, they were always successful. One time he forgot to pray first and that unit got hammered! He never forgot again! Mel Gibson directs true story or truth based movies and they're always beautiful violent and very graphic! This, brave heart, once we were soldiers, and passion of the Christ, Apocalypto. Not sure he directed himself in Gallipoli, but he was in it. Pro tip, the guy with the blown up legs lived! Maybe the bravest soldier who ever lived, type in here, Roy Benevidez the lazarus soldier! I met him once in the early nineties when I was stationed at Bragg? He was a shell of his former self but still so proud to wear his uniform! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5rcm6Ovn9iqfacsi=oCwTU6-huIZLMJGw My Dad had me when he was older. He was in ww2 and a true hero! He fought the Japanese in the island hopping campaigns. He got shot through and through, the spleen. I saw the scars front and back. He patched himself up on the field with mud, big leaves, his torn up T-shirt, and a first aid bandage. Then kept fighting until he got to the rear. He said he could have waited for a medic or stretcher, but he said no way he was going to risk being captured by the Japanese, their brutality was unreal and grotesque. My Dad hated the Japanese for a very long time after this, until I was a teenager, and he became a Christian. Some other great true type or true story war movies are, lone survivor, American sniper, 13 hours, zero dark thirty, hamburger Hill, Big Red one, Dunkirk, 1917, saving Private Ryan, Blackhawk down, once we were soldiers, the longest day, a bridge too far, battle of the bulge, bridge at ramegen, band of brothers, the Pacific, something I think called Masters of the air, and some surreal ones are paths of glory, heaven and earth, apocalypse now, Platoon, thin Red line, boys of company C, full metal jacket, inglorious basterds, catch 22. Kelly's heroes. From the founders of this country who knew they were signing their own death warrants, many of them being killed by the British in their twenties, to some of the heroes of the civil war, to guys u should type in here.... Sgt York, the mother of WiFi famous actress Hedy Lamarr, the British guy who cracked the Enigma code Alan Turing, Audie Murphy, Carlos Hathcock, Chris Kyle, Gordon and Shugart, Roy Benevidez, Marcus Latrell, Desmond, the first medal of honor winner while it was all caught on video, and too many others to list, all are worth watching and typing in, here! Another irony is, his own kids and grandkids had no idea he was even in ww2, until filmmakers came to them, to ask about Doss! He said he wanted no movie made about him. Then documentary guys came to him and said, we are only doing a documentary, no film, but all proceeds from it will go to vets organizations... Doss wanted no pay! Then when this movie was made, Mel agreed to not pay him or the family, to only use documentary footage already shot with him, and profits would go to vets organizations. He agreed! People in media and Hollywood will never give Mel Gibson credit , because he hates Hollywood and is religious. Yes, Doss had a best friend who was catholic, like Smitty, who first hated his guts! But they became best friends, but then he died in Doss arms. Some other individual soldiers tomlearn about. Type in here... Sgt York, Audie Murphy, Carlos Hathcock, Roy Benevidez the Lazarus soldier, Marcus Latrell, Chris Kyle, and finally, Medal of honor winner caught completely on video. Also remember, Doss had previously had pneumonia and caught tuberculosis, which took part of one lung, and in previous battles shattered an arm and leg. And supposedly after this battle, Japanese soldiers talked about throwing grenades right at him, and they either didn't go off, or did, but nothing hit him, or the Japanese talked about having him in their sights many times, but their weapons jammed! But imagine being him, and doing all he did, for 3 years, with arm and leg injuries, and about half lung capacity, plus always near starvation, because he didn't eat meat! I don't know but supposedly the 2nd half of this battle, not one American soldier was killed 😮😮😮😮. Pro tip...the guy with the blown up legs actually lived! Another story is, he was offered many times to do his life story as a film. He always turned it down. He didn't want any money. The documentary guys told him, Mel said he would do a movie, and send profits to vet organizations. He finally agreed. But accepted no money, himself! War is terrible, but sometimes necessary. Germany would have ruled all of Europe north Africa, and Japan had ruled with a death grip, from half of India, all of Asia, and the Pacific islands, with murderous brutal rule. And God has a special heart for soldiers. He said, wherever soldiers go, their feet carry the gospel. We broke Japan's hold on all those countries including China, and even in Korea and Vietnam, they are much better off now, prosperous, advanced, God fearing, than they were, before we got there. Japan was intensely brutal over all countries, specially China and the Philippines. And we freed them. And Japan, became a moral and technical powerhouse, and economically. Thomas Jefferson once said, the tree of liberty must sometimes be watered with the blood of heroes and tyrants. He was right.

[@KevinLowe-j5v]

Fun fact: Desmond Doss saved around almost twice as many men than they'd shown on Hacksaw Ridge( more like something over 100,ok l embellished), but because of Desmond's request ( to not sensationalize it) the numbers were listed lower in the movie,than he in reality did save) also because, no one would believe it) WOWWWW🥲🥲

[@FrenchieQc]

I think it kinda went like this. People were saying he saved 150. Desmond was being modest and said, "maybe 20.." So they agreed to settle for 75.