NO ONE could have prepared me for *HACKSAW RIDGE*
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Hugo Weaving is a chameleon. He's so good in everything he does. You aren't alone in crying. Just knowing this is a true story, gives it an extra level of gravity.
Yes. This. I was shook when he did the scene about his friend's uniform. His performance was spectacular.
@@dustinwilson4815 Yes, and the scene at the cemetery. The man can yell up a storm or just make the most minor of facial movements and convey so much.
100% agree. It always takes me a while to notice Hugo Weaving and Gary Oldman in any movies they do. Chameleon masters, both of them.
"Get out of my sight." Fuck, I'm done...
@@Kurahaara86 ruined his uniform entirely
The real story is WAY crazier he saved over 150 people but wouldn't take credit for it, he was wounded like 19 freaking times, it's UNREAL that he did all that most of the time while starving since he wouldn't eat the meat based rations... Insane hero, EVERYONE should know who he was.
@@11BscoutNGmore likely they wouldn’t be able to handle it. Dude was built different.
I read that Desmond insisted he saved 50 that particular night. The army said it was 100. So they compromised and reported 75
@@11BscoutNG hell yeah I know the story I almost don't believe it, he was a fucking Superman
Glad to see somebody mentioned this. Certain people's real lives exceed what fiction can handle. Doss was one of them.
He gave up his stretcher to another wounded soldier after crawling 500 yards.
Desmond Doss is one of the most incredible stories I've ever had the pleasure of researching. That man was truly, truly incredible. I'm not a religious man, but reading his story made me reconsider my beliefs because the things that he did were so unbelievable that the only explanation is a higher power.
This is how we won the wars, there were many like him whose stories were never told.
@@Native_Creationwarsare won by tactics
Tho Desmond is a hero
I absolutely adore this film. The explosive war scenes are powerful but the quiet moments hit just as hard.
"I learned how to hate quick. Learned how to judge people quicker, and I got you very wrong." is one of my favorite moments.
Doss & Ryker's unlikely friendship really hits home for me. When I served time in the Army, you come across people (Like Ryker) who at first, seem selfish and coldhearted towards others. But as you face the bad and the ugly together, you learn to put aside your differences and create a special bond with them that you'd never forget. You become enemies to brothers, laughing and lifting each other up through it all. And in the end, that shock you go into when losing them is unlike anything else. I love this movie for many reasons, but this plot point of the movie has to be one of my favorites
Lol as a vet, I would never trust another vet to have my best interest in mind.
@@jesterscupcake that’s fair lol I’m not saying I’d trust every vet/service member, but one of my closest friendships I had while serving started out with us hating each other
@Filoe thats cool. Glad to hear it worked out better for you.
Such an amazing movie, Andrew Garfield is actually an amazing actor 👏 Happy to see you're watching this one 😁
All of these exploits featured in this film are true. The movie director even went so far as to omit much of Desmond Doss' accomplishments in fear that the movie would be unbelievable. Desmond Doss is the only American soldier to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor as a conscientious objector.
He was the first, not only. There have been 3. The other 2 were from the Vietnam War.
@@repeter CPL Thomas W. Bennett and Spec/4 Joseph G. LaPointe. Both were KIA.
@@repeterextreme chads. I wouldn't go in without a weapon. That takes massive ba,l,ls
He’s buried just couple miles from me. I drive by and also have family buried there. Anytime I go visit my grandparents I always take a couple of coins with me to put on his tomb stone.
Medal of honor recipients is a small group of people, but every one of their stories is worth knowing. They are the best of us all, in situations and circumstances that no one should ever have to be in, but they show everything humanity can be in those moments.
World War II is RIFE with these incredible stories. I was just learning about Edmund Roman Orlik, a Polish tank commander who almost single-handedly took out three German Panzers in a single engagement with a tank that was smaller than most modern cars. There's also the crazier stories like Fighting Jack Churchill. And honestly the most cinematic story, imo, was the Battle of Castle Itter. The real actual account reads like the script to some cheesy 1960's WWII action flick; American soldiers team up with German soldiers, and a group of French dignitaries and socialites to defend a castle against an SS assault, it's fucking bonkers.
The regular German army send a tennis player, running fast to bring some Us reinforcements, defending against SS unit, which had an order to kill all the high ranking prisoners.
One of the best is also a German pilot sparing the totally wrecked US bomber and led him over German lines low, so the AA fire was not coming and left it in the middle of the Channel. Both pilots have reunited and there is a picture of two old men fishing in the pond. Can find the story on the YT.
I'm not a huge fan of war movies either but I watched this one when it came out on digital with my dad and although I was still pretty horrified I was also really surprised. This and 1917 (which you should also check out sometime heehee) are 2 that I would never slander
1917 was a great film! It was very immersive and haunting. I kept thinking about it for a whole week after watching. Seriously a phenomenal movie! And the cameos were unexpected, but great, and kind of perfect too. The long take shots (stitched together seamlessly to make the whole thing a big one take) are incredible too.
I feel this film can appeal to a lot of people who don't like war films because of who Doss was. He didn't want to kill anyone in a war that killed 60+ million people. His story is fascinating.
Did you see dunkirk?
One of the things they cut from the movie is that Doss saw someone else in need of his stretcher. He stopped them and waited while they loaded up another soldier and came back for him. His Wiki page is insane, and definitely worth a read.
Which wiki?
Band of brothers is must watch
I sobbed the entire time the war scenes were happening. Just thinking of all the men on both sides whos family lost them and, never had their body returned.
Thank you for reacting to this one Nat. Such a powerful story. Now that you’ve done this one and Saving Private Ryan, I believe, some point in the future, you’d like the HBO miniseries Band Of Brothers, as well as its sequel, The Pacific. Both based on true events. Please, thanks, and enjoy.
or "We were Soldiers"
I am so happy so many people know about Mr. Doss's heroic actions and wonderful character. His life story should be taught in highschools all around the world. Just like so many other great men and women. Universal history should be a mandatory subject everywhere.
Andrew Garfield gives such an amazing performance in this movie, and watching this reaction was so emotional. One of your best Nat 💛
but Hugo Weaving was the masterpiece of acting here
"Sargent York" and "To Hell and Back" are two movies about the true stories of two other highly decorated Medal of Honor winners. Alvin York was a WW1 who was also a conscientious objector. And Audie Murphy was a soldier who got rejected by the Marines and the Navy before being reluctantly accepted by the Army for being "to small". Only to become the most highly decorated soldier in U.S. history.
Interestingly the movie actually toned down a lot of his accomplishments. Even the number 75 was a compromise, Doss was very modest and thought he'd saved no more than about 30 men, but his officers were certain it had been more than 100, so they compromised and said 75. They also didn't include a lot of things he did because Mel Gibson thought the audience wouldn't believe it.
"planting the seeds of emotional investment" is what all filmmakers aspire to.
Desmond Doss was the second Conscientious Objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The first was Alvin York during WWI. The difference between the two is Desmond Doss refused to use a weapon and Alvin York used his skills with a gun to save lives. The movie about Alvin York is Sergeant York. It is not as graphic as newer movies since it was based on WWI and was made in 1941. It also has the background of Alvin and his religious beliefs and the Love story between him and his girl.
I’ll never forget seeing it in the theater. Much love to my Doss family from Virginia
One of my all time favorite war movies simply because Desmond Doss was a true hero. He felt strongly about his convictions of non-violence and being a conscientious objector, but he still felt a need to serve his country and save lives. Truly an inspirational human being who did the impossible simply because he believed it was the right thing to do.
The sheer courage and bravery to charge onto the battlefield without a weapon and to save every life. It's awesome inspiring!
It's also neat to see someone of a minority faith, Seventh Day Adventist, get representation. And Andrew Garfield is just perfect in this movie! He really sells the character and makes it believable.
Yes he actually did this, AND MORE! They actually had to leave a lot of his feats out of this movie because they didnt think audiences would believe it
One of the greatest under looked war movies of all time and one the ultimate stories of valor in American history
With a Movie like this, a story, like this. You really have to remember the saying "The difference between reality and fiction, is fiction has to make sense".
Some of the stories of Heroism you hear, especially coming out of war, the stories that sound like they could be ancient legends and myths....they don't make sense, they talk about people who did things that "can't" be possible...but they are, and that's why we should remember these people because through sheer fucking determination and willpower they did things that we think to be superhuman or even impossible. There's a lesson there if you're willing to look for it.
I am glad you reacted to this movie. I always get emotional about movies like this, and this one really wrecked me. Watching this knowing the actual story had me weeping on and of through the second half of the movie. I had a shop teacher in Jr. High who was in the Army and fought in several battles in the Pacific. He fought on Okinawa but wasn't in Desmond Doss's unit but he told us the story.
This film is one HUGE gut punch, amazing, but so horrific!
Watched this a while ago and it is one of most visceral depictions of war I've even seen. Garfield is incredible and so is Hugo weaving and Vince Vaughan the whole cast is fantastic
"The operations room" channel has great war documentaries, shown as a tactical map, very much like a board game. If you want to learn about battles without any gore, that is the way to go. For example they have a great one on Iwo Jima.
A movie like this is "The Last Full Measure" about the Air Force Para rescueman who got the medal of honor in Vietnam
I was waiting for you to react to this movie! It was a perfect fit for you! ❤
They have an animatic describing the recorded historical records of Dawsons exploits. You should watch it I think it was called “the soldier without a gun” or something similar
The stretches in this movie were that Doss was married before he left, he had also done this type of thing in Guam and the Philippines before Japan.
Desmond dad suffered horribly from PTSD from WW1 and many of those guys were never taken care of and some were even killed in the trenches for being “cowards”. Unfortunately PTSD and survivors guilt makes you hate yourself and when you hate yourself you hate everyone around you.
This is on Okinawa. One of the final battles of the war. There is an amazing museum at this spot.
So doss fought in guam and the philippines where he earned two bronze stars, it was in okinawa (This movie) where he got the medal of honor. and he did try to save japanese soldiers as well but none of them made it
The night battle scenes on Okinawa are done beautifully
Seeing this thumbnail made me happy and sad for Natalie at the same time.
Radioland Murders would be an INCREDIBLE reaction!
I was looking for a different video but saw that you posted this and now I'm delaying my original purpose because I've been WAITING for this one omg
My dad was a marine on Okinawa during WW2 and I wish he had lived long enough to hear his thoughts about the combat scenes in this movie. He was rather quiet about his service during the war but I think I could have had a conversation with him. On a different topic, this has been my favorite Vince Vaughn movie. Vince showed he can be a real actor playing drama and not just a whiny egocentric jerk like most of his earlier stuff.
Natalie, this is my first video with you and you are adorable. I will be back to see more.
Best thing about this film is they had to dial down the actual events as the filmmakers thought that audiences wouldn't believe it. Doss was a true superhero
Didn't cry the whole movie but when the old man started talking I lost it
23:38
"I can't hear you"
"Medic,Help me" "Help me"
To this day I am a complete mess once this line comes up. God speaking to him through the soldiers. And he answers the call. Just his level of selflessness and service he displays moves me so deeply that I just ended up weaping through this section as well as "please God let me get one more".
Full on modern day miracle in action. Beautiful man, beautiful scene.
I always cry always it hits me a lot like beautifully movie
Help me get one more😢.
God Bless that man. He truly was a Hero.
They have medics who aren't doctors. There's two types. One is where your primary job is being a medic--that's what Desmond was. But then there's also what they call battlefield medics. They actually put me in that training. You go through a two-day training and learn how to set broken bones, run an IV, apply tourniquets, assess / treat heat injuries (like heat stroke, etc.) plus a handful of other stuff. You don't have to be a doctor. The whole point is to try to keep someone alive until they can get proper medical care. Hope that helps.
One way to know just how impressive Doss truly was, Andrew Garfield obviously had to carry people around on his shoulders for the scenes. Garfield is significantly larger than Doss, and a part of the actual story that was cut from the film was that the military didn't particularly give a damn if you were vegetarian or not, so Doss was fairly malnourished at that point in the war, as he only got partial meals due to abstaining from eating the meat portions. When talking about how difficult it was to move men around like that, Garfield said he was exhausted after 3 or 4 in a row, and he would have been well-fed and in excellent physical condition throughout the film.
Desmond Doss's story is one of the few stories that make me genuinely think that "a miracle" was involved, and I've been an atheist my entire adult life.
Playing Chumbawamba - “ I get knocked down, but I get up again. You are never gunna keep me down.” In my head while watching this =D
Yep, this movie is important to see, just to know a person like this existed
I went through basic with a conscientious objector. From what I understood is that if you even held a weapon you forfeit your status.
"I don't think I could work on a movie like this..."; thousands of men lived through the real thing and they probably hated it as much as you do.
"Did this man actually do this ?..."; according to witnesses he did, and according to some he saved more men than the movie gives him credit for.
In some ways the actual battle was even worse than shown here. For one thing the weather was terrible and some of the casualties on Hacksaw Ridge died from drowning, probably in flooded shellholes. For another unlike other Pacific islands Okinawa had a large civilian population and the Japanese drafted them as "volunteers", and as a result there were a huge number of civilian casualties - well over 100,000 by some estimates.
By the time of Okinawa Doss had already seen combat in Guam and the Philippines and earned some decorations, so his comrades might have thought he was weird but he'd lost the "coward" reputation if he'd ever had it.
Doss's father had earned a Silver Star at Belleau Wood in WWI, so he knew what he was talking about.
Hundreds of thousands.
I'm sure you watched it and just had to cut things for TH-cam, but the comments from Capt. Jack Glover at the end are where I really lost it, after everything else. The hurt in his eyes when he talked about not wanting Doss around him and the sincere joy and gratitude when he talks about Doss saving him.
Seeing the true Greatest Generation so emotionally vulnerable like that gets me every time.
This movie is so raw, I also used to get whipped with a belt every other week, I can relate a lot to desmond doss. Getting hit like that from yur daddy changes you
In real life he got off the stretcher to help another man that was injured worse than he was and continued to help out the injured soldiers, but the people making the movie thought that it was to unreal that the audience wouldnt have believed it. You should look up the story of Vietnam vet Roy Benavidez his story pretty crazy too.
Hugo Weaving deserved an Oscar for his performance. He perfectly portrayed a broken man with PTSD. The film is very close to accurate with some embellishments. Mostly, they couldn't fit in all of the the things he did. Well deserving of the Medal of Honor.
so happy you watched this movie, it is one of my favorites! this movie is so inspiring for me as a Seventh Day Adventist (like Doss) ❤
Thing was there were a few things Mel Gibson didn't put into the movie. One was that there was a Japanese sniper that had Doss in his sights on numerous occasions but for some unexplainable reason every time he took the shot his rifle would jam. Next was the ending scene. While he took the grande to his legs and was being carried out of the battle he saw another man more injured than he was, jumped off the stretcher, put him on it and crawled the remaining 300 meters or so by himself. He was so respected that his entire company after the battle stopped to comb the entirety of hacksaw ridge for his Bible during the fight.
This movie blew me away when I saw it. Mel Gibson directed, and he truly is one of the greats. The fact that Gibson deliberately omitted some of the things that Doss did to make the movie somehow more believable blows my mind. It was only 75 confirmed rescues. It was way more than that. I don't get emotional very often in movies, but this one hit me square in the feels. I loved it so much that I saw it twice in one weekend (thankfully for free at college). It's easily become one of my favorite war films.
Other war movies I would highly recommend (sorry if you've already seen some of these) are The Dirty Dozen (you'd probably like that one because it's actually really fun), Apocalypse Now, Jacob's Ladder (technically not a war film but about vets in the Vietnam War and the things that were done to them, and there are a lot of war scenes), Full Metal Jacket (at least a third of Kubrick's filmography is about war), Dunkirk, Lone Survivor, Jarhead, The Hurt Locker, Grave of the Fireflies, Inglorious Bastards, Dr. Strangelove (a Kubrick war satire), Mine, First Blood (similar to Jacob's Ladder in that it's more about the aftermath and trauma of war, and it's Sylvester Stallone's most iconic leading role not named Rocky Balboa), other Gibson films like Braveheart and We Were Soldiers, Casablanca (not technically about the war, but it is set in Nazi occupied Casablanca during the war), Black Hawk Down, Valkyrie (about the attempted German coup of the Nazi High Command in 1945 starring Tom Cruise), Fury, and Platoon (Willem Dafoe kills it in everything he's in).
You should watch Ayla: The Daughter of War. It's a turkish movie about the korean war, and it's also based on a true story.
Also, they have a marker with his name on it. It’s really cool
You might wanna check "FURY", it's a war movie but damn good
Here is Desmond Doss' actual Medal of Honor citation, it *is* hard to believe, yet here it is...
"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."
This really is one of the best war films ever made, and what's crazy is that the first half of it doesn't even take place on the battlefield, yet it's just as powerful as the rest of the movie
Hacksaw Ridge is arguably the best WW2 movie ever made. Thats largely because its based on a true story and its done so well. I love how Mel had the confidence to show the real Desmond Doss tell his own story before the end credits. That was beautiful. Hacksaw Ridge is nothing like the fictional propaganda film, Saving Private Ryan.
We are ready to cry, incredible movie, Andrew Garfield does an outstanding job.
This movie deserves its place alongside Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down as one of the greatest war movies ever made.
such a good one! when u cry, I cry :-) thanks for the reaction, gurl! x
Mel did the same with William Wallace, gave world recognition of a person, same thing Mel did with Desmond Doss
The difference is Wallace had nothing to do with any of the battles portrayed
The best part is they toned down what doss was able to do, as it was decided the truth was unbelievable
Theres accounts from Japanese's soldiers that saw Doss, They said that when they tried to shoot at him their rifles would jam.
This is a really hard watch. I've seen it before, but I watched it last night with a friend of mine who had never seen it. I still can't see it without tearing up.
Just rewatching this with you made my eyes like a waterfall
He is the only conscientious objector to ever get the Medal of Honor.
By far my favorite war movie, followed by 1917.
I cry too at Hacksaw Ridge, but they are good tears.
Probably watched this movie 20 times and watched every reaction to it but i still tear up every time
The home story has some "Hollywood" in it for our sake to make it an understandable story, but the battle side narrative and visuals re very accurate accept that they actually left allot out because they felt telling the full battlefield story would not have been believable. The true story is indeed insane! Desmond Doss is a LEGEND!
My boyfriend (a veteran Marine) decided to put this on after a day of "based on a true story" movies. And then he did that thing that soldiers do and *promptly* fell asleep 5 minutes in. He woke up 2 hours later to me sobbing and me telling him he wasnt allowed to pick movies anymore if he was going to fall asleep and make me suffer them alone. Took me at least 30 minutes to truly come out of the experience this movie was.
I suggest watching the documentary.. amazing.. ❤
Mix of panic and excitement when I saw this in my feed. Knew this would be a good react.
This is exactly what I needed today
You should watch “Only the brave” it’s a really good movie and it’s also based on a true story
It is the duty of a medic to help all wounded soldiers in a battle, no matter the side. It is also part of what protects the medic, soldiers on the opposite side have a duty not to shoot at a known medic engaged in supplying aid and comfort to the fallen. It is part of the Geneva convention that as non-combatants, in the act of rendering aid, the soldier may wear an insignia to designate that they are protected under Chapter IV, Article 25 of the Geneva Convention. Firing at a medic wearing clear insignia is a war crime. In modern warfare a medic has permission to carry a weapon for self protection or to protect those in their care but they lose the Chapter IV, Article 25 of the Geneva Convention protection if they make use of the weapon. Carrying the weapon generally happens in cases where an opposing side has not been obeying the rules of war, so is at the individual Medics discretion to bare a self protection arm. The self protection weapon is usually a pistol or light carbine Personal Defence Weapon (PDW).
Desmond was the John Wick of medics, his actual valor and achievements actually got watered down for the movie because the prosucers worried most people wouldn't have believed the truth. Hero doesn't cover it.
Congrats on 400k!
Mel Gibson took a long hiatus from Hollywood for good reasons and "Hacksaw Ridge" was his debut from a decade long break from directing. Despite the long break, he still didn't lose a step in how to direct a quality film and "Hacksaw Ridge" is arguably the best film he directed.
Battle for Okinawa was bloodiest battle US had fighting Japanese empire. Estimated 270 thousand people died during the battle, including civilians, US and Japanese soldiers. You could say that this battle decided weather to use nuclear bombs on Japan or not. When USA saw how fanatic Japanese soldiers are they estimated that invading main Japan island would cost around a million US soldiers, this battle costed 12 thousand. So they opted out to use nuclear weapons.
It was actually the kamikaze attacks that made Truman decide to use the bombs. Naval losses were back to what they were in 1942, which was the worst year for the Allies.
If I recall, Desmond did rescue 2, or 3 Japanese at Hacksaw.
You should watch the Documetary about "Doss", "The Conscientious Objector". Very enlightening and even more beautiful, who he really was...
I love this movie. It always make me cry
OMG I LOVE THIS MOVIE... I didn't know you were gonna react to this. This will be great!
this movie actually didnt "do xyz for the movie" he i think brought down like...7-9 japanese soldiers with his own wounded he was malnourished due to the rashins he was wounded multiple times, 3 snipers said that they had desmond in his sights but their gun jamed every single time they fired at him he did a lot and they had to cut out so much because " noones gonna believe that"
Is such a great movie. In spanish the name of this movie is "hasta el ultimo hombre" (Until the last man) I think is better.
Andrew Garfield got his first Oscar nomination for this film..... Hugo Weaving should have gotten one. He did an amazing job portraying a father with PTSD.
Having Mel Gibson as a director was both a blessing and a curse I think. It was a blessing because he is an amazing, detailed director who did a fantastic job with this film. A curse however, because at the time Mel was still not very well liked in Hollywood for his personal issues. I think this film would have gotten a lot more recognition (and probably awards) than it did, if his involvement didn't make some people shy away from it. The fact that it still did win some awards in spite of this, just proves how good the movie is though.
Most "Based on true stories" are exaggerated to make them more entertaining. The full story of Desmond Doss had to be understated in order to be believable.
that man spent 12 hours alone on the ridge and saved 75 people pretty sure a few of em were Japanese as-well that man was a true hero
Still holding out hope that you will tackle 'Band of Brothers' one of these days! It's got its share of tragedy, but it does such an incredible job of showing so many other aspects of WW2 unrelated to the horrors of combat.
18:31. "It’s offal!" Hahaha cuz it literally was.
Doss has far more than plot armor.