watched a war movie last night:

by "gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-)
Published 07/30/2017 at 11:30

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I don’t know how much the story was exaggerated or altered but saving 75 people from the battlefield by yourself while unarmed is completely heroic and totally nuts. Heroically nuts.

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"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
07/30/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 1

far as i know the story is true.. how it happened exactly is probably different from the movie tho.... either way.. was a surprisingly good movie... tho i hated the first half hour

and yeah.. dude was a hero

"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
07/30/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 4

Well, the details might be questionable, but the framework is all correct. He never carried a gun in combat, he did stay behind to tend to the wounded after evac, he was single-handedly responsible for saving 75 men.

However, after re-reading his MoH Citation, if anything the movie downplayed what he did, as he did quite a few more absurd things after the events of hacksaw ridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Doss

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
07/30/2017 at 12:45, STARS: 0

It was directed by Mel Gibson, director of some of the most historically innacurate films ever made.

"Spoon II" (Spoon_II)
07/30/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 1

Yeah, it might seem unbelievable, but that’s not even the craziest war heroics out there. Here’s a few: http://www.cracked.com/article_17019_5-real-life-soldiers-who-make-rambo-look-like-pussy.html

"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
07/30/2017 at 14:38, STARS: 0

I dunno, all those guys went into battle with a gun. Doss went into battle with a roll of gauze.

"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-)
07/30/2017 at 18:03, STARS: 1

The movie has a really slow start - I did wonder at what point this guy was going to see battle.

"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-)
07/30/2017 at 18:17, STARS: 0

I don’t think I’ve seen any of his historical movies, like Braveheart or The Patriot, so I wasn’t aware of that. After doing some googling..... yeah, I see what you mean.

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
07/30/2017 at 18:21, STARS: 0

Braveheart is still a fantastic film. Definitely worth a watch despite the inaccuracies. The Patriot is awful.