![]() 07/30/2017 at 11:30 • Filed to: MOVIES | ![]() | ![]() |
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.
![]() 07/30/2017 at 11:40 |
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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
![]() 07/30/2017 at 11:43 |
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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
![]() 07/30/2017 at 12:45 |
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It was directed by Mel Gibson, director of some of the most historically innacurate films ever made.
![]() 07/30/2017 at 13:44 |
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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
![]() 07/30/2017 at 14:38 |
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I dunno, all those guys went into battle with a gun. Doss went into battle with a roll of gauze.
![]() 07/30/2017 at 18:03 |
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The movie has a really slow start - I did wonder at what point this guy was going to see battle.
![]() 07/30/2017 at 18:17 |
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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.
![]() 07/30/2017 at 18:21 |
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Braveheart is still a fantastic film. Definitely worth a watch despite the inaccuracies. The Patriot is awful.