This scene is so underrated to me. His father was haunted by his memories of the first world war. He couldn’t go a day without having some kind of nightmare about the people he killed or the friends that he lost. Looking at it alone would make him angry and sad. But for his son he grabbed his uniform. Put it on. Marched down to a man he followed in the war to get a letter and marched to his sons hearing and forced his way in to help his son do what he believed he needed to do. That act alone took more courage than anything I can think of and it was put into action perfectly by the actor. This movie is one of my favorites.
The WW2 generation were the sons of the WW1 soldiers or then known as Doughboys, American GIs when they were growing up heard stories from their fathers of the glory but also horror of the Great War fighting in the trenches in brutal combat. They also grew up in the despair of the Great Depression and enlisted or drafted when Pearl Harbor was attacked
I came just to say that. The courage that it took for that ‘broken’ character to face his nightmares out of the love and care for his son was a tremendous display. When the person conducting the trial saw him wearing the “Great War uniform” and said it out loud, even he was giving the look and sound of being humbled by its presence. Even though he was no longer military, even that person addressed father Moss as “Sir”. Definitely respected him.
So many are quoting other things, but THIS was very important and is a huge issue today. "Is that truly the way it works, sir? You fight for your country, you lose so much that was dear to you and then you're done with? The uniform is forgotten, you have no voice?" That quote is truth ×1,000,000.
Yeah but he's referring more about the forgotten war aka WW1. There's so many people especially gamers that didn't care about WW1 till Battlefield 1 was announced tbh. It's crazy because in school we'd skip straight to WW2 and I didn't even know tehre was a WW1 considering there's legit a 2 in WW2 lol. It's just forgotten :/
@@jar8808 You missed my point... Obviously he was talking about WWI soldiers because the movie took place during WWII. The issue is that once the government gets their use out of us, we're worthless to them. Our thoughts, our feelings, our medical problems, mental problems, financial problems (Just using these as examples) mean nothing! It is relevant to this current minute. I'd be curious as to what anyone that was involved in the Battle of Kamdesh feels about what is going on right now in Afghanistan.
@@alexsmith6914 No no, I get what you're saying but I was just saying he's referring more to WW1 than today since he doesn't know the future. I do completely understand your view lol
Well in the European theater, medic's never carried a gun because most armies even the Germans believed they were off limits (still happened here and there, the SS). But in the Pacific theater, medic's most of the Japanese didn't care about the whole don't shoot medic's. So that's why in Pacific they carried a gun.
It depends on who you're fighting. In Letters from Iwo Jima/Flags of our Fathers, it's said medics were a priority target for the Japanese. I wouldn't expect modern terrorist groups to respect the Geneva Convention
What the General realizes is that his father, despite having the rank of corporal is wearing a Silver Star, a WWI Victory Medal with campaign bars (meaning he was actively engaged) and what looks like a French Croix du Guerre. In other words, the old man was in some badass shit. That is why he hears him out.
Sometimes I wish I could time travel and see ww1 or ww2 because we have lost so much since then and people dont fight for whats right anymore, and they were very significant historical events and i like the time period. Sometimes i feel like i was born in a period where we will never see that again, a period in which things go backwards before maybe correcting themselves.
Hugo Weaving... His performance as a PTSD loving and violent father is so deep and complex, he is the one who marked me the most in the entire movie (even though the rest of the movie was also really good). You can hate a lot of things he'd done, and a lot of choices he'd made, but you can't... you CAN'T simply hate HIM.
It wasn't him that was violent, it was what he saw that made him violent. Not saying it was easy living with him, being raised by him, staying married to him, but he was not born a violent man. This man, and others like him, are the embodiment of not judging someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. And this is a man who's shoes I'd rather burn than wear.
@@Harmthuria yes and with this act in this scene he put the uniform that gave him all the pain and struggle to support his son with the real love he always had
I ain't ever seen someone so happy to hear the words "you are free to run into the hellfire of battle withouth a single weapon to protect yourself" 💀💀😂
There's a reason America is the only country to have used Nuclear missiles and the country with the biggest military. We're god dam idiots but we don't give a fuck.
@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition Which part of what I said made me sound like a "self-hating American." I think the problem is with your point of view and how you interepted my comment, no one said anything about anything about the world being perfect. The hell are you going on about.
@@FaustV1 Because your statement is the generic "Americans are stupid" phrase. Plus, you go on to state that we have the biggest military in the world and then proceed to say we are idiots. Do you want us to have a small military? Do you want another country to have the biggest military in the world? If that's not a self-hating American then I don't know what is. I'm just sick of people like you always criticising America. Yes, it has its flaws, but it also has a lot of good. It's practically a trend to hate on America these days whether you're an American or foreigner. That's my point you self-hating liberal.
Notice the way the father is reacting when the judge noticed his stars. He looked away, his expression said alot. He does not want to be confronted with this fact, because most, if not all, of the memories of the First World War must have been extremly traumatizing. For him, the stars don't fill him with pride, but with fear and trauma's instead.
World war 1 was terrible, from only what I've read in history books I can say it might be the most traumatic war that any solider from any country could had fought in, so much so that things like the "Christmas truce" happened both sides were really tired of fighting however they were forced to, that along with trench warfare, and chemical weapons, it had to be traumatic. As far as American wars go barring the civil war and revolutionary war "Where non-combat related illness and injury killed a majority." I'd have to say the Korean war was the second most traumatic along with Vietnam. The Korean was was TERRIBLE and is rarely talked about Imagine you are dropped off on the very southern coast of south Korea and you fight all the way to the top, and start celebrating, you just stopped a country from overtaking another country and completely took over the country trying to force them into communism, next thing you know your bad relations with Russia after the end of WW2 and China fearing they are next force you all the way back to what we now know as North Korea and South Korea. It looked like victory, and it turned into a bunch of soldiers coming home and feeling like they failed. Same goes with Vietnam, a bunch of people coming back and feeling as if they failed. Of course this only applies to America WW2 would had been the most devastating for Russia, and Japan, and Germany. I could go on but I think we all get the point, war is terrible.
if i had to place a guess i would bet money on what you said the poor men just want some peace and quiet ... but no next thing you know his two (not one but two sons) goes to war like he did but he knows better than to trust public opinion ... and yet trough sheer love he put on the uniform that he must hâte and goes to defend one of his son on a one sided deal to a military tribunal ... it`s still make me emotional
Hacksaw Ridge was not the first place Corporal Doss distinguished himself in combat. He was awarded two Bronze stars with Valor for actions in Guam and the Philippines. Corporal Desmond Doss, a real Superman, a true Captain America.
@@Absaalookemensch From a storytelling perspective, it's just not as compelling to have him be a hero across multiple campaigns. They wanted to have a direct contrast between his actions in basic training and those on the battlefield. Since Okinawa was the scene of his greatest feats, it was just easier to show him in two settings and not multiple combat settings.
First time I watched this movie, I hated his father so much. But, then, watching it again, I know now that he did not mean to be abusive. This scene shows how much he would gladly fight his trauma for his son, helping to fight what his son believes. This scene proves that he loves his family. He'd been through a hellfire of war, saw his friends died, that's a lot and he didn't know how to deal with it. He only needs help.
People dont seem to realise how powerfull this scene actually is. Christ the father had the most powerfull kind of ptsd. He couldnt even see his own son in a uniform without completely breaking down. Can you imagine how hard it was for this man to put on a uniform again? I can tell it was extremely hard and he did it all for his son to chase his dreams
I fell it was more of a call of duty (heh) than a dream. I think he even says he couldn't stand sitting there wile the others went overseas to fight and die. I even bet that if there had never been a world war two in this universe, he would have never had the call of responsibility to join the army.
Functionally for the time and place it would have largely destroyed his life and livelihood to say nothing of his spirit...and the spirit of that family.
4:09 LOL at the subtitles: "That's a great war uniform." No, he's not complimenting his sense of style. It's a Great War uniform, i.e. a World War I uniform. Capitalization makes a difference.
"While everybody else is taking life, I'm going to be saving it" with the world so set on tearing itself apart it doesn't seem like such a bad thing to me to want to put a little bit back together! damn those words!
A father who's stared at the ugly face of war and knows all it's demons yet is still willing to fight to allow his son to go to battle unarmed. That kind of unwavering commitment towards supporting his childs choices despite what he probably knows will happen is the kind of love that runs deeper than anyone could ever truly understand.
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Vets of the world wars are treated like royalty because frankly they are they went and survived quite literally the closest thing to hell on earth and survived
My grandmother, father's mother, was born in France on June 6th, 1926. She lived in Nazi occupied France for a few years, and celebrated her 18th birthday on the actual D-Day. Happy birthday grandma, the allies are coming. Her father fought in WWI, but not WWII. She passed away last December from covid complications.
I'm not a religious man, but that movie was inspiring. I love the part where he says: "With the world set on tearing itself apart, It doesn't seem like a bad thing to want to put a little bit of it back together." I'm going to sign up in the Army as a Conscientious Objector! :D
I was also an Army medic from 1973-1976. Never saw combat, but we were part of alerts and war game through those years.. We weren't ask to carry a weapon, and had no reason to. I salute PFC Doss. He is the epitome of an Army medic and has the right to be called a hero!
This is the scene that made me want to watch Hacksaw Ridge, and I'm glad I did. The main character has a beautiful personality and Garfield played him well.
Say what you will of The Amazing Spider-Man movies, but you cannot deny the fact that Andrew Garfield is a REALLY great actor and he did a phenomenal performance in this movie!!!
"With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it don’t seem like such a bad thing to me to wanna put a little bit of it back together." Love this quote only because it applies to many things today.
It put me to tears seeing a abusive father actually risk everything to save his son. With all the bad things he gave done. The smallest deed will mean so much.
I feel like, even if I was ordered to not let people in, If I met an older soldier, who metaled in wars before me, and he was in court trying to see his son, I'd let him in.
Such an excellent movie depicting a real true hero “Desmond Doss”. He was truly Gods soldier. He saved so many people without using a weapon. RIP Desmond Doss. 🙏🏻
He truly stood up for his Faith in God, and just when things looked completely hopeless for young Private Desmond Doss, things worked out in, quite possibly, the most unusual way!
Where he lies should be the most hallowed of ground,a sacred place for a hero who was unlike any other. A film impossible to ever forget or to ever watch without tears and trembling hands.
Y'know this film is having its own league coz it have Amazing Spidey, Toruk Maktu, Vince Vaughn, Red Skull, the girl from sorcerers apprentice all in it and others I can't possibly name names including that enemy turned to bestfriend of his at the end is a great actor too. Gotta admit, the uniqueness of each character wrapped the whole film amazingly. Especially Sam & Vince. They acted their roles on a subtle and firm demeanor, almost feel like they are becoming the antagonist. If it weren't for the supporting roles, Andrew couldn't pulled it off. Hugo was also amazing! Hope to see these same actors in future films. They are so good together!
The Father's medals are the Silver Star, WW 1 Victory Medal with Lys clasp, and the Croix de Guerre. He's also wearing Infantry collar insignia. I think the judge is also wearing the ribbon for the WW 1 Victory Medal-- that's probably why he heard the old man out.
"With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it wouldn't seem such a bad thing to me to want to put a bit of it back together." This line is a testimony of Cpl Doss's character. When everyone was eager to serve and fight and kill the enemy,he wanted to relieve the pain and agony of the men who were fighting, with no less danger or patriotism, but with a rock solid sense of humanity and resilient faith in god. This is true sense of being religious.
The part that brings tears to my eyes is the reflection that I know, were I faced with this same situation, no matter how much she disagreed with me, my own wife would be there with me every step of the way.
Mr. Doss was probably one of the bravest heroes this planet had given. Going to war without any weapons is a thing, but following his principles and spiritual values through it, is incredible. Respect and amen.
It was an amazing account of a genuine hero's efforts to serve his nation when so many were openly berating his efforts to serve in a manner not exactly as they were going to do. All service rendered in the uniform of America's Armed Forces is honorable and the US Constitution states such clearly, it's a great lesson for many that "all" honorable service rendered for the freedom and safety of others is noble. CMSGT, K.L. Hutcheson, USAF/USN, Ret. 1970-2004
I have read all these comments. I personally like this scene. This does look like a good movie. I am a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, Soldier, and medic. I will say I do not agree with Mr. Desmond Doss in his belief of not killing but neither do I scorn him for his belief. One of the commenters below is right, or rather half right. Wars are not won by men like Doss but neither are they lost. Killing and violence are not in and of themselves wrong. It's the reason for committing them that makes it wrong or right. Victory could not have been achieved if all our soldiers shared Doss's beliefs. Although his philosophy is flawed, I understand if killing is something he can't bring himself to do and honestly can't really scorn him for his decision not to. He chose to serve even when he could have simply, as was stated in the scene, taken a referendum and stayed out of the conflict. I find Doss's decision as honorable and brave and he has earned my utmost respect. For the commenters below and the ones that come after. You can disagree without being unnecessarily disrespectful.
Chu Chulainn but you need to understand that many soldiers didn't want to kill, but they did because it was there duty. For doss to do what he did basically implies that he thinks he's above this war. But he's not.
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TheTyler701 I'm afraid I diasagree. If that were so he wouldn't have tried to stay. He believes he can do his duty to country without violating what he believes to be wrong spiritually. Having a different view on what is moral doesn't necessarily mean disloyalty to your fellow man. Like I said, his viewpoint is flawed but for him it isn't.
Chu Chulainn but that's my point. The very fact he let his own spiritual morals guide his decisions is what's wrong to me. He has to let it to to do what's right by his country and fellow men. Of course he saved guys and it's better for him to be there than to not be there, but him choosing to not partake in the war and just "save people" goes to show he values the Bible more than USA. That's just my opinion
Cool scene, but, if you think about it, how incompetent was Doss's lawyer in letting let the case go all the way to trial without moving to dismiss in light of the statute referenced? He just didn't know about it? Terrible.
Well.. first I'd read a book to see what really happened. All movies are fictionalized. Even "true stories" because a movie is 2 hours long and events in real life are random. Here's a good place to start. www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hacksaw-ridge/ It's clear this movie was *heavily* fictionalized, events were shuffled around, and this scene never happened. However, the generals name appears correct. Did Desmond's father contact his own former commanding officer to help prevent Desmond from being court-martialed? "No. In the movie, Desmond's father, Tom Doss (Hugo Weaving), contacts his former commanding officer who writes a letter that stops Desmond from being court-martialed (a scenario that never happened in real life). According to the true story, when Desmond was denied leave for refusing to touch a gun, his father contacted the chairman of the church's War Service Commission in Washington, Carlyle B. Haynes. The chairman made a call to the regimental commander, Colonel Stephen S. Hamilton, asking if it was necessary for him to come investigate the situation with Desmond Doss. The colonel told him no and that they would straighten things out. Desmond still had to wait for his furlough, but as a result of his father's actions, he was given a 3-day pass to go home and see his brother Harold before he returned to the Navy to go overseas."
He properly did, was secretly told not to bring it up to his client. So the US army could get rid of him. After all it was a world war, so no one with care.
This is probably one of the greatest war films ever made. What makes it great is the fact when you get to this part, you realize the actual futility of war, because of the damage it makes on all who fight in one and those who survive to live with physical or mental injuries. Looking at it from that angle, it was also a great anti-war film.
I know. It's just slightly ironic that an extremely patriotic scene about an American hero was acted out by 90% non-Americans. As an American, I just found it funny. That's not to say I found it unconvincing or anything, if I wasn't a movie buff, I would have been none the wiser above where the actors hail from.
@@bigred22685 well you should be proud of the fact that those non Americans are willing to play the character which got nothing to do with their own history. I know, for these actors it's probably all about money, but it's rather difficult to portray the characters with whom they probably got bad history in real life. Ask Till Swieger,he was offered to play a Nazi officer in the movie Inglorious Basterds, but his personal loathing against Nazi told him to resist the offer, not until the producers told him his character was to kill the Nazi.
@@threestepssideways1202 To be fair in Band Of Brothers the series followed basically the same story as the British in the war. This is odd because the British never fought alongside the US in the Pacific in any serious capacity
The thing is that by running into this trouble from his officers and the Army machine, Doss inadvertently was put through officer training, in terms of being placed under unreasonable pressure to see if he would continue to function and lead. They were trying to break his will and get rid of him, and they just made him more determined and thick-skinned against fear.
Daniel Brajtman Wouldn’t the dna change cause whatever his name is changed from elf to human, with the plus side of long life, a completely different species at that point, the second reason I don’t like that theory is cause it means Aragorns and Arwens relationship is incestuous in nature.
Liberals don't hate the constitution, they just don't want to blindly follow a document written almost exclusively for white land-owning well-to-do members of society. You are allowed to look critically at the Constitution and love it at the same time. I'd argue that means you might love it even more. The Constitution was James Madison's way of expressing what he thought our country needed and deserved, and his original document is a testament to his brilliance but even he stated it wasn't supposed to be the end-all-be-all.
@J I'm a liberal, I love the ideas of the constitution, I just think its unrealistic that some exact wordings do not fit in our society. People get so caught up in the gritty details that they forget about the ideals it was forged on.
@@spirit9871 they are right because Congress upholds the highest laws and tbh the American government well the shadow government works in secrecy under the nose of congress
can we just take a moment to appreciate private desmond doss was an actual soldier who didnt fire a bullet during his service and he somehow survived one of the most vicious wars and lived till 2006. now if that isnt one of the best war stories idk what is.
Somehow I believe the father never had the problem of picking up a weapon and use it. In fact his entrance along with his stance are epic - he looked ready to pulverize the whole court room if they would have dared to wrong his son.
When his father says is that truly how this works you fight for your country you lose so much that was dear to you and then you're done with ? The uniform forgotten you have no voice. Hits home as a veteran and seeing my friends become a number or how I'm treated at the VA it hurts.
Only just watched this movie today after coming across this clip in my recommendations and holy shit it was good. One of the best films I’ve seen in a long time - and definitely up the with the best War films of recent years. Thanks for this upload - I fear I would have missed out on this masterpiece otherwise ✌️
Whats really F....D up was that his unit officers as well as his commanding officers new about this regulation/ constitutionally protect military law and still attempted to cover it up in order to court martial this poor young soldier.
During a war when young men are being drafted and a mandate to win, everyone needs to be armed to have the maximum amount of lethality. War times change things, not really hard to understand. Doesn't mean it's good or right, just why it happens.
People get real forgetful when they mean to bury you. One of the soldiers under my care was subject to a very evil underhanded attempt by his NCOs to bully them out of the Army, after he got hurt. Why? Because they simply didn't like him. I gave him advice and argued on his behalf. They then tried to bully me for a short time, by threatening to complain to my PA and sending "NCOs"/"Yes Men" to come in and try to threaten and demand to see my patients medical papers. I was very well respected among my peers and everyone (the Joes/junior enlisted as well as my fellow medics) knew I had a great working relationship with my PA(s) and Battalion Sergeant Major. As a result, my word would always trump theirs and, even if they tried to take it up to the Company Commander, a Major (and later, LTC) will always beat a Captain. It still kinda freaks me out to think that, had they got their way, they would stripped him of as much as they could and destroyed more than just his marriage before giving him the boot.
@@donovanb9020 I can relate. I too had a POS CO and NCOIC when I was in the Army. There were things I could have done better and even have a congressional investigation happen with more than a dozen soldiers--including NCO's and 1 CPT--were on my side. This was on active duty. I rejoined the US Army Reserves 7 months after my ETS and another unit tried to do me rotten as well, but this time, I was wiser. After a congressional investigation in my favor, the OIC was retired and the NCOIC removed and demoted, and the Unit Administrator was exonerated (he was an E6 at the time) by one little paragraph on an addendum by me. That UA retired as a CW3 btw, year later. It may have cost me any promotions or awards, but it was damned worth it getting even.
For the people that doesn't know, bellou wood was the ww1 battle that make the us marines famous, after that battle, a french general said: the most deadliest weapon in the World is a marine carring his rifle
Mel I loved this movie! And book! I believe in Angels and miracles and I believe Desmond was a pure heart and soul. Thank you for making his valor known to the world. Judy Sherry
Dammit, now I have to watch it for the 5th time. There's so much pride and honor. This new generation is not only not willing to fight for this country, they are fighting to bring it down with it's own weapons.
Just imagine if this took place during The Great War General-- that's an Civil War Unform An Yankee---Yes it's An Blue One because If it's was an Grey one I would been the one being court-martial
One of the bravest men if not "the Bravest" to have lived on this planet!!My humble respect to Corporal Desmond Thomas Doss Sir for being such a brave man.
I don't remember the exact words but when Thomas Doss says something like "at least that's what I thought I was fighting for, if it wasn't for that I don't know why the hell I was over there."
Nah man they were fighting the Mexicans. I've seen that under the news, they are still fighting them to this day, that is why mexico is such a shit hole country.
The second that letter from Brig. General Musgrove is read about conscientious objection being protected by Congress, everyone in the room knew the matter was settled. From the colonel's face, he was humbled by the letter directly from Washington.
This scene is so underrated to me.
His father was haunted by his memories of the first world war. He couldn’t go a day without having some kind of nightmare about the people he killed or the friends that he lost. Looking at it alone would make him angry and sad.
But for his son he grabbed his uniform. Put it on. Marched down to a man he followed in the war to get a letter and marched to his sons hearing and forced his way in to help his son do what he believed he needed to do.
That act alone took more courage than anything I can think of and it was put into action perfectly by the actor.
This movie is one of my favorites.
Silver Nightshade my great grandfather fought in Belleau Wood and wore the uniform as well. Brave man
Especially since he hated the idea of his son doing what he did. He argued with him not to go, at least he did in the movie.
Hugo Weaving was absolutely outstanding in this movie.
The WW2 generation were the sons of the WW1 soldiers or then known as Doughboys, American GIs when they were growing up heard stories from their fathers of the glory but also horror of the Great War fighting in the trenches in brutal combat. They also grew up in the despair of the Great Depression and enlisted or drafted when Pearl Harbor was attacked
I came just to say that. The courage that it took for that ‘broken’ character to face his nightmares out of the love and care for his son was a tremendous display. When the person conducting the trial saw him wearing the “Great War uniform” and said it out loud, even he was giving the look and sound of being humbled by its presence. Even though he was no longer military, even that person addressed father Moss as “Sir”. Definitely respected him.
So many are quoting other things, but THIS was very important and is a huge issue today.
"Is that truly the way it works, sir? You fight for your country, you lose so much that was dear to you and then you're done with? The uniform is forgotten, you have no voice?"
That quote is truth ×1,000,000.
Alex Smith Church, it hurts alot.
Yeah but he's referring more about the forgotten war aka WW1.
There's so many people especially gamers that didn't care about WW1 till Battlefield 1 was announced tbh.
It's crazy because in school we'd skip straight to WW2 and I didn't even know tehre was a WW1 considering there's legit a 2 in WW2 lol.
It's just forgotten :/
@@jar8808 You missed my point... Obviously he was talking about WWI soldiers because the movie took place during WWII.
The issue is that once the government gets their use out of us, we're worthless to them. Our thoughts, our feelings, our medical problems, mental problems, financial problems (Just using these as examples) mean nothing! It is relevant to this current minute.
I'd be curious as to what anyone that was involved in the Battle of Kamdesh feels about what is going on right now in Afghanistan.
@@alexsmith6914 No no, I get what you're saying but I was just saying he's referring more to WW1 than today since he doesn't know the future.
I do completely understand your view lol
@@jar8808 ww1 is definitely not forgotten mate there are more ww1 memorials in France and Britain than ww2s
Being a army medic from 2011 to 2014 I can't imagine running into combat with no weapon.....bravery doesn't describe this man's faith and conviction.
Faith, conviction and stupidity. Realistically, if you face an enemy, its either you or him. Going in without a guy is as good as suicide.
Well in the European theater, medic's never carried a gun because most armies even the Germans believed they were off limits (still happened here and there, the SS). But in the Pacific theater, medic's most of the Japanese didn't care about the whole don't shoot medic's. So that's why in Pacific they carried a gun.
The thing about freedom is that people are free to be dumb
It depends on who you're fighting. In Letters from Iwo Jima/Flags of our Fathers, it's said medics were a priority target for the Japanese.
I wouldn't expect modern terrorist groups to respect the Geneva Convention
@MySonNarkoman yea sure i give him that. But with slightly less luck he would run into someone who'd just shoot him because he couldn't shoot first.
What the General realizes is that his father, despite having the rank of corporal is wearing a Silver Star, a WWI Victory Medal with campaign bars (meaning he was actively engaged) and what looks like a French Croix du Guerre. In other words, the old man was in some badass shit. That is why he hears him out.
Sometimes I wish I could time travel and see ww1 or ww2 because we have lost so much since then and people dont fight for whats right anymore, and they were very significant historical events and i like the time period. Sometimes i feel like i was born in a period where we will never see that again, a period in which things go backwards before maybe correcting themselves.
The General was wise enough to understand honor and dignity even above code.
As a noble Spanish navy officer once yelled: "the only thing above discipline is HONOR"
Thanks for explaining the Medals and campaign bars ! Now I understand clearly
Hugo Weaving... His performance as a PTSD loving and violent father is so deep and complex, he is the one who marked me the most in the entire movie (even though the rest of the movie was also really good). You can hate a lot of things he'd done, and a lot of choices he'd made, but you can't... you CAN'T simply hate HIM.
It wasn't him that was violent, it was what he saw that made him violent. Not saying it was easy living with him, being raised by him, staying married to him, but he was not born a violent man. This man, and others like him, are the embodiment of not judging someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. And this is a man who's shoes I'd rather burn than wear.
@@Harmthuria yes and with this act in this scene he put the uniform that gave him all the pain and struggle to support his son with the real love he always had
Very few men are guilty, but none are innocent.
I ain't ever seen someone so happy to hear the words "you are free to run into the hellfire of battle withouth a single weapon to protect yourself" 💀💀😂
There's a reason America is the only country to have used Nuclear missiles and the country with the biggest military. We're god dam idiots but we don't give a fuck.
@@FaustV1 Another self-hating American. Tell me, why else is the rest of the world perfect? I'm apparently missing out on something.
@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition Which part of what I said made me sound like a "self-hating American." I think the problem is with your point of view and how you interepted my comment, no one said anything about anything about the world being perfect. The hell are you going on about.
@@FaustV1 Because your statement is the generic "Americans are stupid" phrase. Plus, you go on to state that we have the biggest military in the world and then proceed to say we are idiots. Do you want us to have a small military? Do you want another country to have the biggest military in the world? If that's not a self-hating American then I don't know what is. I'm just sick of people like you always criticising America. Yes, it has its flaws, but it also has a lot of good. It's practically a trend to hate on America these days whether you're an American or foreigner. That's my point you self-hating liberal.
@@FaustV1 Dude, chill
Notice the way the father is reacting when the judge noticed his stars. He looked away, his expression said alot. He does not want to be confronted with this fact, because most, if not all, of the memories of the First World War must have been extremly traumatizing. For him, the stars don't fill him with pride, but with fear and trauma's instead.
Honestly, that's some deep shit to think about of what you said...Truth.
I hear Clint Eastwood saying " it's the things we did that we were not ordered to do."
World War One shell shock is some real shit
World war 1 was terrible, from only what I've read in history books I can say it might be the most traumatic war that any solider from any country could had fought in, so much so that things like the "Christmas truce" happened both sides were really tired of fighting however they were forced to, that along with trench warfare, and chemical weapons, it had to be traumatic. As far as American wars go barring the civil war and revolutionary war "Where non-combat related illness and injury killed a majority." I'd have to say the Korean war was the second most traumatic along with Vietnam. The Korean was was TERRIBLE and is rarely talked about Imagine you are dropped off on the very southern coast of south Korea and you fight all the way to the top, and start celebrating, you just stopped a country from overtaking another country and completely took over the country trying to force them into communism, next thing you know your bad relations with Russia after the end of WW2 and China fearing they are next force you all the way back to what we now know as North Korea and South Korea.
It looked like victory, and it turned into a bunch of soldiers coming home and feeling like they failed.
Same goes with Vietnam, a bunch of people coming back and feeling as if they failed.
Of course this only applies to America WW2 would had been the most devastating for Russia, and Japan, and Germany. I could go on but I think we all get the point, war is terrible.
if i had to place a guess i would bet money on what you said the poor men just want some peace and quiet ... but no next thing you know his two (not one but two sons) goes to war like he did but he knows better than to trust public opinion ... and yet trough sheer love he put on the uniform that he must hâte and goes to defend one of his son on a one sided deal to a military tribunal ... it`s still make me emotional
Hacksaw Ridge was not the first place Corporal Doss distinguished himself in combat.
He was awarded two Bronze stars with Valor for actions in Guam and the Philippines.
Corporal Desmond Doss, a real Superman, a true Captain America.
Its the most recognized acts that he had performed in combat, which is what the movie wanted to focus on
@@KaramTNC However it speaks of this being his first combat action.
Not to mention that does him a disservice.
@@Absaalookemensch
From a storytelling perspective, it's just not as compelling to have him be a hero across multiple campaigns. They wanted to have a direct contrast between his actions
in basic training and those on the battlefield. Since Okinawa was the scene of his greatest feats, it was just easier to show him in two settings and not multiple combat settings.
@@TheLAGopher And even if you read his story in full, a lot of it is unbelievable still.
@@wolfen26 He's like a pacifist Audi Murphy, basically.
First time I watched this movie, I hated his father so much. But, then, watching it again, I know now that he did not mean to be abusive. This scene shows how much he would gladly fight his trauma for his son, helping to fight what his son believes. This scene proves that he loves his family. He'd been through a hellfire of war, saw his friends died, that's a lot and he didn't know how to deal with it. He only needs help.
Men who return from war are changed.
I think thats what they were trying to say.
War never Changes but People Always Changes
0:40 The most accurate Officer's return salute ever depicted in film.
we used to call it the half-left
after serving 5 years in the navy, I too was shocked to see this half assed return salute so accurately depicted for once
I’ve gotten “yeah yeah you’re good” with no eye contact or hand before
Can some body explain to me is this normal for higher ranks to do that to lower ranks or something? I never served, but am curious
Mr. Devor Not everyone can or will serve in the army, it doesn’t mean they’re guilty of a hell-deserving injustice
People dont seem to realise how powerfull this scene actually is. Christ the father had the most powerfull kind of ptsd. He couldnt even see his own son in a uniform without completely breaking down. Can you imagine how hard it was for this man to put on a uniform again? I can tell it was extremely hard and he did it all for his son to chase his dreams
I fell it was more of a call of duty (heh) than a dream. I think he even says he couldn't stand sitting there wile the others went overseas to fight and die. I even bet that if there had never been a world war two in this universe, he would have never had the call of responsibility to join the army.
And then to fight for his son to be sent to war too; something he probably wouldn't even like, but he knows it's important to his son.
Zach Kabia if Desmond was prosecuted? He would be sent to jail for disobeying his commanding officer and be dishonorably discharged.
Functionally for the time and place it would have largely destroyed his life and livelihood to say nothing of his spirit...and the spirit of that family.
Being a combat medic wasn't his dream. A war happened and his life changed.
4:09 LOL at the subtitles: "That's a great war uniform." No, he's not complimenting his sense of style. It's a Great War uniform, i.e. a World War I uniform. Capitalization makes a difference.
Yeah that threw me off until I read your comment
You are right. I didn't even noticed that. Good job!
Complimenting*
Spelling makes a difference too.
LOL, thanks. Good catch.
Steven Williams when you refer to the wars you use roman numerals as well.
Having the twice decorated, great war veteran father enter the courtroom probably gave them all pause.
Loved this.
Was the only reason he got to be a medic if his farther had not turned up the have jailed him
You're right that is what an fantastic father would say !
the letter saved him. written by someone very high up
What is the extra kick? As in Lt. Gen. has more actual rank power than Brig. Gen.?
@@richardbradshaw7067 No the constitution saved him, who wrote it really does not matter although it may have delayed the process.
Y’all ever get to the point when you’re so bored you start watching movie clips?
Me this exact moment getting idea for movies I need to watch
Um what I'm doing right now
Everyday unfortunately
Only random movie clips of movies I’ll never watch can dull the unending boredom of life
Yah. Sometimes I just end up watching clips of movies that I've never seen nor heard of before.
No wonder I'm not rich. Look at how much time I waste.
"private doss waves his morality at us like it's some kind of badge of honor."
Yes, it is.
And given what the real Doss did....you're damn right.
yea i thought that line was kind of weird... It is and should be your badge of honour.
@@esotericgrave3129 Nobody has moral high ground in a foxhole
@@scottlindsay4677 If they live they do
@Scott M Sykes lol WTF
it's crazy cool how his dad put on his uniform and went to save his son
Chubby_T 0511 Still a good movie
Chubby_T 0511 So what ? It is a movie , not a documentary
It did happen.
Chubby_T 0511 I don’t think he claimed it as a documentary
After all there problems he recognized his sons willingness to step up and serve as he did before him respect is what happened
"While everybody else is taking life, I'm going to be saving it" with the world so set on tearing itself apart it doesn't seem like such a bad thing to me to want to put a little bit back together! damn those words!
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That's true, people did kill themselves after being declared 4f. Different time.
Almost a direct quote from one of the soldiers in Band of Brothers.
@@ZosoZeppelin13 what, the movie?
jbot91 what does 4f mean
@@user-rx9mq7he1y It's a classification for unfit to serve, medical issues or similar
@@user-rx9mq7he1y unfit
A father who's stared at the ugly face of war and knows all it's demons yet is still willing to fight to allow his son to go to battle unarmed. That kind of unwavering commitment towards supporting his childs choices despite what he probably knows will happen is the kind of love that runs deeper than anyone could ever truly understand.
A terrific movie of how much courage it takes to stand up for one's convictions, and how much people can misunderstand that courage.
When Red Skull kills Peter Parker’s parents, then saves him and reveals he was his real father the whole time.
Travis Mitchell I don’t get the comment
Jamil Domingo
In the comics,
Peter Parker’s parents were double agents who worked for Red Skull, but were really working for Shield, so Red Skull orders their assassination.
@@nigeriachin6993 uh... r/woooosh?
Caldwell Pope I know your gonna r/woooosh but what was the joke
@@nigeriachin6993 Well fuck me then.
My grandfather still had his WWI uniform in the 80s. He went back to France, and they treated him like a god.
Really? How so?
Vets of the world wars are treated like royalty because frankly they are they went and survived quite literally the closest thing to hell on earth and survived
Amazing! I’m 47 years old, I remember seeing my 80 year old grandfather as a kid he was showing his medal of World War I, a brave British veteran
My grandmother, father's mother, was born in France on June 6th, 1926. She lived in Nazi occupied France for a few years, and celebrated her 18th birthday on the actual D-Day. Happy birthday grandma, the allies are coming. Her father fought in WWI, but not WWII. She passed away last December from covid complications.
@@Harmthuria RIP Grandma, what a life she lived ❤️
I'm not a religious man, but that movie was inspiring. I love the part where he says: "With the world set on tearing itself apart, It doesn't seem like a bad thing to want to put a little bit of it back together."
I'm going to sign up in the Army as a Conscientious Objector! :D
I was also an Army medic from 1973-1976. Never saw combat, but we were part of alerts and war game through those years.. We weren't ask to carry a weapon, and had no reason to. I salute PFC Doss. He is the epitome of an Army medic and has the right to be called a hero!
This is the scene that made me want to watch Hacksaw Ridge, and I'm glad I did.
The main character has a beautiful personality and Garfield played him well.
War scenes were slightly dissapointing to me, couldve been a lot more realistic..
Andrew Garfield was perfect for this role
Agreed.
Dilapidated Banana they should've added the little mustache doss had.
Agreed
i thing either Toby maguire or Tom holland would be better, oh... wait wrong movie
Say what you will of The Amazing Spider-Man movies, but you cannot deny the fact that Andrew Garfield is a REALLY great actor and he did a phenomenal performance in this movie!!!
Hugo Weaving does not get nearly enough credit. The man is an outstanding actor, one of the absolute best working today.
Mel gibson doesn't get enough credit for directing it
He is inevitable
He is outstanding and unique.
"With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it don’t seem like such a bad thing to me to wanna put a little bit of it back together."
Love this quote only because it applies to many things today.
It put me to tears seeing a abusive father actually risk everything to save his son. With all the bad things he gave done. The smallest deed will mean so much.
I feel like, even if I was ordered to not let people in, If I met an older soldier, who metaled in wars before me, and he was in court trying to see his son, I'd let him in.
Sure you would. Especially with that thrasher pfp lmaoo
Mustard gas didn't stop that man. Those two guards knew they weren't gonna have much of a chance either.
His father was sporting the Silver Star, the 3rd highest medal in the US military.
@@Dr.Pepper001 The highest star in the military is having survived whatever war the poor bastard was sent into.
Hugo Weaving is a damn good actor.
Yes. Anyone who disagrees should watch The Interview. Absolutely brilliant performance.
@@thegreatgatsby8180 Well, that escalated quickly.
Cpl. Thomas Doss deserves his own movie too.
Such an excellent movie depicting a real true hero “Desmond Doss”. He was truly Gods soldier. He saved so many people without using a weapon. RIP Desmond Doss. 🙏🏻
He truly stood up for his Faith in God, and just when things looked completely hopeless for young Private Desmond Doss, things worked out in, quite possibly, the most unusual way!
Desmond's defense guy was one of the villains in Upgrade. Amazing how he can shift from being a pen-pusher type to someone genuinely intimidating.
Where he lies should be the most hallowed of ground,a sacred place for a hero who was unlike any other. A film impossible to ever forget or to ever watch without tears and trembling hands.
He was truly a brave man. Much respect for him.
What he accomplished was nothing short of a miracle
Protected by God and the guts to complete it.
I salute you sir on this Memorial Day
Damn, Agent Smith got old!
TheOnePistol Its makeup
TheOnePistol Weaving is 55, by the way
Its called living long enough,and hes no spring chicken either..lol
TheOnePistol Grandpa Smith
+TheOnePistol Or an Elrond quite past his prime?
"To live under the United States Constitution is the greatest political privilege ever afforded to the human race."
-Calvin Coolidge
Judge: Let me have the letter
Red skull: Not a scratch, judge. Not a scratch
Judge: let me have the letter
Red skull: not today general! *whips out laser pistol and atomises everyone in the room*
Y'know this film is having its own league coz it have Amazing Spidey, Toruk Maktu, Vince Vaughn, Red Skull, the girl from sorcerers apprentice all in it and others I can't possibly name names including that enemy turned to bestfriend of his at the end is a great actor too. Gotta admit, the uniqueness of each character wrapped the whole film amazingly. Especially Sam & Vince. They acted their roles on a subtle and firm demeanor, almost feel like they are becoming the antagonist. If it weren't for the supporting roles, Andrew couldn't pulled it off. Hugo was also amazing!
Hope to see these same actors in future films. They are so good together!
Hello Mr. Anderson
MrOldie..... Hic
you can't scare me with this.
Welcome to Rivendell!....Mr. Anderson.
Did you get my package?
My name is not Anderson. My name is Neo
This movie was great, the story, the shining of a veteran who hasn't been given much light.
Hugo always brings the heat. He chews up a scene like no one else.
The Father's medals are the Silver Star, WW 1 Victory Medal with Lys clasp, and the Croix de Guerre. He's also wearing Infantry collar insignia. I think the judge is also wearing the ribbon for the WW 1 Victory Medal-- that's probably why he heard the old man out.
"With the world so set on tearing itself apart, it wouldn't seem such a bad thing to me to want to put a bit of it back together." This line is a testimony of Cpl Doss's character. When everyone was eager to serve and fight and kill the enemy,he wanted to relieve the pain and agony of the men who were fighting, with no less danger or patriotism, but with a rock solid sense of humanity and resilient faith in god. This is true sense of being religious.
The part that brings tears to my eyes is the reflection that I know, were I faced with this same situation, no matter how much she disagreed with me, my own wife would be there with me every step of the way.
That's your ride or die. Always nice to have one in a spouse or friend or family
You are a blessed man.
Mr. Doss was probably one of the bravest heroes this planet had given. Going to war without any weapons is a thing, but following his principles and spiritual values through it, is incredible. Respect and amen.
Mr. Anderson. We meet again.
Also Red Skull from Captain America.
It was an amazing account of a genuine hero's efforts to serve his nation when so many were openly berating his efforts to serve in a manner not exactly as they were going to do. All service rendered in the uniform of America's Armed Forces is honorable and the US Constitution states such clearly, it's a great lesson for many that "all" honorable service rendered for the freedom and safety of others is noble. CMSGT, K.L. Hutcheson, USAF/USN, Ret. 1970-2004
This was one of the most powerful scenes I’ve ever watched. This was also the best movie I’ve seen.
I have read all these comments. I personally like this scene. This does look like a good movie.
I am a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, Soldier, and medic. I will say I do not agree with Mr. Desmond Doss in his belief of not killing but neither do I scorn him for his belief.
One of the commenters below is right, or rather half right. Wars are not won by men like Doss but neither are they lost. Killing and violence are not in and of themselves wrong. It's the reason for committing them that makes it wrong or right.
Victory could not have been achieved if all our soldiers shared Doss's beliefs.
Although his philosophy is flawed, I understand if killing is something he can't bring himself to do and honestly can't really scorn him for his decision not to.
He chose to serve even when he could have simply, as was stated in the scene, taken a referendum and stayed out of the conflict. I find Doss's decision as honorable and brave and he has earned my utmost respect.
For the commenters below and the ones that come after. You can disagree without being unnecessarily disrespectful.
Chu Chulainn your name is that of a character out of irish lore, that makes me belive that your irish and if so we're are you serving?
Chu Chulainn but you need to understand that many soldiers didn't want to kill, but they did because it was there duty. For doss to do what he did basically implies that he thinks he's above this war. But he's not.
mr sloth
I am actually Korean but have an affinity for Irish music, lore, and history. I also follow a code of chivalry based on Bushido. Hence my name and picture.
I am an intellectual, philoshopher, soldier, and Christian.
I try to fill the youtube comments with positive, logical, and constructive criticism and discussion.
I am firm in my beliefs but am not deaf to others. I don't mind criticizing my own beliefs and neither do I mind being PROVEN wrong. I will research if I'm not sure of something or want more clarity on a subject.
This I believe is necessary for the betterment of mankind and myself.
This is my mission. This is the mission of the Swords of Heavenly Fierce. Of which I am the sole member.
TheTyler701
I'm afraid I diasagree. If that were so he wouldn't have tried to stay. He believes he can do his duty to country without violating what he believes to be wrong spiritually. Having a different view on what is moral doesn't necessarily mean disloyalty to your fellow man.
Like I said, his viewpoint is flawed but for him it isn't.
Chu Chulainn but that's my point. The very fact he let his own spiritual morals guide his decisions is what's wrong to me. He has to let it to to do what's right by his country and fellow men. Of course he saved guys and it's better for him to be there than to not be there, but him choosing to not partake in the war and just "save people" goes to show he values the Bible more than USA. That's just my opinion
"Riding into hell fire without a single weapon to defend yourself"
Damn, that sounds badass.
the grace of God is a strange weapon.....
@@thedeathwobblechannel6539 but a very powerful one.
Cool scene, but, if you think about it, how incompetent was Doss's lawyer in letting let the case go all the way to trial without moving to dismiss in light of the statute referenced? He just didn't know about it? Terrible.
A lawyers job is to do as his client wishes. At first doss wanted to plead out so that's what the lawyer was doing
Changing your plea at the last minute sort of screws your defence.
Well.. first I'd read a book to see what really happened. All movies are fictionalized. Even "true stories" because a movie is 2 hours long and events in real life are random.
Here's a good place to start.
www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hacksaw-ridge/
It's clear this movie was *heavily* fictionalized, events were shuffled around, and this scene never happened. However, the generals name appears correct.
Did Desmond's father contact his own former commanding officer to help prevent Desmond from being court-martialed?
"No. In the movie, Desmond's father, Tom Doss (Hugo Weaving), contacts his former commanding officer who writes a letter that stops Desmond from being court-martialed (a scenario that never happened in real life). According to the true story, when Desmond was denied leave for refusing to touch a gun, his father contacted the chairman of the church's War Service Commission in Washington, Carlyle B. Haynes. The chairman made a call to the regimental commander, Colonel Stephen S. Hamilton, asking if it was necessary for him to come investigate the situation with Desmond Doss. The colonel told him no and that they would straighten things out. Desmond still had to wait for his furlough, but as a result of his father's actions, he was given a 3-day pass to go home and see his brother Harold before he returned to the Navy to go overseas."
That's pretty much what happens when you get a state provided lawyer they get paid all the same win or lose.
He properly did, was secretly told not to bring it up to his client. So the US army could get rid of him. After all it was a world war, so no one with care.
This is probably one of the greatest war films ever made. What makes it great is the fact when you get to this part, you realize the actual futility of war, because of the damage it makes on all who fight in one and those who survive to live with physical or mental injuries. Looking at it from that angle, it was also a great anti-war film.
Usually in movies I fall asleep during parts like these but I really liked this one the whole movie is amazing
MEL gibson is great. Dude makes better films than 90% of hollywood
Clash Of The Horns That's true!
sole reason that got me to buy the movie.trailer looked good but cant use that to judge anymore.
Because they're all so historically accurate
Sir Trollalot is an accurate name
Like they said in South Park, say what you want about Mel Gibson, but the sonofabitch knows story structure!
Well, this is like appearing in Municipal Court under the "code" enforcers. Yeah, but in Municipal Court there's no "sentiment."
Peter parker: Thank you daddy
Red skull: YOU'RE ADOPTED
cringe
“Private Doss, you are free to run into the hellfire of battle without a single weapon to protect yourself” that goes hard man
Desmond Doss a good a Christian a man who proudly served his country
God bless Doss
80% of the actors in this scene are English/Australian.
Because they shot the movie in Australia
I know. It's just slightly ironic that an extremely patriotic scene about an American hero was acted out by 90% non-Americans. As an American, I just found it funny. That's not to say I found it unconvincing or anything, if I wasn't a movie buff, I would have been none the wiser above where the actors hail from.
@@bigred22685 well you should be proud of the fact that those non Americans are willing to play the character which got nothing to do with their own history. I know, for these actors it's probably all about money, but it's rather difficult to portray the characters with whom they probably got bad history in real life. Ask Till Swieger,he was offered to play a Nazi officer in the movie Inglorious Basterds, but his personal loathing against Nazi told him to resist the offer, not until the producers told him his character was to kill the Nazi.
It was the same in band of brothers. Almost 50% of the cast were British.
@@threestepssideways1202 To be fair in Band Of Brothers the series followed basically the same story as the British in the war. This is odd because the British never fought alongside the US in the Pacific in any serious capacity
The thing is that by running into this trouble from his officers and the Army machine, Doss inadvertently was put through officer training, in terms of being placed under unreasonable pressure to see if he would continue to function and lead. They were trying to break his will and get rid of him, and they just made him more determined and thick-skinned against fear.
This was a great movie. Could watch it over and over.
“That’s a Great War uniform!”
Even he was humbled by the sight of the man wearing it.
1:27 sounds exactly like Anakin during Attack of the Clones
Wait if he is Elrond's son, does that mean Spider-Man is Aragorn's brother-in-law?
Skillz Wtf kind of drugs are you on? Elrond has no relation to Aragorn.
Beep Bop Aragorn married Elrond his daughter, Arwen.
Beep Bop read the book.
Elrond's dad is his great great great great great... Uncle
Daniel Brajtman Wouldn’t the dna change cause whatever his name is changed from elf to human, with the plus side of long life, a completely different species at that point, the second reason I don’t like that theory is cause it means Aragorns and Arwens relationship is incestuous in nature.
Spider man and smaug fought thanos together and galadriel killed most of the Asgard population.
You have to love the Constitution. God bless.
@J Heard someone at one such rally say: "It's an irrelevant document right now." Blows my goddamn mind.
Hell yeah brother.
God Bless America.
Liberals don't hate the constitution, they just don't want to blindly follow a document written almost exclusively for white land-owning well-to-do members of society. You are allowed to look critically at the Constitution and love it at the same time. I'd argue that means you might love it even more. The Constitution was James Madison's way of expressing what he thought our country needed and deserved, and his original document is a testament to his brilliance but even he stated it wasn't supposed to be the end-all-be-all.
@J I'm a liberal, I love the ideas of the constitution, I just think its unrealistic that some exact wordings do not fit in our society. People get so caught up in the gritty details that they forget about the ideals it was forged on.
@@spirit9871 they are right because Congress upholds the highest laws and tbh the American government well the shadow government works in secrecy under the nose of congress
This is one of the best films I have ever seen.
Desmond is one of the best men I’ve ever seen I consider him one of the greatest soldiers in WWII
can we just take a moment to appreciate private desmond doss was an actual soldier who didnt fire a bullet during his service and he somehow survived one of the most vicious wars and lived till 2006. now if that isnt one of the best war stories idk what is.
Hugo weaving deserved an Oscar nomination for this!
He played the role of a distressed PTSD ex soilder perfectly in my opinion
You took out the best parts that made this scene.
HUGO
FUCKING
WEAVING
Drexif A Transformer?
"ALL HAIL MEG-hugo weaving."
The way the father walked into the room with that WW1 uniform.
As a Marine this puts a smile on my face!!
That judge has a very smooth voice.
that judge is philip quast, a phenomonal singer
Somehow I believe the father never had the problem of picking up a weapon and use it. In fact his entrance along with his stance are epic - he looked ready to pulverize the whole court room if they would have dared to wrong his son.
Military: Let's punish this man!
Congress: Hold my Beer
God bless the U.S. Constitution.
This movie went to show that the military still violated his religious freedom's despite taking the oath to uphold the Constitution.
Prot07ype god bless the founding fathers
Praedyth God bless hmm
When his father says is that truly how this works you fight for your country you lose so much that was dear to you and then you're done with ? The uniform forgotten you have no voice. Hits home as a veteran and seeing my friends become a number or how I'm treated at the VA it hurts.
Then you get divorced. They take what little you have left
Mr. Court Marshall, I've come to bargain.
And I see you've brought your friend with you.... Mr. Marshall Law.
I died xD
The private was more firm in his decisions than officers when their decisions undermined a higher rank
Don’t need a gun to be one of the biggest badass’s any war has ever seen!
That's great. But turn our flag right side up.
What’s badass about choosing to not protect your friends and brothers?
Parker Hazlebeck if you watched the movie he did more to protect his brothers than shooting any amount of japanese could have.
Sheldon Offenbach why not change that flag and put a nazi flag New World Order New Germany 2025
Only just watched this movie today after coming across this clip in my recommendations and holy shit it was good. One of the best films I’ve seen in a long time - and definitely up the with the best War films of recent years.
Thanks for this upload - I fear I would have missed out on this masterpiece otherwise ✌️
Whats really F....D up was that his unit officers as well as his commanding officers new about this regulation/ constitutionally protect military law and still attempted to cover it up in order to court martial this poor young soldier.
During a war when young men are being drafted and a mandate to win, everyone needs to be armed to have the maximum amount of lethality. War times change things, not really hard to understand. Doesn't mean it's good or right, just why it happens.
People get real forgetful when they mean to bury you.
One of the soldiers under my care was subject to a very evil underhanded attempt by his NCOs to bully them out of the Army, after he got hurt. Why? Because they simply didn't like him.
I gave him advice and argued on his behalf. They then tried to bully me for a short time, by threatening to complain to my PA and sending "NCOs"/"Yes Men" to come in and try to threaten and demand to see my patients medical papers.
I was very well respected among my peers and everyone (the Joes/junior enlisted as well as my fellow medics) knew I had a great working relationship with my PA(s) and Battalion Sergeant Major. As a result, my word would always trump theirs and, even if they tried to take it up to the Company Commander, a Major (and later, LTC) will always beat a Captain.
It still kinda freaks me out to think that, had they got their way, they would stripped him of as much as they could and destroyed more than just his marriage before giving him the boot.
@@donovanb9020 I can relate. I too had a POS CO and NCOIC when I was in the Army. There were things I could have done better and even have a congressional investigation happen with more than a dozen soldiers--including NCO's and 1 CPT--were on my side. This was on active duty. I rejoined the US Army Reserves 7 months after my ETS and another unit tried to do me rotten as well, but this time, I was wiser. After a congressional investigation in my favor, the OIC was retired and the NCOIC removed and demoted, and the Unit Administrator was exonerated (he was an E6 at the time) by one little paragraph on an addendum by me. That UA retired as a CW3 btw, year later. It may have cost me any promotions or awards, but it was damned worth it getting even.
@@godzilladestroyscities1757 It wasn't because he wouldnt' be able to kill people its because he wouldn't be able to defend himself or his patients.
@@Troop3r666 That's a good perspective.
The Brigadier General spoke. Colonel didn’t think of questioning him! How emotional 😭
that's what the constitution is for. There are those who died for it and let no man taint it.
AND THAT is why your Constitution is so important!
Yet the Democrats are trying to annul it
For the people that doesn't know, bellou wood was the ww1 battle that make the us marines famous, after that battle, a french general said: the most deadliest weapon in the World is a marine carring his rifle
Mel I loved this movie! And book! I believe in Angels and miracles and I believe Desmond was a pure heart and soul. Thank you for making his valor known to the world. Judy Sherry
Dammit, now I have to watch it for the 5th time. There's so much pride and honor. This new generation is not only not willing to fight for this country, they are fighting to bring it down with it's own weapons.
Fucking love this movie so much. They way it shows the true emotion that people feel is amazing
Just imagine if this took place during The Great War
General-- that's an Civil War Unform
An Yankee---Yes it's An Blue One because If it's was an Grey one I would been the one being court-martial
The Sky Bandit TheBandit025 *A x3
@Nathan Holstrom and your source, internet scholar?
I call bullshit on your call bullshit comment because it's not bullshit
No, that would have been a Spanish-American War uniform. You know, Teddy Roosevelt and San Juan Hill, Remember the Maine?
Sounds like that would make a great fan film parody.
One of the bravest men if not "the Bravest" to have lived on this planet!!My humble respect to Corporal Desmond Thomas Doss Sir for being such a brave man.
This movie made me cry so many many times.
Thank you to all the heroes, and thankful for a father's unconditional love.
Lord Elrond fought many wars up until WW1
you edited out the best line from the scene.
I don't remember the exact words but when Thomas Doss says something like "at least that's what I thought I was fighting for, if it wasn't for that I don't know why the hell I was over there."
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DrinkwithaMexican they weren't even fighting the Germans at hacksaw ridge fam
They were fighting the Japanese you foolish child lmao
Nah man they were fighting the Mexicans. I've seen that under the news, they are still fighting them to this day, that is why mexico is such a shit hole country.
The second that letter from Brig. General Musgrove is read about conscientious objection being protected by Congress, everyone in the room knew the matter was settled. From the colonel's face, he was humbled by the letter directly from Washington.
Wanted to become a combat medic myself so bad, but i could not... Love this movie.