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Hacksaw Ridge Thesis

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Hacksaw ridge was an incredible movie. The movie had me jumping out of my seat at some points due to the war scenes which had amazing detail into what war is really like and what happens on the battlefield. Desmond Doss showed true bravery in not bearing arms and walking into a insane battle versus the Japanese in WWII. At the beginning of the movie Doss was a kid and he was very violent compared to him in the future, in fact he hurt his brother by hitting him with a brick in the head in a fight. Doss from there saw a poster of the 10 commandments’ which he saw “Thou shall not kill” and suddenly had a revelation about life and saw the true purpose in life. This is amazing for a kid at a young age to have a revelation. This shows what Doss’s character was like from the start. …show more content…

Howell and Captain Glover treat him like and outcast. His battalion was also angry, which resulted in him being beaten by some of them because he was costing them their days off. So, he gets put on trial and was facing prison time for disobeying orders. Doss showed great resistance and stuck to his word that he had promised himself before and during the trial. His character is tested and shows how much of a pacifist he is and what he is willing to go through for what he believes in Later in the movie he talks to Smitty who is one of the guys in his battalion after a huge gory battle, and says why he never holds a gun. The reason for this was his step father who was a drunk, had a gun one night and was beating on Doss’s mom. Doss then took the gun from him and pointed it at him and just cried and didn’t pull the trigger because of what he had not only promised himself but also God. After all of what he had been through that day Doss still refused to hold a gun remaining true to his convictions, this points out how prideful and far he is willing to go for the grace of

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