One more, God, just one more.

Rating: 10/10 (6 November 2016)

Just a couple of minor comments that I don't consider spoilers, but you know how it is.
The comment made by my wife as we left the theater today - both of us with shed and unshed tears in our eyes - was simple. "What a story of commitment, and of faith." That's what's been missing in what's coming out of Hollywood for so long.
That's what this boils down to. Desmond Doss made a commitment to God to not shed blood, to not kill, to never use a gun in anger. And when we see his childhood and the other events, you can understand it.
But when the Japanese attacked the U.S., he felt the same surge of patriotism as everyone else. He could have taken a pass, but he didn't feel right in staying home. He says in the movie that two guys from his home were found to be 4F and killed themselves from shame. So he didn't feel right in not going.
This is an extremely violent movie, extremely graphic. That's the reality of war. You get to know people during the basic training sequence, and then watch them die. Horrifically. Yet due to his actions, Desmond saved so many more that would have died otherwise. Anyone who complains that the Vince Vaughn drill sergeant is a ripoff of Full Metal Jacket has apparently never served in the military. That was also reality.
This movie will stick with you. People say it's racist against Japanese. That's ALSO how it was then. People will say it's too violent. That's the reality of war. What they miss is that it's also the journey of a man who made his relationship with God, made a promise to God, and kept that promise. "One more, God, let me get one more." Hands destroyed from rope burns, exhausted, beaten and battered. "One more, God, let me get one more."