The story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who despite refusing to bear arms due to religious beliefs, becomes a WW2 medal of honor recipient.

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 2016)

I really liked this movie. So much that I saw it twice! Desmond Doss was a true American hero who was misunderstood and abused at first (because they took his religious beliefs for cowardice), but who eventually became a WW2 hero. In the end, he earned not only the respect of his fellow soldiers, but also the medal of honor. What did he do? He single-handedly saved 75 of his wounded comrades after the orders to retreat were given. Whilst doing all this, he was totally unarmed (by choice), with enemy soldiers on patrol. It was funny because Sargeant Howell said "do not count on pvt. doss to save you on the battlefield because he will be too busy wrestling with his conscience to help" but it was later proved that when the orders came to retreat, he was the only one to come back and save Sgt. Howell and dozens of others. It was awesome when he had gained their respect in the end and Capt. Glover, who had ridiculed Doss so much and tried to kick him out of his unit said he was wrong about doss, and begged him for forgiveness and to join them on a Saturday assault even though he knew it was Doss' Sabbath day because the other soldiers wanted Doss beside them on the battlefield. Doss agreed and went back into battle.
Also, before all of his battle heroics, Desmond doss fell in love with a nurse at a local hospital named Dorothy schutte. Although he was awkward at first, he had the courage to pursue her and they eventually fell in love, and married. She was a major source of strength and support for him throughout the movie. (There is plenty of kissing, but no sex scene thankfully) The end credits said they would remain married for 50 years until she died in 1991, which was really sweet. This cute and heartwarming young romance was a stark contrast between the horrors of war that was yet to come, and I really liked it.
All in all, this movie is really good! it depicts the heroics of a conscientious objector who chose to go into battle as a medic, while completely unarmed. It shows the comradery between soldiers, and even has lighthearted and happy moments back home with his sweetheart. A must see movie. Well worth the price of admission.
PS: i could go on and on with more details, but I think this is enough.