I don’t think I have seen a better movie.
This one will keep your attention and you will lose focus a few times as the screen seems to get blurry.
This is better than “Saving Private Ryan”. This story understates the truth of what really happened. It shows the protagonist going straight to Okinawa but in reality he did similar life saving work in two other battles before then.
There is a statement at the courts marshal that sums up the heroism of the era.
This is a movie that should be mandatory for every graduating high school senior to see before graduating. War is Hell. War is death and destruction, it should not happen without much contemplation about the death our soldiers will be sent to.
Looking forward to seeing it. Didn’t care much for Gibson as a leading man type but he caught my attention with Braveheart and The Patriot. Still can’t watch those without the screen getting blurry. The Passion of the Christ breaks me down in the good way when watching. I’ve only seen Apocolyto once, a son-in-law rented it for me and it also brought out a passionate response for freedom. Mel Gibson obviuosly has a deep love and understanding of liberty despite getting in deep water as I recall with vulgar anti semitic comments while drunk driving. He’s also shown a love of history in those film choices that I admire.