Desmond Doss was not concerned about being popular. What
he did was above and beyond human ability. He called upon
Almighty God for help. I’d read about Desmond; but haven’t
seen the movie. (We haven’t been to a movie in years. Have
rented a few and hope to rent “Hacksaw Ridge” to watch at
home.)
The movie is excellent. But they had to simplify the story to keep it into 2 hours and 20 minutes.
That being said, it was also one of the more excellent war movies that I've seen. The violence and gore, rather than being there for they're own sake, are a necessary part of the story. They frame the entire premise well.
Acting was good. Story was good. Costumes and weaponry were correct (I hate war movies were everyone is swaggering around with a Thompson). Further, I generally judge war movies based on how hot (or cold), wet, tired, dirty, hungry, and generally miserable the characters look. This one, they looked pretty unhappy.
It's also nice to see a movie where every third word didn't start with "F". I'm no prude, but to me, pointlessly overdone cursing in movies gets tiresome. Hacksaw Ridge had it, but it wasn't overt.
About the only complaint that I can come up with is that the movie didn't follow the real life story closely. As the article states, though, it was "Hollywood-ized" because no one would believe the reality that actually happened.