This scene would make for a great action, adventure movie. However, if the battles of the Book of Mormon were accurately displayed in a film, no Mormon could go and see it because it would have to be rated "R" for violence. Neverthless, Ammon's bravery and strength have been admired by generations of Book of Mormon lovers. There are few more dramatic stories in all of the scriptures. Indeed, this is the "David and Goliath" story of the Book of Mormon.
F. Burton Howard
"When I was young, the thing that impressed me most about Ammon was that he bravely defended the flocks of King Lamoni and cut off the arms of renegade Lamanites who tried to scatter those flocks. That was the kind of story that personified what I thought a missionary or great religious leader should be. But the fact that people perform brave acts or achieve victory in battle does not impress me now as much as it did before. There are more far-reaching lessons to be learned. Ammon remains one of my heroes, even though I see him with different eyes. Today, I see heroism as being something different from bravery. It is that quality which makes one courageous when it matters. It is doing what one must do when temptation, or discouragement, or illness, or personal inconvenience suggest otherwise. It is always predicated on faith." (Heroes From the Book of Mormon, p. 121)