Glory, the epic account of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first all-black regiments in the Civil War, contains numerous historical inaccuracies. Some of them are minor. For instance, the regiment's climactic assault against Battery Wagner, the Confederate stronghold guarding Charleston harbor, actually took place from south to north, rather than north to south as depicted in the movie.
Robert Gould Shaw, played in the movie by Matthew Broderick, lead the first all-black regiments. In the movie, the 54th, portrayed as made up largely of runaway slaves like John Rawlins and Private Trip. In reality, the all-black regiments were free slaves. I believe the blacks wanted to fight in the war, in fact, I believe they thought they were fighting in the war. In the movie, a reporter from Harper's Monthly says to Shaw, "will they fight? A million readers want to know." To which Shaw replies, "a million and one," illustrating the fact that in 1863, even elite New England abolitionist had their doubts about the manliness of blacks.
All of the actors were impressive and really good. However, only one actually grabbed my attention and made me believe. Denzel Washington plays the role as Private Trip and in my opinion, he was great.
Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington's characters were strong. The director did a good job on the cast. I think some of the actors like Morgan Freeman should've got more screen time since he was supposed to be one of the main characters. But anywho, my favorite scene was when all of the 54th came together around the fire and talked about the things they were thankful for.
From the movie, I learned that Glory expresses the ideas of the North Union and how they were willing to place blacks into combat in order to ensure victory. Obviously the director didn't add everything in the movie that occurred in reality, but he did put extra parts in to make the movie more interesting. The movie shows the struggle in which the commander officers of the black regiments had persuading the government to let their soldiers fight.
Teens would find this film historical and educational, which is a good thing. However, older people would like the film and look at it as entertainment. I think my grandparents would love this film. The MPAA rating of the film is R, PG. The film to me is good.
RATING SYSTEM: B+
From the movie, I learned that Glory expresses the ideas of the North Union and how they were willing to place blacks into combat in order to ensure victory. Obviously the director didn't add everything in the movie that occurred in reality, but he did put extra parts in to make the movie more interesting. The movie shows the struggle in which the commander officers of the black regiments had persuading the government to let their soldiers fight.
Teens would find this film historical and educational, which is a good thing. However, older people would like the film and look at it as entertainment. I think my grandparents would love this film. The MPAA rating of the film is R, PG. The film to me is good.
RATING SYSTEM: B+
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