Commentary On The Movie Glory

Glory is the story of Civil War Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who leads the war's first all-black volunteer regiment the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry into battles and discovers along the way he has to confront the moral question of racial prejudice inside and outside of his regimen. Colonel Shaw was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Massachusetts “Fighting” Fifty-fourth, which was a position he has been thrown into and felt that he may not be fit for the job. At first Shaw was a little cowardly, during the battle, bomb fragments almost hit him and he passed out. He later seems guilty and not very motivated, but with the help of his friend Forbes and some time, Shaw turns himself into the leader that his men need. At the end Colonel Shaw’s courage shows when he volunteers to be the leading regiment in the assault on Fort Wagner and then during battle he forges on when the battle seems to a lost cause.

It is at this point that then Captain Shaw meets abolitionist Fredrick Douglass. Captain Shaw is then offered a promotion to Colonel as well as his first regimental command. To his credit Colonel Shaw accepts the command of the first all-black regiment in the Union Army. The film spends a lot of time on the strained relationships between the white officers and black soldiers, between the black soldiers themselves, and between the black soldiers and other white soldiers. The film is focused on the point of view of Colonel Shaw and a diverse group of 4 black soldiers; Trip, Rawlins, Searles, and Sharts. As the film begins we see Colonel Shaw take command of the 54th Massachusetts and begin to prepare them for war. It appears that the Colonel knows, at least in the beginning, that his soldiers may not see actual battle. In general the prejudices of the higher ranking officers, more specifically Colonel Shaw’s commanding

Glory has educational value because it stays true to real events and character character interactions. Zwick does choose to exaggerate the influence of characters in the regiment to draw emotion, but his exaggeration does not take away from the historical accuracy as a whole. Glory should not be taken as complete truth, but as long as the audience is aware of the changes, there is no harm done. The film is a good representation of the black soldiers who can often times by over looked, so there is educational value in the awareness it brings to their

As stated, upon formation the 54th came under heavy and constant scrutiny from not only civilians and southerners, but also there own brothers in arms. White soldiers were not happy about the circumstances. They now had to rely on Negroes to fight either with them or fight ahead of them, as seen

It was a good decision to show this film this semester since it strengthened the point of the racism present in the country, even in the north. The film gave a wonderful introduction into the black soldier’s perspectives, focused on Thomas, Trip, Rawlins, and Jupiter. This film is a good transition into the reconstruction portion of the course. Overall, it is definitely a movie to use next semester. In the film, the soldiers of the 54th mention on multiple occasions that it was their time to “ante up and kick in” to the war. This poker phrase meant that, with the creation of the first African American regiment, it was their time to make their contribution to the war. By sacrificing themselves, the African American soldiers demonstrate that they are willing to bring their cards to the table and make the sacrifice for their country.

Eventually, the treatment of African Americans that Harper so vehemently is against in her poem and Whitehead writes about in his novel sends the United States into a Civil War. Eleven southern states formed the Confederate States of America in which they fought a devastating four year war against the United States. The Civil War drastically changed the treatment of African Americans. The movie Glory is evidence of this. Glory is a civil war movie about the first African American regiment in the United States military. Their commander-Colonel Robert Gould Shaw- is white. The movie details the triumphs and hardships of the regiment, who at first seem to have trouble with one another and their commander, but grow to form a bond of camaraderie. The movie shows just how much hope the African American men have for their country because while they were in the army they were given no good reasons to feel as if they were Americans. They were mistreated by the white regiments and subject to worse conditions. The white men don't’ believe their capabilities, so they do not fight. Eventually their commander tells army officials , “ There's character. There's strength of heart. You should have seen us in action two days ago. We were a sight to see!” (Zwick). This leads the military to ask the regiment to lead a charge on Fort Wagner, a charge they know to be a death sentence. The most touching part of this scene is that these men are not one bit afraid to die for their country. Their

The Union military and naval effort to capture Charleston failed in 1863, So did the assault on Fort Wagner led by the 54th which most of them died in the attack. On may 1863 the 54 completed their training and marched through boston to embark for the front. The 54th was not the first black regiment organized or the first to see combat. The War Department quietly allowed the Union commanders occupy portions of the lower Mississippi valley and other places to begin organizing black regiments in the fall of 1862. Four of the regiments fought in battle with the vicksburg campaign during May and June 1863, but these events had received a little publicity in the Northern press. The White officers of the 54th represented of New Charges gland society like shaw were the combat veterans of white regiments during the first two years of the war. Glory does not go into detail about the impact the battle of Fort Wagner had on the Northern like it does not mention the draft

For my history assignment, I viewed the movie, Sergeant York. Sergeant York is a film about the life of Alvin York. Alvin York is one of the most decorated American soldiers of the World War 1 (Birdwell, M., Dr. (n.d.). It was released on July 2, 1941. This film was directed by Howard Hawks starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Joan Leslie. This film has been nominated for many awards and has been ranked 57th out of 100 for the most inspirational American movies (Sergeant York, n.d.). This movie is a great portrayal of Alvin York.

The film, Glory is shown in the point of view of Colonel Shaw, a white officer in the Civil War and his enlistment of black soldiers in the 54th colored regiment. This film shows accurate historical facts of several memorable battles the 54th coloured regiment had fought on for the Union army. In the film, one of the most favorable characters would be Sergeant Major Rawlins. Rawlins was at first, one of the enlistment soldiers during the first few months of his enlistment. Rawlins seems to be one of the most admirable characters due to his cool and calming nature rather than the other rambunctious, rebellious natures of other soldiers such as a black soldier named Trip.

The film has many characters that actually made a difference in history. Four major characters were Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, Pvt. Trip, Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins and Cpl. Thomas Searles. Colonel Shaw served as the Commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He also serves as great leader to his troops. Pvt. Trip was a soldier of the 54th Regiment. Seen to other soldiers as a smart mouth trouble maker because of his background. Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins started as a grave digger for wars then moved up to a non-commissioned officer. After volunteering for the 54th regiment he was promoted by Major Cabot Forbes. He had to

The only thing that I can say wasn’t accurate from a historical perspective was the story of Benjamin and his sons. I don’t believe there was actually a man named Benjamin in the Revolutionary War that carried the reputation of being the “ghost” of the rebellion. I also don’t believe that he found his true love and was married during the Revolutionary War. I also don’t think there was any type of persistent conflict between him and the British leader Tavington historically. Other than the personal life and stories of Benjamin in the movie, I believe there is nothing else incorrectly depicted in the movie from a historical

I thought the movie was very accurate with the facts that I already know about the civil war. On the other hand, I thought the movie was kind of on the boring side for most of it. I am not really a fan of historical movies to begin with. I wish is showed more of what happens in wars rather than the preparation of the troops. I had no idea who Robert Shaw was until I saw this movie. The movie also showed me the fighting strategies used during the Civil War. Originally I thought the fighting tactics were more similar to the Revolutionary War until I saw this film. It made me see the suffering the slaves had to through to get to this point. The movies also made it very clear that the black men really were not fighting for the North, but for themselves

Glory does a great job of capturing many of the feelings towards the black soldiers during the Civil War. The film is based off of the writings of Robert Gould Shaw, from letters he sent to his friends and family members. Most of the events in the movie are depicted very closely to how they actually happened. Director Edward Zwick tried to keep the movie as historically

The movie called “Glory” is a historical military based story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. In the movie “Glory” we see the struggle of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who is the main character of this movie, and the supporting cast, being his regiment of African Americans recruited to become soldiers during the Civil War. “Glory”, however, Is not just a movie. It is based off of real life events in history during our Civil War, where the African Americans took their first step towards gaining respect, and freedom from oppression.

In the light of, the director makes good points through the whole movie about what they went through. I like this movie because it gives me more information of the people who were involved or who were there during that time. Like, Ann Lee Coper (Oprah Winfrey), Martin Luther King (David Oyelowo), and the rest of the people who help fight for African Americans to be able to vote. The movie also shows the difficult and the happy time they went through. Even the problems with their family. No matter what’s going on, they were still focus and full invested in having freedom. What I learned from this movie was that they did not let all the obstacles of what they went through mess up their main goal because of that I am able to take those lesson for my