Commentary On The Movie Glory

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

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.

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

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 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

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.

The movie Glory was a wonderful depiction of the group of men involved in the 54th Massachusetts colored regiment. The men of the 54th regiment were part of the first black regiment to serve in the U.S. military and were all volunteers. Lead by twenty-three year old Robert Gould Shaw these men were held a high amount of pride, enthusiasm, and bravery as they willingly fought against all of the racial harshness of the U.S. military system. The men of the 54th regiment put up with stereotypes and unacceptable training conditions - while being consistently being challenged to actually stay in the military and not desert. Glory depicts all of the issues that surrounded the 54th regiments black solders and white captions with amazing

This proclamation was to free slaves in states part of rebellion against the United States. The men learned that this meant that in reference to the emancipation the confederacy issued an order that all black soldiers will be returned to slavery, and that all black soldiers found in Union uniform will be killed. When Shaw read the emancipation to the soldiers, and was told they had a choice to stay or leave; Shaw expected the next morning that all of them will have left, but instead they all stayed. I believed they stayed to not only put an end to slavery but to prove their patriotism and courage on the grounds at war would help improve their position in American society. Which represents the movie title “Glory” they were individuals who gloried in their fight to freedom; with Shaw leading them along the way, he inspired them to fight the battle that would bring them admiration and

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

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 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

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.

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

This movie did an excellent job portraying the time era in which the Civil War was taken place and depicts the emotions and pressures of war. The movie helped me to visual that time period in a better sense and to see the perspective of African American soldiers fighting in the Civil War. The movie showed a lot more in depth and personal feelings of the black soldiers during that time period. The movie portrayed what the black soldiers had to deal with as soldiers of the Union and it helped me to visual what I learned about the black regiments during the civil war. The film even showed the soldiers having to do manual labor and lute the southern towns and cities. It also showed how even though the black soldiers were on the same side as the white soldiers of the Union, the black soldiers were still treated as unequal and faced prejudice daily by the other white soldiers. It also showed the strong belief of many of the white Union soldiers that they fought for emancipation and the freedom of the

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