glory
Glory is the story of the first black regiment to fight in the civil war. Under the name division fifty-four the courageous black troops voluntarily risked their lives for their country. The uneducated men trained hard to led the attack on South Carolina against the confederates at Fort Wagner, but were unsuccessful in there efforts The film portrays the courage and the struggle of the black soldiers, and how no matter how poorly they where treated the kept working harder and harder to gain respect. The troops of regiment fifty four paved the way for all afro Americans. Matt Broderick plays the commander of the fifty fourth regiment Rob Shaw. It his Shaw's job to make sure the army is well prepared to fight. He sets aside the fact that the men are black. He knows people might think poorly of him but he respects the men and is willing to teach them the tactics of war. The men feel comfortable talking to him and they know that he believes in them. He stands up for them when he finds out the troops have small shoes. He proudly leads then into battle. One pivotal scene in the movie is when c
ommander Robert Shaw reads to the troops a letter saying that colored men fighting for the south will be forced into slavery, and all colored men serving under the north will be put to death. Shaw gives the men a choice, he will allow them to dispatch or they could stay, the decision was strictly voluntary. When Shaw woke up for roll call the next day he was surprised by the fact that the majority of the men stayed even under the circumstances. This is when the men receive a new respect from Shaw. Shaw realizes that the men have pride and just want the chance to prove themselves. The historical event depicted in the movie is the civil war. The fact that regiment fifty-four never was able to overtake fort wagner is historically correct. And President Lincoln credited the colored men with helping turn the tide of the war. After the effort of regiment fifty-four congress authorized the raising of black troops throughout the union and over 180,000 men volunteered. This is probably the fifth time I've seen Glory and every time it gets better and better. I give the movie a
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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