Wonderful

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2010)

As a recent (2006) immigrant to the US from Australia via South Korea, I found this film extremely educational.
I understand Americans better because of this movie.
The film explained to me that the Civil War was between Americans with different beliefs. It was not a war between leaders of nations or leaders of states. It was a war between people. The people of the southern states wanted to fight.
My wife (an American) and I took our children (aged 11, 10 and 7 at the time) to Gettysburg, PA, and viewed the memorials and burial grounds. My wife bought me the movie DVD after that.
I suppose I've watched this DVD ten times since. Each time I see the advance of the "Reb" infantry across that field and hear "that" music my eyes get wet.
I think the film does a good job at conveying the sense of what the Civil War was about.
It has also made me wonder ... what would North America look like today if General Lee had taken General Longstreet's advice on 2nd July 1983 and moved the Army of Virginia between the Federal Army and Washington DC onto ground of Lee's choosing?
Congratulations to all involved in making the film.