Glory Movie Review

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2016)

In the movie Glory, history is brought to life with exciting characters and actors. Matthew Broderick plays the main character of Robert Gould Shaw so amazingly, it's the actors that make the movie so grand. Denzel Washington (Private Trip) really brings out the life of a African American during the era of the civil war. Conflict between blacks and whites is prominent. What makes the movie so appealing is not the action or battle scenes, it is the drama between characters. Internal conflict between Shaw and his own regiment reveals how racist or anti slavery the people are. The scene where Shaw rips his paycheck in protest to his men receiving smaller pay than white men shows his support for the freedom of his men. On the other hand commanding officers treat the 54th regiment as soldiers not worthy of uniforms or weapons. During the movie the bond between Shaw and his men grow to the point where they will die for each other. Glory demonstrates the historical drama between two races fighting for the same cause - their union.