Great embodiment of the Civil War

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2017)

When I was looking for a Civil War movie for my history assignment, I came across "Glory". At first, I thought that the film was just going to be another boring old war movie where the directors try and make the film inviting and realistic. But for me this wasn't the case at all. From the very first opening scene, with all of the gunshots and explosions, I honestly felt like I was standing on the battlefield with all of those soldiers. It just seemed so realistic. The actors who portrayed the individuals during this time and place, just made the film so much more memorable. When most people think about the Civil War, they don't usually think about a bunch of African Americans training and practicing to fight in the war, I'm glad how the film changed just that. I also enjoyed how the film also expressed the other issues of the time like slavery, sacrifice and freedom. As I kept on watching the film, I found myself not only getting drawn into it more, but experiencing every aspect of the war. I also found myself getting attached to a lot of the characters in strange ways, because they all have something so interesting and different about them. Even as the film draws to a close with the Battle at Fort Wagner, you feel like your actually there, its so astonishing. "Glory" is what every war movie strives to be.