the greatest civil war movie ever made

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2016)

"GLORY" is a war film directed by Edward Zwick and stars Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Andre Braugher. it tells the story of the 54th soldier regiment consisting of only black men who sign up in an all white soldier regiment to fight for their freedom. this movie is not only a good war film, it is a great film, period. allow me to elaborate on that:
the performances: Matthew Broderick as Robert Gould Shaw is one of his best performances in a feature film, where in most movies that I have seen him in, he was bland and uninteresting. Denzel Washington as private Trip was a great performance showing how tough he is to the whites but caring and passionate towards the freedom of blacks which gave him a well earned Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Morgan Freeman was excellent in the movie, given that he can do no wrong, it clearly shows here. since this was his major film debut, Andre Braugher was great not only as a soldier fighting for freedom, but as a friend towards his companions and his general.
the story: this is a moving piece of art that not only captures the spirit of freedom from segregation, but the hardships these men had to endure before they could gain the respect that they deserved. it is a tall tale about sacrifice and the goodwill towards men that not only gives this film an action edge, but an emotional one as well, making it a great historical story that remains accurate the source material that it took place in.
The action: it is epic. it not only captures the brutality of war, but the coldness of it and how sad war can end up being. but when the action kicks in, it kicks into full gear giving us some spectacular moments that do kick plenty of butt. with the brilliant acting and the spectacular camera work and sound editing/mixing, it not only gives the film an epic edge but a highly accurate edge as well.
final verdict: I was shown this in my history class and thought nothing of it at first. but as I watched it, I not only realized how engaging, epic, and moving that this film was, but how it also managed to sneak it's way onto my top 10 most favorite films ever.