This movie moved me and was only somewhat boring.

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2017)

Glory is definitely a wonderful movie telling the story of a Union military regiment made entirely of black soldiers led by a white colonel. This movie shows how men can progressively form a brotherhood and a strong bond that transcends race. This is a powerful message for anyone willing to sit down for an interesting and thought provoking 2 hours. The character development is amazing and excellently exemplifies the quarrels between white men and black men even in what was supposed to be a progressive action. My only bone to pick with this movie was some of its historical inaccuracy. The Pay Crisis, a big problem during this time, was given one small scene where not much was really even said about the problem. It was instead used to show how Shaw was standing by his men and wanted them to know they were all in this together, which is still a powerful message. It just got me that the problem was belittled to such a small mention. Another small discrepancy in this movie is that it leads one to believe that the 54th regiment fell at the Battle at Fort Wagner. This is untrue as the remaining troops went on to serve for the remainder of the Civil War. Overall, this movie has such powerful themes and really offers insight into how progressive this era was.