Civil War Movie Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2011)

I was first a bit skeptical about Glory since I am not a huge Matthew Broderick fan, but the watch changed my perception of him drastically. Here, Matthew delivered one of his greatest and most breathtaking roles with such deep understanding and thorough sincerity that his performance really rocks high. Not only him, both Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman play admirably deeply and convincingly well. The theme of African-American troops in the US Civil War is immensely interesting and Edward Zwick did a real great job. Two hours of a movie fly so fast that you never notice the time. The plot, the camera work, the sound, the soundtrack - all seam together well and very smoothly. The heroism, tragedy and immense triumph of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry is shown so greatly and so truly, that Glory ranks well with such all-time greats as Gettysburg or Gods And Generals. This is a great war movie, with warm look on Black soldiers and their everyday lives, their faith and their heroic deaths in the action. The movie is very highly recommended.