Best Civil War Movie

Rating: 9/10 (1 January 2017)

Not many military/war movies are well at messing with your emotions and thoughts. Many war movies shove explosions and battles in your face in every scene. When some one dies it does not seem like a big deal. But in the film Glory they did a great job in making you feel connected and feeling that you are apart of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The movie gives you several main characters with in the Regiment which help you feel like every soldier is very important. Characters like Sgt. Maj John Rawlins Pvt. Trip and Cpl. Thomas Searles give you 3 different views on what a black soldier thought during the war. One view of being a free black man to two different views on what it means to be a black soldier with Rawlins and Trip. The movie also demonstrates the racism with in the Union and it's soldiers. Many thought that a full black Regiment was a joke, that they all were going to be "animals". Even on character called them "Chimps". The north was not entirely on their side this showed that the country still required progress even in the north.
The only complaint I have about the movie is the execution of the battle scenes. In the last battle at fort Wagner when a soldier got hit by an explosion and flew up it looked delayed and kinda fake.
The movie was not about the battle scenes it was about displaying the bravery and dedication of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and that they should be remembered as an essential part of reforming the future of the United States for equality for all.