Although Glory Movie Historical Accuracy

The outcomes of war can sometimes be positive and sometimes negative. In My brother Sam is Dead the authors, James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, are trying to tell you that war can be good like Patriots fighting for our freedom. Since WWII had already passed we get the advantage of knowing that the patriots won and gained freedom. However at the time people didn’t know if their sacrifices will be actually worth it. War shouldn't be considered a mandatory action even if we may win because there’s still the lives being taken because of it, children killed by men with guns in their hands.

Movies and Hollywood have captivated our ideas of history whether it being movies such as 300 or my current topic Glory. Movies have profound impact on our historical perception and even though these movies try to stay accurate they still present major inaccuracy. Now in this paper I will be reviewing and detailing the historical validity of the 1989 Civil War blockbuster Glory, the movie is centered on the Massachusetts 54th regiment that was predominately made up of African American free men and their commander Robert Gould Shaw, who was the son of a prominent Abolitionist family in Boston. Shaw was originally was apart of the 7th New York who had aided in the defense of Washington and later join and rise up the ranks in the 2nd Massachusetts.

Glory is a film that primarily focuses on the African Americans in the Civil War. The movie Glory was published December 15, 1989.1 The film Glory was directed by Edward Zwick. The main cast members were Denzel Washington, Mathew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher, and Donovan Leith Jr. Glory was inspired by actual historical events. The Regiment Infantry was actually one of the first African- American units in the United States during the Civil War. This infantry was led by Robert Gould Shaw.

Personal Film Response Name: Curtis J Lee # 113 Film Title: Glory Essential Vision The overall essential vision of the film was how men fought through all the tensions and difficulties presented to them through life, slavery, and war. The 1989 Oscar Winning film glory is about the injustice of the antebellum south, and those who were fighting for freedom. Glory shows how even though the 54th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry Regiment was fighting, they were still treated less than white people and not much better than slaves. Supporting Film References

The filmmakers purpose for “Prince Among Slaves” was to show how slaves were taken away their identities, how poorly they were treated, and to eliminate stereotypes like African Americans not being civilized, educated and religious. In my opinion the film does what exactly was intending to do, because it explains that hard parts Abdul Rahman went through. Also, it said that Abdul Rahman was an intelligent Muslim man, which meant that many African civilizations were more advanced than other colonies at the time, which eliminates the stereotypes. The filmmakers Purpose for “Glory” was to inform the people of a large part of American history good and bad.

When Hollywood is formulating a way to adapt history into a film, its accuracies and inaccuracies must be considered. The film Glory tells the heroic tale of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, starting with its formation and concluding with the assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina. However, Hollywood romanticizes history in order to influence the viewer’s perception of historical events. The scholarship that has been read in class and the film Glory show the continued prejudice against African American soldiers, prevalence and significance of death and burial, and the immorality that war causes. The film contains many narrated letters from Captain Robert Gould Shaw to his family to inform them of the progress of the war.

Its countless moving and unforgettable scenes that capture the Civil war spirt makes Glory one of the most loved war movies. Glory tells the story of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. This was the first military unit made up of black troops organized in the North by the Union government (“54th Regiment”). Commanded by Colonel Shaw, they led the assault against Fort Wagner on Morris Island (“The 54th”). They suffered heavy losses; almost half of their members were killed, wounded, or captured (“The 54th”).

1.Guilt is one of the worst things accompanied by death. Guilt plays a huge role throughout the novel. In war, men are constantly dying and these men all become best friends with one another. For example, Norman Bowker felt a tremendous amount of quilt towards the death of Kiowa.

Bold. Honest. Hardworking. These are some characteristics of Captain Robert Gould Shaw, leader of the 54th Infantry of Massachusetts. Shaw was born into a lazy family, but it took him some courage to fight his way to being a good, healthy leader.

This thrusts viewers into direct perspective, as director Sims evokes the scale of danger of the battlefield as well as identifying both the hardships and mateships associated within the miner’s subterranean pursuits. The use of humour is seen throughout the duration of the film to enlighten the mood between fellow soldiers, being a typical Australian response to dangerous situations. An example is during the climax of the film, when Woodward and his men are transferred to the heart of the war, ‘Hill 60’. Morris and Fraser start talking about ‘Hill 60’

• 1- What is his ethnicity, and how—according to dialogue in the film—might this influence his attitude towards the African American soldiers? Sgt. Mulcahy is a white man fighting for the Union army. He oversees the training the 54th regiment during the film.

Clint Eastwood’s 2007 war film, Letters From Iwo Jima, showcases the haunting events of World War II’s battle for the island of Iwo Jima. Eastwood’s unique style of storytelling through flashbacks and graphic battle scenes (a style also used in his other works such as American Sniper) combined with the intense, real cinematography, strong characters, and a lingering soundtrack make Letters From Iwo Jima worthy of its best picture nomination. The theme song music from the film is meaningful and powerful and simultaneously tells a story of its own. As soon as the film ended, I decided to learn the theme song on piano- any music I want to learn to play myself is music that I consider to be powerful and memorable.

Glory The movie “Glory” tells the story of the transformation of an oppressed people to proud people. The movie glory tells the history of the 54th Massachusetts infantry. It became the first black regiment to fight in the north in the civil war. Black soldiers, northern freeman, and some escaped slaves made up the Regiment. The leader was General Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists.

The movie, Glory Road directed by James Gartner was released on January 13, 2006 (IMDb staff., 2018). It was rated PG-Parental Guidance Suggested for racial issues including violence, epithets, and mild language (IMDb staff., 2018). This 118 minute sports film depicts the inspiring true story of the underdog Texas Western University basketball team with the first all-African American starting lineup of players, who surprisingly won the 1966 NCAA tournament title on March 19th (IMDb staff, 2018). Unlike college basketball teams of today, in 1966 blacks were not allowed to play college basketball (Integration, 2012). Josh Lucas stars as the future Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins, the passionately dedicated college basketball coach who recruited

In January, 1942, the Soviet Union saw the victory of pushing the Nazi forces out of Moscow and the surrounding areas. A month later a Soviet war documentary was released to the world called, Moscow Strikes Back. It was directed by Leonid Varlamov and Ilja Kopalin and it featured footage from the frontlines of the Soviet troops. The film opens with footage of civilians working to fortify Moscow from the Nazis.