GLOOORY

The movie Glory was very interesting to watch. I think it had good detail about how it was to be an African-American soldier then. Pretty much everyone has mentioned about how it's surprising that so many blacks actually joined and volunteered. It's possible that they did it for their good will or maybe so they would have somewhat honor towards them from whites. All might of had different reasons. Life as a soldier was very well characterized. Their conditions weren't so good and their treatment were harsh. It was not too "Hollywood" or perfect. Realistic parts of the movie were like when they showed training, the hospital, some battle scenes, and how Generals treated ones who were lowered ranked. "Hollywood", exaggerated parts were parts where like Trip was getting whipped and didn't show emotion. That part of the movie was both fake & real to me. Fake because it would be obvious that he should show some kind of pain knowing he was getting whipped and real because it was a punishment that was common for a black soldier. Battle scenes were also both real & fake to me. Fake because it was pretty intense how there was so much going on at once, but afterwards it made sense that every minute a person would be getting shot & blown up. And maybe it was interpreted well in the movie. Overall, the movie left me wondering and thinking about why Shaw was so kind to all the soldiers. Or maybe he was just that kind of a guy. (: