Sunday, May 13, 2012
Glory
The movie "Glory" was quite an enjoyable way to peer into the perspective of someone who had been in the Civil War. By taking on the point of view of Robert Shaw, we were able to see in more detail how the colored soldiers were treated in comparison to the whites. It was shocking to see that the army initially had no intention of using the colored regiment, and only opted to use them when Shaw intervened. However, the lack of respect and provisions given to the colored soldiers did little to surprise me based on that time period. Some aspects that seemed to be "Hollywood-ified" were the moments when Shaw had to use force to get the shoes for his soldiers, and when he wanted them to be included in the war. Wouldn't he have been punished for taking the actions he did? Regardless, the movie overall seemed accurate.
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Well, Shaw was just trying to help his men get supplies and asking nicely wouldn't work since all he would get is a "sorry I can't do anything about it" in response. The first guy was probably too scared to do anything to get Shaw in trouble and the second guy who let the men go into combat had his own corruptions to worry about since Shaw knew about them and was willingly to rat him out.
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