Saturday, May 12, 2012
"Glory"
"Glory" seemed to display some accurate aspects in the movie. Although I was surprised that all of the soldiers stayed. Then I realized that they wanted to fight for their country and for freedom. But there were still some parts that seemed unbelievable like how Shaw was taking charge in the front dodging all the cannon shots while someone right next to him was hit. Of course this movie would have some "Hollywood" changes to it since most movies based on history need a little tweak of the past to make it more interesting to make some more money. For example, when Robert Shaw got shoes for the 54th it seemed like he was over doing it and he didn't even get in some trouble for it. Another example is when Trip was being whipped and he stayed completely silent. Later, I learned that the whites were separated from the blacks in the military. Although, in my opinion the whites and blacks should be side by side in war with equality since they are both fighting for the same reason, their country.
I'm not really sure that the African American soldiers back then were really motivated to fight for their love of the country. They were probably more interested in surviving the war and obtaining their dreams of being free from slavery. Also, maybe Trip stayed silent during his whipping because he was used to the pain, and he wanted to prove that he was strong enough to withstand the whites.
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