Sunday, May 13, 2012
"Glory"
What surprised me was the fact that Shaw actually went through great lengths to help his men get the supplies they need such as shoes and socks. He was even outraged at the fact that his men would only do manual labor. It was true that African-Americans were discriminated against in America, but not to that extent. At the time of the movie, the Emancipation Proclamation was most likely already passed, so the war was about slavery, yet the white soldiers still despised them greatly. I learned that African-Americans during the war still kept to their traditions and sang around the camp fire. Just because they were colored, they received lower pay than a white soldier, and they had the least supplies. I thought they would get to fight, but then they were only going to be used for manual labor. The movie does have a realistic feel to it, but there always seems to be a Hollywood aspect to it. When the 54th Regiment was going to attack the fort, their white comrades cheered them on when just a while ago the two groups were showing obvious racism towards each other.
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It's true that Shaw shows great dedication to his colored regiment. However, it shouldn't have come as such a surprise. He, after all, came from a family of abolitionists. Also, his bestfriend Thomas Searles was not a white man. There was a dialogue when he was getting supplies for his meh, when his men were doing manual labor, and that dialoguye was not just made up. It came from the actual letters that he wrote to his mother & father. And yes, there were some hollywood aspects in the movie. Like what you stated, that part I found very peculiar.
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