Glory Review

Glory, in my opinion, was a good representation of the hardships African Americans had to face to gain equality in America. It had an emotional and thrilling plot which is what a great movie should have. I am not very interested in the Civil War and the battles that took place, but this movie definitely got me more interested in learning more about what happened during that time. The movie did a very good job at keeping me interested to know what happens next. The main character, Colonel Shaw was the most fascinating to watch develop as a character on the screen because he was already accepting of African Americans to an extent, but became even more accepting and even walked side by side the other soldiers in the last battle of the movie.  The only thing that I didn't like about the movie was how overly dramatic Shaw's death was during the last battle. They made it seem like it was some sort of overly tragic moment in history. There were many people who died during the Civil War and he was one of many who died. In real life his death would have been a thousand times less dramatic. In Hollywood, they make moments like this that can last for hours. 

People are willing to die for their country because they are proud of their country and have a lot of patriotism. They also are willing because they want to bring pride to their families. I consider the men of the 54th to be heroes to an extent because of their bravery, strength, and will to fight. They never give up and continue to want to fight in battle no matter what the consequences. By fighting, thy are helping many others get a chance to live their lives normally. Shaw is just like the 54th men. He has a lot of will power and I consider him to be a hero. 

The significance of the story, specifically the leadership at Fort Wagner is that they showed to other people that African Americans are similar to white people. They have a chance to be treated equally if they were just given the opportunity to be able to do so.