Glory

I absolutely loved the movie Glory. I felt the whole story line was enthralling. To create an army of all African American soldiers was unthinkable to most at the time of the Civil War. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw actually having the courage to implement one was inspiring. He risked his life and his personal reputation because he believed in the Union. Matthew Broderick played a great Colonel Shaw as he accurately portrayed his character as very serious and determined. The only part of the movie that I did not care for was the ending. It was very upsetting to work myself up thinking that the 54th Massachusetts Regimen would be successful in taking Fort Wagner. When most of the soldiers ended up dying I was taken aback and sad.

I think people are willing to die for their country because they feel it is honorable and courageous to be able to protect and defend their nation and the ideals in which it stands for. I felt that the 54th Massachusetts regimen and Shaw were all heroes. The regimen and Shaw stood up for their country and what they believed what was right for it, thus making them heroes. They even died for their cause.

The significance of the story in Glory was that people of the time the movie was set in felt that African Americans were inferior and incapable. The 54th Massachusetts regimen proved everyone wrong as it was extremely disciplined and determined. All of the African Americans in the regimen risked their lives for America, and it eventually brought justice to African Americans.