Movie: Glory
The movieGlory (though having seen it 4 times) still amazes
me. It is a
very emotional movie. It is about the fact that blacks were
starting to not be
discriminated against. The racism was actually not gone at all,
just muffled
by many people's views.
The 54th regiment was incorporated because people thought
it would only
be fitting that blacks be able to fight for their own freedom.
The problem was
that the blacks were still thought of as inferior individuals.
This is why it
took so long for a black regiment to come into existence. A good
example of
the racism that was still existent in the north is when the 54th
met the white
regiment coming back and were called "nigger"s and were taunted.
Another good
example was that Blacks were not allowed to go to military
academies, and that
is why the regiment was led by white officers.
Colonel Shaw (in the beginning) was still prejudiced
against blacks. He
did not treat them as humans. As time went on, he discarded all
his previous
views, and learned that blacks are no different than us all. He
realized that
the troops wanted to go out and die in the battle-field. He also
realized how
bad the nation's views of blacks were. So he volunteered them
for a battle that
would surely bring them to Glory and honor. He was fully aware
that the battle
would not be a success, but it was a success morally. The people
finally
learned that blacks were people. This movie was not only about
the blacks having
their own regiment, but how they changed the public's views on
them, and showed
them that they were humans.
. Movie: Glory
The movie Glory (though having seen it 4 times) still amazes
me. It is a
very emotional movie. It is about the fact. blacks were. So he volunteered them
for a battle that
would surely bring them to Glory and honor. He was fully aware
that the battle
would not be a success,