Summary Of The Movie Glory

The movie “Glory” tells the story of the transformation from an oppressed people to proud people. The movie glory tells the history of the 54th Massachusetts infantry. It became the first black regiment to fight for the north in the civil war. The regiment was made up of black soldiers, some were northern freeman, and some were escaped slaves. The leader was General Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists. The men of the 54th regiment proved themselves worthy of the freedom for which they were fighting, and the respect of their fellow white soldiers. “Glory is told mainly through the eyes Shaw. At the beginning of the movie, Shaw is fighting in a battle and manages to survive despite heavy union losses. He is horrified by the violence …show more content…
By doing this general Shaw showed them a lesson, because if he is not strict on them they will take advantage and not listen to generals Shaw’s orders and fool around and not be respectful towards each other. Trip in the movie scene has his back exposed revealing his scars, and indicating his lifetime experience. Also to remind us or the the audience watching that slavery was brutal and the brutality towards black people back in the days. Trip eyes general Shaw while being whipped, and as the lashes are laid on his body the director slowly zooms to Trips face to show Trips agony. This whole scene conveys more about slavery, and what blacks had to go through. It became clear that at the time a few whites believed that blacks had to be effective soldiers. General Shaw was intent on proving them wrong by taking the 54th training seriously. The movie Glory reveals that if they were captured the soldiers would risk enslavement, and the officers would risk a death sentence. Yet after the soldiers remained committed to the war and learning how/ when to prepare for the …show more content…
I believe that they were all very brave, and willing to sacrifice their lives to help their family in the south that was still under control of slavery. I also believe that the title “Glory” fits this movie well. The black soldiers were proud of what they had accomplished. They established a renowned sense of the fact that blacks were capable of doing a so-called “Whitman’s job,“ and that they might have even done it with more spite and will than the whites. It also established a sense of glory for the whole nation that two different color skinned men could learn to train and fight together for one common

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