Glory Movie Review

                                                                  Glory Movie Review

            I just watched the movie "Glory," and would like to state my opinion on it. The movie was very realistic and a convincing account for how the war was accurately represented. The actors of the film portrayed the time period and struggles of an African American man very well.
           "Glory," is a movie about the first all black infantry of the US Civil War lead by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Shaw was a 26 year old member of a prominent Boston abolitionist family. He went against laws and regulations about having a colored regiment and made his men one of the most well-trained regiments in the war. At Battery Wagner, Robert and 281 of his men were killed or unaccounted for. Throughout the movie, Colonel Shaw fought against the prejudices of both his Union army and the Confederates.
           In my own personal opinion, all the actors from this particular movie did a really good job of portraying the cruelty and racist attitudes toward the 54th infantry. Morgan Freeman, who played Sgt. Maj. Jon Rawlins, did a remarkably good job at his role. He made me feel the harshness of being one of the only black regiments and understanding their struggles. Jihmi Kennedy, who plays Pvt. Jupiter Sharts, was also nominated for many acting awards for his contribution to this movie. Overall, all of the actors in this movie were Grammy deserving, in my opinion.
         I liked this movie because it was very historically accurate. Most of the scenes were realistic and would not contradict any history site or any historian who would watch this movie, would not be disappointed.
         This movie would receive an 8.5/10 for me. I enjoyed the movie, but I'm not into history movie, but overall it has a good effect on me. "Glory," would get. A thumbs up from me because of the accuracy.
           Elise Adcock is a junior at Sterling High School. She works at Cinemark movie theater in Somerdale and plays volleyball for Sterling and Quandomania. Besides those, she participates in theater outside of school and singing. She works hard in her honors and AP classes in school and maintains a 95 point average. Overall, she is a hardworking student and always participates in school events.