Glory allows people to develop an understanding of the issues of the time. The men of the 54th regiment have dealt with slavery, sacrifice and the fight for freedom and respect. It is exciting to watch the growth of the characters throughout the movie. Two examples of characters that showed significant growth are Shaw and Trip. Robert Shaw begins as a captain in the Battle of Antietam who has trouble handling the outcomes of war. By the end, Shaw has advanced to colonel of the 54th massachusetts infantry who is willing to do anything for his men both in and out of battle. Trip starts off as a bitter runaway slave, who through the help of Robert, Rawlins and others, later learns to open up to his fellow soldiers and be a true leader for all. The strength and courage of the 54th regiment allowed them to overcome previous stereotypes and earn the respect of many. This movie is a great representation of the historical events that formed our nation and I would highly recommend it.

I was a little skeptical in watching this movie due to the fact that it was a history based film and those tend to be a little bland. Glory however moved me and had me fully enthralled. I was haunted at some parts because of the great showing of the brutality in the war. The cast is amazing and every character has you feeling all kinds of emotions. Washington's development through this movie had me almost in tears at times. Overall this movie really makes you think and see what the civil war was. Very good movie.

The portrayal of the civil war soldiers in this movie was emotionally moving. The actors were very good. It seems obvious why this movie and its actors received so many awards. The action scenes were realistic and accurately helps capture the bloody nature of war. The internal turmoil of the characters makes it easy to connect with them.

I enjoyed the focus on the internal conflicts over the regiment, which really made the few battles it showed the unit engaging in all the more important, as it was a struggle for them to even be allowed to fight. The characters were well-done and compelling, with excellent character development especially from Trip, and the actors all did them justice.The racial tension between the commanders and soldiers, and even among the soldiers themselves, was palpable and again made their relative unity at the end of the film all the more important.