This movie was very accurate in the way that the 54th Regiment was established during the Civil War. The soul and heart of each individual helps portray the idea of how life was like in this regiment especially for blacks. As the 54th Regiment was the first all black regiment in the North to be established in the Union, blacks weren't exactly treated correctly like normal men. But Shaw was able to get the trust of his men to be able to push them to war. This was greatly portrayed in the movie as Shaw, went to many commanding officers to get what his solider needed for battle or to get into battle. The death of Shaw, was recorded in history to have had three shots in the chest, and the 'funeral' of Shaw being thrown next to his fallen soldiers.Now ignoring all of the facts, this was quite enjoyable and should be used for confusion/understanding of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.

Glory is a powerful film about the 54th Massachusetts Regiment who fought bravely for the Union during the Civil War. Raw emotions are shown in the film through the wonderful acting of Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington and at times it is easy for the viewer to lost him/herself in events of the film. It is truly a unique film in this sense. This film however, is not 100% historically accurate as it portrays the black men as fugitive slaves when in reality they were primarily free black men. Nonetheless, the patriotism, bravery and glory displayed by the Regiment in this film something, that in my eyes, have made it one of the best movies I have ever seen.

I haven't seen very many Civil War movies, but this is definitely the best. I am not generally interested in such topics, but this movie really kept my attention and was very enjoyable. There are many memorable scenes and it was great to see what soldier would have had to experience back then.

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.