Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

view_and_review African-Americans have fought in every American war since Crispus Attucks was killed in the Revolutionary War and arguably there was no more important war for African-Americans than the Civil War. "Glory", largely based upon the book "Lay this Laurel", is about the 54th Massachusetts regiment during the Civil War which was made up of black soldiers. The movie picks up sometime in 1862 with the war already going on. Not long into the movie the idea is proposed and adopted to incorporate black soldiers. They were very willing but very raw. Many of them were runaway slaves and didn't know the first thing about army life or fighting in a war. It's both a heartwarming and heart-wrenching story that should be a source of pride for any African-American and even any American. It is a very patriotic story about men that wanted to fight for what every American cherishes: freedom. It just so happens that they had to fight for the Union Army to gain that freedom.

trevorcaluscc Upon watching, I noticed that this movie portrays the 54th as made up mostly of runaway slaves like Private Trip (Denzel Washington) or John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman). However, it was in fact comprised of many freedmen like Thomas Searles (Andre Braugher) not just from Massachusetts, but New York and Pennsylvania as well. This to me actually reveals the deeper truth about black soldiers in the Civil War, and the attitude towards blacks in general at the time. Southerners believed that blacks were naturally servile, and even Northern abolitionists questioned their manly spirit. By portraying the 54th as runaway slaves, Glory was able to illustrate the fact that blacks were not natural slaves, but men who were in many cases even more willing to fight and die for their freedom than white soldiers. A very solid point that couldn't have been made without poetic license on the director's part, even if that meant stretching history a bit.

brandonlisowskicc 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.

vanessadawley 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.