Glory Response

While watching this movie, I was very intrigued at thought that this movie recaptured the scenes and battles of the civil war very realistically, while at the same time it was interesting, so it wasn't like watching a boring documentary. Although some of the scenes in the movies did seem a bit more dramatic than it could have been, I thought that it was still very strongly based on historical events. Watching this movie, as all the colored soldiers worked through harsh conditions, and pushed through the times where moral was low, I was surprised at the dedication that the colored soldiers had, and their drive to continue in this war. What also came as a shock to me was that not one single soldier decided to leave the army, even after being told the severe consequences that they would have to be held accountable for if they were to decide to leave later. A part in the movie that made me think was when the colored soldiers were seemed to be denied their rights to be equal to the white soldiers in the other regiments. An example of this was their pay of 10 dollars a month instead of the regular 13, also the fact that they were denied real battles, was a form of discrimination, even though the whole war was to strive for equality. Although this was just a film produced by Hollywood, I was able to learn from this movie about the experiences that the African american soldiers had during the war. Things that I learned were their harsh treatment, and suffering during the war, also the hardships of racism that they had to face from the higher ranked generals. The war for the colored was not an easy path to choose, but for their passion for freedom of all, was what pushed them through, and gave them the strength to carry on.