Glory

The movie, "Glory" is based on letters that the general of the 54th Massacusetts regiment sent to his family, but in some scenes the acting gets a little clichéd, especially when the men are being congratulated before attack the fort and in some of the battle scenes. I thought the scene before the men charged was really stereotypical because the those men who cheered for their black comrades were the same people who wanted to start a fight. Also I was really surprised when Rawlings was promoted to the position of sergeant. Overall, however, i thought the movie was really realistic for that time period, like when the regiment was paid less, when they couldn't get basic supplies, or when the men were only allowed to do manual labor.