"Glory": The Public's Viewpoint

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The filmmakers of Glory depict the 54th Massachusetts volunteer infantry from the point of view of its commanding officer, Robert Shaw. As shown in the film and from the reading materials, we know that the 54th regime was the first formal U.S. Army regime comprised only of African-American soldiers. After watching the film, we can infer that the filmmakers were interested in depicting the African-American Men from the public’s viewpoint. Rather than depicting the struggles within the African-American soldiers, film is more in line with how the other Northern soldiers and their communities disapprovingly dealt with the 54th Massachusetts volunteer infantry.

The filmmakers of Glory convince the viewer of their argument with numerous characters who are not fond of the 54th regime. First form of negativity comes from Captain Shaw’s childhood friend, Cabot Forbes, the executive officer of the 54th regime. While Shaw is determined to properly train the 54th regime, Forbes does not train the men in correct manner. For example, when the African-American soldiers receive their rifle fr...

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