I thought the movie Glory was very well made, and captured certain imagery of the Civil War greatly. Kevin M. Levin, author of Civil War Memory says, "The movie does a very good job of addressing the discrimination faced by the 54th Massachusetts as well as their heroic performance at Battery Wagner in July 1863." This statement describes the plot of the movie more or less, and the points that were trying to be achieved. The producer of this movie did a great job of addressing the discrimination faced by the 54th, by showing contrast between white and black soldiers whether it was about not letting them fight, extensive manual labor, or the pay cuts. The heroic performance at Battery Wagner was shown perfectly through the still frame of the soldiers fighting that looked like a monument, as well as showing all of the war using graphic detail to give the full impact of what they were faced with. Then, finally showing the majority of the Unit lying dead in the ditch with no shoes, including those who had major differences who had put all aside to fight even thought they knew they were not being payed fairly. The movie ends with the audience being informed that the heroic scenes we had just witnessed led to the recruitment of all those men which changed the war, which captured the full impact of what the 54th unit truly did.
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