Glory (1989)

Glory: Directed by Edward Zwick. With Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman. Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

“If you think about it, most war movies are about WWII and there arenu0026#39;t as many movies about the Civil War. I havenu0026#39;t seen Gettysburg, but I did see Gods and Generals, and believe me that wasnu0026#39;t all that great. The best Civil War movie Iu0026#39;ve ever seen is Glory. The movie has an excellent cast which includes Mathew Broderick(only three years after he was in Ferris Buellers Day Off), Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI first saw this in my eight grade history class when we were learning about the Civil War. This movie has a great score and it really captures the feel of the Civil War through its battle scenes. For those of you who only watch war movies to see people getting their heads blown off, this is the wrong movie for you. This movie focuses on the characters and what theyu0026#39;re going through. Despite having a long running time, the result of this movie is an entertaining and well made war movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou should only buy this movie if you really like it, because it gets a little bit slow the second time you see it. Either way, Iu0026#39;d say you should watch this movie to see what quality war films are all about.”