I thought he was looking at the water, the ocean, all that water, and thinking about it, in relation to the small amount of blood about to be spilled. And those indifferent and ignorant-of-the-war seagulls. And how they were sending blacks to be slaughtered to satisfy the dreams of eugenicists concerned with promoting racial purity, referring to themselves as The Chosen or Master Race... I think he was thinking, how else might my life had turned out if I knew what they were really doing.. Slavery only ended because oil and machines made slavery uneconomical, and not for the noble reasons they claimed in their propaganda. And now that oil is becoming scarce, they seek to promote eugenics and slavery, more so than in the past. I hope God tells his people, the door to the kingdom is shut unto them, and you may kill every white person who teaches eugenics, with great slaughter. But until The Lord says so... we wait and observe... the silence of the lambs. Trump, is an antichrist figure, one in a long line of many. Bible colleges and yeshivas - how little light there is.. Jesus said to them, If they do these things in a green tree, what will they do in the dry?
When shaw was staring at the beach he was soaking it all up knowing that this is the last time he's ever going to see it. The way Matthew delivered it was emotional. He nailed that scene. Best movie he's ever done. Best civil war movie Ive ever seen. Saw it in high school loved it ever since
In my estimation this is one of the most emotionally riveting scenes in Movie History. Broderick does a masterful job of capturing the deep emotion of a man who stood for something that transcends everything mortal about the human race and knew for a certainty he would trade his life for it.
Their monument sticks like a fishbone in the city's throat. Its Colonel is as lean as a compass-needle. He has an angry wrenlike vigilance, a greyhound's gentle tautness; he seems to wince at pleasure, and suffocate for privacy. He is out of bounds now. He rejoices in man's lovely, peculiar power to choose life and die- when he leads his black soldiers to death, he cannot bend his back. --Robert Lowell, "For the Union Dead"
Agreed. At 1:20 is where I begin to lose it emotionally. His character here, as he scans the vast scape of the Atlantic with the peaceful birds gliding over the water, is absolutely incredible. It’s at this moment he knows it will be the last time he will view it and his death is imminent.
so powerful that he is able to grasp the simplicity of a normal beach scene as he looks in one direction in stark contrast to the horror in the other direction hes heading into. wonderful direction
You can see how he’s having difficulty in breathing calmly, his eyes shaken. That man is coming to terms that he may not live to see the dawn, but how he will not run or hide from death. Such an expression of fear only transmits to us as an expression of courage. He will be afraid, but he won’t back down.
Every day, look at the ocean, the trees, the sky, the birds, it all, with admiration and wonder as Colonel Shaw did here. For we never know when each day is going to be our last.
Rest in Paradise Andre Braugher. U brought to life the struggle and hardship of the 54th Massachusetts. May you legacy live forever through acting and patriotic duties as an American. God Bless
I'm not much into war movies, but this is one that I love to watch. Watching Shaw let his horse go and join his men was also a sign that he wanted to join his men as an equal, not just their commanding officer. We watched the movie in my 11th grade English class and while I was the only one really paying attention to it, when it got to this scene, our teacher asked 'does anyone know why he got off his horse?' and I said, without missing a beat, 'because he wanted to join his mean as an equal knowing that they might not make it' and my teacher was impressed.
I watched this film in my 11th grade History class, ironically. I feel like I was also the only person in the class who paid close attention to what was happening in the movie. I had a slightly different interpretation of events. I figured Shaw knew that their regiment was being marched into a bloody and ruthless battle. He knew that there was a slim chance of survival, not just for himself, but for everyone under his command. He was willing to go down, fighting for the soldiers he held dear to him... but he left behind his horse, who had served him well, to roam free, leaving behind a piece of himself in the process. That horse was his legacy, trotting on valiantly towards the sunset, carrying the torch and the message of what he accomplished... while he, his physical self, alongside his regiment, marched into the night, bayonets affixed, towards artillery pieces and beachhead fortifications, likely to meet certain death.
@Jet Alone Well I’m speaking on a cinematic term, such a depiction is both accurate and tells the audience on how much the Regiment loved him and how much he loved them. Even when he was killed, his death didn’t break their assault, it only further motivated them to push harder and fight with the determination and ferocity like lions. Lately a lot of people are starting to criticize this film for the ‘white savior’ troupe without understanding that the reality of the relationship between Shaw and his regiment was indeed a wholesome one. He truly treated the men fairly like the professional soldiers they were and they in turn showed determination that they would follow him to hell if they had to. Many veterans from the 54th would go on to their dying days saying that Shaw was truly a great man to them, for he treated them with the applied respect for what they were trained to do and what was expected from them on the field. Nothing less.
Acting perfection, no words needed. Just looking at the peaceful beach, then the darkness of the fort. He knows he’s going to die. Powerful. And that music. Absolute masterpiece
The way Matthew Broderick played that beach scene, where Shaw is taking that long look at the ocean, the birds, he knew he would not see the next sunrise. He knew tomorrow would not be there for him. He knew his death lay on the other side. We knew that he and his men would be welcomed into eternity with open arms. We knew that he and his men would march into history. Honor Robert Gould Shaw and his fighting men of the 54th. They gave the rebels hell, and to this day, their names are revered and honored.
See, there above the center, where the flag is waving bright, We are going out of slavery; we are bound for freedom's light; We mean to show Jeff Davis how the Africans can fight
I read the book Blue Eyed Child of Fortune for college. It is a collection of all his letters that his family still processed, including the ones that he gave the reporter. In the book was also a transcript of a letter from one of his sisters, 17 year old Ellen, who had stood on the balcony to watch the 54th parade through Boston. When Shaw passed his family home he looked up. His sister wrote, “his face was as the face of an angel and I felt perfectly sure he would never come back.”
Shaw: If this man should fall, who will lift the flag and carry on? Thomas (proudly): *I* will! In that moment, they stopped being childhood friends and CO/Private and became brothers. Powerful.
You mean that gigantic target that confederates love to shoot first?....Yeah, Thomas will. I'm just gonna go stand over here, you know, to give Thomas some room to carry that big shoot me first sign, I mean flag.
Agreed, a criminally underrated movie and a powerful, powerful scene. Broderick was cruelly overlooked by the Oscars for what would turn out to be, in my opinion, his career best performance
The most dangerous position was flag bearer. Everyone would be trying to shoot you and all you had was the flag. This scene always chokes me up. The whole movie is incredibly moving.
I met some of the men from the 54th Massachusetts reenactment unit who were in the film. A tremendous experience for them. This movie is one of the best ever filmed. This scene is beyond moving.
I am only a year late on this reply. So please forgive me. I do recall their saying how long and hard the crews and actors worked to get the scenes correct. This particular group of re-enactors were involved in the night beach scenes. They felt like they were truly involved in a project that would make a difference.
@@b2l421 Fort Bragg to Fort Shaw General Bragg had a reputation that made him hated among his own men, lost most battles he was a part of and was shocking in situations of discipline Being replaced by Shaw, who had not just the respect but the love of the men under his command, would be the ultimate honour
yes he does, Fort Shaw in Montana, originally the name was camp raynolds but in 1867 the United States government ordered them to change the name to Fort Shaw in honor of him
Such an emotional scene. Throughout the film, Col. Shaw struggled with the challenges of his posititon and was unable to acknowledge his friendship with Thomas due to fraterniziation regulations. When he said "I'll see you in the fort Thomas." he knew that the liklihood of either seeing each other again was slim. At that point, military rules did not matter and he would never have to answer for the violation to neither his superiors or his regiment. I think he knew that this small moment would be the final experience that both would be able to share as friends before almost certain death. Thomas's smile afterwards validates Shaw's gesture.
This is entire scene is a masterpiece of filmmaking: Col Shaw looking out at the beauty of the ocean one last time before looking over at the hellscape of Ft Wagner....Trip steadying Thomas as he was experiencing the mortal terror of knowing that he would be charging headlong into certain death, the drummer boy stopping to say goodbye to Sgt Rawlings, both knowing it would be the last time they would see each other...the angelic voices of the choir virtually heralding the soldiers into heaven...if this scene doesn't make you emotional you have checked out of the human race.
The part where he looks at the flying birds and ocean one last time. He knew. So sad. My favorite movie. I met Matthew Broderick once as security on the Cable Guy set. Exceptionally nice guy truly.
Hey that's really cool thanks for sharing that. Cable Guy was a good movie too IMHO. Funny stuff. Me and a friend back in college used to leave each other messages like Jim Carey did in that movie. "I was just in the shower, thought you might've tried to call me"
I saw this in High School and this scene is what made me hate it. I nearly broke down when he said, "Remember what you see here...". That was the single most powerful line in the entire picture. Everyone expected those men to run, yet Shaw knew that his men would not, he knew they'd fight...not afraid to die for their own freedom. What makes me sad now is that so many people choose to forget what they did that day.
The way Shaw took in the view of the sea, that look on his face, it's as if he knew that most of them - including himself - would not see the dawn. He knew it, and he accepted it. In the end, he was buried with his men by the Confederates as an insult, but the Confederates could never imagine that burying him like this would preserve his name for all of time to come. The colonel was buried with the men with whom he trained, ate and lived beside. That was a hero's burial. Every man who fell was - and is - a bonfide American hero. Never forget the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. For me, this was Matthew Broderick's best movie of his career. He owned that role. God Forbid, if Hollywood ever remakes this (and I sincerely hope they don't!), no other actor can ever play Robert Gould Shaw like Broderick did. I'm not an American, but watching this and the final battle scenes made me proud of America. For a country to produce such men of courage in one generation, as it would years later in WWI, WW2, Korean War and the Vietnam War a century later, wow!! God Bless America!! 🇺🇸
1:42- 2:17 With only the music and the emotional expression by Matthew Broderick alone make this one of the greatest scenes ever in any motion picture.
it's one of the greatest scenes horner ever scored -- everything is said, without a single word: sharing in the country that none of them will ever get to live in. and then 3:20-3:53 always breaks my heart, that flute being played like a pennywhistle, then joined by the saddest horn you've ever heard; when he says "see you in the fort" he might as well be saying "see you in valhalla." and then a slightly distant, plangent brass band picks up right before the charge, halfway between a bohemian and a jazz funeral. just so extraordinary.
What gets me is the scene where the abused and beaten ex-slave refuses to carry the flag for the White colonel. but in the end he carries it.... For the 54th, the only family he's got.
Scott Tucker not reality they were fighting for slavery to end to benefit the union factories and still treated the black workers like crap but I hear you
If only the Oscars can make a most underrated film of the year, this movie deserves to win best picture of 1989. By far Matthew Broderick's best performance.
Words cannot describe how much this scene moves me. I've watched this movie 100 times since I was a middle school student, and at 38 years old I still can't hold it together.
This is the best Civil War movie by far with a phenomenal sound track that brings out the emotions of the scenes. I know Denzel won for best supporting actor, but Andre Braugher was just as good!
The smile on Carry Elwes face as he marches past shaw is such a beautiful little nuance to this scene. Like he knows how much his best friend has put into this endeavor and the gratitude is being shown by every one of his men. He’s smiling In selfless joy despite the fact that he knows he’s hours away from certain death. Beautiful
And to think that he had to display those powerful emotions without the benefit of the background music impresses me to no end. What a great performance by Matthew Broderick
Every time I see this scene I cry like crazy because it’s hard to see that Robert Shaw would join in a war with them. Am I the only one crying at this scene? I’m just curious.
No your not the only one crying.. Its very hard for me to see the last scene. I have only seen it 6 times out of like 20 times watching it. My favorite scene was before this one Give um Hell 54th!! Wow so moving to me.
Bryan Ordonez I know right I honestly had a crush on Matthew Broderick when I was about 14 years old since then I still have a crush on him I just wish that he would win an Oscar for his most amazing performance in this film.
This is my absolute favorite scene with so many beautiful moments. 1:12 this is such a powerful scene! It shows how it feels to know death is near and your enjoying life and the sight of Gods creation for one last time. 2:05 when he lets his horse go, this shows hes willing to run with his men into battle as equals and he’s sparing his horse from death. 3:10 shows how important the American flag is to every proud American and how it must always be carried with pride.
Yes. I always thought that Broderick's Col. Shaw, looking out at the sea, knew he would not see tomorrow and you could see a moment of sorrow, it fear, on his face, which was a natural feeling. But then his courage and resolve took over. He sent his horse away and chose to fight and die with his men. Now Col. Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment live on forever in the pages of history, and this classic film will live on forever. A century from now I predict this will still be shown somewhere and lauded as one of cinema's greatest movies.
This scene is the best scene in all the hundreds of films I have watched. Matthew Broderick is brilliant and he lifted the performance of his support actors. Soundtrack sensational too.
This is the scene I always remember from this wonderful film. The closeups on "Shaw" are so very moving. I always cry my head off. Just rewatched the film and there are just so many fantastic and moving parts. And that music by James Horner comes down from heaven.
The little things in this scene are great. Shaw’s talk with the reporter and the reporters expression after Shaw says “if I shall fall”, Tripp catching Thomas, Shaw looking at ocean and letting horse go. Thomas stepping forward and Shaw acknowledging his childhood friend. Not one bad performance in this movie. Everyone (from extras to the smaller roles all the way to lead roles) delivered.
Shaw looking out at the ocean, that beautiful blue sky and those seagulls. His life was finished , he knew that but I like to imagine Shaw felt the incredible beauty of life and saw the criminal insanity of men killing men, of war. That scene is untouchable in it's scope of human scale to the moment a man is in.
To know that death is imminent but to go anyway for the cause. That is the definition of a hero and a soldier. I pray that God heals and unite our nation. I pray that he blesses the men and women of our armed forces.
William Harvey Carney First African American to be rewarded the medal of honor at this battle he was shot multiple times and crawled back on the beach to the camp with his regiments colors and said! “Boys, I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground!”
Basically walking into certain death, just charging straight into firing lines. I guess in order to perform under fire you have to accept you will die, if you are hoping to live there’s no way you overcome the fear of death and perform
I always loved the the part at the end when Shaw asks who will carry the flag should the bearer fall. Thomas steps forward...once the worst soldier in the regiment but now come in to his own as a man, soldier, and friend. Shaw looks at him, his boyhood friend, and says "I'll see you in the fort, Thomas". Thomas smiles. In that moment, rank is forgotten, hardship is forgotten...He then steps back in to the ranks. As he does, his smiles fades, and he is again just another soldier, doing his duty with his fellows, and receiving no special treatment nor expecting any. But for that moment before going to what would be their deaths, it is just two friends on a beach.
I don't think I'll ever forget the moment at 2:30 when the music swells and seeing my teacher step outside for the rest of the movie. She came back in right for the end credits and stepped out again. I love this movie.
I met Matthew Broderick. Made a drink for both him and his Momma while in Savannah, Ga. filming. My brief job as a bartender at 45 South/ Pirate's House.. Loved working there! Waited tables, hostess, etc. Met some truly beautiful people. I later lived on Bluff Drive. They filmed scenes on the street I later in time once lived. Priceless .. This movie truly moved my Soul. 🎵🌃⏳
I've lived a life, seen a lot, but it's a tribute to this film and to the actors and the men they represent...that I can never watch this scene without tears in my eyes.There is something incredible about the human spirit that can cause a human being to so rise to a cause, a principle, a declaration of something that is right.....that a person will even surrender their life for that cause. This film is an incredible recounting of such a circumstance.
The emotions all over his face as he looks at the ocean. He is scared out of his mind, but he cannot let his men down. He looks like he's going to pass out from fear, but he has a job to do, and he intends to do it even though he is sure that he most probably won't see the next sunrise.
Yeah that's some heavy stuff. I like how he lights up once his men salute him almost as if that fear goes away as long as his men are by his side and ready with to walk the valley of death with him! Powerful
A Regiment of Proud Men who know America has not lived up to it's name, and yet they fight proudly because they believe in what the Constitution was meant to enforce. "All Men are Created Equal"
Watch this scene often. A good but, necessarily hard man with values. He was a case of tough love, but he clearly loved and respected his troops. This scene is awesome. He knows, he is going to lose his life, and is prepared to do so, and gets off his horse to march through his troops, to show he is one of them. Great scene. I also read that he was historically as a fact, buried with his troops as some form of shame, and yet, his family stated otherwise, and he no doubt would have been proud that he died for, and was buried with his men. That is called a Leader!
At 1:15 he knows the score. So many emotions, yet discipline and resolve. He looks at those birds, who haven't a care in the world other than to find some fish. And he, as a courageous son of a gun, must now do his duty and uphold a soldiers standard. Man what a hero, an honorable, honorable man. Do we even understand what a man like this means to all of us? It was fate, the 54th were fortunate to have him. The nation was fortunate to have him and many others like him, for what would America be without a salt like him and the men he led?
It has been said that this is one of the most accurate and greatest war films of all time. This movie is brilliant, the acting is brilliant and learning about the 54th when I was a teen was one of the most emotional experiences of my life. This movie should be required viewing.
As a teen in the 90s...I can say this was my first ever really favorite movie. Just something about it...the courage they had and an amazing soundtrack.
The real Shaw actually did lead the charge in the front when he was supposed to be in the back. Despite being against orders, he loved his men and respected them as equals so much he wanted be right there in the front leading them.
I think that when he looks at those birds, he must be thinking 'they are blissfully free, I will never again be free, for i, without regret, am bound to the servitude of my great country'. So powerful...
Nice acting from the actor playing the reporter. When he starts handing him his personal effects he realizes how grave the situation is. "Remember what you see here....."
Man this movie has made me cry since I first saw it and I still cry to this day watching it. From the phenominal acting to the inspirational story to the amazing soundtrack just an all around impeccable movie.
This Soldier knows his time on Earth is soon to be over and he gets in what he can with the beautiful view. Throughout the ages of warfare many Soldiers have faced this same situation knowing they are going to die but go forward with it, I was a Soldier myself in combat and still find this mind boggling.
You know when he is staring at the beach. He knows that is the last beautiful sight he will ever see. He knows they are going to thier deaths.
I thought he was looking at the water, the ocean, all that water, and thinking about it, in relation to the small amount of blood about to be spilled. And those indifferent and ignorant-of-the-war seagulls. And how they were sending blacks to be slaughtered to satisfy the dreams of eugenicists concerned with promoting racial purity, referring to themselves as The Chosen or Master Race... I think he was thinking, how else might my life had turned out if I knew what they were really doing.. Slavery only ended because oil and machines made slavery uneconomical, and not for the noble reasons they claimed in their propaganda. And now that oil is becoming scarce, they seek to promote eugenics and slavery, more so than in the past. I hope God tells his people, the door to the kingdom is shut unto them, and you may kill every white person who teaches eugenics, with great slaughter. But until The Lord says so... we wait and observe... the silence of the lambs. Trump, is an antichrist figure, one in a long line of many. Bible colleges and yeshivas - how little light there is.. Jesus said to them, If they do these things in a green tree, what will they do in the dry?
Yep, like so many other brave men and women that have gone to their deaths knowing!
Also he said in the letter he wrote to his mom earlier in the movie that he missed the smell of the ocean :(
That they are marching to their deaths
Kelly KitKat It’s possibly the end.....Seeing it all for the last time..
When shaw was staring at the beach he was soaking it all up knowing that this is the last time he's ever going to see it. The way Matthew delivered it was emotional. He nailed that scene. Best movie he's ever done. Best civil war movie Ive ever seen. Saw it in high school loved it ever since
best movie matthew has ever done by far. like you said- nailed it
Yep same here I saw it in High school and was in love with it ever since; exceptional movie
Yes, he didn't say a word. It was all expression. Brilliantly done.
@@workitforme2 same here, saw it when I was a sophomore, it's one of my favorite, if not the most favorite movies of mine.
I wept watching this movie.
In my estimation this is one of the most emotionally riveting scenes in Movie History. Broderick does a masterful job of capturing the deep emotion of a man who stood for something that transcends everything mortal about the human race and knew for a certainty he would trade his life for it.
Their monument sticks like a fishbone
in the city's throat.
Its Colonel is as lean
as a compass-needle.
He has an angry wrenlike vigilance,
a greyhound's gentle tautness;
he seems to wince at pleasure,
and suffocate for privacy.
He is out of bounds now. He rejoices in man's lovely,
peculiar power to choose life and die-
when he leads his black soldiers to death,
he cannot bend his back.
--Robert Lowell, "For the Union Dead"
Agreed. At 1:20 is where I begin to lose it emotionally. His character here, as he scans the vast scape of the Atlantic with the peaceful birds gliding over the water, is absolutely incredible. It’s at this moment he knows it will be the last time he will view it and his death is imminent.
so powerful that he is able to grasp the simplicity of a normal beach scene as he looks in one direction in stark contrast to the horror in the other direction hes heading into. wonderful direction
You can see how he’s having difficulty in breathing calmly, his eyes shaken. That man is coming to terms that he may not live to see the dawn, but how he will not run or hide from death. Such an expression of fear only transmits to us as an expression of courage. He will be afraid, but he won’t back down.
@@dastemplar9681 He can do no less than the men he leads.
“I’ll see you in the Fort, Thomas” …chokes me up every time. The sad, ironic smiles they share as they both know they will die.
Every day, look at the ocean, the trees, the sky, the birds, it all, with admiration and wonder as Colonel Shaw did here. For we never know when each day is going to be our last.
Well sometimes one knows, obviously.
Well said
Thank you.
AMEN to that statement ....
And for the fact that he couldn't continue to enjoy it due to his sacrifice
Rest in Paradise Andre Braugher. U brought to life the struggle and hardship of the 54th Massachusetts. May you legacy live forever through acting and patriotic duties as an American. God Bless
One of the greatest movies of all time.
Agreed.
I agree. I would add that The Shawshank Redemption is THE greatest movie of all time.
I'm not much into war movies, but this is one that I love to watch. Watching Shaw let his horse go and join his men was also a sign that he wanted to join his men as an equal, not just their commanding officer. We watched the movie in my 11th grade English class and while I was the only one really paying attention to it, when it got to this scene, our teacher asked 'does anyone know why he got off his horse?' and I said, without missing a beat, 'because he wanted to join his mean as an equal knowing that they might not make it' and my teacher was impressed.
Good for you! 💖
I watched this film in my 11th grade History class, ironically.
I feel like I was also the only person in the class who paid close attention to what was happening in the movie.
I had a slightly different interpretation of events.
I figured Shaw knew that their regiment was being marched into a bloody and ruthless battle. He knew that there was a slim chance of survival, not just for himself, but for everyone under his command. He was willing to go down, fighting for the soldiers he held dear to him... but he left behind his horse, who had served him well, to roam free, leaving behind a piece of himself in the process.
That horse was his legacy, trotting on valiantly towards the sunset, carrying the torch and the message of what he accomplished... while he, his physical self, alongside his regiment, marched into the night, bayonets affixed, towards artillery pieces and beachhead fortifications, likely to meet certain death.
......And you're now a dishwasher
Notice how Shaw throughout the whole time of the assault he was always in front of his men, to his dying breathe, he was truly leading them
@Jet Alone Well I’m speaking on a cinematic term, such a depiction is both accurate and tells the audience on how much the Regiment loved him and how much he loved them. Even when he was killed, his death didn’t break their assault, it only further motivated them to push harder and fight with the determination and ferocity like lions. Lately a lot of people are starting to criticize this film for the ‘white savior’ troupe without understanding that the reality of the relationship between Shaw and his regiment was indeed a wholesome one. He truly treated the men fairly like the professional soldiers they were and they in turn showed determination that they would follow him to hell if they had to. Many veterans from the 54th would go on to their dying days saying that Shaw was truly a great man to them, for he treated them with the applied respect for what they were trained to do and what was expected from them on the field. Nothing less.
Acting perfection, no words needed.
Just looking at the peaceful beach, then the darkness of the fort.
He knows he’s going to die.
Powerful.
And that music. Absolute masterpiece
He grew up in Boston near the ocean. Seeing the water and the birds probably took him home there to the innocent days of youth for a few seconds.
@@michaelc.6532 He was a youth when he was killed, 25 years old.
The way Matthew Broderick played that beach scene, where Shaw is taking that long look at the ocean, the birds, he knew he would not see the next sunrise. He knew tomorrow would not be there for him. He knew his death lay on the other side. We knew that he and his men would be welcomed into eternity with open arms. We knew that he and his men would march into history. Honor Robert Gould Shaw and his fighting men of the 54th. They gave the rebels hell, and to this day, their names are revered and honored.
Best performance of Matthew hands down he shined in this movie
See, there above the center, where the flag is waving bright,
We are going out of slavery; we are bound for freedom's light;
We mean to show Jeff Davis how the Africans can fight
I read the book Blue Eyed Child of Fortune for college. It is a collection of all his letters that his family still processed, including the ones that he gave the reporter. In the book was also a transcript of a letter from one of his sisters, 17 year old Ellen, who had stood on the balcony to watch the 54th parade through Boston. When Shaw passed his family home he looked up. His sister wrote, “his face was as the face of an angel and I felt perfectly sure he would never come back.”
The bravery of Col. Shaw and the 54th will never be forgotten.
The older I am, the more this scene hits home. Shaw knew he was facing Mortality. At 72 y/o, I am too. -------------------WolfSky9
Wolfsky9 It’s a shame he died at such a young age
73 is still too young...
I'll see you in the fort Thomas...
Badlaama Urukehu Double quick time! MARCH!
Face it bravely friend
He sent his horse off because he knew he would die, and at that moment accepted that.
That and I think he wanted to fight with his men as equals
Shaw's thoughts: the moment I take my first step toward that fort, I'm going to get my wig split to the white meat.
Shaw was my ancestor. I hope one day to have 1/10 the courage he did.
Which ancestor
I don't think you mean direct ancestor Shaw didn't have any children
If he was or wasnt, it doesnt matter. Lineage doesnt absolve anyone from fear, only action itself does.
Horse & Ocean. Heavy scene. Didnt say much. Didnt need too. Matthew Broderick, your best work by far. Oscar worthy.
Shaw: If this man should fall, who will lift the flag and carry on?
Thomas (proudly): *I* will!
In that moment, they stopped being childhood friends and CO/Private and became brothers. Powerful.
In reality it was Shaw when asked by General strong
I will as well
@Johnny Irenchi it’s English, with biblical roots hosanna
huz·zah
/həˈzä/
Learn to pronounce
ARCHAIC
exclamation
exclamation: huzza; exclamation: huzzah
used to express approval or delight; hurrah.
"someone yelled “Huzzah!”"
"He had grown up some more" like Mulcahy said...... "Let him grow up some more" and "I will" 3:08 .....Powerful as F#@K
You mean that gigantic target that confederates love to shoot first?....Yeah, Thomas will. I'm just gonna go stand over here, you know, to give Thomas some room to carry that big shoot me first sign, I mean flag.
Agreed, a criminally underrated movie and a powerful, powerful scene. Broderick was cruelly overlooked by the Oscars for what would turn out to be, in my opinion, his career best performance
ABSOLUTELY!!! It surely was his greatest! I loved this movie since I was 8 years old
This movie won a ton of awards definitely not underrated
DAMMIT...I absolutely loved this movie
But
I AM SO TIRED OF SOME IDIOT CALLING ANYTHING MORE THAN 5 MINUTES OLD "CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED."
Oh brother not the underrated crap again. I see this on anything on CZcams at this point it comes off almost like a sick joke or something
James Horner's soundtrack is absolutely stunning. I always have to hide my tears when watching this movie.
Harlem Boys Choir +James Horner = Masterpiece one best of all
The most dangerous position was flag bearer. Everyone would be trying to shoot you and all you had was the flag. This scene always chokes me up. The whole movie is incredibly moving.
I met some of the men from the 54th Massachusetts reenactment unit who were in the film. A tremendous experience for them. This movie is one of the best ever filmed. This scene is beyond moving.
do you remember what they said in detail?
I agree, it's one of the best but THE best is The Shawshank Redemption.
I am only a year late on this reply. So please forgive me. I do recall their saying how long and hard the crews and actors worked to get the scenes correct. This particular group of re-enactors were involved in the night beach scenes. They felt like they were truly involved in a project that would make a difference.
Col Robert Shaw: "If this man should fall, who will lift the flag and carry on?"
Thomas: "I Will"
Col Robert Shaw: "I'll see you in the fort Thomas!"
You aren't even worthy to quote the film, much less make a snide comment. You are 1/10 of what these men were. So who cares about your opiniom
I hope Col Shaw gets his name on a U.S military base.
God, if his name replaces the name on one of the bases that was named after a Confederate general that would be pure poetry.
@@gingerlicious3500 Spread the word! Let's make it happen.
Fort Shaw definitely has a nice ring to it
@@b2l421 Fort Bragg to Fort Shaw
General Bragg had a reputation that made him hated among his own men, lost most battles he was a part of and was shocking in situations of discipline
Being replaced by Shaw, who had not just the respect but the love of the men under his command, would be the ultimate honour
yes he does, Fort Shaw in Montana, originally the name was camp raynolds but in 1867 the United States government ordered them to change the name to Fort Shaw in honor of him
Such an emotional scene. Throughout the film, Col. Shaw struggled with the challenges of his posititon and was unable to acknowledge his friendship with Thomas due to fraterniziation regulations. When he said "I'll see you in the fort Thomas." he knew that the liklihood of either seeing each other again was slim. At that point, military rules did not matter and he would never have to answer for the violation to neither his superiors or his regiment. I think he knew that this small moment would be the final experience that both would be able to share as friends before almost certain death. Thomas's smile afterwards validates Shaw's gesture.
In battle the regulations evaporate. It's brother watching over brother regardless of rank.
This is entire scene is a masterpiece of filmmaking: Col Shaw looking out at the beauty of the ocean one last time before looking over at the hellscape of Ft Wagner....Trip steadying Thomas as he was experiencing the mortal terror of knowing that he would be charging headlong into certain death, the drummer boy stopping to say goodbye to Sgt Rawlings, both knowing it would be the last time they would see each other...the angelic voices of the choir virtually heralding the soldiers into heaven...if this scene doesn't make you emotional you have checked out of the human race.
The part where he looks at the flying birds and ocean one last time. He knew.
So sad. My favorite movie. I met Matthew Broderick once as security on the Cable Guy set. Exceptionally nice guy truly.
Hey that's really cool thanks for sharing that. Cable Guy was a good movie too IMHO. Funny stuff. Me and a friend back in college used to leave each other messages like Jim Carey did in that movie. "I was just in the shower, thought you might've tried to call me"
I saw this in High School and this scene is what made me hate it. I nearly broke down when he said, "Remember what you see here...". That was the single most powerful line in the entire picture. Everyone expected those men to run, yet Shaw knew that his men would not, he knew they'd fight...not afraid to die for their own freedom. What makes me sad now is that so many people choose to forget what they did that day.
The way Shaw took in the view of the sea, that look on his face, it's as if he knew that most of them - including himself - would not see the dawn. He knew it, and he accepted it. In the end, he was buried with his men by the Confederates as an insult, but the Confederates could never imagine that burying him like this would preserve his name for all of time to come. The colonel was buried with the men with whom he trained, ate and lived beside. That was a hero's burial. Every man who fell was - and is - a bonfide American hero. Never forget the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
For me, this was Matthew Broderick's best movie of his career. He owned that role. God Forbid, if Hollywood ever remakes this (and I sincerely hope they don't!), no other actor can ever play Robert Gould Shaw like Broderick did. I'm not an American, but watching this and the final battle scenes made me proud of America. For a country to produce such men of courage in one generation, as it would years later in WWI, WW2, Korean War and the Vietnam War a century later, wow!! God Bless America!! 🇺🇸
1:42- 2:17
With only the music and the emotional expression by Matthew Broderick alone make this one of the greatest scenes ever in any motion picture.
it's one of the greatest scenes horner ever scored -- everything is said, without a single word: sharing in the country that none of them will ever get to live in. and then 3:20-3:53 always breaks my heart, that flute being played like a pennywhistle, then joined by the saddest horn you've ever heard; when he says "see you in the fort" he might as well be saying "see you in valhalla." and then a slightly distant, plangent brass band picks up right before the charge, halfway between a bohemian and a jazz funeral. just so extraordinary.
Do you know what the music is called?
Agreed
What gets me is the scene where the abused and beaten ex-slave refuses to carry the flag for the White colonel. but in the end he carries it.... For the 54th, the only family he's got.
The "onlyiest" family he's got. 😉
He finally wakes up that these white officers are actually fighting for him and against all slavery.@@naturalpro2003
Scott Tucker not reality they were fighting for slavery to end to benefit the union factories and still treated the black workers like crap but I hear you
Mike German Chocolate they hoped it would mean a better future for the black people of America
Wake up!
If only the Oscars can make a most underrated film of the year, this movie deserves to win best picture of 1989.
By far Matthew Broderick's best performance.
It sure was.
1:13 - “I miss Christmas on the Shaw Island and the smell of the sea.”
It’s subtle, but brilliantly done.
"I'll see you in the fort, Thomas" That part gets me every time.
Words cannot describe how much this scene moves me. I've watched this movie 100 times since I was a middle school student, and at 38 years old I still can't hold it together.
I cry profusely and audibly on this scene and the ending.
This movie is 32 years old. Time flies. Such a good movie.
This is the best Civil War movie by far with a phenomenal sound track that brings out the emotions of the scenes. I know Denzel won for best supporting actor, but Andre Braugher was just as good!
The smile on Carry Elwes face as he marches past shaw is such a beautiful little nuance to this scene. Like he knows how much his best friend has put into this endeavor and the gratitude is being shown by every one of his men. He’s smiling In selfless joy despite the fact that he knows he’s hours away from certain death. Beautiful
Minutes away.
And to think that he had to display those powerful emotions without the benefit of the background music impresses me to no end.
What a great performance by Matthew Broderick
I could watch this movie over and over again and cry everytime
God bless those men
This scene makes me sob every time.
starting to cry as i type this, lol
Me too 😢
The moment when you know this is the day it ends. Riveting.
Man, I love this movie!
Every time I see this scene I cry like crazy because it’s hard to see that Robert Shaw would join in a war with them. Am I the only one crying at this scene? I’m just curious.
No you are not
No your not the only one crying.. Its very hard for me to see the last scene. I have only seen it 6 times out of like 20 times watching it. My favorite scene was before this one Give um Hell 54th!! Wow so moving to me.
I cry to.
Bryan Ordonez I know right I honestly had a crush on Matthew Broderick when I was about 14 years old since then I still have a crush on him I just wish that he would win an Oscar for his most amazing performance in this film.
Yes, this scene really gets to me. I tear up every time.
This is my absolute favorite scene with so many beautiful moments.
1:12 this is such a powerful scene! It shows how it feels to know death is near and your enjoying life and the sight of Gods creation for one last time.
2:05 when he lets his horse go, this shows hes willing to run with his men into battle as equals and he’s sparing his horse from death.
3:10 shows how important the American flag is to every proud American and how it must always be carried with pride.
Thanks for analyzing. I appreciate your contribution to the comment section. It's a very deep movie
@@jdjdknxxbx991 one of the best, its my pleasure, thanks for posting this clip
Yes. I always thought that Broderick's Col. Shaw, looking out at the sea, knew he would not see tomorrow and you could see a moment of sorrow, it fear, on his face, which was a natural feeling. But then his courage and resolve took over. He sent his horse away and chose to fight and die with his men. Now Col. Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment live on forever in the pages of history, and this classic film will live on forever. A century from now I predict this will still be shown somewhere and lauded as one of cinema's greatest movies.
June 26, 2021 This movie is more important than ever.
This scene is the best scene in all the hundreds of films I have watched. Matthew Broderick is brilliant and he lifted the performance of his support actors. Soundtrack sensational too.
This is a cinematic masterpiece. The entire film is all my favourite bits.
Broderick's finest role....he nailed it this move. Superb cast...one of my favorites movies.
Probably my favorite scene. One of my favorite in all of cinema. Very moving
"We ready, Colonel."
Quite possibly a perfectly casted movie.
Such a majestic moment and a classic. We just don't see films like this now
This is the scene I always remember from this wonderful film. The closeups on "Shaw" are so very moving. I always cry my head off. Just rewatched the film and there are just so many fantastic and moving parts. And that music by James Horner comes down from heaven.
The little things in this scene are great. Shaw’s talk with the reporter and the reporters expression after Shaw says “if I shall fall”, Tripp catching Thomas, Shaw looking at ocean and letting horse go. Thomas stepping forward and Shaw acknowledging his childhood friend.
Not one bad performance in this movie. Everyone (from extras to the smaller roles all the way to lead roles) delivered.
Shaw looking out at the ocean, that beautiful blue sky and those seagulls. His life was finished , he knew that but I like to imagine Shaw felt the incredible beauty of life and saw the criminal insanity of men killing men, of war. That scene is untouchable in it's scope of human scale to the moment a man is in.
To know that death is imminent but to go anyway for the cause. That is the definition of a hero and a soldier. I pray that God heals and unite our nation. I pray that he blesses the men and women of our armed forces.
William Harvey Carney First African American to be rewarded the medal of honor at this battle he was shot multiple times and crawled back on the beach to the camp with his regiments colors and said! “Boys, I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground!”
Basically walking into certain death, just charging straight into firing lines. I guess in order to perform under fire you have to accept you will die, if you are hoping to live there’s no way you overcome the fear of death and perform
I always loved the the part at the end when Shaw asks who will carry the flag should the bearer fall. Thomas steps forward...once the worst soldier in the regiment but now come in to his own as a man, soldier, and friend. Shaw looks at him, his boyhood friend, and says "I'll see you in the fort, Thomas". Thomas smiles. In that moment, rank is forgotten, hardship is forgotten...He then steps back in to the ranks. As he does, his smiles fades, and he is again just another soldier, doing his duty with his fellows, and receiving no special treatment nor expecting any. But for that moment before going to what would be their deaths, it is just two friends on a beach.
One of my favorite movies of all time . They got their first victory on my birthday , it’s an honor .
There is no colour to bravery. Glory is what all these men earned.
I can watch this movie over and over and still not get tired of it.
Exactly
Can’t even watch it without crying. Miss my dad so much. We would watch this all the time.
IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER SINCE!! HURRAH 54TH!!
I don't think I'll ever forget the moment at 2:30 when the music swells and seeing my teacher step outside for the rest of the movie. She came back in right for the end credits and stepped out again. I love this movie.
This was one of the movies that nearly made me cry. Especially since this really happened.
I met Matthew Broderick. Made a drink for both him and his Momma while in Savannah, Ga. filming. My brief job as a bartender at 45 South/ Pirate's House.. Loved working there! Waited tables, hostess, etc. Met some truly beautiful people. I later lived on Bluff Drive. They filmed scenes on the street I later in time once lived. Priceless .. This movie truly moved my Soul. 🎵🌃⏳
I've lived a life, seen a lot, but it's a tribute to this film and to the actors and the men they represent...that I can never watch this scene without tears in my eyes.There is something incredible about the human spirit that can cause a human being to so rise to a cause, a principle, a declaration of something that is right.....that a person will even surrender their life for that cause. This film is an incredible recounting of such a circumstance.
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Beautifully stated...
Agreed with the comment above, beautiful way that describes why this movie affects me the way it does
I am Scottish and I love this movie! Very touching scene and brilliant performance 10/10
Remember what you see here!
when im feeling down i watch this to remind myself to value life. the little things. the eyes, the ocean, the trees. ect.
They just don’t make em like this anyone... brings tears to my eyes
The emotions all over his face as he looks at the ocean. He is scared out of his mind, but he cannot let his men down. He looks like he's going to pass out from fear, but he has a job to do, and he intends to do it even though he is sure that he most probably won't see the next sunrise.
Yeah that's some heavy stuff. I like how he lights up once his men salute him almost as if that fear goes away as long as his men are by his side and ready with to walk the valley of death with him! Powerful
This is such an underrated movie. Phenomenal cast, phenomenal story, phenomenal movie.
A Regiment of Proud Men who know America has not lived up to it's name, and yet they fight proudly because they believe in what the Constitution was meant to enforce. "All Men are Created Equal"
A must-watch moment for Memorial Day. May we never forget.
Watch this scene often. A good but, necessarily hard man with values. He was a case of tough love, but he clearly loved and respected his troops. This scene is awesome. He knows, he is going to lose his life, and is prepared to do so, and gets off his horse to march through his troops, to show he is one of them. Great scene. I also read that he was historically as a fact, buried with his troops as some form of shame, and yet, his family stated otherwise, and he no doubt would have been proud that he died for, and was buried with his men. That is called a Leader!
“Remember what you see here”
We have Colonel, we have.
One of the BEST movies ever. History has the best stories
At 1:15 he knows the score. So many emotions, yet discipline and resolve. He looks at those birds, who haven't a care in the world other than to find some fish. And he, as a courageous son of a gun, must now do his duty and uphold a soldiers standard. Man what a hero, an honorable, honorable man. Do we even understand what a man like this means to all of us? It was fate, the 54th were fortunate to have him. The nation was fortunate to have him and many others like him, for what would America be without a salt like him and the men he led?
It has been said that this is one of the most accurate and greatest war films of all time. This movie is brilliant, the acting is brilliant and learning about the 54th when I was a teen was one of the most emotional experiences of my life. This movie should be required viewing.
As a teen in the 90s...I can say this was my first ever really favorite movie. Just something about it...the courage they had and an amazing soundtrack.
A scene that makes grown men cry.
One of the greatest movies ever loved it as a child still love it today
I have thought of the way Shaw looks at the ocean and birds, often, that is what stayed with me most in this movie.
It's crazy how they focus on his face looking at the ocean knowing he's gonna make the ultimate sacrifice
Tripp steadying Thomas, as friend and brother, gets me every time.
Shaw looks at his soldiers in arms knowing they're all about to die. Men so brave fighting for freedom for all.
The real Shaw actually did lead the charge in the front when he was supposed to be in the back. Despite being against orders, he loved his men and respected them as equals so much he wanted be right there in the front leading them.
@@AndreNitroX He could no less than the brave determined men he led.
@@graceskerp i would never ask anyone to do something that i wouldn't do.
"Also if I should fall....remember what you see..." powerful stuff.
"It's been an honor to serve with you, sir."
"No soldier. The honor was serving with you."
When you read the comments it’s the beauty of us all. Each of us connected by our souls for the underlining truth of how glorious life is.
The imagery along with this music is beautiful in every sense
James Horner. I don't have to say anything else.
Harlem boys choir did masterfully well too
I think that when he looks at those birds, he must be thinking 'they are blissfully free, I will never again be free, for i, without regret, am bound to the servitude of my great country'. So powerful...
I wish we could have known the real Col. Shaw. For such a young man he had great character.
Nice acting from the actor playing the reporter. When he starts handing him his personal effects he realizes how grave the situation is. "Remember what you see here....."
1:43 award winning stare and zoom
Man this movie has made me cry since I first saw it and I still cry to this day watching it. From the phenominal acting to the inspirational story to the amazing soundtrack just an all around impeccable movie.
This Soldier knows his time on Earth is soon to be over and he gets in what he can with the beautiful view. Throughout the ages of warfare many Soldiers have faced this same situation knowing they are going to die but go forward with it, I was a Soldier myself in combat and still find this mind boggling.
A bucket of tears each time I watch Glory😫
Some of the best acting on screen by Broderick.. no words necessary.
Beautiful music. So perfectly fitting for this scene. Horner was a true master at telling a story thru his music.