GLORY (1989) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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- Glory (1989) First Time Watching Movie Reaction, Review, and Commentary for JL. Many moments wondering how Morgan Freeman has been old for everyone's entire life and many moments realizing this is a one time watch were had.
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After the battle it was offered (once the Union took the fort after the Confederates abandoned it) to repatriate Shaw’s remains to Massachusetts but his father said “We would not have his body removed from where it lies surrounded by his brave and devoted soldiers....We can imagine no holier place than that in which he lies, among his brave and devoted followers, nor wish for him better company - what a body-guard he has!” That’s some real shit.
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Not only that his body being thrown with the black soldiers was meant to be a insult but his father saw the beauty in it
@@rxtsec1 Its crazy how that entire family seemingly had such strong moral convictions. I wouldn't even blame them for wanting their sons remains back where they could bury him someplace near to home, but just making that statement and then refusing the repatriation is some insane dedication to what their son believed in, and reflects on what they believe in as well.
@@Drax514 Oh his entire entire family were hard-core abolitionists like straight off the jump. None of that was exaggerated in the movie
@@Drax514 your so right
The person Morgan Freeman's character was based on survived and won the Congressional Medal of Honor. Till this day he's still hold the US military record for men killed in hand to hand combat in a single engagement,60.
thanks I never knew that!
did you know that the real lone ranger was man named Bass Reeves? Look him up. He's been a man you can call my hero since I was a child. Of course it wasnt' until i was teen that I realized he was a black man. Look up his deeds. Theres even a series about him and his adventures on the Paramount Channel.
It’s a bunch of wives tales lol, freeman was great in this film as he always is tho
that shit's amazing.
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were you there?@@shanejupp2175
I always love that the angry assed soldier with the mustache who starts stuff with Denzel but then later shouts "GIVE EM HELL, 54!" was in fact played by the screenwriter, Kevin Jarre.
Same guy who gave us Tombstone.
That's my favorite scene in the whole movie.
One thing I always appreciated about this movie is that the Sergeant Major in charge of training them is showing them the utmost respect by being hard on the men and holding them to the standard. For historical context, the story is roughly two years into the war, and it's by far the bloodiest conflict in American history. He knows what they'll be facing if they go into combat, and by seeing to it that they'll be ready and holding them to the same standard that he would to any other soldier speaks tremendous volumes to his character.
"Let him grow up so more."
Pretty sure the bloodiest single battle to this day is at Gettysburg PA. Pretty sure wilderness was a close second.
@@freespirit9981 Gettysburg was three days long. Antietam lasted one day, thus was the bloodiest single day.. The OP is saying the CW was the bloodiest conflict, not as a single battle. Try looking it up.
the sgt molded them into the fighting force they became, he was proud of them and it looks like Tripp got it as he looked over. very cool scene. he did the same shit to the white troops. lol.
Just like any Drill Sargent today, those guys mold the soldiers to be ready for battle. Most of them are not the mean person outside of the job.
21:22 Denzel shedding that single tear while getting whipped was what gained him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar the following year. The depth and intensity of emotion in this scene is absolutely incredible and never ceases to impress.
One of the Greatest Scenes/Shots in Cinematic History, hands down.
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You immediately catch on to that this guy was whipped from the day he was born.
That was one of the most upsetting scenes. It was made to be upsetting and teach people a real lesson that they should have some empathy.
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Remember this audio interview used in ep 1 of Ken Burns' "The Civil War":
*_"You know what I'd rather do? If I thought, had any idea, that I'd ever be a slave again? I'd take a gun and just end it all right away. Because you're nothing but a dog."_*
- Fountain Hughes, Baltimore, Maryland, June 11, 1949
It was either get flogged or shot for desertion.
Please don’t let anyone void your feelings. No one has walked in your shoes. People that turn the tables on your feelings are ignorant and don’t understand empathy.
Instead of justifying slavery or any mistreatment of beings, it should just anger them as well!
Sending you lots of love, J!
Happy birthday to J’s mama! Thank you for giving J to the world!💓💓💓
Yup.
Anyone saying "well you realize so and so were slaves, too ..." isn't listening. They are trying lessen horrors that happened to your great, great grandparents in OUR country. And in that, they are being ignorant about the pain of racism that continues to this day.
Do not listen to them.
Happy birthday momma!
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@@bonkyb8587This. Every time I see that ‘others were slaves’ I get so pissed off. For one, they don’t know what the hell they’re even talking about 90% of the time. And two, that doesn’t make what’s happened in this country any less horrific. It’s all those lost cause, maga f*cks, trying to bring back the old south. Anyone say that on my channel, I’d ban em in a heartbeat!
@@bonkyb8587 no one is trying to lessen what happened
People tend to act like America was only one that had slaves. And treated them the worst.
In the vast majority of cases where your sentiment is put forward, no one is actually "acting" that way. And even the most charitable interpretation possible of your first statement can't make it less absurd..."no one is..." Unless your language is just lazy here, this is a profoundly ignorant statement. That's assuming it's made in good faith. "No one is trying to lessen what happened." And even if you only consider the true instances of people thinking American slavery was the "only" in history, the fervor behind righting that sentiment is extra and egotistical at best, and/or a serious case of tunnel vision. @@jacobmcmahan6227
It’s ok, brother, as soon as the guy say “give em hell 54th” to the end I’m typically bawling
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@@JC-ub8xg You agree? Can't tell if you are or not lol
Thank you for reacting to this film. "Glory" is one of those films everyone needs to watch at least once in their lifetime.
A Soldier Story too.
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Never understood why people don't want to watch something because it's sad or disturbing. Life has sad and disturbing events... learning to cope with such events is good, and a good cry is not a bad thing. It cleanses all the stress that those who pen up all their emotions aren't able to.
@@Scary__fun what we learn from history is that no one learns from history.
Happy birthday to J's mom. He's a credit to you and that's being modest and understating how wonderful this man is. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN!
nice touch at the end you see Thomas disarming and taking down a soldier with a bayonet the same way the drill instructor so harshly and violently demonstrated on him earlier in the movie.
And in their first battle, Pvt Jupiter's learning to reload fast under pressure saved his life, when that on Confederate soldier was charging him.
@@HeatRaverThe cyclical structure is great
Growing up in a violent home, escapism was more important to me than I can explain. Books and comics first, then later films made me fall in love with the wonderful art of storytelling. This film, Glory, was one of the four movies that had the biggest impact on me, the other three being The Color Purple, The Elephant Man, and The Right Stuff. Glad you guys got around to this one.
that sucks. no one should have to go through that. i cant imagine being a kid growing up like that. i dont think id have made it.
RIP, Carl Weathers (Rocky, PREDATOR, Happy Gilmore, The Mandolorian) passed away last night at 76.
Not last night. Tuesday.
No way man 😢
Perhaps an "Action Jackson" reaction in the man's honor is in order?
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More to the point about the movie is that Andre Braugher, who played Thomas so well, died this past December. Nothing against the brilliant Carl Weathers, but he wasn't in "Glory".
The man at the beginning that you asked why you know him was Andre Braugher. He just passed away in December. He was in the movie Primal Fear with Richard Gere and Ed Norton and on the tv show Brooklyn Nine-nine. Great actor.
He passed away? I didn't hear that. He was such a talented actor!
@@80vs45 lung cancer 😔💔😔
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A true thespian. Shakespeare in the Park background.
Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Streets was his iconic role for a long time, there weren't enough Emmys for him in that show.
He was also in a hidden gem called "Frequency" with Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel
I'm a 34 year old white man who grew up in a predominantly black school district arround Chicago and I must say there's a lot of people who need to hear what you said in the beginning of this....I'm tired of seeing all the hate.
YES! Thank you!!
It's truly insane the lengths some people will go to minimize Black slavery in America. Saying BUT BUT BUT OTHER PEOPLE WERE SLAVES TOO doesn't change the fact that America had some of the most uniquely brutal chattel slavery in human history.
I learned everything about slavery starting in fifth grade and sixth and it inspired me to get involved more in American history
and I still study it a few decades later it’s amazing America is still forging ahead,slavery is something I can’t imagine kind of like Auschwitz’s but racism today is just total ignorance
Me too, let's end hate.
@corkyduke8673 *squinting and focusing real hard*
Did it work?
...no...I just sh*t my pants lol
One of the brief scenes I love is the proud Irish drill Sargeant saluting the soldiers he made.
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For anyone that has a "Must Watch At Least Once In Your Life" list, this MUST be on it!
The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens opposite 24 Beacon Street, Boston. Peace out.
There was another monument to them that was vandalized and spray painted with grafitti by BLM activists. Talk about a disgrace.
25:01 “They finally got the uniforms”. Your voice cracking, eyes were full of tears; THAT was an amazing and heartfelt reaction! I’ve seen this movie before but never before did that particular scene cause me to tear up…until I saw how much it affected you.
Definitely a moment of great things
Just a note. Flogging was a common corpral punishment in the military for crimes committed in trainingand in service. He wasn't flogged for shoes, he was flogged for leaving without permission or orders. In the military thats called desertion, a crime that at the time usually called for execution...
So considering he was arrested for desertion, getting flogged is getting off rather light.
I was going to add this. It was used in the Navy as well until corporal punishment was removed from all services. It’s harsh seeing a former slave being punished this way but it was standard practice. While he got off light, flogging is actually much more intense than the see portrays.
The flogging of US troops was banned by the US in 1861 and the 54th was formed in 1862. So, Shaw wouldn't have had the option to flog his troops. If he had he would've been dishonorably discharged from the army at the very least. And I don't believe there were any reports or even letters from the men where they mentioned flogging of any of the men of the 54th.
There was another option for desertion, which was being sent to a POW camp with the possibility of hard labor added to that for the duration of the war. Which would've probably been a death sentence as well because Union POW camps would've been full of Confederate soldiers.
@@stonecoldku4161 From what I've read it still continued in practice for many years. There is a difference between it being outlawed and it actually ending. Many leaders believed it to be good for keeping those who viewed the flogging in line as well. In this dramatized movie, it was shown not to depict Shaw as a racist who wants to whip black soldiers, but as a man who is doing what he thinks he should do to keep discipline in the ranks. Especially given his men are not respected at all by society.
yea desertion wasnt a slight crime it was top tier.. often with being executed
It may have been common practice to flog, however, the scene was about the effect it had on Denzels(character) that was impactful. Trip was already emotionally and physically scared from being whipped as a punishment (from slavery), therefore it brought back the trauma of being dehumanized.
What's difficult to watch differs person to person, so I never judge what other people are uncomfortable with, and I'm so sorry that you're getting grief again. Bless you for continuing to give so much joy, and I wish you nothing but joy in return.
Happy Birthday to your Mom!!! 🎂🎁🎊🎉 Many Blessings Always 💜🙏
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Great film. Denzel deserved his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The rest of the cast were great too. Fantastic score by James Horner.
Yes to all of this! RIP James Horner. 💕
James Horner Charge at Fort Sumner theme music always gives me the chills with the choir
Fort Wagner not Sumner. And yes, Horner's music and the Harlem Boys Choir is truly amazing.
It’s a good movie and personally speaking, I am proud of how hard the 54 fought. I just have a deep issue with what happened afterwards during reconstruction and Jim Crow and it’s like we ain’t never get no kind of love or appreciation for what we did. My time in the military was with racists and ppl who looked the other pretending it wasn’t happening. But as far as the movie goes, it inspires me because of the courage of the brothers of the 54th. Much love Jay, loved the reaction.
Respect and appreciate your discussion at the beginning of the video. Follow your instinct, those people telling you not to be bothered by slavery ARE indeed A holes. I'm a white guy, i know how bigots act firsthand, and thats a classic bigot tactic, minimizing the impact of racist events in history. Keep speaking your truth, your true fans love you exactly because you keep it real!
And a happy birthday to your Moms!
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RIP Andre Keith Braugher….😢 Carl Weathers too 😢😢😢😢
Carl Weathers wasn't in this movie.
@@BrotherDerrick3X yes I know that 🙄
RIP Carl Weathers and Happy Birthday EOMama
Back then Flogging was the punishment for desertion, it didn't matter what color the soldier was. White or black if you were caught you either got flogged or you were hanged. It didn't matter your reason for deserting.
Actually the penalty was execution
Sorry isn’t hanging a form of execution?
Actually, the US military had abolished flogging just before the war, so that whole scene was absolutely erroneous because they wanted to have a cheap symbolism pass.
@@ScarriorIIIit’s not cheap. It’s powerful. It’s a humiliating symbolism that blacks go through even in systems that claim are “helping” them. Even then I wouldn’t be surprised that laws were broken when black people are the victims of it like how it always was historically.
@@ScarriorIIIYes flogging was banned, the punishment instead was branding a 3" high letter "D" for deserter on the soldier's face or body. What symbolism would that impart?
I've been watching "Glory" since I was 4 years old, it's one of my favorite movies...
... and "Give em hell, 54!" still makes my ass sob like a damn boy. 😂
It is a crime against cinema that this is the only movie to my knowledge that Denzel and Morgan have starred in together. RIP Carl Weathers, you will be missed.
RIP Chubbs. Just heard Carl Weathers passed away
😮😮 OMG 😢
😢😢😢😢😢😢 incredibly devastating
Vaxxed, boosted, expired.
Happy belated birthday Ms Jay birthgiver.
An incredible actor and good man.😢😢😢😢
I'm a grown man and cried like a baby watching this movie. I'm not even American..I'm an Indian but I could relate. The hatred .. the scars of slavery are too deep... Get passed on from generations to generations.
Dude that was smoking the cigar was also the warden in the Shawshank Redemption!
He was also the police chief in Demolition Man.
"...or am I being... 'obtuse'?"
He also physically stood in for the late Harold Ramos in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
You don't have to explain the way you feel about anything. No honest person with a shred of decency can fault you for being angered by cruelty and mistreatment, because that's how decent, honest people are supposed to feel about cruelty and mistreatment.
8:20 Andre Braugher just recently died in December, actually. He was known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999) and Captain Raymond Holt in the Fox/NBC police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. He also had leading roles in the ABC medical series Gideon's Crossing (2000-2001), the CBS crime series Hack (2002-2004), and the TNT comedy series Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011), and supporting roles in series such as Thief, The Good Fight, House, New Girl, and BoJack Horseman.
Braugher's film roles in addition to this film include Primal Fear (1996), City of Angels (1998), Frequency (2000), Duets (2000), Poseidon (2006), The Mist (2007), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Salt (2010), The Gambler (2014), and She Said (2022).
Happy Birthday Mom! Enjoy your special day!🎉
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR MOM!!!! May our best days be ahead!
I was the theatre projectionist when this film came to my town. I knew some of this story but was really angry that I knew so little, as it was mostly bypassed in school history classes. This is part of my history that was kept from me. Watched this movie endless times, but the scene of the 54th marching to the beach just killed me every time. (Nam Veteran) I knew where they were going and how bad it was going to be. A detail that impressed me: After the burning of the town, the troop marched away rolling the Flag and standard up; this was to hide the Flag from the shame that they had just witnessed and participated in. Thank You for your honest comments. MIKE
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Your reaction is beautiful and honest, thank you for not being ashamed to show your tears. This is a powerful movie.
First: Happy Birthday mom!🎉
Second: Denzel killed it (and won his first Oscar for this role)
Third: RIP Carl Weathers 😢
There were two future cast members of 'The Shawshank Redemption' in this film. Morgan Freeman and the corrupt cigar-smoking Union General who Matthew Broderick was asking to give his men orders to fight. That was Bob Gunton who was the prison warden at Shawshank.
Happy Birthday J's Mom!! Sorry that people have a tendency to be so horrible to each other, but as a born and raised Kentuckian I am glad that Lexington has treated you kindly.
Happy birthday to J's mom! Your son gives such joy and laughter with his videos. 😊 He's the best
This movie should be seen by everyone. May the men of the 54th rest in peace.
Rest in eternal peace, Andre Braugher ( Thomas) and Carl Weathers (Apollo). Happy Birthday to your Mom, Murderwhistle!
R.I.P. Andre Braugher.
Totally understand your introductory words down to my blood cells. You're awesome, my friend. The Most Happiest Birthday to your Mom. She raised one awesome fellow.
Edward Zwick has directed some AWESOME movies. Besides this epic, he also did Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, and - my favorite - LEGENDS OF THE FALL.
Courage under fire is another underated Gem. Denzel & Meg Ryan
Happy Birthday Moms!!!!! Thank you for bringing the wonderful JL into this world. I hope you had a great birthday and wish you many happy returns of the day.
Aw yeah! J is gonna LOVE this one!
As others have noted, it is not perfectly accurate to real history, but there is so much about the film that is so right that the things they got wrong fade to pretty much no importance. It is some of the best acting performances by Denzel and Morgan Freeman and Andre Braugher and Broderick and Elwes, and one of the best movies about the Civil War ever made.
RIP Andre Braugher, one of my favorite actors.
Great film, and a hell of a Denzel performance. Speaking of which, you NEED to watch 'A Soldier's Story' from 1984. That's one of the most underrated films of the 80s, it's one of Denzel's early roles, and it's a performance that lets you know just how long he's been a great actor.
Also, the bestest of birthdays to Mama J! 64, here's to 60 more ❤🎉🥂
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"But we's men, aint we?" My second favorite Denzel moment in the movie. Theyve been treated like animals and children their whole lives and now they have the chance to stand up and kick in and make their own destiny like any other human. And now they can see it themselves.
RIP Carl Weathers
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Thanks again to whomever it was that gifted me a membership to the channel for the month. I missed the live preview, but it was quite a moment when I was at work, and my phone made it's little noise, and I looked to find I had been gifted a membership. It is most appreciated.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Murder Whistles Mom!! Also, I love your reactions and I'm sorry you had to go through the things mentioned in your intro. You deserve better. Love you brother!
Denzel character picking up the flag during the final charge of the film is still to this day one of the most powerful moments in any war movie I’ve ever seen
Love the intro. I agree 100%. You definitely say what needs to be said…makes you the best reactor…happy birthday moms
If you never have, “Dances with Wolves” is an amazing movie…. Long but amazing
Watch the director’s cut, J!!
Happy Birthday to your Ma! Also thank you for your opening statement. …and for reacting to this film in the first place. Fan since day one! (When there was a couple other guys reacting also?) ✊✌️
You need no apologies for crying in this movie, I always cry. This movie is incredible. You reaction was exceptional and I appreciate you sharing it, it was beautiful.
39:33 Trip helps keep Thomas steady as he wavers. He wanted to march into battle with his regiment despite recovering from a gunshot two days earlier. So awesome.
Thank you for your comments in the intro. And Happy Birthday EOM's mom!
Happy birthday Mrs. Jay's mom!
I did living histories for over 30 years. It was even on my evals in the Navy as community involvement. I got to be on the field with the 54th Mass one time; Tunnel Hill, GA... those guys were amazing to watch. They had such a great impression. I have marched through events from Dallas Tx to Gettysburg Pa... and those men were the best presentation I saw on a field.
GIVE 'EM HELL 54TH!
I remember getting my eagle globe and anchor in boot camp, many of us, myself included, cried. I can only imagine how much more meaningful it was for these men to get their uniforms finally.
"Give'em hell 54th"
One of the best lines in a movie ever.
Happy birthday, mom! Lots of love.
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Happy Birthday to Js mom! Hope it’s a good one❤
Forgot to mention this earlier but Thomas was played by Andre Braugher. His first role was playing a sidkick to Kojak in Kojak. His first movie role was Glory.
He played a detective in the series Homicide and a Captain in the series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. A role you may recognize him from is he played Davids neighbor Brent in the movie The Mist.
Andre Braugher actually recently died back in December of last year.
Happy Birthday J’s mom! 🎉
I have so much respect for your discussion before the film, I’ve joined your channel.
Happy Birthday, EOMama! I hope you had the most amazing day!
Happy Birthday to your Mom! 🎉🎈❤️🕊🇺🇸
40:08 "Enter this war with a flag? FPHUCK THAT!" Laughed right out loud. I thought the same thing.
25:00 Something as simple as seeing his ancestors being given a shred of dignity. Beautiful.
Happy Birthday, J's Mom!
Happy Birthday, mom !!!
Your message to your mom broke me. My mom was 64 years old when she died (September 2023) after an accident at work. I would give anything to tell my mom “Happy birthday” or “I love you” one more time. I know this comment isn’t related to the movie, but I had to share.
So sorry for the loss is your beloved Mom.
I cried when I watched this movie 30 years ago as an 8 year old child....and I cried again today.
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Happy Birthday J's mom.
A very Happy Birthday to J's wonderful Mother.
Happy Birthday JL mom. @JL she obviously did an amazing job and hope she is proud of your work here and the honest emotions you show. This was a powerful film and was glad you seemed to get so much of the film
Man the raw emotion you show is one of the things I love about this channel.
Happy Birthday, young lady!
Happy birthday and wish ya a many more, J’s mom!
Loved your intro and passion during the reaction. I cannot watch this without bawling, it's so beautifully shot and acted and the soundtrack is superb. Great editing again as always. Have a great day!
I just saw something recently that said Shaws family was offered by the US Army after the war to have him exhumed and moved to Mass but his family refused knowing he’d want to be with his men.
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Happy birthday to your dear sweet Momma!
Happy Birthday Mrs. J's Mom!
Happiest Birthday EOM’s momma!!!! Lost my mom recently to cancer and very envious of those of you who still have your mommas in your life, don’t take a single second for granted !!!! Not one!!!! 💜
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If you want more Civil War and Morgan Freeman, then I recommend the Ken Burns Civil War documentary, in which Morgan Freeman narrates parts of it. Unreal segment of American history.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY J's momma!!!
Happy Birthday Momma JL!!
16:05 I laughed right out loud when you were concerned for the watermelon. In the middle of brutal circumstances. "We could be eating some watermelon!" Great line. LOL
This is why we should NEVER forget history. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Folks out here wanting to tear down statues of famous civil war leaders and officers. The good and bad…. We should never try to delete the ugly truth. It takes away the value, tragedy, and triumph of these men and the things they stood for. May we never forget! ❤
Taking down statues is not forgetting history. The people behind the Confederacy should absolutely be remembered, so that we can learn to not be like them, but they do not deserve the honor of having statues glorifying them; especially when the majority of those statues were erected in the 1940s/50s as a "fuck you" to the Civil rights movement.
@@foulrot That is a good point.
30:25 When Joe Clark bitchslaps Coach Boone the universe explodes.
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He's got the upper hand now!
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The army had to whip Denzel because of two reasons. First, as you said, being on the line was pretty close to suicidal, so they had to enforce discipline to keep lots of guys from running off. Second, the usual punishment was the firing squad, so a whipping was the lesser punishment. And, about the shoes, people can be awfully Sh***y.
The punishment for desertion was hanging. Firing squad was considered an honorable death and was therefore not given for the dishonorable act of desertion.
@@jcarlovitch Thanks for letting me know.
I walked by that monument plaque more times than I can remember when I lived in Boston. When Glory came out, I was so excited. And to see it made in such a glorious fashion was just an emotional experience. Some of the greatest performances in film history. Denzel in the whipping scene is absolutely incredible and certainly deserved his Oscar for it. Matthew Broderick was excellent...he fit the part perfectly and had just the right temperament that Shaw displayed. And what can you say about Morgan Freeman that has not been said? Just an amazing film. It should be in the National Film Registry, and strangely it is not.
When i watched this as a child it was a devastating experience for me. To see war as ugly and hateful and the men that overcame it. I love movies based on true events like this. It shows the true human experience.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMA MURDERWHISTLE!
Happy birthday Mama, God bless you🎉 luv ya mama!!!!
When people said that after my parent passed away, I became angry beyond belief because it lacks empathy.. Your explanation hit right in the heart and crushes my soul. May I virtually hug you?
Happy Birthday to your mum! 💟
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First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your Mama! Many blessings to you on your day!
Also, I can totally relate to what you were saying, J. I live about an hour and a half away from Lexington in a rural area of the state. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and I experienced racism in school a lot and even beyond. I grew up a mixed race child in a predominantly white community so I completely understand how you feel about racism! Much love!
63 year old Mamaw from west Texas
That thanks the Lord for her wonderful parents that raised me to see People,
Not color
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