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A 5 page paper which examines the how the film represents the five key elements of sound, acting, mise-en-scene, photography, and writing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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But the 1989 TriStar Pictures release, Glory, directed by Edward Zwick and produced by Freddie Fields, was not a matter of putting new tread on an old tire. It
dealt with a topic never considered in previous Civil War films, which was the involvement of black soldiers in the North following the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation of January
1863 (Lucas PG). Glory specifically considers the Civil Wars very first black military unit, the Fifty-fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry that was commanded by a young white colonel,
Robert Gould Shaw, portrayed by Matthew Broderick (Lucas PG). Although he clearly emerges as the protagonist, it is the supporting characters that command considerable attention, such as Shaws white
friend and second-in-command, Major Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes); their mutual friend from childhood, the black Cpl. Thomas Searles; and the black volunteer unit that consists of, in part, a tormented
runaway slave named Pvt. Trip (Denzel Washington); the stuttering field hand Pvt. Jupiter Sharts (Jihmi Kennedy) who was also a study in courage under fire; and the wise one-time gravedigger,
John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman), whose perseverance was rewarded by receiving the rank of sergeant general (Lucas PG). The film chronicles the evolution of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment until its climactic
attack on Fort Wagner, South Carolina of July 18, 1863, that resulted in the deaths of nearly half the unit, including Colonel Shaw (Lucas PG). The bravery and unwavering
commitment of these men, the majority of whom were black volunteers, inspired the recruitment of nearly 200,000 blacks to assist in the war effort, which may well have been "been
decisive in turning the tide of the war" (Ebert). As any student who is composing a cinematic analysis will discover, it takes more than a fresh and compelling storyline
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