The fact that it came from the soldier who had previously made a harsh comment about stripes on Sergeant Major Rollins made the newfound respect even stronger.
The fact that the soldier who shouts, "Give 'em hell 54!" is the same one who had the racist confrontation with Denzel and the 54th earlier in the film just adds to the emotion of the scene.
@@76JStucki What are you talking about? Pretty much every Black reactor picked up on the significance of that. In stark contrast were the two bros at 20:25 who were marching to the beat of a different drummer.
@ Everyone loved the moment. I didn't see anyone, white or black, notice that the guy who shouted was the same guy who had the confrontation with them earlier
One thing I've loved about that campfire scene is how organic it is. It really does sound like what a bunch of men would say from their hearts without preparing ahead of time.
I think some version of men gathered around a campfire the night before battle has happened countless times throughout history. There is a basic emotional truth to this scene, that men facing war and death form a bond to strengthen and support one another.
Yeah, they seen 54th as their brothers in arms. Thats a great signs of respect above all racial differences. From that moment they are no longer blacks and whites - they Union Army.
He is 100% right. They had to volunteer/be sent to die to gain the respect they were due from Day 1. That's effed up. Take that respect. But don't ever let them forget how long it took them to give it.
@@Ahzpayne and again, that's the wrong take. Yes, the white soldiers were horrible to the 54th. They looked down on them and discarded them as rubbish. Nobody would forget that but all people can do is transform, move forward and do better. The past cannot be changed. Word spread about how bravely and strong the black soldiers fought in the battle just days before Fort Wagner. When the troops lined up at the edge of the beach to see them off, they saw the 54th regiment as equals and as brothers in arms. It was a profound moment and how could anyone not be moved by that.
@@SurvivorBriyou don’t get to tell someone how they should feel about such a horrible situation. I agree the seen is incredible powerful and uplifting but doesn’t give us the right to down play another person’s perspective , especially when the anger is warranted. He said he appreciated the moment regardless. You don’t have to agree but aught to show respect.
I really liked this scene in the movie. It is a perfect example of how a group of soldiers thrown together and trained to fight - when finally given the freedom to make the choice to fight for something they believe in - can unite and become something far greater than the sum of its parts.
I saw him like this with Remember The Titans, when the white Mother invited the black player into her house, i cried like a 65 year old white baby. Top commentator for sure.
@@IamGenoBlack It won 3 other Oscars, including for Denzel, out of 5 nominations, so obviously they did acknowledge it. Why the score got overlooked is about something else.
There were a lot of great performances in this movie. I hate to put any of them second, but I'd probably put Morgan Freeman at the top for his portrayal of the sergeant major.
A forgotten reality of the Civil War is that many officers, even brigadier generals, in fact were killed with their men and what Mathew Broderick's character does there handing his personal correspondence to a reporter was in fact something many an officer in the first regiment in an assault on a well entrenched position would do because they KNEW they were almost certain to either not come back or be wounded during the fight and with this being one of the last major wars before the invention of several important medicines and medical procedures that would save countless lives a trip to the hospital tent was as often as not a trip to the grave and if not the grave permanent cripple status.
I remember how I felt gutted to learn that every single soldier of the 54th had given his life that day in battle. They gave everything they had and everything they would have gained for fighting.
It does state at the end the percentage of casualties the unit suffered. I believe that; either Morgan Freeman's character, or Denzel Washington's character, really not sure, survived and was put forward for the Medal Of Honor. They eventually received it; posthumously, and very recently. My knowledge of the exact facts is sktechy however. kerk
While still terrible, the casualty rate, killed and wounded, and also missing was just over 40%. The unit was not dissolved. The missing were presumed dead!
@@hillsane9262 thank you for this. For anyone wanting to know more, this article is highly informative and includes an eye witness written account from Frederick Douglass www.nps.gov/articles/the-54th-massachusetts-and-the-second-battle-of-fort-wagner.htm
There were two other regiments that supported the 54th in it's assault on Battery Wagner. All of the regiments involved suffered around 30% casualties, due to the narrow nature of the ground, the Union troops were crowded into a perfect killing box. Some elements of all three assaulting regiments gained the interior of the battery, but the confusion and the casualties made them vulnerable to the Confederate reaction and they were forced out. It wasn't as disastrous as the boat assault on Fort Sumter, where nearly all the attackers were killed or captured.
When I was in high school our history teacher offered extra credit to go see this and also Dances With Wolves in the theater. Not a dry eye in either one😢❤
You gotta do the charge up the hill next. That is my favorite part. The way music picked up as they saw their leader and Denzel’s character go down and than Thomas is the first one to yell out “CHARGE” and he is not on command. And than they all rush up with no care. And that music kicks in. One of my favorite scores
Back in the day a new hospital drama came on that was totally unlike any other. The cast was great and they had a few promising young actors like Mark Harmon and Howie Mandel. But there was one I fell in love with and I have watched Denzel’s career flourish like I knew it would.
@ thank you for naming it! When I corrected an error, I made another one and removed the title by mistake. It was one of my favorite shows. As I recall Howie had hair back then.
MellVerse still playing the victim. Respect is earned and when they were going out to fight they had EARNED it. You don't give respect by default, you earn and deserve it!
It IS a happy ending, having the honor to fight and die for something worth believing in, we should all be jealous of their sacrifice... the first time I saw this movie was in SCHOOL on a projector in the 90s😂
There have been several documentaries, TV shows and Hollywood mo†vies about the Tuskegee Airmen. Perhaps you should learn more about them instead of making demands - then you'd know the one made 30 years ago had some of the same cast as this movie and the more recent one was titled after their unit nickname. Even more recent is their featuring in an episode of Masters of the Air
@@ryhk3293 Person you're responding to is 1000% correct. Tuskegee Airmen movie is a CLASSIC, TRAGICALLYY underrated movie, with an ALLSTAR cast (Lawrence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Allen Payne, Mekhi Phifer)......Should definitely be reviewed...........
Another thing. Saw this in theaters and still remember, though many decades ago, how quiet the audience was leaving the movie! Like all regardless of skin tone needed time to process the movie and perhaps reverence for how the actors made each character live!
Broderick was featured in one of those genealogy shows. H3 learned he had an ancestor who was killed in the Civil War. During the research on records from two locations far from each other, his ancestors grave was located and changed from “unknown “ to having an official headstone placed. It sits with numerous “unknown “ markers. If you know of a veteran grave with no gpheadstone of any kind, the government will arrange for a civil war era stone to be placed. US, or Confederate, the government will arrange a memorial. FYI US and Confederate stones are uniquely different
I had heard that most of this was ad-libbed especially by Denzel. The cast would sometimes break into Motown songs when there was down time on the film. Outstanding film though.
Note to author- love your stuff! Might I recommend calling this part 1, and have part 2 be the ending since you do cut it off after ‘ give em hell 54th’
"ain't much a matter what happens tomorrow cause we men ain't we?"..love that line by D
Makes you remember that they were also fighting for the right to just be seen as men.
"give 'em hell 54!!!!!". I cry every time I hear that.
The fact that it came from the soldier who had previously made a harsh comment about stripes on Sergeant Major Rollins made the newfound respect even stronger.
Have lost track of how many times I've seen this film and I still lose my s*** EVERY TIME
that's Kevin Jarre; he wrote the screenplay
The union soldier that says "Give 'em hell 54!"
is the screen play/writer for this movie,Kevin Jarre.
Wow. I did not know that. Thanks!
The fact that the soldier who shouts, "Give 'em hell 54!" is the same one who had the racist confrontation with Denzel and the 54th earlier in the film just adds to the emotion of the scene.
Kevin Jarre. He wrote the screen play
Yeah, and I'm kinda surprised that no one noticed that!
@@76JStucki What are you talking about? Pretty much every Black reactor picked up on the significance of that. In stark contrast were the two bros at 20:25 who were marching to the beat of a different drummer.
@ Everyone loved the moment. I didn't see anyone, white or black, notice that the guy who shouted was the same guy who had the confrontation with them earlier
🍪🙄
One thing I've loved about that campfire scene is how organic it is. It really does sound like what a bunch of men would say from their hearts without preparing ahead of time.
I think some version of men gathered around a campfire the night before battle has happened countless times throughout history. There is a basic emotional truth to this scene, that men facing war and death form a bond to strengthen and support one another.
The simple act of acceptance can humble the strongest and bring a tear to the eye.
Mellverse had the wrong take. The white soldiers gave them mad respect. It was genuine, deep and powerful.
Yeah, they seen 54th as their brothers in arms.
Thats a great signs of respect above all racial differences.
From that moment they are no longer blacks and whites - they Union Army.
He is 100% right. They had to volunteer/be sent to die to gain the respect they were due from Day 1. That's effed up. Take that respect. But don't ever let them forget how long it took them to give it.
@@Ahzpayne and again, that's the wrong take. Yes, the white soldiers were horrible to the 54th. They looked down on them and discarded them as rubbish. Nobody would forget that but all people can do is transform, move forward and do better. The past cannot be changed. Word spread about how bravely and strong the black soldiers fought in the battle just days before Fort Wagner. When the troops lined up at the edge of the beach to see them off, they saw the 54th regiment as equals and as brothers in arms. It was a profound moment and how could anyone not be moved by that.
Frankly, I’ve found that reactor to have consistently wrong/poor takes over the years. I ended up unsubscribing. There are far better channels.
@@SurvivorBriyou don’t get to tell someone how they should feel about such a horrible situation. I agree the seen is incredible powerful and uplifting but doesn’t give us the right to down play another person’s perspective , especially when the anger is warranted. He said he appreciated the moment regardless. You don’t have to agree but aught to show respect.
I really liked this scene in the movie. It is a perfect example of how a group of soldiers thrown together and trained to fight - when finally given the freedom to make the choice to fight for something they believe in - can unite and become something far greater than the sum of its parts.
You know it’s an epic scene cause it hit EOM hard. He is one my favs for his humor and how he reacts but I’ve never seen him moved like this.
I saw him like this with Remember The Titans, when the white Mother invited the black player into her house, i cried like a 65 year old white baby. Top commentator for sure.
I still can't believe that this score wasn't even nominated at the Oscars that year
It was not the story the academy wanted to acknowledge. At that time it was like that. Other examples are X and Do the Right Thing.
@@IamGenoBlack It won 3 other Oscars, including for Denzel, out of 5 nominations, so obviously they did acknowledge it. Why the score got overlooked is about something else.
@ best picture?
This is one of the best movies ever, and one of my favorites. The acting is supreme, with some of the best all in the same film. I always tear up.
You just can't do it any better than Denzel. He's as good as it gets.
There were a lot of great performances in this movie. I hate to put any of them second, but I'd probably put Morgan Freeman at the top for his portrayal of the sergeant major.
I'm just talking about Denzel as an actor. He's as good as anyone ever.
@ He is an exceptional actor. At his best, with the right part, I would agree with you.
A forgotten reality of the Civil War is that many officers, even brigadier generals, in fact were killed with their men and what Mathew Broderick's character does there handing his personal correspondence to a reporter was in fact something many an officer in the first regiment in an assault on a well entrenched position would do because they KNEW they were almost certain to either not come back or be wounded during the fight and with this being one of the last major wars before the invention of several important medicines and medical procedures that would save countless lives a trip to the hospital tent was as often as not a trip to the grave and if not the grave permanent cripple status.
Read up on Champ Ferguson. Your blood will boil.
I remember how I felt gutted to learn that every single soldier of the 54th had given his life that day in battle. They gave everything they had and everything they would have gained for fighting.
It does state at the end the percentage of casualties the unit suffered. I believe that; either Morgan Freeman's character, or Denzel Washington's character, really not sure, survived and was put forward for the Medal Of Honor. They eventually received it; posthumously, and very recently. My knowledge of the exact facts is sktechy however. kerk
While still terrible, the casualty rate, killed and wounded, and also missing was just over 40%. The unit was not dissolved. The missing were presumed dead!
@rayharley597 I believe you are correct. Thank you for the clarification .
@@hillsane9262 thank you for this.
For anyone wanting to know more, this article is highly informative and includes an eye witness written account from Frederick Douglass
www.nps.gov/articles/the-54th-massachusetts-and-the-second-battle-of-fort-wagner.htm
The cast was so inspired by this movie that they stayed in character the entire time they got their uniforms.
One of the greatest movies ever....top ten of all time for sure
When I say I blubbered like a baby in my 8th grade homeroom when we watched this I feel no shame. So powerful.
I was the only black kid in my class when we watched this film
There were two other regiments that supported the 54th in it's assault on Battery Wagner. All of the regiments involved suffered around 30% casualties, due to the narrow nature of the ground, the Union troops were crowded into a perfect killing box. Some elements of all three assaulting regiments gained the interior of the battery, but the confusion and the casualties made them vulnerable to the Confederate reaction and they were forced out. It wasn't as disastrous as the boat assault on Fort Sumter, where nearly all the attackers were killed or captured.
When I was in high school our history teacher offered extra credit to go see this and also Dances With Wolves in the theater. Not a dry eye in either one😢❤
You gotta do the charge up the hill next. That is my favorite part. The way music picked up as they saw their leader and Denzel’s character go down and than Thomas is the first one to yell out “CHARGE” and he is not on command. And than they all rush up with no care. And that music kicks in. One of my favorite scores
I love the 54th!
The fight for real freedom and equality isn't over.
🤙 Let's give them hell 54!
In college, a bunch of us watched that scene then on called ourselves the 54th. Best scene in a film with a ton of them.
Tripp picking up the American flag. And yelling c'mon!!!! Breaks me.
Great great movie! And based on the real 54th of Massachusetts.
Frederick Douglass' sons fought with the 54th.
Back in the day a new hospital drama came on that was totally unlike any other. The cast was great and they had a few promising young actors like Mark Harmon and Howie Mandel. But there was one I fell in love with and I have watched Denzel’s career flourish like I knew it would.
St Elsewhere
@ thank you for naming it! When I corrected an error, I made another one and removed the title by mistake. It was one of my favorite shows. As I recall Howie had hair back then.
17:18 I suspect poor Thomas might have been on that "milk of the poppy" so that he could soldier on.
MellVerse still playing the victim. Respect is earned and when they were going out to fight they had EARNED it. You don't give respect by default, you earn and deserve it!
MellVerse can feel any way he wants. It's a free country.
It IS a happy ending, having the honor to fight and die for something worth believing in, we should all be jealous of their sacrifice...
the first time I saw this movie was in SCHOOL on a projector in the 90s😂
Based on a true story
Yes in the real story major Forbes lived and took over the 54th
And sadly some clowns "protesting" for George Floyd in 2020 had the nerve to vandalize a memorial in Boston that was there to honor the 54th regiment
I think this was Denzel's first Oscar.
Im not crying... youre crying
I think that another movie called Tuskegee Airmen should be next....1st African American Air Squadron in then Army Air Force during WWII.
There have been several documentaries, TV shows and Hollywood mo†vies about the Tuskegee Airmen. Perhaps you should learn more about them instead of making demands - then you'd know the one made 30 years ago had some of the same cast as this movie and the more recent one was titled after their unit nickname. Even more recent is their featuring in an episode of Masters of the Air
@@ryhk3293 Person you're responding to is 1000% correct. Tuskegee Airmen movie is a CLASSIC, TRAGICALLYY underrated movie, with an ALLSTAR cast (Lawrence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Allen Payne, Mekhi Phifer)......Should definitely be reviewed...........
Another thing. Saw this in theaters and still remember, though many decades ago, how quiet the audience was leaving the movie! Like all regardless of skin tone needed time to process the movie and perhaps reverence for how the actors made each character live!
Broderick was featured in one of those genealogy shows. H3 learned he had an ancestor who was killed in the Civil War. During the research on records from two locations far from each other, his ancestors grave was located and changed from “unknown “ to having an official headstone placed. It sits with numerous “unknown “ markers.
If you know of a veteran grave with no gpheadstone of any kind, the government will arrange for a civil war era stone to be placed. US, or Confederate, the government will arrange a memorial. FYI US and Confederate stones are uniquely different
I had heard that most of this was ad-libbed especially by Denzel. The cast would sometimes break into Motown songs when there was down time on the film. Outstanding film though.
Well, and 35 years later Trip become slave trader in Rome with name of Macrinus...damn 😂
best Civil War film. ever.
Note to author- love your stuff! Might I recommend calling this part 1, and have part 2 be the ending since you do cut it off after ‘ give em hell 54th’
This movie is so good.
It's a shame that it seems to be slept on.
The channel "We Watch the Watchers" is awesome. You can actually see the gentleman react to the responders unlike here. Definitely worth a look !
7:44 ….oh, Popcorn in Bed…
You SHOULDVE shown the earlier scene with the same actor that said ""Givem Hell 54th"" and then cut the reactions together.
We should never have or fight for this country
No no no
none of this happened...