GLORY REMASTERED - MASSACHUSETTS 54TH COLORED INFANTRY DESTROY THEIR CONFEDERATE ENEMY -CIVIL WAR
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- From the Academy-Award winning civil war drama, Glory. The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry under the command of Col. Robert Shaw had been deployed to the fight the rebels, but instead they were tasked with menial labor. Seeking to change the situation so that they could prove their worth, Col. Shaw convinces his superior general to allow the 54th to see real action.
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That musketry training scene illustrates perfectly why Drill Sergeants don’t smoke and joke with the soldiers they are training. They are harsh and focused, and with good reason.
Says who you? LMAOOOO bro go The F away with that lmfaoooo the fact 107 people agreed with that too Lmfao nowhere near correct at all
@@DonaldMcNuGGeT oh great another snowflake
@@DonaldMcNuGGeT it's true. Justify your own words.
@@DonaldMcNuGGeT The fact that his likes keeps getting up and yours is still 0. I'll let the numbers speaks for themselves.
@@JamesBond-lb3yr keep liking your own comments to its cringy little kid
Shaw is harsh in this first scene, but 100% correct. Forbes was falling into the trap of getting a bit too comfortable with his men instead of getting them ready and was made an appropriate example of. Maybe Hollywoodized a bit but it sets the tone for much of the rest of the movie as to why they became the fighting force they were and won their first engagement.
I personally didn't thought he was harsh. He cared for his men to be the best
@@ACM1PT95 I don't think Shaw was too harsh or strict.
They brought in an Irishman and a regular to address the issue.
Maybe you never served, but as someone that has lived in an insanely strict SOC unit as far as training is concerned that interaction is softer than baby shit.
It’s not even good leadership to bring it up, it’s the bare bone basics. You always train how you fight, make the training worse than the real thing when feasible. That way nothing changes from training to reality, and that stress resistance needs to be built. Gunfire and screaming has been the main soundtrack in war for centuries at this point and it’s imperative you train for it.
This is soft even from our soft military at present.
Considering this is 1860’s and he is black not that it really matters as a private, but there was no issue with physically striking your underlings or putting them in dangerous situations for training. The sky is the limit for training activities with safety ruled out.
I’m sure the reality of this unit was closer to my view of military interactions at the time.
I don't think Forbes thought the 54th would see action in a million years. That probably explains his complacency.
The official unit history makes it clear that these men were highly educated, well off volunteers, who liked to have debates in Latin while in camp.
Yeah the 54th Massachusetts had high educational standards as a requirement to sign up. I hate how this film makes it seem like a lot of them were illiterate former slaves. Nearly all of them were well educated men who had been free their whole lives.
True, but I do like how the film highlights all vantage points in such a short period by meshing all the backgrounds. Even though most if they whete white would of easily been officer class.
There was no ex slaves in the 54th all born free men , the 55th Massachusetts was made up of ex slaves. The real Sargent Major of the 54th was Fredrick Douglass's son his other son serve along side him. It was said that the Sargent Major was the lion of the Regiment. Could you imagine the speech's given by these two young men. So Glory is a fake black history.
@@TheStapleGunKid 54th was all born free men, the 55th was made up of ex slaves. The real Sargent Major was Fredrick Douglass's son and his other son served in the 54th also. It was said the the Sargent Major was the lion of the Regiment. Imagine the speech's they gave to their men. Glory is fake black history.
i didn't know that story but i well know that movie ( i should have seen it 10 times, i like so much Morgan Freeman & Denzel Washington). I have read some things about the young colonel Robert Shaw. Thx for the informations & greetings from France.
I love how at :45 Col. Shaw makes sure the rifle barrel is pointed away from himself.
Always have situational awareness of a firearm 👍🏼
Was reading about a private in Sherman's March to the Sea who after digging up potatoes grabbed his rifle leaning against a fence. Either weeds or brush caught the hammer shooting him in the chest, killing him instantly. Must have happened a thousand times over-and this was a veteran also.
"Always have situational awareness of a firearm" Something the USA lacks then? :p
@@DutchGuyMike Situational awareness period. And the bad habit of blaming an inanimate object for doing something. I don't see anyone calling to ban a specific vehicle someone used a couple of years ago to plow through a crowd of Christmas shoppers.
Yes, the proceeds to fire a Colt Revolver randomly in the air… 😂
@@briandfallon74 LOL good point.
The reload scene seems timeless. We can see the same scene in Sharpe's Rifles and the Last Samurai.
I like to imagine Nathan Algren from Last Samurai and Shaw here knew each other.
I like it honestly. It's not a made up thing it's actually the real deal
@@folklore19 Algren is one generation younger. It would make a nice cameo.
it's because it's true, shooting at bottles is one thing but shooting a moving target whos shooting you back is another
Bringing up Sharpe for a civil war movie?
Now that’s soldiering…
I don’t care what anyone says. The men of the 54th Mass were and still are Heroes.
It makes it all the more sad that people they fought for desecrated the memorial with spray paint.
@@kinocorner976 what, why?
@@Alexq79- BLM, riots, etc
@@kinocorner976 yea. The communists. They’re the next Confederates
@@Teaspoon9205 Shows how uneducated and stupid they were, if they knew those men were the first to prove themselves in American military history then they wouldn’t dare touch it.
5:15
I don't know if I'm the only one who feels like that, but at that part, when Shaw shouts "Fire at will!", the amount of face shots in the filming makes the battle feels a lot more personal, both for the 54th regiment soldiers and the CSA soldiers, and I really love that feeling.
Personal yes. But in those days the range of rifles wasn't like it is today. There was a lot of drop in projectiles so aiming a bit high wasn't uncommon. As the Rebels moved in they too were shooting a bit high
Yes talk about Personal, that poor William, always ordered to be shot at....
The only thing I didn't like about that scene is they cut the order of "Fix bayonet" in that scene, bayonets from the 54th magically appeared as the CSA is about to make contact.
“A good man can shoot 3 shots in a minute” is that you sharpe?
In any weather.
Sargent Harper will show them how it’s done
The resemblance of the drilling scene to one of Sharpe's is quite clear, e.g. when the officer fires behind the private to imitate the battle stress.
@@pib2008 at least it's not Dances with Samurai, where the officer is threatening to shoot the enlisted man.
He (and they) have to able to do that while being shot at. It's not like shooting animals or bottles. I've never even shot anyone and I know that.
The only thing I don't like about this film is that they never made a sequel.
This film only tells half the story. Their greatest victory came later, after they had been re-formed after the battle of Fort Wagner.
The Battle of Olustee, where not only did they fight well, but saved a train full of wounded Union soldiers!
That COULD be a great movie - the 54th pulled a train 3 miles by hand using ropes -I could see the movie going from their orders to cover the Union retreat to racing to the train of wounded and engaging Confederate forces as they pulled a whole train by hand.
I’d think you could dramatize the part from Camp Finegan to Jacksonville or end it right at Finegan.
GLORY: Three Miles
The Next battle they sent into didn't turn out to be as heroic. You should look it up. It was in Florida.
@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 what battle was it
Olustee was no victory. While the 54th performed well they once again suffered heavy casualties in a defeat. It is true though that the entire Union force would have been destroyed were it not for the rear guard action by the 54th.
A prequel to this movie should be made:
THE BATTLE OF MILLIKEN'S BEND
He's being strict enough, but not too strict. He's raising his voice, but not calling them any names. He's trying to get them ready for battle, and they're gonna be up against an enemy who views them as less than animals.
@@kc-em5lr not all Southerners owned slaves and supported slavery.
@@kc-em5lr Yup.
@@podsmpsg1 not all but most
@podsmpsg1 perhaps not but the declaration stated that slavery was a primary reason of succession making it a war about slavery. Perhaps for the Jeffersonian south it was more about government tyranny but several deep south politicians were able to get the issue of slavery and small government intertwined so as to have a united southern political, and later on, military body to face the abolitionist north
True the vast majority of southern infantry were not slave owners at all. Just poor.
But as I mentioned above the confederacy also has some black soldiers who fought for them as well. Volunteers. It’s shocking and it’s not like they were in numbers for a regiment. But like most wars they are nuances.
When I first watched this movie as a kid, I thought Col. Shaw was being “mean” to his men. Now I know that he was training them to survive in battle, he had their best interests at heart. Great leader.
Un líder debe ser disciplinado, inteligente, moderado y duro y por añadidura, ha de exigir esos mismos requerimientos en aquellos que manda.
Shaw wanted to see them live, and he knew what that took. He wasn't harsh, he was compassionate from a leadership perspective.
This and ‘Tell this man, that if he does not shoot me, I will kill him’
Two amazing scenes involving musket training
No matter how many times I watch Glory.
Ending scene of the movie.
Me: 😢
There's a plaque dedicated to them on Boston Common right across from the State House on Beacon Hill.
I always remembered that plaque at the end of the film, with the Harlem Boys Choir singing. I was 12 years old when I first saw it. At the end I was in tears, I never saw anything like that as a young black kid, but I always remembered it and vowed I would visit wear ever it was when I got older and was able to travel. I found it and visited it last year to pay homage to my heros.
When he said “3 shots a minute” I thought of major sharpe
now thats soldiering
Yep a good soldier should learn to load 3 rounds a min. An very good expert soldier loads 4 if he's lucky to survive the mass volleys.
Basic learnings is loading fast and good.
I didn't fire rifled muskets as they are firing but I did fire earlier flintlock predecessors like the Brown Bess and 1763 Charleville. The average was 3 rounds a minute when firing at will which averages around 20 seconds per shot. For myself I was able to get the motions down to 13 seconds.
wish they made a movie about the "Harlem Hellfighters"
Yeah, they really should, they were awesome as shit.
@@welkingunther5417 I remember going to a mall during Black history month and they had military figurines 54th, Buffalo soldiers and Tuskegee fighters, I looked around and asked "Where are the Harlem Hellfighters?"
Also the Red Ball express. Amateurs talk tactics but professionals talk logistics.
@@amfarrell42 my great uncle was an officer in the red ball express...
I cant remember his name but one of the hell fighters (I think) took on about 10 german alone, was wounded several times, but managed to hold his ground. He was awarded medals by the French but ignored by the American command structure
Whats really interesting is that if you had the Full VHS set it covered the history behind these scenes and the 54th was actually covering the retreat of another unit in the battle scene.
10th Connecticut and they lost 55 men wounded or killed
That was Olustee, this battle in the video is set almost a yesr before that
@@tyrian_baal This was the battle of Grimball’s Landing July 16, 1863. The 54th Regiment saved the 10th Connecticut who had retreated, The 54th staved off a Calvary charge and infantry charge from the confederacy. Two days later the 54th would lead an attack on fort Wagner where they suffered massive death and casualties at the hands of the fortified Confederates. The charge never should have been made. The battle of Olustee was not until February of 1864 which several months later. It was the largest battle in Florida, 203 union troops killed to 93 confederate troops killed. The union deployed several regiments there to raid confederate camps and cut off supply chains. The 54th Massachusetts fought in Olustee alongside the 35th Colored Infantry.
Damn, they don't make VHS like they used.
As a kid, my parents took me to see this movie and to this day it is my favorite one . This scene all though powerful doesn't do justice to just how brave these men were. Reading the history and accounts of just how tough Black Union Army soldiers were makes me realize just how fortunate I am that they were my ancestors. When the colonists rebelled against Engand they may have won America's freedom but it was the thousands of Black Men who fought and died in the Civil War who helped preserve it even though they didn't have full rights as citizens
Exactly - thus black Americans have a claim to this country just like colonial descent White Americans. Spitting in the face of it is spitting in the face of what they endured and persevered not only in battle, but their entire history of doing so, and everyone who uses that freedom to do meaningful things in America.
I watched this with my parents years ago so happy it landed in my feed. RIP 54th Massachusetts Colored infantry
I did a little deep diving in my family history and one of my ancestors fought in this unit.
@@FatalCharade Your kidding...
@@MarquisVegan “Give em hell 54!” Some of the finest men this country ever produced.
@@donnix1192 During the civil war the way soldiers marched into the open field with cannon bombs 💣 landing all over the place is premium level bravery to me.
@@MarquisVegan That is a great point you make. During the American Civil War, the weapon technology had advanced far beyond the battle tactics. So you had rifles that were more accurate, cannons that could fire from further distances and with superior accuracy. Yet a lot of the battle strategy was outdated back to the revolutionary war with England. So you had these men lining up in fields very close to the enemy and they just slaughtered each other with advanced weaponry. These men of the 54th Massachusetts were so brave, they truly are heroes. They knew they were going to die two days later when they volunteered to lead the charge at Fort Wagner. No one will ever deny the atrocity of slavery and the black mark it left, but it is worth celebrating the quarter of a million Union soldiers, white and black, they gave their lives to end it.
I don't know what might've been more terrifying, the lining up watching the other side aim at you or the following melee.
Reading accounts and talking to vers from later wars the worst part was the waiting and watching the enemy come vs the combat.
I remember when this first came out my best friends family owned a video store and they let me have the first video great times don’t half miss those days
I love how they being all likable fellows that they survived the war And all went onto live long happy lives. I’m just assuming I didn’t get to see the end of the movie.
No, many didn't. The climax of the film, the battle at Fort Wagner, is heartbreaking. The causality rate in the actual battle was 40%. You should watch this film; everyone should.
@@graceskerp He's joking. Everyone who watches these clips know what happens at the end of the movie and to the 54th.
@@Strong2091 OK. Thanks.
@@Strong2091 Nope , i dont know.
@@graceskerp shaw couldn’t outrun the rebs cause of his tungsten balls
"Give me your Colt revolver."
(looks incredulous) "...what?"
still cracks me up
Word was Cary Elwes amd Matt Brodrick hated each other... it shows here
Every time I see this scene i love how miracuolusly all 54th soldiers suddenly have their bayonets fixed while just moment earlier they were firing without them :) SCA soldiers all have their bayonets fixed since the beginning...
I was gonna say . . . . 😆
It was the 80’s.
It's CSA not SCA.
The 54th were that good that they fixed bayonets really fast.
@@ratagris21"Southern Confederate Army"
0:44 I really like how Shaw just points the rifle away from his head
Cheers to the Brave men of the fighting 54th
Hip,hip........ .....🍺
Can't imagine the damage inflicted by Minié rounds at that range...
It was terrible. Not something you ever want to experience that's for sure. There's so many stories about guys getting blown apart with arms and legs falling off and massive baseball size holes turning their bodies into hamburger meat. You have to remember that it was thousands of these minnie balls coming at you all at once. They would walk in lines at close range and fire all at once. That was the obsolete Napoleonic tactics used at the time but with much more advance weapons.
Exactly, in the old documentary from the early '90s The American Civil War they described how terrible was being shot by such a bullet, also a leg or arm wound was a sure ticket for amputation, whereas a napoleonic age musket had a range of 80 m., max 150, these rifles could kill at more than 800 m.(I I read some were killed at more than 1 km.)
@@alessiodecarolis At longer ranges the bullet would be tumbling -- first corkscrewing, the finally flying end-over end. If such a bullet hit and penetrated, you were toast.
Wow I remember watching this movie in the 6th grade, way back in 2003.
I was called to audition for this movie. didn't realize how big this was going to be. didn't realize how close to getting a starring role I was auditioning for.
I like how when the command to fire at will is given the first person to fire the second shot is Jupiter. He really took that firing lesson to heart.
I love this movie, no "anti-racist" BS, no politics, no virtue signaling, just a great story from the civil war about how many former slaves fought to end the practice once and for all🙌
Well said
And it was made in 1989. Quality for sure.
No anti-racism? No politics? The entire movie is an anti-racist message.
@@Spearca Only in your delusional mind
@@antman6707 What do you think the point is of "a great story from the civil war about how many former slaves fought to end the practice once and for all"? How could that not be an anti-racist message?
One of the best civil war movie's ever ...
As a big history buff, especially American Civil War history, I really enjoyed watching this movie.
We have done with hoein' cotton, we have done with hoein' corn
We are colored Yankee soldiers, just as sure as you are born
When the master hears us yelling, they will think it's Gabriel's horn
As we go marching on
GLOOOORY GLORY HALLELUUUUUUUUJA
we can shoot a rebel further than a white man ever saw
Day of Jubilee
Denzel fighting like a lion. Love it.
I made a presentation about the 54th regiment in my history class, I live in Portugal, my teacher was intrigued but the rest not that much
Did you get a good grade?
@@TheWinterShadow got a 18/20 😎
@@joaovieira2393 In that case, who cares what the others like. You got yours. Respect to you and respect to the 54th.
You're a good shot, but the squirrels never shot back.
That's funny. lol
This was a fantastic movie in every way…..hard to picture Matthew Broderick as Colonel Shaw and Cary Elwes as Major Forbes because just 2-3 years before they were Ferris Bueller and Wesley.
I feel like most people nowadays don’t even know this movie exists. It is so damn good at holding up so well it’s beautifully written and it’s beautifully acted heavy hitting actors. I think it’s a perfect movie and it’s my favorite civil war movie.
Oh my Lord! Lord lord lord!
This was the Battle of Grimballs Landing part of the Union forces attempt to stop the Rebels from reinforcing Fort Wagner and it was actually a Confederate victory. In fact all the battles shown in the movie Glory were all Confederate victories with the 54th being decimated in the final assault on Fort Wagner. The fort was never taken during the course of the whole Civil War being one of the last Rebel hold outs in South Carolina. The Colonel was buried with the colored troops by the Confederates in a mass grave because they considered that a great insult to the family burying whites with blacks however the family of Col. Shaw thought it was best and fitting for him to be buried with his troops.
Wrong, the 54th Massachusetts' part in the battle was actually a Union victory. They successfully held their part of the line, although the overall battle went to the rebels. Also, while Fort Wagner was never taken by direct assault, the rebels were forced to abandon it following a siege on September 7th, 1863, less than two months after the battle took place. So no, it wasn't one of the last holdouts in South Carolina. It didn't even holdout for very long after the battle depicted here.
@@TheStapleGunKid The fort was eventually abandoned but Charleston was never taken until a month before the official end of the war so I am correct. Also the very last battle of the Civil War was another Confederate victory.
@@nonyabiz9487 You said "The fort was never taken during the course of the whole Civil War being one of the last Rebel hold outs in South Carolina".
That is not true. Fort Wagner was taken after it was abandoned on September 7th, 1863. It wasn't one of the last holdouts in South Carolina, not even close. If you meant to say Charleston was one of the last holdouts, then you should have said Charleston But you didn't. You said Fort Wagner, which is incorrect.
@@TheStapleGunKid Your missing the big picture here ya quibbling nut job. That fort you keep splitting hairs about was just a tiny little part of the defenses. That whole area around Charleston was the rebel hold out I'm speaking of. Why would I be so specific in a comment section? To please weirdos like you that dont have a real job? No thank you...
@@nonyabiz9487 Colored troops?
That was an epic firing line
Civil war makes no sense at all...father against son; brother against brother...but allowing these men to fight the Confederacy made absolute sense...great film. Loved it.
Spartcus and like myself are very proud of the 54th and I will continue give a shout out to them all in memory of there fighting spirt of a free nation of people 🇺🇸🏹🐓🇺🇦🌻🦅
i loved this movie, have seen it several times. Greetings from Sweden
Sgt. Mulcahy is the Man!🍀🍀😎
The only thing that bothers me about this scene is that the fixed bayonets command was never given they go straight from firing and all of a sudden have bayonets on the end of their weapons.
I always assumed this was just missed in post - they wanted to put another volley before the charge but they didn't have a shot of them shooting with bayonets on.
Saw this movie in the theater with my family….not one dry eye that day. I was 5
So true
Dry eye? What?
@@charlessedlacek5754 it means exhausted from crying.
It sucks bad it was revisionist history BS. I mean first this movie is racist because it makes all of these men former slaves just because they were black when in fact in reality ninety-nine percent of these black troops were highly educated northen volunteers that never were never slaves a day in their lives. It's also the fact that in reality these make that decimated in the final battle
This movie is so good. I high recommend this one and "12 years a slave"
I 'm glad they made this movie to tell the story. This really happened people. Look it up.
Jupiter Sharts is my favorite character. Humble, kind and a man of God.
4:30
When it gets real. War isn't fun.....or a game.
They cheer at first. Then the carnage starts.
Great scene. The look on Morgan's face is priceless. He is Great actor
A great movie! A great film! The battle scenes are very realistic!
One of my favorite movies
Best Ever Together in Patriot 2000 Movie !
I love the little touch in the opening scene where Shaw gentle move the barrel away from pointing at him.
There are so many young recognizable black actors!
The 54th are real heroes
Yes it does come bck to help them , Remember seeing this movie az a youngster,Thnx 4 sharing 👍
Love this film and the story it tells about the 54th Massachussetts. Col. Shaw gave his all for the regiment and for the Union, and all the men of the 54th were heroes who fought like banshees.
Imagine you're white but you're not racist. And you're ordered the task to train these men. With the barrier of racism floating in the air.
So...nothing? Lol
??? All the white officers were volunteers.
@@reynaldoflores4522 Volunteers are men who signed up for military so yes. Draftee is the opposite.
I just hate how inaccurate most history movies are blacks fought on the side of the south as slave owners not just a slave given a gun
@@PlagueRunner ?
Es una muy buena película. La primera vez que la vi fue en el canal TCM. Totalmente recomendable 100%👌🏻
If you're wondering why this battle scene hits much harder than most others on film, there is no music to distract and make it feel like a movie. It is Just the noise of battle from infantry to another on the US continent in 1883 and later. The fact everything looks as near authentic you can make it, just adds further to this.
Any man whos willing to fix bayonets and charge into uncertainty. Deserves to be remembered. At those moments it wasnt politics or race. Its a brotherhood most of us will never experience. They do those things for each other. Its not ma and apple pie.
That's soldiering.
My great grandfather fought in the South Carolina campaign. His regiment was from Ohio. They followed the famed 54th. He passed away in 1922.
Was it the 25th or 75th Ohio?
The 54th they will always be remembered in history, Im Swedish, historian, and i have a major in american civil war
A thing of beauty.
Já assisti um milhão de vezes esse clássico super recomendo 🇧🇷
Great battle scene, but I hate how it shows the troops breaking formation and fighting as individuals during the bayonet charge. That would never happen. Maintaining a tight formation is even more important in bayonet fighting than it is during the long range rifle shooting.
Is movie
@@makiavelik_3641 I know, but in this case they didn't have to avoid realism for some narrative purpose or technical limitation. They could have used more realistic tactics in the battle scene and it wouldn't have hurt the movie or made it more difficult to make.
@@TheStapleGunKid The movie shows one thing. But the reality is different
TBH it probably would have made the scene harder to film. For something that only appears onscreen for a short time, you need to essentially drill your "soldiers" in the bayonet charge like real soldiers of the time. Keeping formation in a charge is a whole other level of coordination.
@@FawfulDied Of course it is a whole other level of coordination, but that's why I would have liked to see it. It could have showed that melee combat back then wasn't some crazy free for all where every man fought for themselves. The problem is a lot of movies make it seem like it is, and not just civil war movies. Other war movies like Braveheart often show the same nonsense.
5:32 "Pour it in!" Scene stuck with me since I was a kid and watched this in American History. 35 years later I still say this in situations (games/sports/etc) where aggression is necessary.
I Love this movie.! I used to watch it every day for awhile.
Real talk, if you didn't cry at the end of Glory, you're some sort of Confederate traitor
Huh. Does laughing count?
@@mountainrogue3448 Laughing? Why were you laughing?
@@mmunster Because it was funny
@@mountainrogue3448 How was it funny?
@@mmunster because it is
Good movie.
This movie was one of my favorites
Love this Movie! So powerful
Excelente.. Película...muy bueno.. extremadamente... reflexivos... saludos cordiales de Perú Región JUNIN...31-05-22...
Must be so satisfying seeing a freed man killing his former master.
What an amazing movie, always striking admiration into me the bravery of both sides, and everything each man was willing to risk for the beliefs of their nation. God bless each soldier; and of course, with such a moving movie depicting such a historical unit paving the way for future desegregation, let us not forget that the enemies of the 54th Regiment were not white Republicans of the Union, but the Southern Democrats of the Confederacy. Lest we let history repeat itself.
Everybody’s a marksman till Tom Cruise goes across the line and is yelling “UNTE !!!”
At time stamp 5:39, non of the 54th have fixed bayonets, yet, when Shaw gives the order to charge, about 5:45, all have fixed bayonets.
And they never need to reload
"FASTER!".
Goddamn it *Throws muskets away*
*Pulls out M-16*
*Shoves STANAG Magazine into magwell and slaps bolt release lever*
Nice to see them being treated as soldiers instead of slaves
They weren't slaves
We had a cool history teacher in high school that made us watch this movie and gave a quiz on it after. Great movie.
Certified hood classic
Nice video.
How is racism nice you dimwit
54th Massachusetts is amazing group of people
“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” - George Patton
Make sense.
Civil war, World War I, World War II all the way to 2022...and still fighting. Breaks my heart half this nation thinks racisms is just fine.
A remake of this would awesome
Why? WHy can it not be left, as is?
No we don't need a remake.
Have you seen what thry do you those in hollyweird?
It would be full of weirdos, bald headed freaks and wise cracking street kids from the 21st century who all talk in ebonics.
No remake needed, it’s a timeless classic. Hollywood would wreck this movie with w0kne$$ if they remade it. The 54th would single-handedly take Richmond and end the war.
This movie is perfect exactly the way it is. There is no need to remake it whatsoever.
NO.
I bet denzels character lived killing those rebs
Shaw was actually giving them respect, as men, to make sure they were trained properly, and not as a joke. For some of them, it was probably the first time in their lives they were treated as such. I like to think that's why none of them applied for discharge papers later on.
did the 54th have wizard powers that allowed them to fix bayonet?
Yes
They should all be deaf by now.
Back then very little priority or was it known much about hearing damage by firearm noises.
Tbf they’re probably all dead by now
No hearing protection back then
@@Caliell Gunfire, out in the open, is not nearly as loud as it is at the covered range.
@@jason60chev i don't know about you, but I have permanent hearing loss for that "Gun Fire". Guns are loud even on the open. That's pretty much the law of physics.
That looks authentic.
Me recordo desse clássico com muita alegria, saudosismo e emoção. Só atores de primeira grandeza aí fica fácil! Parabéns pela postagem dessa obra prima.
Como se llama la película ??
Em espanhol tiempos de gloria, em português tempo de glória!
My least favorite thing about this kind of movie is that it purposefully goes against the truth to try to fit a narrative. The 54th Massachusetts, while gallant in battle, was not made up of former slaves, and also never won a battle. At least a pitched one.
They did win the engagement depicted even though the US Army lost the battle as a whole. George Thomas was called the "Rock of Chickamauga" even though that was a battle the US Army lost, too.
That was a skirmish not a battle. They were part of a larger battle. Battles are not monogamous things. They are the actions of small or large groups of men or even the actions of individual soldiers whose cumulative effect is to win or loose the day.
True....Hollywood trying to pad their resume. They never won a major battle except a few skirmishes.
@@charlessedlacek5754 Most likely. Believe it or not the vast majority of the fighting in a war is done with platoon and company size groups of soldiers running into each other. And Pickets and Skirmishers duelling.
@@patraic5241 exactly.
Then comes the scene when they have to attempt to storm the Fort and the title becomes “CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS DESTROY THEIR UNION ENEMIES”.
"Have you ever killed a man?"
"No sir"
"Well, i have..."
Following this fierce close quarter skirmish the victorious 54th emerged as hardened, tough & fearsome as any regiment in the Union Army, a force to be reckoned with. Quite formidable.