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(main character is white - the entire movie is filmed from his point of view) |
(An obscure but significant reference - The New England Transcendentalists were Unitarians and Universalists like Channing, Emerson, etc.) |
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| − | '''Glory''' is a movie about a white [[New England]]er moved by his [[abolitionist]] to join the Union forces in the Civil War. Promoted to colonel, he is put in charge of an experimental all-black regiment of Massachusetts volunteers. His two best friends go with him (a white officer [[Cary Elwis]] and a black [[professor]] of literature), and the rules of military life strain his friendship with both. | + | '''Glory''' is a movie about a white [[New England]]er moved by his [[abolitionist]] sentiments to join the [[Union]] forces in the [[Civil War]]. Promoted to [[colonel]], he is put in charge of an experimental all-black [[regiment]] of [[Massachusetts]] volunteers. His two best friends go with him (a white [[officer]] [[Cary Elwis]] and a black [[professor]] of [[literature]]<ref>He is an expert in the New England [[Transcendentalists]]</ref>), and the rules of military life strain his friendship with both. |
Revision as of 15:09, January 12, 2008
Glory is a movie about a white New Englander moved by his abolitionist sentiments to join the Union forces in the Civil War. Promoted to colonel, he is put in charge of an experimental all-black regiment of Massachusetts volunteers. His two best friends go with him (a white officer Cary Elwis and a black professor of literature[1]), and the rules of military life strain his friendship with both.
- ↑ He is an expert in the New England Transcendentalists