Glory (1989)
Drama/War Rated 15 Spoiler Free Boasting a ridiculously good cast, which for most was early in their much lauded careers, Edward Zwick’s Glory has class written all over it before you even watch the damn thing. How does this Civil War epic hold up almost forty years later? That’s why Bedsit CInema is here, pumping my opinion into your eyeballs. Matthew Broderick’s Colonel Robert Shaw is a juvenile leader. A privileged white man given his position managing a unit of black men during the American Civil War; he refuses to explain to or emote with his soldiers, not because he can’t but because he thinks he shouldn’t. This is regardless of their colour, which is of course a massive issue. A fish out of water, he’s learning on the job. Most people who’ve had managers will have had one who thinks being guarded and unquestionable is being professional and assertive, and most people will have hated those managers. As the unit confronts their foes, the ones within are growing. More and more Cap...
