Glory
1989's GLORY is a widely celebrated Civil War drama and deservedly so...in some respects. Director Edward Zwick mounts an impressive production. Kevin Jarre's screenplay, based on Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, brings characters real and fictional to life vividly. The battle scenes are potent and very well choreographed. Most of the actors own their roles. Freddie Francis lends some beautiful cinematography. The subject - at the time of filming - had been neglected in previous films. But, the screenplay is rife with inaccuracies. The kind that may undermine the very intent of the film. In a film as earnest as GLORY, this can be a problem. Hollywood loves to milk even the smallest event for high drama, like when Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) tears up his pay voucher in solidarity with his regiment, whose salaries were decreased. It happened a bit differentl...
