‘Brilliant’ struggle film that’s ‘one of best ever’ is now streaming | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

‘Brilliant’ struggle film that’s ‘one of best ever’ is now streaming | Films | Entertainment
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A historic drama movie that gained three Oscars and a Golden Globe has now landed on Amazon Prime – and viewers are calling it “one of the best movies ever made”.

Glory, the 1989 epic starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman, tells the exceptional true story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment – the Union Army’s first all-Black volunteer unit through the American Civil War.

The movie has lengthy been hailed as a landmark in each struggle cinema and African-American storytelling. Now, 35 years later, it boasts a near-perfect 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a clutch of awards underneath its belt.

Critics on the time known as it “brilliant,” “unforgettable,” and “unflinching,” and on-line viewers in the present day appear to echo the sentiment: “Denzel’s best performance, and the whipping scene is one of the most powerful in cinema history,” wrote one viewer on Rotten Tomatoes. “Still one of the best war films ever made. That final scene just gets me every time”, commented one other.

The coronary heart of Glory lies in its depiction of the real-life formation of the 54th Massachusetts, the primary Black regiment to combat for the Union through the American Civil War. At its head was Col. Robert Gould Shaw, performed by Matthew Broderick, a white Bostonian from an abolitionist household who was appointed to guide the newly shaped regiment in 1863.

The males he commanded got here from throughout the Northern states: some have been freemen and others have been escaped slaves. Among the fictionalised characters are Trip (performed by a younger Denzel Washington), a proud runaway and a real insurgent, Rawlins (Morgan Freeman), an older recruit, and Thomas (Andre Braugher), a literate pal of Shaw’s.

Denied equal pay, subjected to inferior provides and coaching, and mocked by white troopers, the regiment should first show their price simply to be allowed to combat. Shaw, initially not sure of his personal authority, steadily turns into a fierce advocate for his males.

“It’s a film about honour and injustice in equal measure,” says one other fan overview. “And the performances are just devastating.”

The movie earned Washington the 1990 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and reward for his efficiency has particularly targeted on one scehe – the place he’s topic to whipping – which viewers described as “one of the most powerful scenes in history”.

Washington additionally took dwelling the Golden Globe for a similar efficiency, and the movie gained three Academy Awards in whole – together with Best Cinematography for Freddie Francis and Best Sound.

Glory (1989) is now accessible to observe on Amazon Prime Video.

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/2058745/brilliant-war-movie-now-streaming