So I had someone challenge my rule about making disgusting comments and then deleting those comments as an infringement of their constitutional right to free speech. Bill of Rights are the cornerstone of what makes our country so unique and I whole heartily agree with each one. What most people seem to think is no matter what they say, it should be protect by the 1st Amendment. Aside from the few exceptions (inciting violence, or causing panic) 1st Amendment is protected. What people don't seem to understand is that the 1st Amendment protects a citizen from reprisal of his or her GOVERNMENT, not another private citizen. My policy would be no different from a shop owner for refusing service to a racist or someone who's written bad checks. Just because you have the right to free speech, does NOT mean that you can't face public rebuke for your hate speech. I hope this clarifies my position and hope that we can all keep it clean. Thank you! +OMRAGED
I actually appreciate this post very much. Moderating the comments is hard work and dont let pseudo-lawyer tell you shit about 1st Amendment. This is an international site and the Bill of Rights is not worth shit in the comments section.
+John Heartless Well, I agree with your sentiment but you don't have the right to physically assault someone for ugly speech. It's called assault and that is a crime. People are allowed to hold any belief they want. We have the right to boycott them economically, but do not have the right to "punch them in the face", or commit slander against them which the liberal media are masters of. As far as "right wing media", have you heard the vile things that have been said by liberal douche bags in regards to say, Sarah Palin, Justice Scalia, George Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Charlton Heston, absolutely anyone that supports Trump, and on and on and on? And why? Because they disagree with their fucking politics. Have you seen the tactics used by the DNC to fuck over Bernie Sanders, incite riots at Trump rallies, and bury the truth about the absolutely corrupt degenerate Hillary Clinton? Sorry, but if your going to be taken seriously quit pretending that it's only the "right wing" that is promoting hate ,ignorance, and total fucking lies.
also theres the whole "you're not the federal government so people have no basis in bringing the first amendment into this discussion" thing we seem to keep having to clarify for people.
you know ur pict is a french soldier in Africa fired for that mask ? you want to know what happened to him therefore ? he commited a burglar in France and finished to jail ..^^ ( apologize my bad english ) Greetings
Whatever : U surelly show one of the best movie i ever seen... i tried to translate what u said. I am not sure to understand all but it seems to me something evident I am far from living in USA but what i love is depicting ( showing ?) brotherhoods ( frienship ) whatever ur race, ur religion, ur though...and how USA r now. ( apologize one more time my bad english )
That might be my favorite line in any movie. It conveyed the much deserved respect for white people to give this brave black regiment, almost all of whom were about to die. . . and they all knew it, the white AND the black soldiers. I balled.
Well I’m not sure if you watched the whole film, earlier in the movie he was talking down on the one that looks at him, when he says that you see him smile. It shows he had respect for the men who were about to march into the fort.
As a black man this scene shows what America was built on. Free exchange of ideas, prejudice turned to respect. fighting for our country, where our children will grow up shoulder to shoulder. This scene gives me hope. we all want life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and when we have the same goal the color lines get blurred. When the blood and black smoke flies, all you see is our flag and our blood. Not black or white
Well, at the risk of being censored and blocked by the very open-minded and tolerant OMRAGED, may I ask what the fuck you are ashamed of exactly? Do you own slaves? Do you condone slavery? Are you in any way, shape, or form responsible for what happened in a time when you were not even born? Do you feel you were hired (if you are employed), or accepted into college (if you're a student) because you are white? If so feel free to give up your seat at the table of "white privilege" to someone more deserving to redeem yourself and stop being so fucking ashamed.
Hey, conservative, your backwards agenda isn't going to fly here. So take your regressive horseshit elsewhere. You and other wingers would deny slavery, Jim Crow and every other abomination whites in America have imposed and used to keep black people servile second class citizens in a country built on their blood sweat and tears, if you could. So, _to hell with you_. Your nauseating propaganda, deflecting and lying isn't going to cut it outside the Fox "news", Breitbart circle jerk.
"We're ready, Colonel..." 😖 God that broke my heart because it's clear that they knew they were going to die in that there was no way to take the fort, yet they were not afraid.
the music is what makes this movie, soooo good. what a GREAT movie, young denzel, morgan freeman, mathew broderick... truly inspirational and emotional I cry every time, not gonna lie
Breen Machine James Horner one of the greatest composers in history. Sadly lost recently.....but like his score to Titanic he will live on in his music forever.
Greg Gross This scene really gets you. Goes down as on of the most heart wrenching scenes in American Cinema. I don't know how much of this movie is authentic but I just roll with it. Never forgot Glory and in lieu of what is going on today , I never will .
In my history US history class in highschool about 3 years ago we watched bury my heart at wounded knee, glory, Gettysburg and saving private Ryan. All important and brutally truthful movies that showed the truth of our history. All very powerful!
While this is pretty inaccurate according to the real events and this movie is just 73 percent propaganda, I would still say this film is a good representation of several things and the execution and story of the movie is 350 percent best propaganda movie. I mean, i watch this and get ready to work my a** off!
These men willingly marched into was essentially certain death. This scene was powerful, they were finally viewed as equals. They sacrificed their lives to change the perception of others, incredible.
If you don't get emotional on such a positive story, your heart doesn't work What an incredible country we have. We need to stay honest and not fall to easy Marxism (bc it doesn't work and robs people of personal liberty).
When you see Mathew Brodericks face looking at the men, you know he feels he will never see most of them alive again, and that he knows, himself, that he will most likely never live to see the next day. It is the test of a true commander to know this, and except it. As a colonel, at 23, that is an amazing realization to comprehend. I saw this movie on opening day in 1989, and have watched it once a year ever since. It brings the heart, and soul of being with your men in the ultimate sacrifice for both them, and your country. God Bless you Colonel Shaw for being the man, and soldier you were.
This scene gets to me every time. Despite their previous discrepancy, it all came down to what Trip said earlier, "It doesn't matter what happens tomorrow because we're men."
Flores, truly the way America should be. When I was in the army (25 years ago) we were all a unit, color didn't matter. We had Blacks, hispanics, asians and whites.......we were all Americans, nothing more. Thats how it should be. So sad to see how things are in America in 2018.
The armed forces are the merit-based dream civilian society just cannot muster up. It was only after a good friend stopped shaving his head that I realized he was a black man and then I realized it didn't matter now if it in fact ever did.
You may not have liked that Corporal when he first appeared, but when he yelled “Give em hell 54th!” I was damn near moved to tears. Soldiers may not always get along, but in battle, they are truly brothers.
He saw first hand their courage, their willingness to fight for what they believed in, and even die for that conviction. After that, despite their history of animosity due to skin color, he clearly saw the 54th as brothers in arms.
I always get emotional when I see this movie. Despite being Brazilian, I feel immense pride in them. They are worthy and soldiers have died, free men. Very proud of the 54!
I wanted to thank everyone for watching and liking. I posted this for a friend who just got back from Afghanistan w/ the 1st Infantry Division. When I posted it, I assumed that it would just be between us, but it seems now that a lot of people are touched by the sacrifices of so many before us. Be kind to each other, Be bold to love those with different opinions, and fight for whats right.
My dad recently gained his wings(March 23rd,2017) from kidney cancer..he was a Vietnam vet who served in the Navy,then in the National Guard during peacetime.Please tell your friend thank you so very much for his/her service for me,please. We have come so very far since the 54th's time,but we've so very far to go.In the end,we're all just walking each other home.
What it makes it so poignant is that this is the same dude that was ready to scrap with Denzel Washington's character earlier in the movie, having no respect for the black unit. After hearing of their heroism and seeing them advancing to a suicide mission, he and his comrades finally gave them the respect they deserved.
+ happy And Denzel's character died for it. Along with most of his unit. All of those folks were heroes, the blacks, whites, all of them. Less than two years later, that war was won.
Well said, only people that have served in the military would understand the brotherhood which develops when you suffer/bleed together..... it is a shame that our Society is so divided and it takes a major catastrophe (IE, 9/11, war, earthquakes, “shit, an alien invasion”!!!) for all of us to have unity.
One of the most pivotal and emotional parts of the whole movie. All the 54th wanted was to be seen and treated as equals and in that one shout from the side "Give Em Hell 54th!!!!" from a guy who had previously disrespected them, it all changed.
"Give em' hell 54th"!!! And the cheer of the other soldiers. I get chills every single time, I found this point in the movie to be the high point of the 54th Massachusetts regiment, where they were finally accepted
Colonel Shaw was all heart. He was barely past his teenage years, but he led his troops to battle and sacrificed his life so righteously that it’s hard fathom. He was a good man who knew he was on the right side of history.
Colonel Shaw's sword was recently found by descendants of his sister hiding in the attic. It's now in possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society. It's EXTREMELY rare for me to hear a story in the news and put me to the brink of tears. I don't know why lol. I feel like a dork lol. For some reason several weeks ago, around the time this story was published, I felt like playing James Horner's "A Call to Arms" from the movie Glory. It could be the overall irony of the latest unconstitutional declarations of discrimination of vulnerable people from the executive branch whom are serving honorably in the military. Alongside that, the anticipation of my up and coming wedding with full rights. Whom with which would be so uncertain had the Civil War been won by the South.
It's very touching when Shaw's father found out his son's body was thrown in the mass burial pit with his soldiers that he was proud to have him buried that way.
This movie is one of my favorites... "We ready Col" and Shaw stops and pats him on the shoulder like he knew their end was near.... then while marching to fight the same white soldier who wanted to fight them earlier realize their pride and yells "Give um Hell 54th" and Denzel sees and smiles........hits home every time.
I'm in my late 20's now, but I remember watching this movie in 5th grade. Even then, I stood apart from my classmates because I loved history and in particular the American Civil War. At that point, I had not heard of the 54th Mass or this particular struggle for Fort Wagner. So the ending was truly a shock, seeing the Confederate Flag raised above the ramparts. My classmates were kind of looking around, as if to say, "well, what happened". "They lost", was all I could say, then I promptly threw my head into my hands and asked to go to the bathroom. The tragedies of war.
OMRAGED Thank you for posting this....I am retired US Air Force, this movie is in my top 5 war movies of all time. Especially this scene, and, when Col Shaw falls at Ft Wagner and his men decide to charge. Final charge scene is quite possibly the best scene ever in a war movie in my opinion....
To each and every brave man who fought valiantly in the Civil War, whether Black, White, Irishman or Native American, whether Union or Confederate, I Salute You!
+I'm Requix Some were just defending their homes. Poor people fight to protect their family and their homes. It's too easy and ignorant to me to just think of a confederate solider in general as a traitor. Kinda like referring to any German solider during WW2 as a Nazi. They all weren't.
Who is watching in 2020 ? I have fond memories of this Classic . I am an old white man now and when this came out , I was an unemployed and very depressed young white man . I was and am a history buff and I decided one afternoon to go see this movie between the futile job searches . I thoroughly enjoyed it and it let me escape for two hours . Yes give em hell 54 but now the USA , I don’t think many people be it left or right , has a lick of common sense anymore .
What a tremendous heritage you possess; you have every reason to be proud! I love the Massachusetts 54th with all my heart. With profound gratitude, T.P. Elisia Forsyth
this is my favorite scene of all time. so beautiful. they are marching to their deaths with such courage and i respect that so much. i love this movie!
Their monument was desecrated. I don't care who did it, it's disgraceful. If it was the protestors, this just illustrates the importance of knowing your history, why history NEEDS to be taught.
The "tolerant liberals" and "peaceful protestors" care not for history. They want a never ending present where all that exists is the bolshevik/democrat party. They dont like slaves freeing themselves.
I've come to realize Ed Zwick is among my favorite directors, right up there with Scorcese. Glory, Blood Diamond, and Last Samurai, among others were true epics!
I appreciate your zero-tolerance policy in regards to negative comments... most civil war-related videos these days have absolutely the ugliest comment chains you've ever seen, posted by sad people who can't seem to stomach the fact that secession failed... this is a stirring scene, and should be able to be enjoyed by everyone without all the hate
Someday if you folks ever come to Boston, visit the St. Gaudens memorial to the Massachusetts 54th Regt. across from the State House on Beacon Hill. On most weekends, even in sub - zero temps, there will be a reenactor who'll generously give you a great brief education on this unit.
According to Ken Burns an absolutely absurd 80% of blacks who were fit and of military age joined the Union Army. Blacks were joining in droves in the middle of the New York draft riots. Blacks were 2% of the population and 15% of the Army. Virginia was proud of its fighting service for the Confederacy, taken as a group the blacks put them to shame. Taken as a separate nation the black population was more heavily mobilized than any population ever achieved in either of the World Wars -- the Soviets in the Second World War were closest and I think they were somewhere around 30% mobilized. The sacrifices free blacks were prepared to make to free their people were literally mindblowing. I wish the white politicians had been able to keep their promises to the blacks. But I also wish modern historians didn't deliberately forget how many of them tried their best to do it including Presidents Johnson and Grant -- Grant in particular, who had deeply respected the black soldiers that served in his army, turned the Army on the Ku Klux Klan to try to protect black citizens, but at the end of the day the voting public wasn't ready to accept colored people as equal and the efforts were frustrated. Not because of the politians but because of the population.
Colonel Shaw's look of gratitude and friendship before he places his hand on Jupiter's shoulder get me everytime. "We, we ready colonel!" No wonder they charged Fort Wagner, they could not let their brotherhood down. Officers and enlisted, all loyal to each other.
always the first to volunteer for the tough assignments, I have a lot of respect for African American units (the 54th, the Tuskegee Airmen, etc.) You will always have my respect no matter how many years go by.
edward zwick and james horner really are the best when it comes to capturing moments with music. the music really does it for me on top of the acting. i literally watched this movie maybe 50 times over the years. I still get goosebumps at this scene. the beach scene where thomas steps up to assume the flag and when denzel comes to the aide of shaw. def in my top 5 of all time
