Its so emotional because at the end when Trip witnessed the colonel give his life for his men, Trip began to carry the flag, even though it was for a brief moment.
This scene is so much better when you realize that Trip had a sudden change of heart before he died trying to pick up the flag and urge everyone forward. He spent this whole war saying to himself that he wasn’t fighting it for Shaw, only to realize that Shaw went through this war fighting for him. When he saw Shaw die before his eyes, he saw Shaw lay down his life for him and for the regiment. So with his dying breathe and final moments, he fought for Shaw and the 54th.
Carrying the flag was a great honor. It also made one a huge target as capturing the enemy's regimental flag, and correspondingly defending the regimental flag was of great importance in battles of the 19th century. When the flag bearer of the 54th was killed at Ft. Wagner the regiment sergeant, William Carney, picked up the flag and defended it for the rest of the battle, for which he was awarded the medal of honor. He was the first African-American to be awarded the MoH.
No it was that whipping scene that sealed it for him . It was more emotional than this one . This was a good scene to tho just the whipping scene had more dept
Trip finally realized at the battle of Fort Wagner that he wasn't just fighting for the nation, but he was fighting for his brothers in arms, despite what color they are. They eat together, sleep together, march together, laugh together, cry together and in battle die together. There is no stronger brotherly camaraderie than in a unit in battle where the bond is thicker than blood sometimes.
I think he'd say both aren't clean instead of nobody is clean. I don't think he's talking about slavery specifically but the evil that causes slavery and that *everyone* has it. But I haven't seen the movie in years so maybe I'm wrong.
@@JP-rf8rr we are all dirty because slavery goes beyond black and white, humans have enslaved other humans for the entirety of recorded history and possibly before. winning a war isnt going to change that fact, the past will still be the past.
@@hiawathaclemons only because we keep repeating the past by never learning from it. Because we never take any personal responsibility for any of our own actions and would rather blame everyone else for our own problems.
"Well you won't get anything if we lose." "And we all covered up in it. Ain't nobody clean." "How do we get clean?" I think that is what we are all trying to figure out 150 years later.
@@samuelfofana9752 please stop. The "blood of jeebus" is what got us into the first of our 8 wars. How about sitting down with one another and talking this out.. You know... Like civilized human beings should?
I was so shocked he pulled it off. He's usually a very shy person but man he fit the role well! He did great! In my opinion matthew peaked with this movie. It's actually a funny thing since the real robert shaw was actual in some aspects like matthew broderick. Very shy and sweet spoken but stern when he has to be.
And to think when Siskel and Ebert reviewed "Glory" on their show, I think it was Roger Ebert who didn't think much of Matthew Broderick's performance. He thought Broderick and Cary Elwes should've switched roles, with Elwes playing Colonel Shaw.
To answer who asked does he say "I am" or "I ain't". He says "I ain't fighting this war for you, sir" He meant hes not fighting for the flag but for his race/people.
You cant change human nature, or any persons beliefs, period. No one expects winning a war to do that. It did what they intended - emancipate slavery and pull the union back together. War, win or lose is not happy, friendly, hugs/kisses/everlasting peace kind of guarantee, its something that can only have a concrete solution...if youre lucky. End segregation and racial hatred? At best, it can give one side a major edge or influence but..you need to be realistic when solving problems. That edge has helped, but in a democracy its pretty much impossible for anyone to get everything they want no matter how wonderful or horrible - but I mean compare 1860 to 2018. It's not nearly THAT bad. Quantity and quality of bad things are both important. It really is a stretch if you say nothing changed, theres some things you could look into about that. When people genuinely had reason to be afraid just for being outside, when they knew they couldnt be protected by the law because it was written to hurt them, and the racially pure rhetoric not being nearly as hard on EVERYWHERE nearly as much, the government/military/professionals/businesses - much of it anyway, being able to stand up for some things considered wrong - although racists, corruption, have much power, but its not 1860. Some people have tried their best and people in 1860, fighting harder than people today, would never have seen some of the things achievable in 2018 as even a remotely possible goal in their lives. Progress is slow and frustrating, some areas and some people far more than others, but it does happen to some degree So obviously thats not why Tripps fighting, he had a lot of lost hope for his own reasons in fighting, it opened the door for some possibilities, but he knew to be realistic about it
This is one of the best scenes in movie history. I wonder if these two actors ever talk about this particular scene. They were really so into these characters, they all did a wonderful job with this movie.❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉💫
This film is just a "snap shot" of how life's supposed to be...all of us, for all of each other... That's the "point". Even to that extreme, if necessary.
We may not carry flags, banners, or guidons into battle any more, but being a bearer of such is still an honor (though some may just see it as just another duty... or punishment). A military flag carries with it the history of the unit, and all the souls that came before. If you really listen to that piece of cloth flapping in the wind you just might hear the echoes of the past. If you take the duty of a bearer seriously then you may realize that you are a part of something much larger than your previous life. You may develop a real sense of pride in your unit, your adoptive family. In my 40 years on this planet I can say beyond any doubt that the best years were the 8 I spent in uniform. I have met many generations of veterans and by chance some were in the same unit. Though I think of all who served as my brothers and sisters, the ones from the units I was in are closer, like a sibling who is also your best friend.
When I was in S3 (was sent there to be punished, because I was a team leader at the time and I snapped on my Squad leader) anyhow, I got directly under the command of the CSM. He made me his personal RTO, and driver and gave me the responsibility of carrying the colors during ceremonies and parades. He became like a father to me, and changed me for the better. Plus he heard why I was sent to S3 in the first place. It does carry a great honor, and makes you contemplate on those who came before and on yourself.
Trip was much wiser, then credit was given. I believe he saw a future not yet written, but understand the lives of his people would continue the same for those oppressed.
Cause blacks have always been cleverly ereased from humanity's forward progress, ..shit chrispus addux was the first casualty in the American revolution, they fought at Bunker Hill , Concord etc, A good indication of the future is the past, or as the Bible says, as it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end. He was wise, but not in the world's eyes.
Trip: "It'd be nice to get clean, though..." Shaw: "How do we do that?" Trip: "We ante up and kick in like men..." The screenplay and storyline in this film is woefully underrated. Trip, most likely sitting alone and meditating on the myriad of things that he's experienced with the 54th, is now considering his mortality about the upcoming Ft. Wagner assault. This is before that evening's prayer/confession campfire scene, and after his soul-shaking, verbal dressing down by Morgan Freeman. His growth in maturity as a soldier and a man in such short a time, is evident in his last retort of this scene...masterful writing.
What made being a flag bearer so hazardous was mainly due to the fact regiments at the time use them as “guides.” Smoke was so thick at times due to the black powder that regiments used the flag as a guide to keep regiment in line. Hence, enemy would shoot towards the flag because of inability to see men through the smoke.
Schindlers List and this movie brought me to realize the history of the 54th, and that Robert Gould Shaw was an actual man. And that good men can be found everywhere.
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Robert is so ashamed of having put Trip to the whip when he went awol for some shoes and now he wants to honor him by giving him the flag and doesn’t understand why Trip doesn’t feel honored. Trip explains why PERFECTLY!! And in the end, Trip picks up the flag after the bearer fell and carried it up the bill before he was shot.
Such a great scene and movie. The issue of carrying the flag of a country that was founded with slavery, or that continues to wrong others, is still salient to those who are discriminated against or denied their full rights as Americans. It is a question of whether the flag represents our ideals or the deeds which so often subvert our words. There are so many Trips today still struggling, but fortunately for us as a nation, most continue to take up the flag as they push us forward toward what that flag should stand for.
Almighty jesus thank you for blessing our lives with hope and faith in times of deppresion sadness and in times were things seem hopeless and for sacrficing yourself for our sins and thank you god for forgiving our sins and for your love
The regimental colors the 54th carried in the assault on Fort Wagner would be brought back to friendly lines after the battle by Sgt. William Carney. He was wounded three times and was forced to crawl on hands and knees in order to do it. For his bravery, he would later be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I sometimes think Shaw wanted Trip to carry the colors because he knew Trip didn't want to. Holding the colors gives can give you prominence, and higher influence. As the old saying goes, power given to someone that doesn't want it, will be the most responsible with it. They won't take advantage of it for their own gain.
Robert Gould Shaw was, I think, a noble man who fought for a future free of slavery and on pain of death. The 54th were filled with men who knew, full well, that if they didn’t die in battle, they might die in bondage. They all fought for the same future; namely that no one hence would be born, live and die a slave. They all were heroes and a living example of dignity and nobility in the face of death.
DC's Legends of tomorrow had a great line from their character Jefferson Jackson whom is from the Future and tells Slaves he's about to free "I can't tell you how I know this but......it gets better. Not perfect not even close but.......Better Than This. It's similar to what Colonel Shaw was saying here. They won't get equality or anything fancy after this but they'll have it better than when they were Slaves.
Denzel Washington...AKA...Private Trip's admission as to where his loyalty truly lies was remarkably insightful and ironically poignant. Over 100 years later, black men fighting for justice and equality, like Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, were still being slaughtered on the field of battle! :-( The civil war may have winded down, but it most certainly hasn't ended. 😢
I disagree. X advocated militant activism the like which is popular today with BLM/Antifa. Irony, that Islam participated for much longer in African Slave Trade and used to castrate Africans where 1 in 30 survived. These men did it more nobly than Malcolm and those that are popular today. They earned respect at the cost of their lives, they earned their freedom and quality willing to face danger and knowing they marched to their deaths for their rightful place in society.
I get it. Getting jumped by guys from another village, captured in war, or getting Shang-hai'd then sold to either Arabs or Eruopeans as slaves. Shit deal either way.
It was true for former slaves. It was justified for Denzel to reply that he wasn't fighting for Shaw and that even if they did win, what's really next for the black soldiers? The blacks had a slow and challenging immersion to the new United States after the Civil War. You cant be a former slave and then assimilate being normal like slavery was a past time after the civil war. There were so many challenges they faced that most blacks felt like they were still stuck in the life of what they had before except there ain't no slaves. There were former slaves who ended up going back to their masters and worked for them not as a slave but a paid "employee" at the property. House black servants were also common after the war.
To me, it isn't about carrying the flag. He was asking what he was fighting for. What was he risking his life for? That was a deep question. With appalling casualty rate, one was likely to emerge from the war dead or disfigured. Such self sacrifices needed a higher nobler ideology to rally around.
I will argue a contrary view on Trip. The common view held in this post is Trip, realizing that Shaw gave his life, raises the flag in the Fort Wagner assault and yelling “come on!!” - he realizes his duty to fight with his brothers in arms. I take the view that Trip’s action in raising the flag is his time to kick in and ante up. His motivation? Not to be a hero or because he realized the bigger picture - but it is his act to get clean. To atone for his past acts. To become clean…..
It's the same for Shaw. Everyone mentions Trip in the comments here scene but Shaw bears guilt from Antietam. He was in the same position in this battle as he was at Antietam but he antes up and kicks in by leading the charge, and then Trip does the same after he falls.
@@koalabrownie very much agreed. They are one in the same - they didnt do this for anyone else. They did it for themselves. Which isnt necessarily bad…
@@Rdfelic God created men from different tribes so that they can learn from each other. But, they prefer war. When God declared that he will create a man to govern the earth, the angels asked why when they're the most devoted beings to God. But, God says, do I know not more than you?
Powerful lesson on American History. U.S. Government isn't North America the land. Denzel understood he's American and their not. Which is why he was willing to kill them, but not carry their flag. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ To know American History is to know current politics. So called Black's are the Native American's
Indeed. The government is not the people, and it is not the land. Understanding what you are fighting for and why is a necessary bit of wisdom that many lack. It is completely justifiable NOT to be supporting a flag or government with which you have fundamental disagreements...and yet still be supporting that government for the sake of your duty to your family, your neighbors, and your friends. Navigating this conundrum is part of being a free man.
For the most part I thought this was a crap movie, however, the writing for this scene was outstanding in my opinion. The writer did an excellent job portraying an officer allowing an enlisted man to answer his own questions without argument. In a way I feel who ever wrote this scene must of have some military leadership training or spoke extensively with men who had.
Wow you're the first person I know who hates this movie. Nothing is wrong with that everyone is entitled to their opinion but I'm just curious what don't you like about it
No offense but this movie was phenomenal, from story to acting, music score, writing, pace, character development so your opinion is somewhat puzzling.
Its so emotional because at the end when Trip witnessed the colonel give his life for his men, Trip began to carry the flag, even though it was for a brief moment.
Maxwell Persak the movies 30 years old, I think spoilers are forgivable at this stage...
Maxwell Persak If you haven’t seen this masterpiece in full yet, but are looking up RUclips clips, then that’s your problem bro.
@@LordDickBelvedere “Rosebud” is a sled.
Matt Anderson Aw now god dammit, I’ve been saving watching Citizen Kane. Ruined!!!!! 😡😖😡😖 🤗
That is one of the best scenes in movie history
This scene is so much better when you realize that Trip had a sudden change of heart before he died trying to pick up the flag and urge everyone forward. He spent this whole war saying to himself that he wasn’t fighting it for Shaw, only to realize that Shaw went through this war fighting for him. When he saw Shaw die before his eyes, he saw Shaw lay down his life for him and for the regiment. So with his dying breathe and final moments, he fought for Shaw and the 54th.
Yep that is easily the most powerful scene in the movie and what made this one of my top favorite movies of all time.
@@dexterm1285 ...Ante up and kick in like men...LIKE MEN!!
OK cool but fuk carrying a flag. Makes him a bigger target
Carrying the flag was a great honor. It also made one a huge target as capturing the enemy's regimental flag, and correspondingly defending the regimental flag was of great importance in battles of the 19th century. When the flag bearer of the 54th was killed at Ft. Wagner the regiment sergeant, William Carney, picked up the flag and defended it for the rest of the battle, for which he was awarded the medal of honor. He was the first African-American to be awarded the MoH.
@@ISIO-George Learning that just made me love this movie even more than I already did. Thanks
This scene got Denzel an Oscar,and well deserved
No it was that whipping scene that sealed it for him . It was more emotional than this one . This was a good scene to tho just the whipping scene had more dept
@@alvinbeal2123 Also the TEAR IT UP scene and death scene. This is one of my favourite war movies and IMO the best CW movie ever made.
Should have
Matt hey shoulda got one as well
It wasn't just one scene that earned him that Oscar -- His entire performance in this film is truly incredible.
Trip finally realized at the battle of Fort Wagner that he wasn't just fighting for the nation, but he was fighting for his brothers in arms, despite what color they are. They eat together, sleep together, march together, laugh together, cry together and in battle die together.
There is no stronger brotherly camaraderie than in a unit in battle where the bond is thicker than blood sometimes.
When Denzel said we're all covered in it, no one's clean, he's talking about slavery. North and south are both to blame.
I think he'd say both aren't clean instead of nobody is clean. I don't think he's talking about slavery specifically but the evil that causes slavery and that *everyone* has it.
But I haven't seen the movie in years so maybe I'm wrong.
@@JP-rf8rr we are all dirty because slavery goes beyond black and white, humans have enslaved other humans for the entirety of recorded history and possibly before. winning a war isnt going to change that fact, the past will still be the past.
Agreed
@@JP-rf8rr Yeah, you’re sadly mistaken
@@hiawathaclemons only because we keep repeating the past by never learning from it. Because we never take any personal responsibility for any of our own actions and would rather blame everyone else for our own problems.
"Well you won't get anything if we lose." "And we all covered up in it. Ain't nobody clean." "How do we get clean?" I think that is what we are all trying to figure out 150 years later.
@@samuelfofana9752 please stop. The "blood of jeebus" is what got us into the first of our 8 wars. How about sitting down with one another and talking this out.. You know... Like civilized human beings should?
@@franktrujillo5514 freemason wars are the future
Matthew Broderick was a very good role for Gould Shaw Robert (whatever it's spelled like)
I was so shocked he pulled it off. He's usually a very shy person but man he fit the role well! He did great! In my opinion matthew peaked with this movie. It's actually a funny thing since the real robert shaw was actual in some aspects like matthew broderick. Very shy and sweet spoken but stern when he has to be.
That's perhaps true. He can be shy, but overall, I think he was *a-mazing*
And to think when Siskel and Ebert reviewed "Glory" on their show, I think it was Roger Ebert who didn't think much of Matthew Broderick's performance. He thought Broderick and Cary Elwes should've switched roles, with Elwes playing Colonel Shaw.
The one flaw in his performance is the scene with the quartermaster. He’s just not terribly intimidating.
Denzel was amazing and matthew did exemplary as well!
To answer who asked does he say "I am" or "I ain't". He says "I ain't fighting this war for you, sir" He meant hes not fighting for the flag but for his race/people.
Mostly he doesn't believe in shaws cause in that he doesn't believe it'll change anything
Kevin Zhang I mean he was kind of right it didn't really change anything
You cant change human nature, or any persons beliefs, period. No one expects winning a war to do that. It did what they intended - emancipate slavery and pull the union back together. War, win or lose is not happy, friendly, hugs/kisses/everlasting peace kind of guarantee, its something that can only have a concrete solution...if youre lucky. End segregation and racial hatred? At best, it can give one side a major edge or influence but..you need to be realistic when solving problems. That edge has helped, but in a democracy its pretty much impossible for anyone to get everything they want no matter how wonderful or horrible - but I mean compare 1860 to 2018. It's not nearly THAT bad. Quantity and quality of bad things are both important. It really is a stretch if you say nothing changed, theres some things you could look into about that. When people genuinely had reason to be afraid just for being outside, when they knew they couldnt be protected by the law because it was written to hurt them, and the racially pure rhetoric not being nearly as hard on EVERYWHERE nearly as much, the government/military/professionals/businesses - much of it anyway, being able to stand up for some things considered wrong - although racists, corruption, have much power, but its not 1860. Some people have tried their best and people in 1860, fighting harder than people today, would never have seen some of the things achievable in 2018 as even a remotely possible goal in their lives. Progress is slow and frustrating, some areas and some people far more than others, but it does happen to some degree
So obviously thats not why Tripps fighting, he had a lot of lost hope for his own reasons in fighting, it opened the door for some possibilities, but he knew to be realistic about it
@@moneysnappin he got you mad didn't he? soft bitch boy
@TomorrowBrings BrighterDays Shut up before I throw a job application at you or tell your 10 illegitimate children where you are.
This is one of the best scenes in movie history. I wonder if these two actors ever talk about this particular scene. They were really so into these characters, they all did a wonderful job with this
movie.❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉💫
Tripp turns out to be a hero. Live this guy!
This film is just a "snap shot" of how life's supposed to be...all of us, for all of each other...
That's the "point". Even to that extreme, if necessary.
Trip was such a textured character and Denzel killed this role. His character had a beautiful arc in this movie
One of my favorite scenes from this great movie!
We may not carry flags, banners, or guidons into battle any more, but being a bearer of such is still an honor (though some may just see it as just another duty... or punishment). A military flag carries with it the history of the unit, and all the souls that came before. If you really listen to that piece of cloth flapping in the wind you just might hear the echoes of the past. If you take the duty of a bearer seriously then you may realize that you are a part of something much larger than your previous life. You may develop a real sense of pride in your unit, your adoptive family. In my 40 years on this planet I can say beyond any doubt that the best years were the 8 I spent in uniform. I have met many generations of veterans and by chance some were in the same unit. Though I think of all who served as my brothers and sisters, the ones from the units I was in are closer, like a sibling who is also your best friend.
Amen, younger brother...Amen.
When I was in S3 (was sent there to be punished, because I was a team leader at the time and I snapped on my Squad leader) anyhow, I got directly under the command of the CSM. He made me his personal RTO, and driver and gave me the responsibility of carrying the colors during ceremonies and parades. He became like a father to me, and changed me for the better. Plus he heard why I was sent to S3 in the first place.
It does carry a great honor, and makes you contemplate on those who came before and on yourself.
Very true brother....sappers forward!!
@@nolove857 Essayons!!
Trip was much wiser, then credit was given. I believe he saw a future not yet written, but understand the lives of his people would continue the same for those oppressed.
Cause blacks have always been cleverly ereased from humanity's forward progress, ..shit chrispus addux was the first casualty in the American revolution, they fought at Bunker Hill , Concord etc, A good indication of the future is the past, or as the Bible says, as it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end. He was wise, but not in the world's eyes.
Regardless of whatever it is in, a true leader is one who can honestly and frankly talk too those they lead.
Explains why Trip picked up the flag after Shaw fell.
And he carries it..
Trip: "It'd be nice to get clean, though..."
Shaw: "How do we do that?"
Trip: "We ante up and kick in like men..."
The screenplay and storyline in this film is woefully underrated.
Trip, most likely sitting alone and meditating on the myriad of things that he's experienced with the 54th, is now considering his mortality about the upcoming Ft. Wagner assault. This is before that evening's prayer/confession campfire scene, and after his soul-shaking, verbal dressing down by Morgan Freeman. His growth in maturity as a soldier and a man in such short a time, is evident in his last retort of this scene...masterful writing.
Oh my lord, lord, lord, lord, mmmmmhhhhhhhmmmmm.
He packed in the animals two by twooooo...
What made being a flag bearer so hazardous was mainly due to the fact regiments at the time use them as “guides.” Smoke was so thick at times due to the black powder that regiments used the flag as a guide to keep regiment in line. Hence, enemy would shoot towards the flag because of inability to see men through the smoke.
Schindlers List and this movie brought me to realize the history of the 54th, and that Robert Gould Shaw was an actual man. And that good men can be found everywhere.
This is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Robert is so ashamed of having put Trip to the whip when he went awol for some shoes and now he wants to honor him by giving him the flag and doesn’t understand why Trip doesn’t feel honored. Trip explains why PERFECTLY!! And in the end, Trip picks up the flag after the bearer fell and carried it up the bill before he was shot.
What about us? What do we get?
Such a great scene and movie. The issue of carrying the flag of a country that was founded with slavery, or that continues to wrong others, is still salient to those who are discriminated against or denied their full rights as Americans. It is a question of whether the flag represents our ideals or the deeds which so often subvert our words. There are so many Trips today still struggling, but fortunately for us as a nation, most continue to take up the flag as they push us forward toward what that flag should stand for.
I will never take up that flag. We behind enemy lines
Shaw was an idealist. Trip was a realist.
And you can't have one without the other in life. In the end, they both realized the realism and idealism of fighting for something beyond themselves.
@@QuinnJACKSON-zx1dxI love this comment. So many people are stuck in one camp or another but you get it.
Almighty jesus thank you for blessing our lives with hope and faith in times of deppresion sadness and in times were things seem hopeless and for sacrficing yourself for our sins and thank you god for forgiving our sins and for your love
it is a great movie 🍿 and I loved it this was so true men gave up ⬆️ their lives for freedom for them and the country and also the people they loved
The regimental colors the 54th carried in the assault on Fort Wagner would be brought back to friendly lines after the battle by Sgt. William Carney. He was wounded three times and was forced to crawl on hands and knees in order to do it.
For his bravery, he would later be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Matthew gave his life for his country and his country to be free of slavery god bless them all
I sometimes think Shaw wanted Trip to carry the colors because he knew Trip didn't want to. Holding the colors gives can give you prominence, and higher influence.
As the old saying goes, power given to someone that doesn't want it, will be the most responsible with it. They won't take advantage of it for their own gain.
Robert Gould Shaw was, I think, a noble man who fought for a future free of slavery and on pain of death. The 54th were filled with men who knew, full well, that if they didn’t die in battle, they might die in bondage. They all fought for the same future; namely that no one hence would be born, live and die a slave. They all were heroes and a living example of dignity and nobility in the face of death.
Shaw was an amateur who got many brave men killed.
@@marknewton6984 you're dumb or ignorant. maybe both.
DC's Legends of tomorrow had a great line from their character Jefferson Jackson whom is from the Future and tells Slaves he's about to free "I can't tell you how I know this but......it gets better. Not perfect not even close but.......Better Than This. It's similar to what Colonel Shaw was saying here. They won't get equality or anything fancy after this but they'll have it better than when they were Slaves.
"I know, 'cause I dug the graves."
Fantastic movie. Great acting all around.
When trip see shaw shot dead, with ALL HE HAS TO LIVE FOR, HE REALIZES THE TRUTH...
Glory: Now available on potatoes.
The UHD Blu-ray is fantastic.
The Colonel does not get to go back to a big house in Boston after the war. He sees this eventually and then he did want to carry the flag.
Would have been better without the text across the screen.
true
infinitecanadian Here’s me thinking more text onscreen would be better. Thanks for that clarification. 👍
*D O W N L O A D F O R P U B L I C E X H I B I T I O N*
Denzel has always been outstanding.
Denzel Washington...AKA...Private Trip's
admission as to where his loyalty truly lies was remarkably insightful and ironically poignant.
Over 100 years later, black men fighting for justice and equality, like Malcolm X
and Dr. Martin Luther King, were still being slaughtered on the field of battle! :-(
The civil war may have winded down, but it most certainly hasn't ended. 😢
I disagree. X advocated militant activism the like which is popular today with BLM/Antifa. Irony, that Islam participated for much longer in African Slave Trade and used to castrate Africans where 1 in 30 survived.
These men did it more nobly than Malcolm and those that are popular today. They earned respect at the cost of their lives, they earned their freedom and quality willing to face danger and knowing they marched to their deaths for their rightful place in society.
Did he say I am or I ain’t?
Megan Xing
I ain’t.
Wasn't this Filmed at Girl Scout Island ( Camp Lowe) in Savannah Ga?
The best civil War movie.👍
So much phenomenal acting in this movie.
I get it. Getting jumped by guys from another village, captured in war, or getting Shang-hai'd then sold to either Arabs or Eruopeans as slaves. Shit deal either way.
It was true for former slaves. It was justified for Denzel to reply that he wasn't fighting for Shaw and that even if they did win, what's really next for the black soldiers? The blacks had a slow and challenging immersion to the new United States after the Civil War. You cant be a former slave and then assimilate being normal like slavery was a past time after the civil war. There were so many challenges they faced that most blacks felt like they were still stuck in the life of what they had before except there ain't no slaves. There were former slaves who ended up going back to their masters and worked for them not as a slave but a paid "employee" at the property. House black servants were also common after the war.
This was such a great motion picture in the theatre.
He reergized the battery
Why not?
I don't want to get shot, that's why!
Such a good movie…..
I think you should bear the regimental colors.
To me, it isn't about carrying the flag. He was asking what he was fighting for. What was he risking his life for? That was a deep question. With appalling casualty rate, one was likely to emerge from the war dead or disfigured. Such self sacrifices needed a higher nobler ideology to rally around.
If he's so great at fighting um why not keep him there?
The only ones who won in that war were the ones who where never injured. Some guys joined up for fighting; not to carry a flag or wear a uniform.
N he dies holding the flag. Tripp falls on Shaw after their both killed n then when their both thrown in the grave 😢
ANTE UP
Good scene
I will argue a contrary view on Trip.
The common view held in this post is Trip, realizing that Shaw gave his life, raises the flag in the Fort Wagner assault and yelling “come on!!” - he realizes his duty to fight with his brothers in arms.
I take the view that Trip’s action in raising the flag is his time to kick in and ante up.
His motivation? Not to be a hero or because he realized the bigger picture - but it is his act to get clean.
To atone for his past acts.
To become clean…..
It's the same for Shaw. Everyone mentions Trip in the comments here scene but Shaw bears guilt from Antietam. He was in the same position in this battle as he was at Antietam but he antes up and kicks in by leading the charge, and then Trip does the same after he falls.
@@koalabrownie very much agreed. They are one in the same - they didnt do this for anyone else. They did it for themselves.
Which isnt necessarily bad…
Matthew Broderick was asterfil.
@01:10 - 01:15 Then why did he even volunteer in the first place??
He's fighting against slavery, not for the Federal Government.
Because it pays 13 dollars a month?
@@koalabrownie That "Paper" talk$
Sorry your logo in the center ruins this fantastic scene
the thing is, racism still exists today and probably will till apocalypse. :p
Wow, deep
Humans are tribal people. Will always be. If not racisim, then classism, and ageism.
@@Rdfelic God created men from different tribes so that they can learn from each other. But, they prefer war. When God declared that he will create a man to govern the earth, the angels asked why when they're the most devoted beings to God. But, God says, do I know not more than you?
Powerful lesson on American History. U.S. Government isn't North America the land. Denzel understood he's American and their not. Which is why he was willing to kill them, but not carry their flag.
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To know American History is to know current politics. So called Black's are the Native American's
Indeed.
The government is not the people, and it is not the land. Understanding what you are fighting for and why is a necessary bit of wisdom that many lack.
It is completely justifiable NOT to be supporting a flag or government with which you have fundamental disagreements...and yet still be supporting that government for the sake of your duty to your family, your neighbors, and your friends.
Navigating this conundrum is part of being a free man.
Scriptwriting and acting at its finest
For the most part I thought this was a crap movie, however, the writing for this scene was outstanding in my opinion. The writer did an excellent job portraying an officer allowing an enlisted man to answer his own questions without argument. In a way I feel who ever wrote this scene must of have some military leadership training or spoke extensively with men who had.
Wow you're the first person I know who hates this movie. Nothing is wrong with that everyone is entitled to their opinion but I'm just curious what don't you like about it
While i respect your opinion to hate this movie. its is the most accurate Civil War Movie ever made
No offense but this movie was phenomenal, from story to acting, music score, writing, pace, character development so your opinion is somewhat puzzling.
TheOfficialPhoenixTV This movie was good but Gettysburg (1993) was much better.
a crap movie? you're a fool if you think that.
It's 2023 and you still ain't got much Tripp, sorry to say
Yeah keep blaming everyone rose
It’s 2023 u have more of an advantage than whites
Pathetic