Glory Paraphrase

“Glory could have easily become one-sided, but, instead of presenting just Shaw's perspective, Zwick successfully gives us five distinct points-of-view. We see events not only from Shaw's vantage point (his is the "dominant" voice, since much of the narration is taken directly from the real-life historical documents written by the Colonel), but from those of Trip, Jupiter, Thomas, and Rawlins. In the end, none of these men are shortchanged. The sense of balance presented between the characters is one of Glory's strengths.” This is from an article from reelviews.

An article from reelviews.net explains how Edward Zwick, could have created the movie, "Glory", from the perspective of just Colonel Shaw. He alternately created the film in 5 different perspectives, or "point-of views". It would have been easier to make the film in Colonel Shaw's perspective because there were actual historical documents that portrayed his life. Instead Zwick included the viewpoints of Trip, Jupiter, Thomas, and Rawlin. By the end of the movie, none of these men's stories outshines another's.