The movie started Colonel Robert Shaw in a battle in the civil war and fainted because of cannon fire. He then came home and was made capten of a negro regiment. After that he trained them hard for many months, waiting to be assigned a battle. Finally the time came and they crushed the enemy. Soon they were given another chance and to fight. It was to clear the way and hold, waiting for troops to reinforce them, so they could take a fort on the coast. Robert Shaw and his troops were pinned at the forts walls. Shaw found himself in the same situation as in the battle in the beginning, pinned down in the midst of battle. Instead of giving up and fainting he got up and charged. This inspired his troops to do the same, so they did. The man who held the colors fell and Trip, who was offered to hold the colors if the original holder fell, but declined because of personal issues with authority, rushed and held the flag until he was shot to death. This act of sacrifice inspired many thousands of black troops to join the fight against the confederates.
Colonel Shaw was a colonel who was, at first, a coward and just fought for himself. He changed to become a captan and believed firmly in the ability in his troops. He charged in the end because he knew his troops needed a leader, so he lead them into a charge and died doing so.
Trip was originally a man who had no respect for authority because of his past as a slave. He was hot tempered, and had no respect for anyone, especially for Thomas, who was black, but was raised as a free man. He changed in that he ran and grabbed the flag as it fell, and held it until death.
Thomas was an educated black man who had grown up with Shaw. He had not had a hard or physically challenging life, which made training harder on him than anyone else. He was to originally hold the colors if the man holding it were to die.
Colonel Shaw was a colonel who was, at first, a coward and just fought for himself. He changed to become a captan and believed firmly in the ability in his troops. He charged in the end because he knew his troops needed a leader, so he lead them into a charge and died doing so.
Trip was originally a man who had no respect for authority because of his past as a slave. He was hot tempered, and had no respect for anyone, especially for Thomas, who was black, but was raised as a free man. He changed in that he ran and grabbed the flag as it fell, and held it until death.
Thomas was an educated black man who had grown up with Shaw. He had not had a hard or physically challenging life, which made training harder on him than anyone else. He was to originally hold the colors if the man holding it were to die.