Why isn't this movie more popular?
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Dragon6068 — 11 years ago(April 10, 2014 01:12 AM)
Those living below the Mason Dixon line most likely don't like the movie. I loved the movie when I saw in the theater and never fail to watch it on cable. A word of advise to the haters of the movie: Look away! Look away! Look away Dixieland!
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JamesJesse — 11 years ago(December 15, 2014 07:02 AM)
I live below the Mason Dixon line and I can honestly say this is my favorite, and in my opinion the best, civil war movie ever made. It really pulls at the heart strings. Everyone from the south is not racist. That's like saying everyone from the north are stuck up a-holes.
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rghnaish — 11 years ago(December 19, 2014 12:49 AM)
I have been a movie fan for 40 years and this film never came on my radar, nor was it ever shown on British TV, so I can see what the OP meant about 'not popular'. Also the profit on the film is on the low side (gross $26m, cost $18m) suggesting it didn't get a big popular runs in theatres as similarly expensive blockbuster war films.
I only found this movie when searching out all imdb highly rated movies on Amazon and Netflix, which I did before these lists were on the web for all. It takes a time to warm up as a movie but it is really gripping and dramatic. Amazing to see Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Andre Braugher acting off each other.
Also before watching this movie, as a Brit I had naively thought that, at time of the war, everyone from the North was anti-slavery and everyone from South was pro-slavery. But the movie shows it was not as simple as that, there was racial prejudice on both sides, and of course I hadn't realised that the Union soldiers may actually resent anyone who is black because without them, they would not have to fight in the first place. -
WhenGreyjoysCry — 11 years ago(May 05, 2014 07:56 PM)
As others mentioned, wasn't marketed well. I never watched it until one of my U.S. history professors showed it to us in class. I would say it is one of my favorite movies of all time.
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Mike_Smith76 — 11 years ago(August 17, 2014 10:26 AM)
I think the subject matter is too heavy for some people. They want escapist entertainment that doesn't require any thought, nor the possibility of becoming emotionally attached to a character or plot. Others avoid movies like this because it might force them to take stock of themselves and their personal beliefs/morals. Others don't enjoy watching the horrors of war. Finally, some just don't like good movies.
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Steppy412 — 10 years ago(May 23, 2015 10:29 PM)
@Degree7
It was ignored by the Academy for the major awards because it had a majority black cast.
It was nominated for 5 awards and won three (Denzel Washington). It was nominated for several other awards,Denzel Washington also won a Golden Globe. And it won a grammy too.
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sarahb2 — 11 years ago(February 21, 2015 06:11 PM)
The soundtrack was composed by James Horner, and is actually one of my favorites of all time.
But if you listen closely to it, and then listen to his theme to 'Avatar', you will find that the Avatar theme is almost a note-for-note copy of his secondary theme for "Glory". I can't even watch 'Avatar' without being bugged by the similarity.