Gods & Generals | Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang

Gods & Generals | Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang | Fantastic movie...

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Gods & Generals

	Gods & Generals Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang Warner Home Video, 2003 average customer review:based on 731 reviews view larger image
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A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how campaigns unfolded from Manassas to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film Gettysburg explores the motivations of the combatants and examines the lives of those who waited at home.

Great historical film

This movie is not only historically accurate, it is inspirational.

I think the bad reviews are largely due to the fact that the Confederate Generals, mainly General Thomas Jackson was portrayed as a good pious man ( which he certainly was ) and not a racism bigot as many of the reviewers would like to have seen.

I highly recommend this movie!

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Fantastic movie...

It may be that some reviewers who complain about the length are just too 'antzy' to sit through this movie. I found it a fascinating portrait of General 'Stonewall' Jackson during the early years of the civil war, and to some lesser extent his relationship with General Lee. This movie was not intended to be a 'fair and balanced' depiction of the years 1861-1863 for both North and South; it is about stunning victories of the South due in no small part to the generalship of General Thomas Jackson. Although there is some view from the Northern perspective in the battles shown, it is really a movie about Jackson and how pivital he was to the early victories. The movie has a very pro-Southern view of the war and is portrayed convincingly with excellent acting.
Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine Regiment is given some lengthy treatment at the battle of Fedricksburg in great part due to the pivotal role the 20th Maine would play later in the eventual defeat of Lee at Gettysburg and is featured in this movie's sequal "Gettysburg". It was an attempt at some continuity between the two movies. It was great that they were able to get most of the actors in "Gettysburg" to reprise their roles in "Gods and Generals". The 'commentary' on both "G and G" discs is also excellent and very informative.

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Disappointing

I think Jeff Shannon wrote the best review here. What more can I say other than this movie was a disappointment in light of the far superior Gettysburg. Gettysburg only covered one portion of one battle while Gods and Generals attempts to tackle the entire first third of the war. I think they should have recast the entire movie. I love Jeff Daniels as Chamberlain, but he was too weary for this "prequel". Tom Berenger, Richard Jordan and Sam Elliot of missed...so why retain the lesser cast. The actors portraying the youthful Major Taylor and Col. Alexander are in their forties now, it seems that Fredericksburg had a "fountain of youth" effect on many of these officers, as they were young, fit and healthy by the time Gettysburg rolled around!!!

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