Gods and Generals
... and field grade officers, the main character of the is General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The film does not attempt to cover the fact that the North was idealistically sound in its motive for winning the war. However, the film portrays the South more dynamically than the South, except for the portrayal of Colonel Chamberlain, Commanding Officer of the 20th Maine. Instead of showing slavery as evil, the film casts a brighter light on the film as approaching the issue of slavery as a moral dilemma rather than an institutionalized evil. This attempt, though not as bad as the portrayal of slavery in Gone with the Wind, eliminates the credibility of the filmmakers’ objectivity. Ted Turner is a sympathizer for the southern cause and it is very evident throughout the course of the film. Overall, I see the film as an attempt to romantici...