>>>The American Civil War has been served abysmaly by Hollywood. "The General" is wonderful for Buster Keaton's creativity, but most films were dreck the likes of "Kansas Pacific" with characters like Quantrill nothing like they originally were.
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This may be worthy of its own thread, but how can Hollywood possibly do a decent job of a civil war movie. Unless it is a soap opera like "Gone With The Wind". It would have to offend at least one third of the country.

Here's an idea, make one called "The War of Northern Aggression" It could be a three hour polemic about how the war was not about slavery at all but about States Rights and freedom of choice.

It wouldn't be a hit with everyone. It would probably offend three quarters, but about ten or fifteen million southerners would probably buy the DVD. If there is gore and sex you'd get a decent foreign market. Seems like a good next project for Mel Gibson.

By the way, all that said. "Glory" was a great movie.