Janos
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No I don't -- it's not true.Tom DeFranco said:One does have to admit, though, that one of the main differences between Gettysburg and G & G is that Gettysburg was more balanced.
The Southerners are, in several cases, painted as buffoons (Pickett and Kemper).
Again, not true. The truest heartstrings are pulled for the two slaves, for the Jacksons (Mr and Mrs), and for the little girl (the latter admittedly later in the movie).In G & G, you go a good 45 mins to an hour before a Northerner becomes a sympathetic character. In the first Bull Run scenes, the Northern soldiers are just so much grist for the mill. At Fredericksburg, it is pretty much the same thing except, that by now, Northerners can at least root for Chamberlain and the 20th ME. Because of their inactivity at Chancellorsville, the 20th ME is hidden from view, and the only characters to care about are Lee and Jackson.
I guess as a Southerner, we're used to this. The argument doesn't move me.As much as I love the opening credits with the flags, after that, the movie doesn't even act like it cares about Northern soldiers and their cause(s).