On December 14, 1989, the movie Civil War based movie, "Glory," was released to across-the-board rave reviews. Starring Andre Braugher as Private Thomas Searles and Denzel Washington as Private Silas Trip, the film gave audiences the chance to witness the close relationship between these two very different men. Starting out as men from different classes and beliefs who disliked one another, they supported each other and ended up developing a brotherly bond through the hard trials of war. Together they put away their differences and together used their passion to fight bravely side by side in the war. Thomas and Trip were character foils in Glory. Thomas had grown up educated, a free man "as was [his] my father . While Trip wasn't as fortunate, having run away at 12 to try escape from the harsh and cruel life as a slave. "I ain't never looked back . Trip constantly mocked Thomas for being different compared to the normal uneducated black man. The only logical reason Trip would keep making snide, rude comments towards Thomas, was because he was jealous. Trip was surprised that Thomas talked "as good as a white folk . Any man born into slavery would have dreamed to have the life that Thomas had, however some men could react negatively towards people like Thomas. These men would be enraged that they couldn't live the life that Thomas lived, even questioning why they were born into slavery. Trip was under this category, trying to make Thomas feel miserable so he could release some of his own misery. He knew that Thomas had grown up being friends with Robert Shaw; yet he still forced his crude words on how Robert will always see as Thomas "an ugly ass chimp ¦ in a blue suit ; This was the first scene that Thomas fights back. Their relationship takes a drastic turn on the battle field; Trip is about to be killed when Thomas bravely jumps in to saves him. There were no words said between them at that moment however you could