i wanted so much to like it...

I've always believed that making Jackson the focal point of the story along with the contrasting portrayals of how the South felt, was a nice change of pace. I compare it to Eastwood telling the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Japanese. There is absolutely nothing wrong with telling the Civil War Story from the side of the South. While Gettysburgh was more of a film depicting a Battle from both side, Gods and Generals is a film trying to explain why the South was even fighting the war, which in itself is a perplexing task. To be honest I dont think the film was successful in that explanation. But it tried, to a degree.

The notion of Slaves supporting the Confederacy was not fiction. While they don't get the publicity or fame they did exist. There were many slaves who were fact treated well, some were very well to be. Many of them felt they would end up like the sharecropping blacks in the North and be the worse for a Union Victory, making their lives more difficult. Many also felt that the North just wanted to exploit the South and didnt have a realistic care in the world for abolishing slavery. To many the Confederacy was the lesser of two evils.

One thing God's and General's does very well, was that is showed the flux of the Union Army General Staff. In the end, even being a expatriate true blue Yankee, I appreciate seeing a Civil War movie from the side of the South. While not perfect I thought it was very well done.