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In reply to the discussion: We saw Lincoln tonight. Thoughts on the movie and its relation to today's politics... [View all]werknotgoin2takeit
(172 posts)(A FEW MILD SPOILERS)
I was lucky enough to see it twice. Over Thanksgiving my MIL/FIL were visiting and this seemed a great way to spend an afternoon after binging on turkey.The second time was the day after Christmas in an old pre-WWI theater with my mum and brother. I thought it was riveting from start to finish both times. Daniel Day Lewis will be remembered as the penultimate Lincoln putting another notch in his illustrious career. I kept forgetting that at its core it was about the passage of an amendment. There was so many incredible performances. The ones that really stick out is Mary Tod Lincoln greeting Thaddeus Stevens at their party, Lincoln confronting Mary about grief after Robert decides to join the Army, and (even though I knew the outcome) the voting on the amendment. Someone above said this movie was about compromise so they didn't like it but look again. Lincoln knew what he wanted and he would have it. It had to LOOK Bipartisan but there was no real compromise. That is why Stevens would not allow the one Senator to change parties until after the vote. Lincoln would have it done and brought his considerable personal strength to bear and would brook NO dissension.