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Posted: 10/26/2013 12:00:53 PM EDT
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As accurate as they can be IMO. They obviously had to make up many of the private conversations but other than that it was accurate. Their portrayal of his wife were dead on from all of my readings and understanding of the type of person she was.
Daniel Day Lewis' portrayal of Lincoln was also dead on, down to his reportedly high pitched raspy voice. As were the portrayals of his relations with the various members of his cabinet. It was one of the most solid movies I've seen from a historical aspect. |
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I really liked it. It was mercifully free of Speilberg's typical sentimental excesses.
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Regardless of what I think of Lincoln, I thought the movie was good. As for historical accuracy, I'm not sure.
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Quoted: Surprisingly it did well in theatres. And I say "surprisingly" because, historically, theatres were not Lincoln's strong point. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Boringest movie ever made Surprisingly it did well in theatres. And I say "surprisingly" because, historically, theatres were not Lincoln's strong point. |
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Spielberg supposedly said it should have been a made for TV movie.
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Boringest movie ever made Surprisingly it did well in theatres. And I say "surprisingly" because, historically, theatres were not Lincoln's strong point. I laughed too, good film, it's only boring if your a Michael Bay fan. |
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There were some criticisms of the history in Lincoln. Apparently the movie showed at least one state as voting against the resolution when they really voted for it.
Also, Lincoln never toured a battlefield full of dead soldiers right after a battle as depicted in the movie. There were some other criticisms I ran across, but I can't recall them now. Google could help, if your that interested. As I posted when I saw the movie: "I've now seen both "Lincolon" and "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter." One is an entertaining look at the 16th President that mixes fiction with known historical fact in an engaging and compelling story. The other, of course, is a film by Steven Spielberg." |
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I liked it. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't a bunch of BS.
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I think one of the biggest errors in the movie is showing that the Connecticut delegation was split on the 13th. In real life, every member of the Connecticut delegation voted "yes" for the 13th. In the movie, some of the delegation voted "no".
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View Quote I loved that movie. Sat there with a bottle of whiskey and had a terrific time. |
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I loved that movie. Sat there with a bottle of whiskey and had a terrific time. The book was better. |
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There were some criticisms of the history in Lincoln. Apparently the movie showed at least one state as voting against the resolution when they really voted for it. Also, Lincoln never toured a battlefield full of dead soldiers right after a battle as depicted in the movie. There were some other criticisms I ran across, but I can't recall them now. Google could help, if your that interested. As I posted when I saw the movie: "I've now seen both "Lincolon" and "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter." One is an entertaining look at the 16th President that mixes fiction with known historical fact in an engaging and compelling story. The other, of course, is a film by Steven Spielberg." View Quote Where was that? I sure haven't noticed it in the ten times I've seen it. I think you're mistaking the part where he is talking to the negro soldiers in the beginning? That was some time after the battle, not right after. |
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I think one of the biggest errors in the movie is showing that the Connecticut delegation was split on the 13th. In real life, every member of the Connecticut delegation voted "yes" for the 13th. In the movie, some of the delegation voted "no". View Quote Yeah, not a huge mistake IMO. |
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I loved that movie. Sat there with a bottle of whiskey and had a terrific time. It was a fun movie as stupid as it was. |
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IIRC, when the 13th amendment passed there was a huge crowd in the street cheering and a band playing.....possibly confetti.
Seemed a bit . |
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I made it thru about 20 minutes. Boring as fuck. Guess I am a dumb ass but have sat thru movies without boobs or gunfights in them just fine before.
I think you have to be a history buff of that era to appreciate it. |
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You didn't find the book compelling? |
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Just how historically accurate is this movie? I watched it the other night and admit I don't know the little details of how the 13th amendment came about but did Steven Speilberg pull this out of his ass or did it really happen this way? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhPDSzdF0KA View Quote Probably at LEAST as accurate as the Vampire-hunter one. That liberal asshate Spielberg was involved---soooooo, take that for what you will. |
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I watched it by accident the other day and I really enjoyed it, so much so I watched it again.
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Daniel Day Lewis is the man!
But that movie was horrible. Horrible i say. |
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That movie is FULL of inaccuracies in the way Lincoln was portrayed. In reality he was known for his racist jokes, loved to attend minstrel shows and up until his dying day in office was talking the the British and French trying to get them to agree to taking in ALL former slaves. He certainly wasn't pacing back and forth in the oval office concerned for the plight of the black man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbFty9nZUac View Quote You obviously haven't read much about the real man. |
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