I Watch Movies : Lincoln
Dec. 11th, 2012 07:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bedsitter23Is it okay not to like Lincoln?
The movie was always going to be an Oscar buzz-fest, but it took off in theater sales too.
That said, I did like Lincoln.
It's just that I don't see how it ended up being such a success.
The acting is incredible. Daniel Day Lewis brings Lincoln to life unlike anyone I have ever seen. Tommy Lee Jones steals the show, though as Thaddeus Stevens. The rest of the cast is just as incredible- Sally Field as Mrs. Lincoln, Jackie Earle Haley as Alexander Stephens, Hal Holbrook, David Straithairn, Joseph- Gordon-Levitt.
Equally incredible is how the characters represent the actual people and the era's landscape.
The film has been advertised as being based on Dorris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals. I think the Lincoln of this movie is largely based on the observations captured in that book. However , this isn't Rivals: The Movie as I hoped, but is instead a telling of how the 13th Amendment got passed.
If you didn't know, political backbiting and gridlock was around before Limbaugh and Hannity.
So, this movie gets a tempered recommendation. If you know what is about to happen when Major Rathbone comes to pick up Lincoln for the night, you will enjoy this movie. History buffs will be tuned in the entire time.
Otherwise, if you are not a fan of Historical drama, this might be a bit of a struggle. Like say, The King's Speech, I think most anyone would like it if they were in the right mood and wanted to put the time in (and have someone who could explain the main characters). However, despite the strong performances, this doesn't have the immediate accessibility of some biopics. Maybe a film like this shouldn't be accessible, but be warned.
The movie was always going to be an Oscar buzz-fest, but it took off in theater sales too.
That said, I did like Lincoln.
It's just that I don't see how it ended up being such a success.
The acting is incredible. Daniel Day Lewis brings Lincoln to life unlike anyone I have ever seen. Tommy Lee Jones steals the show, though as Thaddeus Stevens. The rest of the cast is just as incredible- Sally Field as Mrs. Lincoln, Jackie Earle Haley as Alexander Stephens, Hal Holbrook, David Straithairn, Joseph- Gordon-Levitt.
Equally incredible is how the characters represent the actual people and the era's landscape.
The film has been advertised as being based on Dorris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals. I think the Lincoln of this movie is largely based on the observations captured in that book. However , this isn't Rivals: The Movie as I hoped, but is instead a telling of how the 13th Amendment got passed.
If you didn't know, political backbiting and gridlock was around before Limbaugh and Hannity.
So, this movie gets a tempered recommendation. If you know what is about to happen when Major Rathbone comes to pick up Lincoln for the night, you will enjoy this movie. History buffs will be tuned in the entire time.
Otherwise, if you are not a fan of Historical drama, this might be a bit of a struggle. Like say, The King's Speech, I think most anyone would like it if they were in the right mood and wanted to put the time in (and have someone who could explain the main characters). However, despite the strong performances, this doesn't have the immediate accessibility of some biopics. Maybe a film like this shouldn't be accessible, but be warned.
