Lincoln was about how I pictured it to be. It was similar to War Horse; historical and quiet. By quiet, I mean that it was well done, everything was perfect but it just didn't have that WOW factor like other Spielberg films. Either he's getting old or I'm getting old or it's both of us getting old.
It was basically The West Wing with frock coats which I totally support but then, maybe that was part of the problem...it wasn't cinematic enough. It also made me wonder whether a lot of the Barletts was based on the Lincolns.
However, it did have a LOT of parallels to today except that Republicans were the sensible ones in favor of progress while everyone else tried to stall them. It really made me think about what I would do in that situation. Obviously, we don't have to worry about legalized slavery in the US but there are plenty of other controversial topics and would I do like Thaddeus Stevens? Could I have done what Thaddeus Stevens did? He lies about his beliefs in order to attain the greater good. He knows he's not going to get exactly what he wants but it's better than nothing.
I'm not sure I could do that. It would be like settling for domestic partnership when everyone should be able to legally marry.
My mom was sad that all the Indiana representatives voted against the amendment. I was proud of Hawkins but he would be a distant cousin paternally which wouldn't help her.
I totally thought Tad was played by Richie from The New Adventures of Old Christine but apparently, it's a totally different boy who looks exactly the same.
Daniel Day-Lewis is as totally amazing as everyone says. It is like actually watching Lincoln.I also liked Sally Field a lot more than I thought I would considering what happened with The Amazing Spider-Man.
Yay, Gloria Reuben! I kept thinking she was familiar and about halfway through, it suddenly dawned on me that it was Gloria Reuben aka Jeanie Boulet from ER.She's also in the new Tina Fey movie. I never recognized James Spader. David Oyelowo had a very tiny part but I love how I got to see him on the big screen three times in two months.
Someday, I won't immediately distrust a David Strathairn character because they're being played by David Strathairn but this was not that day...
I tried not to giggle whenever they referred to Bilbo. I had no good reason to expect Dominic Cooper as a vampire to show up at the end.
It was basically The West Wing with frock coats which I totally support but then, maybe that was part of the problem...it wasn't cinematic enough. It also made me wonder whether a lot of the Barletts was based on the Lincolns.
However, it did have a LOT of parallels to today except that Republicans were the sensible ones in favor of progress while everyone else tried to stall them. It really made me think about what I would do in that situation. Obviously, we don't have to worry about legalized slavery in the US but there are plenty of other controversial topics and would I do like Thaddeus Stevens? Could I have done what Thaddeus Stevens did? He lies about his beliefs in order to attain the greater good. He knows he's not going to get exactly what he wants but it's better than nothing.
I'm not sure I could do that. It would be like settling for domestic partnership when everyone should be able to legally marry.
My mom was sad that all the Indiana representatives voted against the amendment. I was proud of Hawkins but he would be a distant cousin paternally which wouldn't help her.
I totally thought Tad was played by Richie from The New Adventures of Old Christine but apparently, it's a totally different boy who looks exactly the same.
Daniel Day-Lewis is as totally amazing as everyone says. It is like actually watching Lincoln.I also liked Sally Field a lot more than I thought I would considering what happened with The Amazing Spider-Man.
Yay, Gloria Reuben! I kept thinking she was familiar and about halfway through, it suddenly dawned on me that it was Gloria Reuben aka Jeanie Boulet from ER.She's also in the new Tina Fey movie. I never recognized James Spader. David Oyelowo had a very tiny part but I love how I got to see him on the big screen three times in two months.
Someday, I won't immediately distrust a David Strathairn character because they're being played by David Strathairn but this was not that day...
I tried not to giggle whenever they referred to Bilbo. I had no good reason to expect Dominic Cooper as a vampire to show up at the end.