Civil War setting

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2017)

The movie started out slow, but got better as it went along. The setting in the Civil War period was a key component of the plot and context of this movie as well. The period when the north was instituting a draft caused a motive for the antagonist and conflicts for several characters. This was also a period when there was high immigration from Ireland. This movie really helped to illustrate these components, from the blatant racism and xenophobia to the internal conflicts about the draft. While the movie itself was hard to follow due to the jumping of scenes, its depiction of a key point in the Civil War helps to make the details memorable.