The movies main idea is how the passing of the thirteenth amendment came to be and the conflicts that came along with it.

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2016)

Overall, I think the movie was a good portrayal of the passing of the thirteenth amendment and how it came to be. All of the actors and actresses help to convey the emotions behind this event and make it seem very realistic. The acting was the movies overall strongest feature, as it seemed as if the movie was filmed directly when this happened in 1865. The movie depicts Lincoln during this time as many other historians do and emphasizes the specific qualities that we learn to be his defining characteristics as a successful president. Everything, from the language to the setting, was how I imagined it would've been in 1865. The relationship between men and women and blacks and whites was an accurate representation of what was occurring during the nineteenth century as well. However, one thing that I didn't like about this movie was the ending. Instead of showing the scene at Ford's Theater where Lincoln died, Spielberg showed a different theater where someone runs on in the middle and announces that Lincoln had been shot and killed.