Abraham Lincoln and his fellow radical party members struggle to pass the 13th Amendment successfully.

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2012)

I thought the movie Lincoln was very interesting and accurate, not to mention quite artistically done. I felt it captured Lincoln's internal struggles quite well; it seemed to create a more accurate depiction of Lincoln's personality so he still appeared human, rather than heroified as he often does in textbooks and documentary films. I liked the way Daniel Day-Lewis portrayed Lincoln as being very softspoken and eccentric, yet commanding respect without the need to raise his voice, as well as showing Lincoln's sensitivity when having conversations with his wife. The jokes thrown here and there into the film also accurately brought out Lincoln's humorous side, and helped lighten the tone of the time period. Overall, I think this film challenges our precepts of Lincoln and his presidency to see it from a more raw, close-up point of view, and shows the importance of the passing of the 13th Amendment.