Abraham Lincoln and the radical Republicans try desperately to get the Thirteenth Amendment passed with success.

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2012)

The movie Lincoln was very intriguing and surprisingly extremely accurate, for the most part. The only error I did notice was the 50 stars on the American flag. Obviously that is inaccurate because Hawaii and Alaska were not added until the 1900s. Daniel Day-Lewis played Lincoln perfectly. I couldn't have imagined anyone playing that role better than he did. He looked exactly like him and talked like the actual Lincoln would have. Steven Spielberg did a phenomenal job at portraying all aspects of Lincoln. Lincoln was known to crack jokes and Spielberg definitely portrayed that humorous side of Lincoln. Spielberg also brought out Lincoln's sensitive side when he was fighting with his wife, Mary. And most importantly, Lincoln's serious side was portrayed numerous times, but the most impacting one in my opinion was when he was discussing the Thirteenth Amendment at a table with other men and he got frustrated and began yelling. Overall, the movie was superb and Spielberg fantastically captivated the audience every time Lincoln spoke.