The Civil War & the after math of African Americas & the KKK

Rating: Null/10 (15 September 2010)

So I'm not really into history however this movie helped me understand this time period way better than I have ever learned it in school or read out of a text book. From the battles to the guerrillas revenge to the death of Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Speaking of the president one thing I found funny was that the scene of him in the theater was the exact same one from the movie "The Gold Rush" it was like it was copied and pasted from one movie to the other. Another thing I'm curious to know is if people during this time were really as scary as they look in the movie or if its just because of the fact that its a black and white film. I'm not sure if there was makeup back then or if the bags under the actors eyes are just because they were tired. I mean seriously the guy who plays the presidents looks so scary; even some of the African Americans don't look real, they look like their skin was painted. On a positive note the background music to this movie was more entertaining because its a bunch of different instruments instead of just piano.