Religious services play the largest part in the holiday, but television does its part, as well. Being a Lincoln buff, I set aside my homework and watched this new movie Sunday evening. I must confess that I find historical films such as these fascinating. I have always been interested in how people portray historical people and bring to life past events. I know that I'm not alone.
Producers are willing to spend millions to produce historical stories for mass audiences.
Obviously, there is a broad market for historical based films. Film is a powerful medium because it can mold our perceptions. Although I was interested to see how all of the characters of this tragedy were portrayed, I worried a little bit about historical accuracy of the film. I'm still not quite sure how I should judge the production. The characterizations of all the figures, with a couple of specific exceptions, were wonderful.