tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519154363225417891.post5181728851038146017..comments2023-10-30T02:00:59.369-07:00Comments on Oh Cinema: Review: Lincoln Noah Franchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309062974385154932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519154363225417891.post-49670917403553946482012-11-22T22:20:12.527-08:002012-11-22T22:20:12.527-08:00That was what Movie Bob noted in his review, it do...That was what Movie Bob noted in his review, it doesn't have the simplified moralism of Amistad (although I think Amistad is a great film as well). <br /><br />I wouldn't say there's no Hollywoodizing, but it never jumped out at me. I thought it was really ingenuous to not actually show the assassination. And yeah, the Democrat leaders are fairly one-sided, but the film tries to give dimensions to so many characters that I can understand them cutting corners with the Democrats. <br /><br />I actually think the antics of the lobbyists fit well with the film's focus on the ins and outs of political strategy. Yeah, it can be a very serious business (like with ending slavery), but the things that go into getting legislation passed, even when the subject is that serious, can border on the absurd or hilarious. <br /><br />Oh, really? I miscounted then. I shall correct that. :D<br /><br />Wreck-It-Ralph is my next priority, followed by Hitchcock. The Hobbit and Les Mis are the only other two from this year I'm definitely planning to see, but I won't discount Zero Dark Thirty or Life of Pi or something else if I hear good enough things. And have enough time. Noah Franchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309062974385154932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519154363225417891.post-37434672563868940012012-11-22T07:36:22.788-08:002012-11-22T07:36:22.788-08:00I'm glad you bring up how the film navigates t...I'm glad you bring up how the film navigates the flaws and prejudices of the historical characters portrayed. I know I was pleasantly surprised to see it done to such a degree in a Spielberg film, which I count as my own bias toward the director. I'm sure it also helps that a strong playwright like Kushner wrote the script.<br /><br />Still, I wonder if the film might have indulged in Hollywoodizing some of the proceedings. I'm thinking of Tad's reaction to his father's death (spoiler! Lincoln was assassinated!) and the way in which the House democrats are portrayed as bad guys without an attempt at explaining their mindsets. And the scenes of lobbying are hilarious, to be sure, but do they jar too much with the seriousness of the rest of the film?<br /><br />Also, I hate to be a cinematic nitpick, but Day-Lewis has been nominated four times in his career (1989, 1993, 2002, and 2007). No big deal, though. I'm just a nerd.<br /><br />Great job with the review! I look forward to reading your review of Hitchcock, and/or whatever else you have planned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com