Thursday, January 10, 2013
MYST #2 Lincoln (Q2) 3.5 out of 5
I found myself watching a lot of movies over break, and one of the most memorable ones was Lincoln, directed by Spielberg and having an all-star cast, including Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The movie focuses on Lincoln in his final months in office as he tries to abolish slavery. I enjoyed this film very much so. Like most people in the theater I think they thought that since it was a Spielberg film, it was going to be a huge epic adventure with tons of action, but it was the complete opposite. It was a civil war drama and it focused on the political side of the war. I expected it to be like this that's why I enjoyed it.
This film was directed by Steven Spielberg. It's different from his other epic films in a way that this film has no action. I think that he took the criticism he was receiving saying that he was trying to be like John Ford and make only epics. Obviously this film is about a huge moment in our history, but he managed to make it an actionless drama that was actually enjoyable. Daniel Day-Lewis did an amazing job portraying Abraham Lincoln. It really felt as if he became one with his character. But an actor that I thought stole the show was Tommy Lee Jones. He played an angry and radical politician and he did great. One problem I had with the film was that I felt like it didn't focus enough on Lincoln. Most of the time that he was on screen he was telling a story from the past and acting very nonchalant. I thought that Tommy Lee Jones's character was almost as equally important, and if the movie is called Lincoln, it should focus on Lincoln.
Well since being a Spielberg film, the camera work wasn't anything special. I'm speaking for myself, but when I think of old events in our history I think of a time that was very grey and not colorful, and with this film, it felt just like that, and I liked it. A lot of the times when Lincoln was on screen, the lighting was very dramatic on him, for example when he was arguing with his cabinet in the dark room or when he was at home waiting for the results of the voting, you couldn't see him because the sun was cast on him. Very dramatic. Overall i think a key thing in this movie was the lighting and color. 3.5 out of 5.
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