Lincoln - 林肯

Lincoln (林肯) is an 2012 film. The movie stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the sixteenth President of The United States Of America, Abraham Lincoln. The movie was mostly based on Lincoln's last four months in office trying to pass the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Of America through the house of representatives. The supporting cast ranged far and wide. I would go on IMDB or Wikipedia to see the whole ensemble cast.



Lincoln has just been re-elected as the President of the USA. The war is taking its toll on the nation and Lincoln does not think that the Emancipation Proclamation will hold in court after the war is over. The 13th amendment has already passed the senate and needs to pass the house to seek ratification with the states. Lincoln is also fighting to end the war with a slow takeover of Virginia. The party of Lincoln, the Republicans have more than 50% of the votes in the house, but not enough for the 2/3 vote. Looking to sway the Democrats to his side, Lincoln ask his cabinet to get to work and he puts in time himself. Along the way, we're shown Lincoln's interaction with the soliders of the war, the long lines to address issues at the White House and his family dynamics. Specifically with his Wife, oldest and youngest sons.



This movie was pretty good. I was fairly impressed. Since my childhood days of learning about the US presidents in school, I've always thought of Abe Lincoln as one of the presidents that made an lasting impression on the United States. Slavery had already been abolished in the British Empire and the United States were following suit. Politics seems to rear its ugly head no matter the time. People are dead set to protect their interest. This movie was a reminder that the politics of today was around 150 years ago too.