Lincoln

Somehow I think my friends are going to get tired of hearing me talk about the movie Lincoln. I am hoping with all I have that this movie wins MANY awards. Daniel Day-Lewis and Steven Spielberg did an OUTSTANDING job on this movie. I know that Steven did a HUGE amount of research on Abraham to make this movie what it is. There are parts of it that stand out to me more than others. Although seeing it the second time, I picked up on a few things that I missed. I'm hoping to see it again when my parents go see it. I could see this movie on a daily basis. When it hits DVD, it will be in my collection of DVD's.

The parts that stood out to me the most, were how he loved his son Tad and what a gentle dad he was to him. A friend of mine told me that her only problem with Lincoln was how mean he was to Mary after their son Willie died. My thought on that is, men and women show their emotions so differently and back then, even more so. But in the movie, when Mary breaks down over their son Robert joining the war, Abraham explains to her his grief and how much he suffered right along with her, but he had to be there for her and kept his feelings down. Any parent that loses a child, you know that emotions are going to come out here and there and there may be days that it's better or worse. I believe that Lincoln, as well as Mary, did the best each of them could. I also heard that they did a poll on what President people would want to have watch their children today. The highest number went to Abraham Lincoln. There is a part in the movie where Tad is asleep by the fire and Abraham goes in and lies down next to him, kisses Tad's forehead and he wakes up. He climbs onto the back of his daddy and Lincoln gets up and carries his son to his bed as Tad is asking to see Willie and Linclon telling him gently that they can't, that Willie is gone.

After seeing it for the first time, I came home and attacked Amazon to find what books I could on Lincoln. I put the ones I wanted on my wish list. I only picked out four. I picked The Life of Abraham Lincoln, his biography, The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln and another one that is from the movie. My wonderful friend in Austraila got me a gift card from Amazon and I ordered one of the books. I need to see which one I bought with that one because I want that book now! My mom seems to think I have to wait until Christmas, but I think I should get it now! The one about the Life of him, I have on my phone. But there are so many errors on it and when it comes to reading books, I like to feel them in my hand. The biography of Lincoln is a THICK book! I cannot wait to start reading that one! It will take me a while simply because I want to learn all I can.

The movie is all about the 13th Amendment. It never talks about the things he did for the Deaf world. That is another reason I adore this man.

When I lived in Indiana, we spent a Christmas in Maryland and I was blessed to get to go to Washington D.C. and see the Lincoln Memorial. I have many photos from that trip. I have one of him on the magnetic board I have by my bed. I'm not obsessed with him, it's not that. I'm just so impressed and amazed at what a great man he was. I truly believe he was a born again Christian and because I believe that, I want to believe I will meet him when I get to Heaven!

One thing that really threw me with this movie was how many were AGAINST passing the amendment. And it was the democrats who didn't want to pass it. On the way home after seeing it for the second time, I told my friend that it's amazing how the democrats didn't want slavery to be demolished and yet today, they want a black president. I realize times have changed and perhaps Lincoln would be highly impressed with the fact that we have a black president, but I don't think he would be impressed with how he's choosing to run this country. Lincoln did NOTHING to change the constitution and he said that many times in the movie.

My very favorite line in this movie..."Do you think we choose to be born? Or are we fitted into the times we're born into?

I am so inthralled with this movie and knowing everything I can about Abraham Lincoln surprises me beyond belief. I'm going to end this entry and watch 45 minutes of a Q&A with Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis! I'm sorry if this is a boring blog!