Lincoln Movie Analysis

I attended Fuddy Meers on Thursday, October 13th, 7:30pm at the Studio Theatre in the Temple Building. This play was written by David Lindsay-Abaire and performed here in Lincoln by the Johnny Carson School and directed by Dustin M. Mosko. Other people who played a part in this astounding play are Interim Director Harris Smith and Associate Director Sharon Teo-Gooding. When I first read about the play I was unsure if I would enjoy it but by the end of the play I thought it was one of the funniest, most entertaining plays I have watched in a long time. The characters were all great at their roles and I enjoyed seeing them each bring a different character to the play. This play was truly one of a kind and I cannot wait to discuss it more in detail.

2. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer is a biography, as it mainly focuses on John Wilkes Booth’s plan to assassinate the president along with the secretary of state and vice president, the actual assassinations in action, and Booth’s attempt to escape to the south, along with personal retellings of what happened by the people involved.

One of the most significant conflicts in the film Lincoln is deciding between peace and passing the thirteenth amendment. For this reason, getting the votes on the amendment to pass is difficult because others think if we let this amendment pass the war will not end. With the Civil War going on year four and the union struggling to keep together, Lincoln decides to try and pass the thirteenth amendment and receive support from the House of Representatives. The thirteenth amendment is the abolishment of slavery and involuntary servitude. Lincoln says that the key to peace is passing this amendment. The only person who truly believes in Lincoln’s vision is Thaddeus Stevens, who was a republican. Stevens did not see eye to eye with Lincoln

Nebraska is a film about the journey of a spiritually broken old man, who receives a letter from a publishing house stating he has won a million dollars. The film chronicles Woody Grant’s quixotic road trip with his son David as his companion. The main character, Woody Grant embarks on his quest to collect what he believes is a winning prize in Lincoln, Nebraska, but his wife Kate believes he is too old and confused to handle anything anymore, including the truth about his prize. Kate is cynical and crude in her way of expressing affection towards Woody. His son Ross, agrees with his mother and believes his father needs to be placed in an assisted living facility due to his disheveled appearance and unpredictable behavior.

The film Lincoln and Ava Duvernay documentary 13th were heavily based on the United States Constitution 13th amendment. The passing of this amendment abolish slavery. Therefore, with this amendment African Americans were free. The film Lincoln highlighted the process that was taken in order for the 13th amendment to be adopted and ratified into the United States Constitution. Meanwhile, Duvernay documentary brought light that although African Americans were free due to 13th amendment, they had endured obstacles throughout history as well as in the present. These obstacles include racism, segregation, and mass incarceration. So, although African Americans are “free” society have created a new meaning of the word “slavery”.

The first time I watched it I got about halfway through, got confused, and shut it off. But my friends kept telling me what an awesome movie it is so I decided to try again. This time I really payed attention and it paid off. I made it to the end and loved it.

The “Lincoln” started in January 1865. It was the second month since Abraham Lincoln’s reelection and the fourth year of the American Civil War. The “Lincoln” is a history of Abraham Lincoln’s legacy in dealing with the casualties in the Civil War battlefield and the debates over the passage of Thirteenth Amendment. In a nation divided by war and the eagerness of change, Lincoln strived for the end of the Civil War, the unity of the country and the abolishment of slavery.

The time period is the Civil War, and the country is so divided that eleven southern states seceded and created their own, Confederate States of America. Abraham Lincoln became president prior to the war in March of 1861 and the differing political standpoints of the North and South caused southern states, such as South Carolina, to immediately start secession once the new president was elected. It surprised many people that Lincoln won, especially since he wasn’t even on most ballots in the south. The country was diverged over the legality of slavery, as well as tariffs, trade, and states rights, causing the Civil War. The film was created to show the struggles of the war, and not on the battlefield, but in the government. It portrays the battle and

Despite it being the most confusing and hard to understand movie that I’ve ever seen, I like the idea of it. All of these characters that are connected with other in different times. I experienced many different emotions while watching it. Adam Ewing’s storyline felt like I was watching a slavery film. He was the good guy and ended up befriending a slave while Dr. Goose was the bad guy trying to kill him and his father-in-law was another bad guy who was a racist and worked in the slave trade. Robert Frobisher’s storyline for me was quite sad as we had seen his fate at the very beginning of the movie. Luisa Rey’s storyline for me was very intriguing. Her story involved investigating and solving a mystery, which made me feel as though I was watching police show on television. Timothy Cavendish’s storyline for me was extremely funny. That really is all there is to say about it.

My Life with the Lincolns is told in the point of view of sixth grader, Mina Edelman. Mina has believed since she was six, that her family is the Lincoln family reincarnated. She has a very outgoing attitude, not only in her family but everywhere. Mina has the life that many wish for. She has two sisters and both parents deeply involved in her life. Mina’s dad takes her to see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago. This really opens her eyes to how bad the world is.

The film “Lincoln” is best described as a melodrama primarily based on historical facts which for the most part are considered to be accurate while admittedly dramatized. Anker writes that “melodramas grapple with moral questions and aim to establish moral legitabilty” (Anker, 8). This is illustrated in the movie “Lincoln”. The Civil War and the legislative pushes to pass the 13th Amendment

I thought the directing was imaginative and full of depth. Stiller chose to go on location in Iceland and Greenland, and the love he has for the scenery in those places really shows through in the film. In one scene there is a shot of Walter riding down a long and winding road on a skate board, and it is a gorgeous tracking shot of the entire ride. That scene expressed the level of skill Stiller has as a director. The entirety of the film has a color pallet that I have only ever seen once before in Tarsem Singh’s: The Fall. This was a passion project for Stiller and he dealt with the source material respectively while attempting, successfully, to update the classic story into the modern age. Smith’s complaint about the day dreaming sequences being boring is accurate, but I believe Smith misunderstood Stiller’s intentions. Those day dream sequences are supposed to be boring and repetitive! The story is about a guy who lives a mundane life, doing the same thing over and over again, and Stiller showed that in the first third of the film with those scenes. Overall I felt that this film was a great interpretation of a finding yourself story, and looked brilliant.

This movie is more of an action, drama, and mystery film. You never know what will be happening next. The film is filled with small hints, to where you have to pay very close attention

Personnaly, i thought the story was interesting yet morbid. It confused me at first, when i wasent awere of the hevy foreshadowing, as well as i didnt fully understant the importace of the characters. it wasnt until later, when the story took a dark turn. i personally thought it was a little grusome, but overall i liked the

The story had me hooked from the beginning. It's only downfall lies within it's third act where the movie attempts to take itself too seriously explaining why he/she is doing this. Granted, that was needed, they