Based on acting performance I'd place "Lincoln" at the top of the list. Based on historical accuracy I wouldn't place it in the top 15. On the other hand most of the other movies on the list would fail the historical accuracy test as well.
We watched Lincoln the other night and I kept smelling lefties. Sure enough, at the end of the movie, Spielberg raved about Doris Kearns Goodwin and the great job she did with the Lincoln book on which he drew his film. To my recollection, she is the go-to historian for the lefties I know and she got slapped a while back for plagiarism. The film kept elevating slavery as the sole concern of Lincoln and nearly every other character in the film. From what I understand, for the vast majority, it boiled down to self-determination.
My double question: Have you read her book and what objections did you have to Lincoln’s portrayal in the film?
We watched Lincoln the other night and I kept smelling lefties. Sure enough, at the end of the movie, Spielberg raved about Doris Kearns Goodwin and the great job she did with the Lincoln book on which he drew his film. To my recollection, she is the go-to historian for the lefties I know and she got slapped a while back for plagiarism. The film kept elevating slavery as the sole concern of Lincoln and nearly every other character in the film. From what I understand, for the vast majority, it boiled down to self-determination.
My double question: Have you read her book and what objections did you have to Lincoln’s portrayal in the film?