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To: GunRunner
Won’t watch Lincoln though.

It's not too bad, though it's badly flawed in some respects. The marble is still thickly encrusted, and the filmmakers had no inclination to indulge in flinty-eyed review of such topics as, "was a civil war really necessary? -- nobody else had one!" and "what was the real objective of the Civil War?"

The film's POV is that of a Lincoln-circle insider of the first or second ring -- say, Ward Lamon or Allan Pinkerton or Gideon Welles. But not the first ring. They would know the real reason Lincoln came to office determined to fight a war with the South and destroy it.

23 posted on 02/18/2013 2:52:12 AM PST by lentulusgracchus
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To: lentulusgracchus

Spare us your rich fantasy life.


27 posted on 02/18/2013 3:30:11 AM PST by wideawake
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To: lentulusgracchus; napscoordinator
My problem with Lincoln is Tony Kushner. Munich was his last screenplay for Spielberg, and it was one of the most offensive things I've ever seen.

Reading his deranged Obama cheerleading last week solidified that impression. I made the comment before Lincoln came out that if one were interested in the history of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter might be the more accurate historical choice.

29 posted on 02/18/2013 7:01:06 AM PST by GunRunner (***Not associated with any criminal actions by the ATF***)
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