The Civil War Returns (Gods and Generals)

The American Enterprise ^ | March 2003 | Bill Kauffman

[RicocheT]

I paid admission to Gettysburg two times as one viewing wasn't enough to absorb the movie. I expect to do the same with this new one as it sounds great!

[f.Christian]

“It is for the audience to decide who is hero, who is villain. We simply play the parts allotted to us.”

Lincoln was killed for going to soft on the South !

[WIladyconservative]

Glad to know there's at least one other woman who'll see this movie. I'm chomping at the bit - have been since I heard it was coming out!

[nfldgirl]

I think we may be pleasantly surprised. The big problem is the lack of a draw for women. This is, however, one woman who will be there...but I'm a history nut.

Dittos, GOP_Proud! I'm a history nut too! I thought the same thing about the movie, Braveheart. When it came out, my husband wanted to go see it, but I was not interested (sounded like a "guy" flick). But I "compromised" and went with him. Well, much to my surprise, I thought it was absolutely terrifc, the best movie I'd ever seen (at the time).

Regarding Gods and Generals, I have been so fascinated with the history of the Civil War (especially since living in VA for the past 20 years). I'm not from the south, but I love calling it home, and wouldn't trade it for a place in the north for anything!

[WhiskeyPapa]

Counting the days!

I hope that is right.

I saw a couple of months ago a review of Gangs of New York that just glowed -- a movie for the ages.

I thought it was complete crap.

Daniel Day Lewis does a great job, but the movie as a whole was very lame.

Walt

[WhiskeyPapa]

Mouth watering, date marked. Wow, something tells me the theater won't be packed though, shame.

When "Gettysburg" came out, its per-screen gross was more than that of the number one film in that period -- "Dennis the Menace". But G-burg was only on 239 screen and Dennis was on 2,000.

Walt

[Green Kayak]

"Lincoln was killed for going too soft on the South"

The antagonism of Johnson merely served to cement the divisions and angst of both sides. Jim Crow, along with subsequent unrest and strife resulted. The assassin's bullet not only struck down a leader dedicated to healing the nation, but it also ultimately caused the implosion of the South upon itself. Air conditioning did the rest.

[f.Christian]

Lincoln was having premonitions . . . isn't hard to understand why (( look in the faces around you . . . rejection // hate )) !

Thanks for correcting my spelling !

[Mike Darancette]

” In test markets like Charlotte, the film scored spectacularly high with men over the age of 35 and not so well with teenage girls...

I can see lines of over 35 male Civil War buffs camped at the theaters waiting for the first show. It will look like the Confederate encampments before Fredricksburg.

I am twitching with anticipation.

[x]

“Yes,” he instantly replies. “My sense of the tragedy of the war has been deepened. That’s why I wanted Shakespeare to comment on the war through Booth.”

Yes, that Booth.

In a device as audacious as it is brilliant, Maxwell has a pair of traveling Southern Shakespearean actors, James Harrison and John Wilkes Booth, offer a running commentary on secession, war, and the duty of the artist. Booth had a flair for Shakespearean regicides.

Is this in the book? If it's not, it's disturbing. I would have wanted to hear more about Shaara's novel. If it's a great film, Maxwell will deserve much credit, but Kauffman's ignoring the writer is pretty shabby.

[Lee'sGhost]

"I'm always a bit bemused by the irony on some of the Civil War threads when people supporting the right of Confederate states to secede get all offended by pro-Union counties seceeding from Confederate states."

Ah, yes, but you miss the finer, more bitter irony of how the Union supporters totally accept the secession.

[Zack Nguyen]

“How is it Lo’d, can you ’splain sumpin’ to dis ol’Virginy man? How is it a good Christian man like some folks I know can tolerate dey black brothers in bondage? How it is Lo’d, dat dey don’t jes break dem chains?”

Teary already. Have to see this movie.

[MrJingles]

Can't wait! Bump for later...

[Protagoras]

Not to be too picky, but it wasn't a civil war.

[Green Kayak]

Spelling is the curse of the former English teecher.

[f.Christian]

I go bye a sign everday .. .. .. Mangoes // fruit -- cheep !

[Valin]

For what it's worth I was going to put "War of Northern Aggression" in the keywords line but too long.

I know how touchy you rebs can get, what with losing the war and all. :-)

[strela]

Not ideal conditions for sitting down to a three-hour-and-45-minute movie

Whew. Talk about nicotine jonesing near the end ;)

I'll still be going to see it.

[Protagoras]

I know how touchy you rebs can get, what with losing the war and all. :-)

Born and raised in Chicago. It's just a point without taking sides, it was never a civil war, it was the war between the states. It was more like the Revolution, it was for independance.

IMO, the south should have abolished slavery and then seceeded.

[suijuris]

Damn! For the past 15 years I've avoided theatres like the plague! Prefer to wait till a movie hti the tape or DVD.

Used to hate it when I got browbeat by my better half into taking the girls to the latest kids film.

BUT I gotta see this!!!