There are many things that crossed my mind as I watched the movie Lincoln for the first time. The first was, "wow this movie is kind of slow." The second was, "relax, you're only two minutes into it." The next 148 minutes went by faster than I expected them to. Steven Spielberg brought the Civil War to a modern audience in a way that only he can. From the dresses and corsets to the soldiers' uniforms and weapons, the cast and crew brought the four long years of the Civil war to present day audiences. The gore of Civil War battles that was discussed in class was shown in gut-wrenching ways with battlefields littered with bodies. The scene that showcased the true sacrifice that so many made was when President Lincoln went to the Union hospital to visit some of the soldiers that were injured in battle.
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The costumes were immaculate. First Lady Mary Lincoln's dresses were amazing and the scene in which President Lincoln was helping her undress after their party stayed true to the corsets and bloomers of the time. The uniforms for both the Union and Confederate armies seemed to be similar to what actual soldiers wore. Aside from the costumes, the gore of the battle scenes resembles what we talked about in lectures. The bodies that littered the fields also sadly matched with what was discussed in class when covering battles. I know that the Thirteenth Amendment was passed during Lincoln's presidency, I think that's the most obvious fact of the movie, so the only details that I am unsure about are in regard to the three men in the movie who observe meetings in the House of Representatives to see which members of congress would possibly change their vote to be in favor of passing the bill. This area of the movie does not seem highly dramatized, so it is easily believable to someone who does not have an in-depth background of this time
The costumes were immaculate. First Lady Mary Lincoln's dresses were amazing and the scene in which President Lincoln was helping her undress after their party stayed true to the corsets and bloomers of the time. The uniforms for both the Union and Confederate armies seemed to be similar to what actual soldiers wore. Aside from the costumes, the gore of the battle scenes resembles what we talked about in lectures. The bodies that littered the fields also sadly matched with what was discussed in class when covering battles. I know that the Thirteenth Amendment was passed during Lincoln's presidency, I think that's the most obvious fact of the movie, so the only details that I am unsure about are in regard to the three men in the movie who observe meetings in the House of Representatives to see which members of congress would possibly change their vote to be in favor of passing the bill. This area of the movie does not seem highly dramatized, so it is easily believable to someone who does not have an in-depth background of this time