'Lincoln' is impressive enough to almost make you forget how much Daniel Day-Lewis dominates the endeavor.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
'Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States.
I could do Daniel Day-Lewis's job as well as him.
I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.
I think also there's no question that Lincoln has been diluted down through history in some way, almost by becoming as iconic as he is, in a way he's become diluted.
I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.
But having said all of that, that still doesn't account for a lot of the increase in popularity which stems, I think, from Lincoln's personal characteristics.
We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.
Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of the people.
I walked out of Spielberg's 'Lincoln' having such a thirst for more. It used such a microscopic albeit enormous event in American history. It used such a small piece of his presidency to illustrate him as a president through the lens of that event.
I'm a big fan of Daniel Day-Lewis. He's a marvelous actor. He stands alone, I think.
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