Lincoln Movie - Your Reviews

[Linda Anderson]

(11-30-2012 08:40 AM)Mark MacKenzie Wrote:  Now this may get me banned from the forum.... Lincoln played a very passive role in the assassination. In fact, I think he had very little to do with it. I'm glad they handled it the way they did. Not to say the assassination doesn't deserve a movie of its own just not titled Lincoln.

Expressing an opinion in a respectful way won't get you banned, Mark! I guess it depends what you mean by passive role. Lincoln lived his life in such a way that he knew he would be a target for many people and yet he continued to do his work. He certainly was not responsible for Booth's actions but if Lincoln had stayed in Springfield, he may have lived out his life quietly and died peacefully in bed.

I still think they should have shown an quick scene of the assassination. We're so emotionally involved with Lincoln throughout the movie that when he dies without us there (I consider that his life was effectively over at Ford's Theater) it feels like we should have been there to witness it. It's something like being at a loved one's deathbed.