Spielberg's Lincoln

[Jim Garrett]

(04-28-2013 12:04 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  I've now watched the movie four times. My appreciation for the film has only grown-it has gotten better each viewing. DDL as Lincoln continues to be an amazing portrayal. I notice things I didn't necessarily notice in other viewings. For instance, Lincoln makes a comment in the movie about his father- Something like "he wasn't a kind man." I didn't catch that before. I don't know if Lincoln actually ever said that, but it reflects that there was a "problem" between them.

AL never got along with his father and if I remember correctly, he only visited him once after he became successful. I think Dennis Hanks recounted that when Thomas Lincoln was ill and felt the end was near, he asked to see his son. AL responded something along the lines that nothing good would come of a visit with his father.