"Lincoln" legal mistake

[Gene C]

Liz and David, you both make some interesting points. It's my opinion the movie makers were interested in historical accuracy, but not total accuracy. When you have knowledgeable historians that do not agree on aspects of the events that transpired, their will always be some disagreement and disapointment. There are some details they could have done better, but they didn't. They left some room for improvement for the next movie makers. Still, it was much better movie than I expected. On this subject we are all pretty pickey and have higher standards than the general public. By some of the interesting posts regarding the movie, I've learned some things I probably never would have known. We all knew how the tragic story would finish, but it stll left me a little misty at the end.