Lincoln

PG-13
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Spader.
Running Time:  2 Hours and 29 Minutes.

This is the story of President Abraham Lincoln as he struggles with the very difficult decision of passing The Emancipation Proclaimation and all of the ramifications that will follow.
It takes place during his Presidency during 1863.
With great angst and turmoil he finally gets enough votes through Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in December of 1865. This allows slaves to finally have the freedom they so richly deserved!
This movie was an epic story of emotions from Lincoln played by Daniel Day-Lewis flawlessly!  The struggle he endured trying to justify his intense feelings about the equality of every human and their right to be the masters of their own destination! Lincoln was a man of great honor and love of others. He was a storyteller, and yet he still garnered the respect of all the people.
Sally Field was amazing starring as Mary Todd Lincoln ( Lincoln's wife) with her own personal demons. She struggled daily with the loss of one of their son's and was never able to come to terms with losing him and the heartache she endured on a daily basis! She suffered with headache's and had a rocky relationship with the President.
Tommy Lee Jones starred as Thaddeus Stephens and he also did an outstanding job! Thaddeus Stephens was also a big proponent of the freedom and equality for everyone and wanted the Thirteenth Amendment to be passed as well.
I found this movie to be very educational and it helped me to understand how important and emotional this time in our history really was for all of these people. The country was very divided and it kind of reminded me of the way our Country is divided right now.
The Civil War was raging and the death and carnage were catastrophic! Lincoln was a deeply passionate man and he fought valiantly with everything he had to be a patriot and a proponent of civil rights for everyone!
I believe that if you go and see this movie you will be touched by the sacrifices that our forefathers endured and you will realize how fortunate we are to live in this great Country!
Parents be advised that there are some realistic and graphic war scenes with death and body parts that children might find disturbing. There is also one use of the F-bomb and some other mild profanity to be aware of. I think that this movie would be appropriate for children ages 13 and over due to the realities of war.
I am giving "Lincoln" four bags of popcorn!