{"id":2505,"date":"2013-02-26T15:12:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T15:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2013-02-26T15:12:41","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T15:12:41","slug":"lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/film-tv\/lincoln\/","title":{"rendered":"LINCOLN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>REVIEW<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/120503998_Lincoln_377257b1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2507\" alt=\"120503998_Lincoln_377257b\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/120503998_Lincoln_377257b1.jpg\" width=\"702\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">STARRING: \u252c\u00e1Daniel-Day Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">RATING: 4\/5<\/p>\n<p>Two and a half hours of talky historical politics sounds like hell. However, in the hands of Steven Spielberg, it is quite the opposite. <em>Lincoln <\/em>is not a traditional biopic. Instead of showing a sweeping overview of a person&#8217;s life, the film focuses in on the final months of Lincoln&#8217;s second term of office, and is more the story of a political moment than a man. That moment is Lincoln&#8217;s struggle to pass the 13th amendment, banning slavery. Don&#8217;t worry if, like me, American history is a closed book to you, as even though <em>Lincoln <\/em>demands a lot from its viewers in terms of concentration, the storytelling is utterly compelling and the politics is very human, not dry.<\/p>\n<p>The accessibility of what may seem like quite a dry subject is thanks to a lightness of touch from Spielberg that saves the film from over-wordy stodginess. Humour is rooted out from the serious subject matter, and Lincoln himself is not treated in such a reverential way that he becomes inhuman, as is the risk with biopics of such beloved figures. Superbly played by Daniel Day-Lewis, who completely disappears into the character, Lincoln is warm and witty, a brilliant raconteur and a ruthlessly determined president. His reedy voice takes some getting used to (in an age before microphones, a light tenor voice carried better and cemented Lincoln&#8217;s reputation as a great orator) but is consistent with Spielberg&#8217;s dedication to authenticity. In a scene featuring Lincoln&#8217;s ticking watch, Spielberg actually borrowed the real thing from the Smithsonian so that it was right. Aside from Daniel Day-Lewis, the cast is brilliant, especially a wig-tastic Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field&#8217;s as Lincoln&#8217;s wife. 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