21st Century Holographic Projection of the 19th Century White House

To say that Daniel Day-Lewis's acting is good is basically the same as saying that the water is tide. The only description I can think of for DDL's performance in this film is probably a 21st century holographic projection of President Lincoln. Speaking of which, many people don't like Lincoln's high-pitched voice in the film, in fact, I don't think it violates the harmony. After doing a little homework, there are indeed records of Lincoln's high-pitched voice in the 19th century literature. Sally Field's performance is also full of impact, and the explosiveness of the scene where Lincoln and Molly are arguing in the room is definitely a highlight of the film.
Unexpectedly, my favorite part is not Lincoln's comings and goings with the cabinet, but his humorous little stories, these scenes and his interactions with his loved ones pull Lincoln from the altar of the unattainable , so as to look at and admire him from the perspective of a person. Spielberg's success is that his Lincoln is not the statue in the memorial hall, but a human being. The choice to focus on the last four months of Lincoln's life rather than cover it all gives the film the layering and realism it needs. Spielberg's 19th-century White House setting is truly superb, worthy of 12 years of research. It is worth mentioning that the sound of the Lincoln pocket watch presented in the film is the sound of the real Lincoln pocket watch recorded in the museum, and I have to sigh Spielberg's attention to detail.
The whole film is basically driven by dialogue and filled with large sections of dialogue. In fact, the pace is not slow, but it is still very challenging to grab the audience's attention for two and a half hours. Fortunately, Tony Kushner's The script is precise and powerful to hold up the whole film. It's a pity that people who are not interested in this history will find it boring anyway.
The fly in the ointment is that when the votes are counted, the impact of the moment when the 13th Constitutional Amendment is finally passed does not seem to be able to keep up with the foreshadowing set before. After all, this film focuses on the political struggle before this amendment was passed. Equally bland is the assassination of Lincoln at the end. Also, if the war scenes were shown a little more, the audience should have a better understanding of Lincoln's struggle between ending the war early and abolishing slavery.
The biggest revelation to me from "Lincoln" is probably that many of the things we take for granted today are the result of some people's hard-earned battles at certain moments. Don't take anything for grated. For freedom.

"You see there it is even in that 2000 year old book of mechanical law it is the self evident truth that things which are equal to the same things are equal to each other."

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