Beyond that, though, this is a phenomenal film, and one of Spielberg's best. Watching Lincoln , which is filled with moments that highlight the grandeur and dignity of the office of the President, here in 2018 is a little depressing – when Day-Lewis' Honest Abe thunders, 'I am the President of the United States, clothed with immense power!', it's nearly impossible to not shudder involuntarily when you remember who occupies that office today.
What also makes Lincoln so special is the lead performance from Daniel Day-Lewis, who manages to make the 16th President of the Untied States seem like a flesh and blood human being, and not just some marble bust from the past. Far from being a stuffy history lesson, Spielberg's Lincoln is bustling with life, thanks in part to Tony Kushner's peppy and surprisingly funny script. Rather than make a standard biopic about Abraham Lincoln, Steven Spielberg instead focuses on the events surrounding Lincoln's push to ratify the 13th Amendment, and thus end slavery and also the Civil War.
Release Date: 2012 Genre: Historical Drama Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones
