@@Spongebrain97 Yep. I’m always surprised by how rarely people nominate Rutherford B. Hayes alongside the worst Presidents (what an opportunistic parasite!).
Lincoln was notorious for keeping his speech's short and on point. After seeing him deliver his speech, I could not help but stand and applaud. We need Lincoln now more than ever.
You said it friend. Instead, we get the likes of Trump and Biden. But then, this is not the America our Founders envisioned. As it probably says somewhere in the Bible, ye getteth what ye deserveth.
He knew he had so much work to continue. The healing of the nation was his next task as president. A task violently, and viciously taken away from him... To think... 155 years later... the nation is still wounded. The scars never healed properly. Had he had been alive to continue his presidency, I wonder how far ahead our country would be right now. Damnnation onto John Booth.
Whatever tragedy that befalls our country from mass shootings, terrorist attacks, natural disasters etc. everybody should look to this speech for inspiration and comfort.
George Jempty That’s because it’s an ongoing disaster, like the COVID-19 outbreak and the countless display of Police Brutality against law abiding citizens.
That's why I laugh everytime that some edgy kid says America will fall in this century I mean what they have already fallen and rise back up again in its civil war
The poor man was a stressed mess. He knew the recovery and healing of the country was his task and no one else. Even on his death bed he must have been panicing for the future of the country. Such a shame that he was right. It was no one else's task but his. A pox on John Booth.
To think that the Freedmen’s Monument was nearly taken down... The Democrat Party clock might have been correct twice in a day with Harry Truman and Grover Cleveland-with unsuccessful but admirable excerpts from John Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt-but to look at it today doesn’t seem too far removed from their mid-19c. and Woodrow Wilson disgraces.
lol calm down drama queen, Lincoln literally watched his country split in half and kill each other for four straight years. He would not be shaken by whatever bullshit you're worried about
@@onehumanhistory He would be shaken on how Andrew Johnson almost sabotaged the Reconstruction Era and how Lost Cause revisionists turned the entire country against Grant while glorifying the Confederacy
I think whats so absolutely touching and powerful about Abraham Lincoln is that when all was said and done. He too, like the Hundreds of Thousands of other Americans did during the Civil War, gave HIS LIFE, to save this nation. Both for the people living at the time, and the hundreds of millions of us who were unborn. God Bless Abraham
Same. It’s gonna make me sad. If it weren’t for him, our country would never be reunited. Tis a pity other bad presidents screw up our nation like Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson and Donald Trump
Daniel Day Lewis’s performance throughout the movie is truly incomprehensible to me in its sheer magnificence. I genuinely feel as if I was there to see the real Abraham Lincoln in all his glory.
Absolutely! I totally agree.Other actors have done the speech, but this one puts you right there on that day in 1865. It's like going back in time. Thus, the magic of movies.
13 eibo George Washington, without him, the US would have quickly devolved into a dictatorship much like Robespierre, Lenin, Hitler, Mao, Kim Ill Sung, Castro, etc.
George Washington was certainly one of the five greatest presidents in our history, setting the model for the office. But without Lincoln, everything accomplished by Washington and the Founders would have been utterly destroyed, and only Lincoln had the capacity to navigate this country successfully through the most mortal threat to its existence that was the Civil War.
@James clark TOTAL BULLSHIT - Washington would NOT have fought with or sided with the Criminal Traitor Confederates in any way shape or form. Get the Fuck over it, you LOST and there isn't one single thing you can EVER do to change it! Don't let your little racist butthurt feelings show so fucking easily next time!
Speilberg does something here that has stuck with me forever which he also did in Saving Private Ryan. American pride and greatness not in tradition or romanticism, but in leadership and action. A film all about America but barely any focus on the flag or the traditons but the ones who kept the union together and the hell that was going on at the time over giving millions there promised freedom. Patriotism not just through songs and tradition but in achivement and progress. atleast thats what I got from it...
I believe that if this nation has a special gift, it is that at the crucial moments in our history it somehow produces just the right person for that time - Washington, FDR, many others (not all Presidents, not all men) - and it will again, God willing.
The presidency was designed for him and he shaped it by his manner of doing business, which was essentially the way he had acted as commander-in-chief. In the Summer of 1787, he had a very serious operation which brought him down physically. His physical decline probably made him close to leave in 1797.
@Da Mao it may yet still. In such trying times people become one of four types, the ones that panic and make things worse, the ones too scared to make things worse so they do nothing, those who see opportunity for self preservation and take full advantage, and then those that feel they must do all they can to make a difference because enough is enough. We are in a pivotal moment in history. Who knows, we may have several souls ready for the task.
I just watch this movie 2 times and still can't get over it. The way DDL potray the character as Lincoln is perfection the way Lincoln carry himself as a father, leader, husband and be the man of the people is something that leadership need to learn these days 😢. May rest in peace Mr. Abraham Lincoln and whole rest of his family. Good bless America
No doubt. I am still reading about Lincoln and don’t pretend to know a lot, but everything DDL portrayed resonates with what I read. The (often off-color) humor, the story-telling, his permissiveness with his children, his calmness, intellect, eloquence, patience, the high-pitched voice, the melancholy- it’s absolutely mind-blowing. DDL is a generational actor.
R.I.P Abraham Lincoln. You were in my opinion the greatest President of the United States, your deeds can never be surpassed. You led the US through a dark time and made a difference, we need people like you now more than ever to continue to carry on your legacy and messages, you continue to be an inspiration to me and many many more.
I lean toward Lincoln as number one, though I wish someone would do a similar quality movie on George Washington. The HBO series John Adams came close.
Morse better captures the older Washington. When he assumed command he was still a powerful athlete The Voice I think is dead on, because the General's lungs had been compromised by several several boats of disease, and left him with this breathy and rather thin voice. At his inaugural address the audience could barely hear him.
lincoln's story is told more because it has more resonance with the modern day. the legacy of division from the civil war era is still with us. washington's story isn't as relatable to a modern audience.
Abraham Lincoln I appreciate you mr president for your mercy and your belief in reconciliation. No American believes in peace with southern whites the way you did
They are both amazing but its as if 2 different men wrote them. First one is soooo legal while the 2nd is more spiritual/philosophical. Shows how much the man learned and was able to change even in his 50s!!
I was really moved by the movie and Lincoln’s speech. When I saw this in the theater, I really felt that Lincoln was right there in front of me and it was like going back in time to see him and understand him more from that era. Thank you Mr. President. You will forever be my favorite president.
I feel the same but what really baffles me is they show Lincoln in a night gown when in real life he was stripped of his clothes and was under the sheets. I guess they can’t afford showing this, but I’m glad Killing Lincoln did show that part I said.
Absolutely spectacular film. Possibly Spielberg’s most underrated work. No one understood and exemplified the American experiment better than Lincoln. To learn about Lincoln is to understand the importance of American democracy. Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis absolutely nailed it. And to end the film with one of Lincoln’s most beautiful addresses is the ornament on top of this masterful project.
It is underrated. I mean, I never see it on network television. But I don't think it is Steven's most underrated. I would say that is something like empire of the sun, amistad or bridge of spies.
Servant leadership at its finest. A man who led with humility, humor and self-sacrifice. As has been said many times, we need Mr. Lincoln now, more than ever.
Many overlook the reality of what Lincoln was saying here. He had a transformation in metaphysical thinking between 1863 and the time of his death, one that took him from the agnosticism of his middle years to a place of personal belief in divine involvement. He was assessing the nation's sins here, sins shared by the north and south, sins that the Almighty, according to Lincoln, had not overlooked. He wasn't aiming to sound poetic. He was making a declaration that pointed to divine judgment, a declaration that placed him inches from indicting the nation in the manner of an old testament prophet. Due to the soundtrack, this scene makes Lincoln sound like he was aiming for sentimentality. In actuality, Lincoln was aiming for universal truth.
It is is fact a sermon. He was also staring his own mortality in the face. In one scene Grant tells him that he seemed to have aged ten years since Grant first met him a year before. It has been speculated that even if he had not been assassinated he would not have lived out his second term.
wow, i get the chills when i read all these comments. i am a huge fan of President Lincoln, and so to see that people not only share my admiration for him, but have such a deep understanding of him, truly moves me. it gives me hope that maybe America will not collapse from within after all
After seeing this movie for the first time this year, and seeing it a couple of times after, I realized something incredibly beautiful about this scene. Now, bare with me a little, as I'm not a musician and I know nothing of music theory but gladly I have a good pair of functioning ears I'm thankful for everyday. The theme of "The Union" starts at the beginning of the film and then gets shut down when "And the war begins" screen. That same theme gets revitalized here, during this speech, when Lincoln begins the "with malice towards none" section. And you can tell the energy is different although chords seem to be the same essentially. Something changed in the story, and the change was positive. What I get from this is that yes, the movie is about Lincoln, but not as an individual. If "The Union" is a character, it spoke through him, he was its vehicle. Masterpiece of a film (and also music).
I read and followed Abraham Lincoln's books and the description of his life from young. In the movie, Daniel Day Lewis made Lincoln come alive, like seeing the same person standing there. A true embodiment of the actual character. A truly amazing, incredible feat from an actor. One other actor who came close to that type of performance in a movie setting was Marlon Brando.
Lincoln had a gift for putting into words the grand events of destiny that transcend what the human mind is fully capable of understanding. He summed up the whole experience of what the war meant (for both sides) in 2 minutes with his Gettysburg Address which he even felt "wouldn't scour".
I have watched this film over a dozen times. The wit and wisdom of Mr. Lincoln is both profound and humorous. The man was a gift from God, to bind this great nation when it needed it the most. But in listening to his words in this scene it seems we are now in a similar situation. The division in this country, the hatred and bloodshed may not end perhaps until an equal amount of blood is drawn for redemption. I hope that come 2020, a new leader will be sent that can thread the needle that will sew back together our nation that is coming apart at the seams.
I keep coming back to this because it’s just one of the most phenomenally well done scenes in the history of cinema. You really feel like you were there. Lewis so well embodies the roll and transforms into Lincoln that it feels like you knew the president personally. And Williams’ soundtrack is just the icing on the cake.
Who was it who recently said "The Republican Party is gone. The Party of Lincoln is gone. The Party of Roosevelt is gone. The Party of McCain is gone."
So horrible. So horrible that they walked through a building their fkn taxes pay for. That they’re being held without due process since then. Fkn leftists
the movie was good but not outstanding. overall it was elevated by daniel day lewis' performance. there's been a lot of movies where the actor's performance transcends the movie itself
Lincoln was the kind of man who had no shortage of features you could make fun of. He had ears that stuck out, a tall and lanky frame, often unkempt hair, and an odd way of walking. He was also the kind of man who when you met him was very cordial and would ask how he could help you. He had a sense of humor, told stories, and put on a smile even in the worst of times. He was a man who understood what it meant to serve his fellow Americans. This was the man John Wilkes Booth murdered. One of the greatest tragedies to befall our great union. May he rest in peace. We miss you, Abe.
I saw this multiple times when it was in theaters and then bough the DVD. One of my favorite movies of all time! I love history and I think Daniel Day Lewis is phenomenal in this! I sobbed when he died.
Thank You for posting this great scene from the great movie Lincoln. It's very fitting for the times we're living in. "With malice towards none and charity for all. . . ", the great task of Liberty, Justice and Equality for All remains, lest his death and all those who ". . . gave the last full measure of devotion. . ." be in vain. (Quotes from this scene and The Gettysburg Address.)
Best president we’ve ever had. Gone too soon before he could show what he could really do in peace time. Rest in Peace Honest Abe. You’re missed more than you know.
He sure is and despite the pacing issue and inaccuracies, this has so many good things about the film as it displayed the events that Lincoln was successful in doing everything he can to persuade members of Congress to pass the 13th Amendment.
I don't think an American President, or any American really, has ever given a finer speech than this one. As Fredrick Douglas said of this speech, "That was a sacred effort!"
To this day the greatest American speech. Not only a wake call for the country to finally choose the path of righteousness and end the terrible sin of slavery, but to also be an example for the world. Just the right man for the right moment in history, telling the world what it must strive to be for all.
The president hoped so much that we could come together in peace again. With malice toward none and charity for all. Why can’t we follow through on this simple appeal???
If this is anything like what he was in real life. He must have been a marvel of the time. That’s soft voice and hard stature he gave off was something you could only listen to.
May the power and clarity of these words never be sullied. Let them stand forever as testament and roadmap for future enlightened generations. I pray this with all my being.
His speeches were both timely and timeless. GOD called him home right when his mission was over. Some people are put by the LORD in the right place at the right time. Abraham Lincoln was one of those people. He endured numerous heartaches in his life but trudged on and became the Greatest President this Republic has ever seen. Without him there wouldn’t be an America. Washington was the Father of our Country but Lincoln saved it. His job was harder than Washington’s by infinite troubles. Lincoln trudged on and made sure he not only left as many stars on the flag but added some during the course of a war that tore this nation to pieces for some say over a century later. Great man…
We have such a propensity to deify our heroes when, in fact, they were mere, fallible human beings that bore the hardships of their office and the crises that came with it.
'Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God will that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." With malice towards none. With charity for all. With firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widows, and his oprhans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.' OTL All of my due respect Mr. Lincoln.
Not only that and aside from the inaccuracies shown like this part, I wish they include the shooting and the part where Lincoln is attended by several surgeons and being carried to the Petersen House
@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Lincoln was probably dead the moment that bullet tore through his brain, but I get what you're saying. I recall they brought in the Surgeon General (who had never treated a bullet wound in his life), and he stupidly poked & prodded around in Lincoln's cranium with a skewer to try and find the path of the bullet.
@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Yes...I agree. Two of the most important aspects of Lincoln's life and death were bizarrely presented through 2nd hand accounts. Spielberg blew it.
@@mattmccluskey4242 Lincoln also didn’t die in a nightgown because he was undressed when doctors had to reinspect his body for more wounds before covering him up with blankets and he was also laid diagonally. I wish they show that
If Lincoln had lived to guide us through Reconstruction, it would have profoundly changed our history.
The saddest words of book or pen are these;
it might have been."
misterjag Sadly, history is shaped by what happens and not what would have happened.
Thank goodness we had Ulysses Grant as it was.
@@wp7187 yeah but after Grant the Republicans immediately abandoned the notion of helping out black people in the south
@@Spongebrain97 Yep. I’m always surprised by how rarely people nominate Rutherford B. Hayes alongside the worst Presidents (what an opportunistic parasite!).
I remember watching this in New York and the whole audience stood up applauding by the end of this scene.
CharlesXavier Wow. Wish I could of seen that.
That happened to me too.
Wow. I would have absolutely loved to have experienced that.
Damn
The only movie I ever went to where the audience clapped while standing up was Predator 1. Haha. You gotta admit, it delivered for its genre.
Lincoln was notorious for keeping his speech's short and on point. After seeing him deliver his speech, I could not help but stand and applaud. We need Lincoln now more than ever.
True!!!
How dense are you. This nation needs more than speeches it needs actions. It needs people being people. It needs more than ever that golden rule
Fr, it’s the best oratory in our country’s political history. I’m not even very patriotic and it makes even me tear up sometimes.
You said it friend. Instead, we get the likes of Trump and Biden. But then, this is not the America our Founders envisioned. As it probably says somewhere in the Bible, ye getteth what ye deserveth.
He loved God. He trusted God. He honored God. He prayed for God's Divine Guidance
155 years later....still the most wonderful man.
Rest In Peace mr Lincoln.
You are my hero
Thank you.
155 years later and people still won’t show love toward one another. Malice still defines humanity.
There is no Just and Lasting peace
@@acdragonrider Humans are genocidal apes.
He knew he had so much work to continue. The healing of the nation was his next task as president. A task violently, and viciously taken away from him...
To think... 155 years later... the nation is still wounded. The scars never healed properly. Had he had been alive to continue his presidency, I wonder how far ahead our country would be right now.
Damnnation onto John Booth.
@@machida58 Awful things are necessary in this world to show us that wonderful things may still ring true
Whatever tragedy that befalls our country from mass shootings, terrorist attacks, natural disasters etc. everybody should look to this speech for inspiration and comfort.
Any "inspiration and comfort" has been made impossible by the Trumptard in Chief and his Legion of Trumptards
George Jempty That’s because it’s an ongoing disaster, like the COVID-19 outbreak and the countless display of Police Brutality against law abiding citizens.
It only makes the contrast between Lincoln and Trump more unsettling
@@chessmentor63 People such as you are the problem in our country
That's why I laugh everytime that some edgy kid says America will fall in this century I mean what they have already fallen and rise back up again in its civil war
As Daniel Day Lewis praised the President at the Oscars,
"The mysteriously beautiful mind, body, and spirit"
What a nice speech.
It sure is Sir.
You are my favourite US president
It sure is. You are a huge inspiration for me.
sir....
Lincoln would be appalled if he saw what’s going on in America right now.
The poor man was a stressed mess. He knew the recovery and healing of the country was his task and no one else.
Even on his death bed he must have been panicing for the future of the country.
Such a shame that he was right. It was no one else's task but his. A pox on John Booth.
Oh man, 6 months ago you didn't know the half
To think that the Freedmen’s Monument was nearly taken down... The Democrat Party clock might have been correct twice in a day with Harry Truman and Grover Cleveland-with unsuccessful but admirable excerpts from John Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt-but to look at it today doesn’t seem too far removed from their mid-19c. and Woodrow Wilson disgraces.
lol calm down drama queen, Lincoln literally watched his country split in half and kill each other for four straight years. He would not be shaken by whatever bullshit you're worried about
@@onehumanhistory He would be shaken on how Andrew Johnson almost sabotaged the Reconstruction Era and how Lost Cause revisionists turned the entire country against Grant while glorifying the Confederacy
I think whats so absolutely touching and powerful about Abraham Lincoln is that when all was said and done. He too, like the Hundreds of Thousands of other Americans did during the Civil War, gave HIS LIFE, to save this nation. Both for the people living at the time, and the hundreds of millions of us who were unborn. God Bless Abraham
He gave his life for The Nation he loved.
He truly deeply loved America and sacrificed so much for all of us - - - - AS DID JESUS CHRIST !❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Amen
This scene makes me cry every time. I’ve memorized this part of his speech. So beautiful.
Same. It’s gonna make me sad. If it weren’t for him, our country would never be reunited. Tis a pity other bad presidents screw up our nation like Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson and Donald Trump
@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 fdr and lbj killed America
"With malice towards none and charity for all..."
we can achieve Liberty, Justice and Equality for All.
Me too. The saddest words of book or pen,
it might have been.
one of the most incredible performance in cinema history from one of the best actor ever
Sharing this is super important !!
Daniel Day Lewis’s performance throughout the movie is truly incomprehensible to me in its sheer magnificence. I genuinely feel as if I was there to see the real Abraham Lincoln in all his glory.
Optimus totally agree. I felt the same.
@@gw5309 - Agree.
The best president portrayed by the greatest actor
Amen
Absolutely! I totally agree.Other actors have done the speech, but this one puts you right there on that day in 1865. It's like going back in time. Thus, the magic of movies.
Lincoln the best president of the united states of america
When people say Trump is the best president ever, I want to throw a history book about Lincoln at their head.
13 eibo George Washington, without him, the US would have quickly devolved into a dictatorship much like Robespierre, Lenin, Hitler, Mao, Kim Ill Sung, Castro, etc.
George Washington was certainly one of the five greatest presidents in our history, setting the model for the office. But without Lincoln, everything accomplished by Washington and the Founders would have been utterly destroyed, and only Lincoln had the capacity to navigate this country successfully through the most mortal threat to its existence that was the Civil War.
@James clark TOTAL BULLSHIT - Washington would NOT have fought with or sided with the Criminal Traitor Confederates in any way shape or form. Get the Fuck over it, you LOST and there isn't one single thing you can EVER do to change it! Don't let your little racist butthurt feelings show so fucking easily next time!
i found the racist guys
Speilberg does something here that has stuck with me forever which he also did in Saving Private Ryan. American pride and greatness not in tradition or romanticism, but in leadership and action. A film all about America but barely any focus on the flag or the traditons but the ones who kept the union together and the hell that was going on at the time over giving millions there promised freedom. Patriotism not just through songs and tradition but in achivement and progress. atleast thats what I got from it...
Yes.
Sadly, even for America, "Patriotism is not enough" lf we do not KNOW the God of the Bible, as revealed in Jesus, we will sink into barbarism too.
What a beutiful and articulated comment, I love it, thank you!
very good breakdown
@@brandonreyes2417 Thanks man. Surprised people really enjoyed reading my comment. I just love Spielberg
"With malice towards none.....*John Williams music plays* and charity for all".
Anyone else tear up there?
me
Yep
one would have to lack all humanity to not tear up at your words
the greatest speach ever period so beautiful and touching abraham lincoln what a man amazing
the greatest president in american history period
I believe that if this nation has a special gift, it is that at the crucial moments in our history it somehow produces just the right person for that time - Washington, FDR, many others (not all Presidents, not all men) - and it will again, God willing.
The presidency was designed for him and he shaped it by his manner of doing business, which was essentially the way he had acted as commander-in-chief. In the Summer of 1787, he had a very serious operation which brought him down physically. His physical decline probably made him close to leave in 1797.
@Da Mao it may yet still. In such trying times people become one of four types, the ones that panic and make things worse, the ones too scared to make things worse so they do nothing, those who see opportunity for self preservation and take full advantage, and then those that feel they must do all they can to make a difference because enough is enough.
We are in a pivotal moment in history. Who knows, we may have several souls ready for the task.
America has a thing for producing the best leaders when we need them the most. Look at Washington, Lincoln, FDR, Reagan, and Trump
@@gabeabraham9285 Loser #Bunkerboy? You are being quite sarcastic, I assume.
I just watch this movie 2 times and still can't get over it. The way DDL potray the character as Lincoln is perfection the way Lincoln carry himself as a father, leader, husband and be the man of the people is something that leadership need to learn these days 😢. May rest in peace Mr. Abraham Lincoln and whole rest of his family. Good bless America
No doubt. I am still reading about Lincoln and don’t pretend to know a lot, but everything DDL portrayed resonates with what I read. The (often off-color) humor, the story-telling, his permissiveness with his children, his calmness, intellect, eloquence, patience, the high-pitched voice, the melancholy- it’s absolutely mind-blowing. DDL is a generational actor.
R.I.P Abraham Lincoln. You were in my opinion the greatest President of the United States, your deeds can never be surpassed. You led the US through a dark time and made a difference, we need people like you now more than ever to continue to carry on your legacy and messages, you continue to be an inspiration to me and many many more.
I lean toward Lincoln as number one, though I wish someone would do a similar quality movie on George Washington. The HBO series John Adams came close.
d e austin 1. Lincoln 2. Washington 3. FDR 4 Teddy
Thanks
@@hammerhead2362 Mount Rushmore Cinematic Universe
Morse better captures the older Washington. When he assumed command he was still a powerful athlete The Voice I think is dead on, because the General's lungs had been compromised by several several boats of disease, and left him with this breathy and rather thin voice. At his inaugural address the audience could barely hear him.
lincoln's story is told more because it has more resonance with the modern day. the legacy of division from the civil war era is still with us. washington's story isn't as relatable to a modern audience.
Keep going back to this...DAMN YOU JOHN WILKES BOOTH!
I forgive this guy
@@AbrahamLincoln4 You shouldn't Mr. Lincoln. I can only imagine how America would have been if you were president during reconstruction.
Kenneth Jara Corbett killed Booth before his trial. Booth was a traitor for killing Lincoln cause murder is a crime
Abraham Lincoln I appreciate you mr president for your mercy and your belief in reconciliation. No American believes in peace with southern whites the way you did
Kenneth Jara You should look to president Lincoln’s good example of mercy and forgiveness. Reconciliation. “Malice toward none and charity for all”
Lincoln's inaugural addresses were two of the best.
They are both amazing but its as if 2 different men wrote them. First one is soooo legal while the 2nd is more spiritual/philosophical. Shows how much the man learned and was able to change even in his 50s!!
@@Shiro642 the presidency would do that to most men.
Listen to FDR's '33 address. It's incredible
In one history's ironic moments, Booth attended the inauguration.
I was really moved by the movie and Lincoln’s speech. When I saw this in the theater, I really felt that Lincoln was right there in front of me and it was like going back in time to see him and understand him more from that era. Thank you Mr. President. You will forever be my favorite president.
I feel the same but what really baffles me is they show Lincoln in a night gown when in real life he was stripped of his clothes and was under the sheets. I guess they can’t afford showing this, but I’m glad Killing Lincoln did show that part I said.
RIP Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865), aged 56
You will be remembered as a hero.
correct Jack
Agree
Absolutely spectacular film. Possibly Spielberg’s most underrated work. No one understood and exemplified the American experiment better than Lincoln. To learn about Lincoln is to understand the importance of American democracy. Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis absolutely nailed it. And to end the film with one of Lincoln’s most beautiful addresses is the ornament on top of this masterful project.
the is not only Steven Spielberg's most underrated movie, but it just may be the most underrated movie of all time
It is underrated. I mean, I never see it on network television. But I don't think it is Steven's most underrated. I would say that is something like empire of the sun, amistad or bridge of spies.
no, the most underrated movie of all time is indeed Steven Spielberg's Lincoln
Servant leadership at its finest. A man who led with humility, humor and self-sacrifice. As has been said many times, we need Mr. Lincoln now, more than ever.
The ending of this speech what a powerful but gentle message too.
Historical wars are the best lessons...
But humans are still ignorant about that...
The slavery of discrimination goes on.
Many overlook the reality of what Lincoln was saying here. He had a transformation in metaphysical thinking between 1863 and the time of his death, one that took him from the agnosticism of his middle years to a place of personal belief in divine involvement. He was assessing the nation's sins here, sins shared by the north and south, sins that the Almighty, according to Lincoln, had not overlooked.
He wasn't aiming to sound poetic. He was making a declaration that pointed to divine judgment, a declaration that placed him inches from indicting the nation in the manner of an old testament prophet. Due to the soundtrack, this scene makes Lincoln sound like he was aiming for sentimentality. In actuality, Lincoln was aiming for universal truth.
Now, isn't that just poetic.
Well stated.
It is is fact a sermon. He was also staring his own mortality in the face. In one scene Grant tells him that he seemed to have aged ten years since Grant first met him a year before. It has been speculated that even if he had not been assassinated he would not have lived out his second term.
Captain Dolly maybe not bad health but tell me how you would be after four to five years of war. Working everyday non stop. So much blood
wow, i get the chills when i read all these comments. i am a huge fan of President Lincoln, and so to see that people not only share my admiration for him, but have such a deep understanding of him, truly moves me. it gives me hope that maybe America will not collapse from within after all
After seeing this movie for the first time this year, and seeing it a couple of times after, I realized something incredibly beautiful about this scene.
Now, bare with me a little, as I'm not a musician and I know nothing of music theory but gladly I have a good pair of functioning ears I'm thankful for everyday.
The theme of "The Union" starts at the beginning of the film and then gets shut down when "And the war begins" screen. That same theme gets revitalized here, during this speech, when Lincoln begins the "with malice towards none" section. And you can tell the energy is different although chords seem to be the same essentially. Something changed in the story, and the change was positive.
What I get from this is that yes, the movie is about Lincoln, but not as an individual. If "The Union" is a character, it spoke through him, he was its vehicle.
Masterpiece of a film (and also music).
Thank you.❤❤
I read and followed Abraham Lincoln's books and the description of his life from young. In the movie, Daniel Day Lewis made Lincoln come alive, like seeing the same person standing there. A true embodiment of the actual character. A truly amazing, incredible feat from an actor. One other actor who came close to that type of performance in a movie setting was Marlon Brando.
This scene moves me to tears.
Thank you Lincoln!
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This is the best speech delivered by an American president ever!
On one of the walls of the Lincoln Memorial. Go there and read his inspiring words.
Lincoln had a gift for putting into words the grand events of destiny that transcend what the human mind is fully capable of understanding. He summed up the whole experience of what the war meant (for both sides) in 2 minutes with his Gettysburg Address which he even felt "wouldn't scour".
I have watched this film over a dozen times.
The wit and wisdom of Mr. Lincoln is both profound and humorous.
The man was a gift from God, to bind this great nation when it needed it the most.
But in listening to his words in this scene it seems we are now in a similar situation.
The division in this country, the hatred and bloodshed may not end perhaps until an equal amount of blood is drawn for redemption.
I hope that come 2020, a new leader will be sent that can thread the needle that will sew back together our nation that is coming apart at the seams.
Darth Vestius beautiful words. I love this nation so much and I hate to see us divided. Only one can hope we receive a leader like Lincoln.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Thank you for bringing this to life.
I know most people say the Gettysburg Address is his greatest speech but I’ve always preferred his Second Inaugural. It’s such a powerful speech.
I keep coming back to this because it’s just one of the most phenomenally well done scenes in the history of cinema. You really feel like you were there. Lewis so well embodies the roll and transforms into Lincoln that it feels like you knew the president personally. And Williams’ soundtrack is just the icing on the cake.
"the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether"...Lord help us !!
Amen !
One of the most important and powerful speech I have ever heard.Long Live U.S.A 🇺🇸!
I love how he begins the speech and when he speaks you can feel the years of pain in him
I lost it during this scene.
"The saddest words of book or pen;
it might have been."
We need him now more than ever after today’s horrible events
Who was it who recently said "The Republican Party is gone. The Party of Lincoln is gone. The Party of Roosevelt is gone. The Party of McCain is gone."
@@agenttheater5 as is the party that supported slavery, kkk, segregation, and discrimination to colored people. Both party are equally bad, stfu
@@agenttheater5 McCain was a warmongering neo-con, why do libtards worship that guy so much lmao
@@thatcher17 because they’re equally tyrannical
So horrible. So horrible that they walked through a building their fkn taxes pay for. That they’re being held without due process since then. Fkn leftists
The historical character I admire the most, no doubt.
One of the greatest and underrated movies of all time
Thank you Mr Spielberg and Day-Lewis
it is a crime against humanity that this movie did not win the Oscar for Best Picture that year
Actually, a crime against humanity is a crime against humanity. A movie that doesn't win an Oscar is a movie that didn't win an Oscar. Take a breath.
the movie was good but not outstanding. overall it was elevated by daniel day lewis' performance. there's been a lot of movies where the actor's performance transcends the movie itself
Yeah what's also against the law is that this was rated 4 stars
Paul Tatara Daniel Day Lewis won for Best Lead.
It won for Production Design.
Lincoln was the kind of man who had no shortage of features you could make fun of. He had ears that stuck out, a tall and lanky frame, often unkempt hair, and an odd way of walking. He was also the kind of man who when you met him was very cordial and would ask how he could help you. He had a sense of humor, told stories, and put on a smile even in the worst of times. He was a man who understood what it meant to serve his fellow Americans. This was the man John Wilkes Booth murdered. One of the greatest tragedies to befall our great union. May he rest in peace. We miss you, Abe.
Knowing Lincoln’s assassin was present and watching this address makes it more haunting
Great movie about a great man played by a great actor. This scene alone won him a Oscar 👏👏
Amen !
I saw this multiple times when it was in theaters and then bough the DVD. One of my favorite movies of all time! I love history and I think Daniel Day Lewis is phenomenal in this! I sobbed when he died.
RIP Abe. You won't be forgotten in the Earth
I recall seeing this film in a theater in 2012 and the audience was silent, and stunned, after this scene.
I get a chill every time I watch this very moving scene.
One of the greatest speeches ever penned and delivered.
R.I.P Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865.
Thank You for posting this great scene from the great movie Lincoln. It's very fitting for the times we're living in.
"With malice towards none and charity for all. . . ", the great task of Liberty, Justice and Equality for All remains, lest his death and all those who ". . . gave the last full measure of devotion. . ." be in vain.
(Quotes from this scene and The Gettysburg Address.)
a great speech! This scene made me cry! Fairwell President Abraham Lincoln, you were the greatest president since George Washington.
Should have zoomed in on John Wilkes Booth at the end. He was actually in the crowd to Lincoln’s left, watching as he spoke.
Am I the only one who cried when I heard this?
No. :')
No. Watching it for the first time I cried and I don't know why.
No 🥺
I saw this in the theaters and you could hear sniffles in the audience and see people wiping their eyes.
Best president we’ve ever had. Gone too soon before he could show what he could really do in peace time. Rest in Peace Honest Abe. You’re missed more than you know.
He sure is and despite the pacing issue and inaccuracies, this has so many good things about the film as it displayed the events that Lincoln was successful in doing everything he can to persuade members of Congress to pass the 13th Amendment.
A beautiful man who was taken too soon...
I found myself quoting this speech recently. "With malice toward none, with charity for all...."
I quote it to myself all the time. I know the feeling.
I don't think an American President, or any American really, has ever given a finer speech than this one. As Fredrick Douglas said of this speech, "That was a sacred effort!"
I teared up watching this scene
The most powerful oratory in all of American politics history. I’m not a very patriotic person and it still makes me tear up.
To this day the greatest American speech. Not only a wake call for the country to finally choose the path of righteousness and end the terrible sin of slavery, but to also be an example for the world. Just the right man for the right moment in history, telling the world what it must strive to be for all.
I cried in this scene.
me too
So do I
It’s eerie to think that in that crowd was John Wilkes Booth
I wish we had him now
The greatest speech ever given by an American President. Even better than the Gettysburg Address.
Without a doubt the greatest American president ever,and day Lewis was just sublime
I look forward to the day when I will meet Mr. Lincoln in heaven. Truly a remarkable man that God had made.
God bless you Abraham Lincoln! May you rest in eternal peace.
The president hoped so much that we could come together in peace again. With malice toward none and charity for all.
Why can’t we follow through on this simple appeal???
Because people aren't naturally righteous. We are all selfish, hateful and spiteful beings.
A true American tragedy...
If this is anything like what he was in real life. He must have been a marvel of the time. That’s soft voice and hard stature he gave off was something you could only listen to.
I will never forget seeing this!
"He belongs now to the ages"
EPIC!
May the power and clarity of these words never be sullied. Let them stand forever as testament and roadmap for future enlightened generations. I pray this with all my being.
An insightful portrayal of a visionary leader
As an Australian, that speech moves me to tears.
His speeches were both timely and timeless. GOD called him home right when his mission was over. Some people are put by the LORD in the right place at the right time. Abraham Lincoln was one of those people. He endured numerous heartaches in his life but trudged on and became the Greatest President this Republic has ever seen. Without him there wouldn’t be an America.
Washington was the Father of our Country but Lincoln saved it. His job was harder than Washington’s by infinite troubles. Lincoln trudged on and made sure he not only left as many stars on the flag but added some during the course of a war that tore this nation to pieces for some say over a century later. Great man…
I love the ending part of the speech.
Ive Always said that no actor actor could capture Abraham Lincoln properly....Daniel Day Lewis made me eat my words.
We have such a propensity to deify our heroes when, in fact, they were mere, fallible human beings that bore the hardships of their office and the crises that came with it.
i mostly agree with you, although i am in such admiration for President Lincoln, that as far as I am concerned, he is second only to G-d Himself
Rest in peace 🙏🏿
This is How Daniel Lewis turns a movie into a Masterpiece
'Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.
Yet, if God will that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."
With malice towards none. With charity for all. With firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widows, and his oprhans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.'
OTL All of my due respect Mr. Lincoln.
Spielberg's only and most glaring mistake was not including Lincoln delivering the Gettysbug Address.
Not only that and aside from the inaccuracies shown like this part, I wish they include the shooting and the part where Lincoln is attended by several surgeons and being carried to the Petersen House
@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Lincoln was probably dead the moment that bullet tore through his brain, but I get what you're saying. I recall they brought in the Surgeon General (who had never treated a bullet wound in his life), and he stupidly poked & prodded around in Lincoln's cranium with a skewer to try and find the path of the bullet.
@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Yes...I agree. Two of the most important aspects of Lincoln's life and death were bizarrely presented through 2nd hand accounts. Spielberg blew it.
@@mattmccluskey4242 Lincoln also didn’t die in a nightgown because he was undressed when doctors had to reinspect his body for more wounds before covering him up with blankets and he was also laid diagonally. I wish they show that
@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Correct. He was too long for his deathbed.
“I guess you might say that I’m the last casualty of the Civil War.”
-Abraham Lincoln, in The Twilight Zone
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Wish he never went to the theatre that night 🥺
Lincoln one of the most best president of the united states of america
I break down Everytime he says Fondly do we hope fervently do we pray
The world learned from this speech since then.
It's refreshing to hear a republican president say malice towards none.
Sadly our standard had gone down to a Television Clown, Biggly.
Yeah I love the peaceful and respectful riots and violence that the left offers our country
The Republican party of Abraham Lincoln is not the same Republican party of Donald trump
Surely and truly he was a man of God.
Daniel Day-Lewis should record every Lincoln's speech and every student in US should watch them.