..and apparently Lincoln spoke exactly like this: being able to so readily and effectively mix highbrow with low brow language in the same sentence/piece
As fantastic as the acting and screenplay are, do not for a moment believe the dialogue is accurate at all or that the scene depicted took place in exactly the way shown. For God sake, it's drama, not a time machine look back on the Lincoln presidency in every minute detail. Yes, some of it may have been suggested by diaries or letters or recorded (in writing--no electronics back then) memories of participants. But Spielberg and the screenwriter took documented events and fleshed them out with things that might have been said or done. But I agree with your main point. The skill of this move making makes you believe it could have happened exactly as shown (though it probably did not).
I love this style of filmmaking and I hope it replaces the hammy Hollywood style. Like, these historical men had to have gotten worked up and talked out all these things to achieve what they did, and gosh... it must have looked and sounded SOMETHING like this. It's gotta be pretty close. And that's enough to help the imagination go the rest of the way.
@@jackmorrison7379 I thought the part where he said "pettigogging Tammany hall hucksters" felt authentic though. But emphasis on felt. Could have been wildly achronistic.
"Abolishing slavery by Constitutional provision settles the fate for all coming time - not only of the millions now in bondage, but of unborn millions to come". What a line.
@@thefivepoints You can blame LBJ and his "great society" for that. That's literally when the Projects were built. It's not a race thing. It's generations of giving a certain population money in order to not work or improve themselves. The results would be the same no matter who you did that to.
+Noah Taylor (1danielday) It's like what I have against Anna Kendrick. I am blatantly bias, but she is just awful. Everything she does, she's "Anna Kendrick doing this thing". She's always the same person. Then, you come across someone like DDL, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, Jon Voight... and others I can't name right now. (any that I'm not thinking of, someone please list them) It's just, wow. These people put in the work(in my opionion), sweat and tears. Then there are actors/actresses like Anna Kendrick. And it makes my blood boil.
He managed to embody Lincoln so entirely-I don’t think I’ve seen anyone else show Lincoln at full boil, which on extremely rare occasions he was indeed prone to. Such a great film.
Man, Day Lewis really went all out in the method acting for this one. Even right down to the voice. For those of you that don't know, Lincoln's voice was often described as high pitched, like a tea kettle. Which is funny because most portrayals of Lincoln give him a deep voice. Day Lewis is the first actor I've seen to get the voice right.
I read somewhere that while filming, any Time DDL sent a text to someone, he would always end it with -A. That's how deep he got into it. Method acting at its finest!!!
Many actors have to lose/gain weight for roles, and anybody can send a text and tag it "-A." The media loves to talk about "method acting" as if it's some superior technique only employed by the greats but it is hugely misunderstood and romanticized. Insisting everyone call you "Mr. President" and staying in character off camera doesn't make you a good actor.
"I am the President of the United States clothed in immense power. You will procure me these votes." Who else still gets chills whenever you hear these lines?
If we did not have this man Lincoln I would be a slave. For whatever reason he freed the slaves I am forever grateful. This is a very emotional scene for me because I am one of those unborn millions to come.
@@Hotel_Chuck No, it isn't. Britain and France backed the confederacy and wanted slavery to continue in the states because it benefitted them. You cant claim the moral highground as an empire of capital.
Nah someone else would have ended it. If you look into it, there was never a sudden shift. It was people making a lot of money from slavery, then people getting bitter that the slaves are stealing their jobs so they cleverly go "hey you shouldn't treat humans like that" in hopes that jobs will free up
The great thing about Daniel Day Lewis is that he's never the same character in looks or in voice with every role he takes. Sometimes you have to look real hard to see that it's him. Guys like George Clooney look and sound the same with each role. DDL can act rings around so many of the people in the industry today.
I have to admire the professionalism of his fellow actors to remember to say their lines, and not just stare and gawk at his amazing performance. One of the undisputed greatest actors of all time.
@@lazaroverdecia422 I would think the likes of Brando, Nicholson, De Niro, Pacino, Hoffman, Hanks, Olivier, Hopkins etc might have something to say about that.
@@ivanmichaels7518 I might give you Hopkins, Nicholson, or even Hanks. The rest played a role over and over and did it well. DDL played an invalid in My Left Foot, The President of the USA, a disenfranchised Native American, and a gang leader in Gangs of New York. All different and all out of this world jobs.
@@ivanmichaels7518 Yeah but as great as those actors were/are; they aren't the *ONLY* actor to win the Academy award for best actor in a lead role 3 times! Daniel Day-Lewis's wins aren't disputed by any of his peers. The man is the greatest actor we will ever see! I am so fortunate to have seen his works!
" I am the President of the United States of America, Clothed in Immense Power...You will procure me these votes" Holy fuck, thats some scary shit to be told xD even today.
+BODDENERGON Trump couldn't summon these words or the sensibility to speak them in a thousand lifetimes. The galactic scale of the gap between Lincolns insight, capacity and magnanimity and that of a wormish, scuttling barn-scraping like Trump defies measure. There is more conscience, more empathy, more strategic thinking, more of all the gifts and talents we have a right to expect from a President in this single scene than we could rake up from the detritus Trump has left behind in the entire period of his pestilent existence.
At a McDonald's and the manager tells me the Mcflurry machine is broken: "I am a customer clothed with immense power...you will procure me that Mcflurry"
As this scenario and everything else is political, in the politics of being a customer which is also coincidentally irrelevant to the politics of Abe Lincoln, i would just say do not slag off the workers at the store and have a problem with how the workforce and system of workforces isnt controlled right
Possibly. Also, Lincoln himself is a distant cousin of Benjamin Harrison. Lincoln was descended from one of the male Harrison lines. Benjamin was from the other brother.
It might actually just be because this set is designed after the representation of Lincoln's office at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. There is a different picture of President Harrison sitting on the "fireplace" at the museum's representation of the office, so they may have incorporated it because of that.
It's also a foreshadowing. William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office and his portrait is seen in the backdrop against the first president who will be assassinated in office.
There was never a man or a president before like Abraham Lincoln and there'll never be another like him. Rest in peace Present Lincoln. May your memory live on forever in the hearts of all Americans.
@michaelandcarina_personal FDR for sure...WW2, great depression era. Probably the only 20th century president that could match Lincoln in terms of leadership. Kennedy definitely was a good president, Civil Rights (although at first reluctant) and the Cuban Missile Crisis show great decision making. But, the poor guy didn't get the chance so we'll never know how great he would've been
Was he really like that though I'm happy the North won but after Lincoln got shot, 10 years pass, the Natives never get their share of land, the former slaves get treated like sh*t deposit being free, and the Jim Crow laws pass. What was the point? I'm bummed by the fact that his vice was a Southern prick (am not American)
When Lincoln slams his hand against the table, look at Sewerd (the man to Lincoln's left). You can tell by his face that he knew shit was going to go down.
@@okradze that’s because he was Lincoln’s trusty friend and advisor. It’s a shame he never get to say goodbye to Lincoln on his deathbed. That would have broken his heart.
The Greatest President of the United States of America. Were I an American, I’d be brimming with pride to have had such a great leader in days past. The world salutes you President Lincoln.
I love how nervous his secretary of state looks, almost like a child when his parents are fighting, because Lincoln was getting fired up. My favorite movie superb acting
@@prajwalm.s7976 I know right. “You will procure me these votes.” I hope that’s not historical. Edit: oh good, it’s not. James Alley remembered him as saying, “I am the President of the United States, clothed with immense power, and I expect you to procure those votes.” This was 23 years later, and some historians agree that the exact wording doesn’t sound like Lincoln.
@@elijahbachrach6579 He didn't even answer the question, so I'm hoping that wasn't what he was actually responding to historically. That doesn't explain how to get those votes, he just demanded they were acquired. Doesn't sound like the Lincoln I've read about.
This is one of the most thrilling scenes in film history. Lincoln is a great film, and Daniel Day Lewis is a great actor. The greatest actor in the world. He deserved that third Oscar for this role.
I became so addicted to DDL's acting in this movie, that I'd keep reciting his dialogues, in front of friends, in front of family, even while walking alone.
@@CraigBickerstaff I don't think he'd need the Republican Party: if he came back to earthg today people would coalesce around him and pretty much spontaneously form a political movement aimed at getting him back into the White House and also to getting him a Congress he could work with.
@@russelmurphy4868 perhaps!...but it wouldn't be an agenda in 2019 either party would fall in love with!..you can't place a historical figure from the 1860s into the 2010s U.S. politics. And the voters even then weren't concerned so much about getting any president a 'Congress he could work with'....it may be folly..but we have long seen 'divided government' as an ideal. I am a lifelong Republican...I often split my ticket...but am glad the Dems control the House..not because of their ideas..but because they act as a 'check' on the power of my party..
"I am the President of the United States of America, Clothed in Immense Power...You will procure me these votes" so much meaning in this one line. Even though he has so much power, he still needs votes, he still answers to the people.
Southerners just can't handle that they lost, they're still butthurt, it's kinda funny because they always say "Oh it's in the past" yet they're still butthutt about the past
Seriously, anything Daniel Day Lewis is in is automatic gold. He is literally and arguably the BEST actor in Hollywood. Every role he's ever portrayed has been utterly phenomenal.
For people uninterested in politics, the film was pretty slow (as many of the scenes were just them talking about getting the 13th passed). I really enjoyed the scenes with Lincoln and his family. Many people do not know the hardships this man went through when it came to his loved ones. He had a very "hot and cold" relationship with many of them, including his oldest son Robert. Hell, him and Robert had a very, very strained relationship and I liked how the film portrayed that.
@@xmynationalanthemx If you like historical fictions for how it shows the time period, as well as customs, and the stories of the past, this is a great movie to watch. And of course, DDL is arguably the best actor ever, and he IS Lincoln.
And this people, is why Daniel-Day Lewis is the greatest actor of all time!! And he won the Oscar for this role and so he should have. You could not hear anyone breath in the theater (and it was a packed!!) I clapped in the theater during this scene. What happened to the politicians today like we need Lincoln now!!!
seraphic Would rather Trump talking about a woman over a decade ago in a manner that, let's be real here, a lot of men and women talk about each other. More so than race separatist Lincoln who said, 'There is a natural disgust in the minds of nearly all white people to the idea of indiscriminate amalgamation of the white and black races. A separation of the races is the only perfect preventive of amalgamation, but as an immediate separation is impossible, the next best thing is to keep them apart where they are not already together. If white and black people never get together in Kansas, they will never mix blood in Kansas.'
This movie takes me back in time. I've never felt so immersed in a movie as to where I actually feel I am there. The congressmen are so real. President Lincoln is so real. Everyone in this movie are so real. There is no one in this movie that I don't believe is not real. I am actually transported back in time to natural light, whether sunlight or candles, or kerosene lanterns. It is all real. And I am there. For two hours and 20 some minutes.
Many people from the movie (including Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Field) came to Springfield, Illinois, to learn all about the Lincolns. The set in this scene is even designed based on the "Cabinet Meeting Room" exhibit in Journey 2 of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
This scene just gives me chills every time I watch it. Abraham Lincoln was clothed in immense power, and Daniel Day-Lewis was clothed in Abraham Lincoln. Acting doesn't get any better than this.
Not true, Abraham Lincoln said 1858 that he was disgusted by slavery, during the time of the Civil War when he wanted the votes Southern Democrats he changed his tone so that the Southern officials would be more comfortable with because Abraham Lincoln wanted their votes, Abraham Lincoln was great man, he said multiple times over and over that he was disgusted by slavery, get your head out of your ass
@@Superman-xr1oh He didnt say Lincoln was a perfect being and is unfair to judge his accomplishments like that. "He just contributed to the end of slavery, thats it" is the most condescending and ignorant way of thinking that there is when talking about Lincoln. It took one of the bloodiest wars in the history of humanity to finish slavery.
@@LordVader1094 With the United States in the global position it is today, having it split into two separate, competing, weaker countries instead of becoming a superpower would indeed have had a profound impact on world history.
Imagine actually having Lincoln shout at you. He was always gentle so you know he’s really mad. Plus he’s a 6”5 ex wrestler who grew up in a log cabin. They must’ve been terrified 😂
It’s all but impossible for me to watch this movie and not fully believe I’m actually watching Lincoln himself on the screen. My goodness, what an actor.
It goes without saying that Daniel is fucking amazing. I would just like to take a moment to compliment whoever lit these scenes. My GOD is the lighting beautiful!
agreed! you might be able to thank, at least in part, Coppola for how he lit The Godfather....initial reaction was that it was way too dark but I think in both movies it gives each scene lit (lighted?) this way a power and sense of gravity. it also helps that the Lincoln scene is at night in a world before electricity :P
Hey Joe I'm really sorry I didn't mention that. Haha I was just so captivated by the acting, lighting, and cinematography. Yeah the writing is absolutely fucking fantastic man.
For those who don't know the deeper meaning of "grousle and heckle like pettifogging Tammany Hall hucksters" means: Pettifogger - an inferior legal practitioner, especially one who deals with petty cases or employs dubious practices. Tammany Hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed - Reference to a Democratic Party political machine that was founded in 1786 with good goals but over time became a ring of corruption that reached its height under William Tweed, a democrat who made his party jump to the tune of his political schemes. "The Tweed ring at its height was an engineering marvel, strong and solid, strategically deployed to control key power points: the courts, the legislature, the treasury and the ballot box. Its frauds had a grandeur of scale and an elegance of structure: money-laundering, profit sharing and organization." Hucksters - promote or sell (something, typically a product of questionable value). So President Lincoln is accusing them of being inferior, underhanded, conniving, self-centered politicians who argue over insignificant points. *In short Lincoln's saying stop following the political party mantra and focus on the moral issue of "what is before you." Would that more politicians followed this motto.*
Wow 👏 Seriously, I appreciate the research you did on this sentence of his. There is always so much more that meets the eye (ear, in this case). I was about to look up what pettifogger meant, but not the rest of the context. Just brilliant. Ever keep that curiosity for life alive, esp with such important topics and themes as this, which truly merit ones time.
I just came here after watching clips of "Gangs of New York" and "There will be blood", and no way all three are the same actors. This is unbelievable mastery over the art of acting.
2:35 "I am the President of the United States of America clothed in immense power. You will procure me these votes." - goosebumps!!!. You feel the man was sent by God to do a great mission. A great turning point on the film.
One of the greatest and most underrated scenes in modern cinema. Daniel Day Lewis is truly a master who brings nuance to the delivery of lines like these that no other could.
Acting is about actually being. Being in that moment that gives honesty. Honesty, whether your character is wrong or right, it's honesty within that Charter. This, is no doubt, acting.
+CognizantCheddar While he did right in abolishing slavery, he was one of the worst presidents ever as far as our drift away from liberty He put in place the first Conscription, he put in place the first Income Tax, his handling of the war and his wing of the then-single issue republican party completely destroyed Federalism.
+Logan Mainord It was necessary. That it required boderline tyrannical measures by a president to finally get the nation to correct a situation of profound moral hypocrisy is the fault of the nation itself. Lincoln did what he had to do. It's not a popular observation, but the greatest leaders in human history have been tyrants as a rule.
CognizantCheddar Disagree. Nothing legitimizes or justifies ignoring and violating the constitution. Not the Civil War, not 9/11 (sorry bush kiss-asses), not the War on Drugs, not the Great Depression (which actually was made worse by Government Intervention when it probably would've righted itself within a few months left alone), and not even WWII. The worst leaders in American history have been tyrants, as a rule. The best have always been able to, without tyrannical measures, without destroying the constitution, unleash the power of free men in order to achieve things. These leaders are people like JFK, Calvin Coolidge (The Best. President. Since. The. 1840s.), Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
You mean the same JFK who turned military support for an Asian democracy into the Vietnam War? Who left hundreds to be gunned down at the Bay of Pigs? Who almost caused goddamned WWIII?
+Logan Mainord Leaders too hamstrung get nothing done, dude. That's the rule of history. It's not debatable. It's historical hard-fact. Truth is, democracy is still an experiment that may yet fail. Supporting that pessimism are the persistent, chronic issues plaguing American government that seem to have no solution in sight, largely bc this government of checks and balances and society of ideological hypocrisy is practically designed to prevent effective reform.
I can watch that scene a thousand times! With all the troubles our country faces, with all our sins-We can spawn a man like Lincoln-who sets us on the path to live up to our constitution!
Oh me too. I love American History, but the Lincoln/Civil War era is by far my favorite. This movie as well as 12 Years a Slave satisfies the humongous history nerd in me.
So good. Lincoln had the rare ability to look far forward in the future and find the will to push this forward. Great film and great performances from a stellar cast
"One fact well understood by observation, and well guided development, is worth a thousand times more than a thousand words" - The American Journal of Education, 1858.
when i saw this, i knew i'd seen one of the all time great performances. like Brando in STREETCAR or GODFATHER, Vivien Leigh in GWTW, O'Toole in LAWRENCE, etc. one for the ages. BRAVO Daniel.
"We are stepped out upon the world stage now. With the fate of human dignity in our hands." You can feel that he wants to end the war as much as everyone in the room, how easily it would've been to just give in. But not at the cost of human dignity. Daniel Day Lewis played this role masterfully. Fuck is he good.
Lincoln knew his limitations though. POTUS's these days just take the easy way out and sign bills and abuse the hell out of executive powers by bypassing congress via executive orders. And that's just plain wrong. We have a constitutional democracy, not a absolute monarchy. Lincoln needed help from the House and Senate and he lobbyed and whipped the hell out of them.
Sitizen Kane Yeah, but Lincoln wasn't hampered by a congress that stonewalled every single bill he advocated, or by an electorate that is so frustrated by government that, as soon as they see which party gets the presidency, they vote for the other party in congress so that nothing will ever get done.
Whether the conversation we witness here and especially the words mentioned are verbatim or even somewhat true, the scene provides the restraint of character of a man and if not upheld, the ability of what a United States President can and will do if necessary depending on the direness of a situation. Long live the freedom, the vote and the Republic, for most individuals are corrupted beyond salvation and abuse such power if they're able to seize it.
This scene speaks to the calling of that further step that most people can't take. Too often the easy way out or what is most convenient is what many serve to guide them, this is a mask of fear.. Lincoln was calling on them to do more for all people for all coming time. This man was not just wise, he had the courage to be wise and voice it. You have to love and appreciate history
It doesn't surprise me that it has had 1.8m hits .. it is one of the best scenes in cinema history (helped by a great historical subject matter and historical figure) - and the sharpest of scripts , and of course, the sublime acting ability of DDL
I can imagine Lincoln talking to Jefferson Lee and being like "If you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and this is the straw.. here it is, my straw reaches acccrrrroooooosssss the country, and starts to drink your milkshake... I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!!"
The fact that DDL was able to say the line “pettifogging Tammany Hall hucksters” and make it sound natural is worth an Oscar by itself.
Love it! 😂😂😂
..and apparently Lincoln spoke exactly like this: being able to so readily and effectively mix highbrow with low brow language in the same sentence/piece
Well in gangs of NY he actually, was among those hucksters... Lol. So he was familiar with the lingo... He's the best actor in the history of cinema
@@mikerotonda6264As for you, Mr. Tammany-fucking-Hall, you come down to the Points again, and you'll be dispatched by mine own hand
I didn't bat an eye, it sounded like something ripped straight from that place and time.
"Yes, but how?"
Lincoln: Now see here you little shit
Lololol omg this comment made me laugh so hard I cried.
Glad you could get some fun out of it man!
Lol it caught me at an odd time. Thanks.
of the people, by the people, for the people. ......
EAGLE
It’s almost as if someone had time-traveled to that exact moment and recorded it with an HD camera.
That’s how amazing this scene is.
Really....100 percent true
Although technically shot on film, which also didn’t exist back then.
As fantastic as the acting and screenplay are, do not for a moment believe the dialogue is accurate at all or that the scene depicted took place in exactly the way shown. For God sake, it's drama, not a time machine look back on the Lincoln presidency in every minute detail. Yes, some of it may have been suggested by diaries or letters or recorded (in writing--no electronics back then) memories of participants. But Spielberg and the screenwriter took documented events and fleshed them out with things that might have been said or done. But I agree with your main point. The skill of this move making makes you believe it could have happened exactly as shown (though it probably did not).
I love this style of filmmaking and I hope it replaces the hammy Hollywood style. Like, these historical men had to have gotten worked up and talked out all these things to achieve what they did, and gosh... it must have looked and sounded SOMETHING like this. It's gotta be pretty close. And that's enough to help the imagination go the rest of the way.
@@jackmorrison7379 I thought the part where he said "pettigogging Tammany hall hucksters" felt authentic though. But emphasis on felt. Could have been wildly achronistic.
"Abolishing slavery by Constitutional provision settles the fate for all coming time - not only of the millions now in bondage, but of unborn millions to come". What a line.
Yeah now we have gangster rap, knife crime and hip hop. Yay.
@@thefivepoints You can blame LBJ and his "great society" for that. That's literally when the Projects were built. It's not a race thing. It's generations of giving a certain population money in order to not work or improve themselves. The results would be the same no matter who you did that to.
@@URProductions pretty sure poor white kids wouldn't be behaving like that
@@shaunsteele6926 White kids can be assholes the same as anyone else.
@@thefivepoints🤡
You know you're watching a great movie when you forget you're watching a movie
Exactly!
Well said
stretmediq That's is the key of art
You could also say that it's the key of propaganda. Lincoln is my favorite president, by the way.
Isn't anyone else gonna mention GROUNDHOG DAY (1993), with Bill Murray, did not get one nomination by the Academy Awards....? :-O
I teared up when he said "and unborn millions to come". What an actor.
+Noah Taylor (1danielday) It's like what I have against Anna Kendrick. I am blatantly bias, but she is just awful. Everything she does, she's "Anna Kendrick doing this thing". She's always the same person. Then, you come across someone like DDL, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, Jon Voight... and others I can't name right now. (any that I'm not thinking of, someone please list them)
It's just, wow. These people put in the work(in my opionion), sweat and tears. Then there are actors/actresses like Anna Kendrick. And it makes my blood boil.
Bryan Cranston.
Tom Hanks
Indeed, one of the more powerful lines in the movie. Loved it!!
Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nicholson
He managed to embody Lincoln so entirely-I don’t think I’ve seen anyone else show Lincoln at full boil, which on extremely rare occasions he was indeed prone to. Such a great film.
I think it can easily come as inauthentic if anyone else does it.
@@alalalala57bro he looks exactly like lincoln it's crazy
I am not even American and I don’t actually know the history of Lincoln but his portrayal is legendary ,
"Buzzards' guts, man."
Yeah, I'm using that from now on.
kudos to the screenwriter for researching historical expressions
have you used it yet? 2024 checking in
@@aliali-ce3yfI’m about to
@@The22onWait that was an actual phrase? I love it!
Man, Day Lewis really went all out in the method acting for this one. Even right down to the voice. For those of you that don't know, Lincoln's voice was often described as high pitched, like a tea kettle. Which is funny because most portrayals of Lincoln give him a deep voice. Day Lewis is the first actor I've seen to get the voice right.
He even went as far as losing tons of weight to look like Lincoln.
I read somewhere that while filming, any Time DDL sent a text to someone, he would always end it with
-A.
That's how deep he got into it. Method acting at its finest!!!
Many actors have to lose/gain weight for roles, and anybody can send a text and tag it "-A." The media loves to talk about "method acting" as if it's some superior technique only employed by the greats but it is hugely misunderstood and romanticized. Insisting everyone call you "Mr. President" and staying in character off camera doesn't make you a good actor.
"Doesn't make you a good actor" allow me to point you toward DDL's 5 oscars... just sayin
There's actually a super old movie from the 30s called Young Lincoln in Illinois that had a voice more like this. But I get your point regardless.
"I am the President of the United States clothed in immense power. You will procure me these votes." Who else still gets chills whenever you hear these lines?
Sounds like the words of a narcissist would be dictator.
Britney Miller He had to bring the USA kicking and screaming into some semblance of modern morality. So be it.
@@pittsburghpirate58 Right...
@@Superman-xr1oh depends on why they are fighting for that saying
@@Superman-xr1oh So says another neo-Confederate. Go to hell, Britney.
If we did not have this man Lincoln I would be a slave. For whatever reason he freed the slaves I am forever grateful. This is a very emotional scene for me because I am one of those unborn millions to come.
well, as the world advanced sooner or later you'd be free at this year but you'd be even worse off.
Unlikely. UK Abolished it way earlier and USA were under pressure to align.
@@DaleSteelthis is true.
America had already stepped out to abolition road with the non importation of slaves.
@@Hotel_Chuck No, it isn't. Britain and France backed the confederacy and wanted slavery to continue in the states because it benefitted them. You cant claim the moral highground as an empire of capital.
Nah someone else would have ended it. If you look into it, there was never a sudden shift. It was people making a lot of money from slavery, then people getting bitter that the slaves are stealing their jobs so they cleverly go "hey you shouldn't treat humans like that" in hopes that jobs will free up
I got chills.
This is how you lead.
This is how you make a film.
Spielberg + DDL = pure Cinema....
Yes, yes, 1000 times yes. Moving and touching film.
This is how you dont lead.
No instuction, no plan, no strategy, no tactics.
Lol you're so ignorant. Lincoln was a racist war criminal lol
And that's acting at it's best.
The great thing about Daniel Day Lewis is that he's never the same character in looks or in voice with every role he takes. Sometimes you have to look real hard to see that it's him. Guys like George Clooney look and sound the same with each role. DDL can act rings around so many of the people in the industry today.
It is believed that George Clooney (in real life) is a descendant of Lincoln.
Nonsense, that's no nonsense...
it is beyond acting
TheWinterShadow That must mean he's related to Tom Hanks.
Who thinks Daniel Day Lewis delivered the best performance of a president in this film?
He was terrific in Nixon.
Dude... no one tops Terry Crews as President Camacho.
David Morse as George Washington in John Adams is amazing as well. Nailed him to a T if you research what Washington was like
I think Donald Trump as President 45 is doing a pretty great job. Really nailing the demagogue angle.
Alec Baldwin lmao does a surprisingly good job at impersonating him and even looks like him when he's acting out his role.
RIP Hal Holbrook (February 17, 1925 - January 23, 2021), age 95
You will be remembered as a legend.
What a wonderful actor
Genius actor.
I did not know.
RIP Hal Holbrook.
I have to admire the professionalism of his fellow actors to remember to say their lines, and not just stare and gawk at his amazing performance.
One of the undisputed greatest actors of all time.
Not one of the greatest,the greatest
@@lazaroverdecia422 I would think the likes of Brando, Nicholson, De Niro, Pacino, Hoffman, Hanks, Olivier, Hopkins etc might have something to say about that.
@@ivanmichaels7518 I might give you Hopkins, Nicholson, or even Hanks. The rest played a role over and over and did it well. DDL played an invalid in My Left Foot, The President of the USA, a disenfranchised Native American, and a gang leader in Gangs of New York. All different and all out of this world jobs.
@@ivanmichaels7518 Yeah but as great as those actors were/are; they aren't the *ONLY* actor to win the Academy award for best actor in a lead role 3 times! Daniel Day-Lewis's wins aren't disputed by any of his peers. The man is the greatest actor we will ever see! I am so fortunate to have seen his works!
Like Lazar said fuck one of he is THE greatest
" I am the President of the United States of America, Clothed in Immense Power...You will procure me these votes" Holy fuck, thats some scary shit to be told xD even today.
duterte is saying that shit all the time.. mabuhay ang filipino! have a gud day.
Not even Trump would ever say that
If he did... it wouldn't have no fucking gravitas behind it.
+BODDENERGON
Trump couldn't summon these words or the sensibility to speak them in a thousand lifetimes. The galactic scale of the gap between Lincolns insight, capacity and magnanimity and that of a wormish, scuttling barn-scraping like Trump defies measure. There is more conscience, more empathy, more strategic thinking, more of all the gifts and talents we have a right to expect from a President in this single scene than we could rake up from the detritus Trump has left behind in the entire period of his pestilent existence.
Donald Trump is basically today's equivalent of a pettifogging tammany hall huckster
At a McDonald's and the manager tells me the Mcflurry machine is broken:
"I am a customer clothed with immense power...you will procure me that Mcflurry"
haha that's funny
And they respond, "you're no Lincoln" 😁
As this scenario and everything else is political, in the politics of being a customer which is also coincidentally irrelevant to the politics of Abe Lincoln, i would just say do not slag off the workers at the store and have a problem with how the workforce and system of workforces isnt controlled right
bwahahahahahahahah.....LOL......Crying........rflmao.......and yet, .Amen Brother, Amen
I'd pay for your order if I was in line behind you and you said that!
I like that he has a picture of William Henry Harrison behind him. Perhaps because of Lincoln's former status as a member of the Whig party?
Possibly. Also, Lincoln himself is a distant cousin of Benjamin Harrison. Lincoln was descended from one of the male Harrison lines. Benjamin was from the other brother.
It might actually just be because this set is designed after the representation of Lincoln's office at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. There is a different picture of President Harrison sitting on the "fireplace" at the museum's representation of the office, so they may have incorporated it because of that.
the first POTUS campaign he worked on was WHH 1840. He gave speeches
It's also a foreshadowing. William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office and his portrait is seen in the backdrop against the first president who will be assassinated in office.
His work on that campaign brought him into the spotlight so I’m sure he had a soft spot for him.
I feel, that Daniel Day Lewis, delivered the best performance of Lincoln, a man under intense pressure, who persevered.
There was never a man or a president before like Abraham Lincoln and there'll never be another like him.
Rest in peace Present Lincoln. May your memory live on forever in the hearts of all Americans.
I’d agree, except for maybe JFK; didn’t have a Civil War but he saved us from a nuclear one his generals wanted to start
@michaelandcarina_personal FDR for sure...WW2, great depression era. Probably the only 20th century president that could match Lincoln in terms of leadership.
Kennedy definitely was a good president, Civil Rights (although at first reluctant) and the Cuban Missile Crisis show great decision making. But, the poor guy didn't get the chance so we'll never know how great he would've been
R.I.P Mr Abraham Lincoln.
1809 - 1965.
@@robnewman6101 passed away at the young age of 156
Was he really like that though
I'm happy the North won but after Lincoln got shot, 10 years pass, the Natives never get their share of land, the former slaves get treated like sh*t deposit being free, and the Jim Crow laws pass. What was the point? I'm bummed by the fact that his vice was a Southern prick (am not American)
When Lincoln slams his hand against the table, look at Sewerd (the man to Lincoln's left). You can tell by his face that he knew shit was going to go down.
I love how his rival William Seward respected that man and others only were shouting at him
@@okradze that’s because he was Lincoln’s trusty friend and advisor. It’s a shame he never get to say goodbye to Lincoln on his deathbed. That would have broken his heart.
Ahhh don't tell me that.... I prefer to remember the way Daniel's angry finger stabs disturbed the items on his desk in such a realistic way
You don't piss off a peaceful man trying to do the right thing.
@@GOBUCS82 right!
The Greatest President of the United States of America. Were I an American, I’d be brimming with pride to have had such a great leader in days past. The world salutes you President Lincoln.
No. Lincoln was the worst president. He was a racist war criminal.
I love how nervous his secretary of state looks, almost like a child when his parents are fighting, because Lincoln was getting fired up. My favorite movie superb acting
Yes I can only imagine what Seward was thinking....
Yep, and Seward was generally the louder one in the room.
The fact that 2:34 is a historically accurate quote brings me so much joy.
Is it
@@prajwalm.s7976 I know right. “You will procure me these votes.” I hope that’s not historical.
Edit: oh good, it’s not. James Alley remembered him as saying, “I am the President of the United States, clothed with immense power, and I expect you to procure those votes.” This was 23 years later, and some historians agree that the exact wording doesn’t sound like Lincoln.
@@elijahbachrach6579 He didn't even answer the question, so I'm hoping that wasn't what he was actually responding to historically. That doesn't explain how to get those votes, he just demanded they were acquired. Doesn't sound like the Lincoln I've read about.
@@senseweaver01 I agree. Lincoln was a shrewd politician, but this scene doesn’t sound like Lincoln. Flatly demanding results was not his m.o.
@@elijahbachrach6579 ah
"Buzzard's guts man"
+Eric Moss fuck's sake bruh
My grandfather says that instead of swearing when kids are around, other curses he uses are "horse feathers" and "dag nabbit!"
Eric Moss bruhh my phone screen cracked 🔥🔥🔥🔥
What does that mean in bad word?
Buzzard is like a hawk... so he's basically telling them to grow a pair and prey on the congressmen to get those votes.
Truly one of the greatest scenes ever, so powerful, so timely, incredible film making. Pure gold
This is one of the most thrilling scenes in film history. Lincoln is a great film, and Daniel Day Lewis is a great actor. The greatest actor in the world. He deserved that third Oscar for this role.
He’s got 3,he deserves the 4th
@@lazaroverdecia422 he's retired now, so unless he comes out of retirement he'll have to stick with 3 (still the record, though).
"Now get the hell out of here and get 'em."
Yessss
Hi, Neighbor! I love how he said you got night and day several perfect hours now get the hell out of here and get em'!😂
Hi, Neighbor! 2:25
Hi, Neighbor! YESSSSSSSS
21 people are Tammany Hall hucksters.
pettifogging ones at that
Did Ye Aye ? The kind that grouse,heckle,and dodge about
Rob H and GROUSE
When I first saw this movie...I thought he said "fuckers".
that cut me real deep just now
0:39 he really hit that table. I felt a lot of emotion just from that one hit.
I know, right? I'll bet that stung his palm!
Same as 1:05. I’ve watch that scene so many times and still have no clue how his glass flung away, may be it was a set up, but it was amazing.
i did a similar thing when acting at school... stung like a bitch, I didn't expect myself to do it, it was a surprise to me and all the audience
@@PCP1992I think you were possessed by the spirit of daniel day lewis for just that moment
@@the.seagull.35 indeed daniel's spirit was strong that day
I became so addicted to DDL's acting in this movie, that I'd keep reciting his dialogues, in front of friends, in front of family, even while walking alone.
If Lincoln were to crawl up from the grave and say he's running for presidency I would vote for him.
I think 98% of America would.
He'd never make it through the Republican primary, the Republicans haven't been the party of Lincoln since sometime in the 60s.
@@CraigBickerstaff I don't think he'd need the Republican Party: if he came back to earthg today people would coalesce around him and pretty much spontaneously form a political movement aimed at getting him back into the White House and also to getting him a Congress he could work with.
@@russelmurphy4868 perhaps!...but it wouldn't be an agenda in 2019 either party would fall in love with!..you can't place a historical figure from the 1860s into the 2010s U.S. politics. And the voters even then weren't concerned so much about getting any president a 'Congress he could work with'....it may be folly..but we have long seen 'divided government' as an ideal. I am a lifelong Republican...I often split my ticket...but am glad the Dems control the House..not because of their ideas..but because they act as a 'check' on the power of my party..
annnnd that's how I know you've gotten your history lessons from movies. Shame really.
"I am the President of the United States of America, Clothed in Immense Power...You will procure me these votes" so much meaning in this one line. Even though he has so much power, he still needs votes, he still answers to the people.
Mehdi Yasaee Best line in the movie. As an American im proud to know this man was our President
Agree. A very powerful turning point in the film.
Except when he stole the right for the citizen to petition the government.
Except for that one time he removed habeous corpus and silenced the media...sure.
Southerners just can't handle that they lost, they're still butthurt, it's kinda funny because they always say "Oh it's in the past" yet they're still butthutt about the past
“Now get the hell out of here and get em!” Absolutely my favorite line in the movie hands down
God so much talent and skill in a single man. Going to miss this guy, easily the greatest actor of all time
Seriously, anything Daniel Day Lewis is in is automatic gold. He is literally and arguably the BEST actor in Hollywood. Every role he's ever portrayed has been utterly phenomenal.
For people uninterested in politics, the film was pretty slow (as many of the scenes were just them talking about getting the 13th passed). I really enjoyed the scenes with Lincoln and his family. Many people do not know the hardships this man went through when it came to his loved ones. He had a very "hot and cold" relationship with many of them, including his oldest son Robert. Hell, him and Robert had a very, very strained relationship and I liked how the film portrayed that.
@@xmynationalanthemx If you like historical fictions for how it shows the time period, as well as customs, and the stories of the past, this is a great movie to watch. And of course, DDL is arguably the best actor ever, and he IS Lincoln.
Jenna Denjern yes he is
Best actor of all time*****
Indisputably the best actor alive in my book
And this people, is why Daniel-Day Lewis is the greatest actor of all time!! And he won the Oscar for this role and so he should have. You could not hear anyone breath in the theater (and it was a packed!!) I clapped in the theater during this scene. What happened to the politicians today like we need Lincoln now!!!
One may rise up from amongst the people. I still have hope.
Trump, fam
seraphic Would rather Trump talking about a woman over a decade ago in a manner that, let's be real here, a lot of men and women talk about each other. More so than race separatist Lincoln who said,
'There is a natural disgust in the minds of nearly all white people to the idea of indiscriminate amalgamation of the white and black races. A separation of the races is the only perfect preventive of amalgamation, but as an immediate separation is impossible, the next best thing is to keep them apart where they are not already together. If white and black people never get together in Kansas, they will never mix blood in Kansas.'
Ah, I get it now. You don't dislike Trump because you're a bigot just like him. Crawl on back to your alt-right armpits of the internet now.
Peter MacDonough you do have politicians like him now, their name's are bernie sanders and Tulsi gabbard
This movie takes me back in time. I've never felt so immersed in a movie as to where I actually feel I am there. The congressmen are so real. President Lincoln is so real. Everyone in this movie are so real. There is no one in this movie that I don't believe is not real. I am actually transported back in time to natural light, whether sunlight or candles, or kerosene lanterns. It is all real. And I am there. For two hours and 20 some minutes.
What's really amazing is that Daniel Dae Lewis actually looks like Abraham Lincoln. You'll probably think they resurrected Abraham Lincoln.
Many people from the movie (including Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Field) came to Springfield, Illinois, to learn all about the Lincolns. The set in this scene is even designed based on the "Cabinet Meeting Room" exhibit in Journey 2 of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.
One of the greatest men to have ever walked this earth.
greatest actor alive. he embodied Lincoln. there can never be another Lincoln depiction without him, IMO.
You are absolutely right, he set the bar so high absolutely nobody can ever reach it.
I am not American but I feel that sense of patriotism for the country..Thr greatest American president of all time!
And if there was ever a time we needed him back (or someone like him)....
Eric Naylor you do realize he was republican right?
Na ah that title belongs to Trump
Jonathan Billings
Republicans were the liberal party back then. How do people not know that?
Jonathan Billings Look up Radical Republican in the 1860s and Radical Republican in 2018, and tell me what your point is exactly?
This scene just gives me chills every time I watch it. Abraham Lincoln was clothed in immense power, and Daniel Day-Lewis was clothed in Abraham Lincoln. Acting doesn't get any better than this.
I love the way you put it
What a sublime piece of acting!! No wonder he has more awards than anybody else. The guy is just OFF THE CHARTS FOR REAL!!
"Clothed in immense power!".... The chills that line gave me.
I salute you Abraham Lincoln. Your guts turned the tide of human history and brought equality. What a leader
Except in his writings he didn't see blacks as equals...but except for all that, sure.
Not true, Abraham Lincoln said 1858 that he was disgusted by slavery, during the time of the Civil War when he wanted the votes Southern Democrats he changed his tone so that the Southern officials would be more comfortable with because Abraham Lincoln wanted their votes, Abraham Lincoln was great man, he said multiple times over and over that he was disgusted by slavery, get your head out of your ass
United States history, not human history. Europe had already outlawed slavery before the Civil War. The United States is not all of mankind, lol.
@@Superman-xr1oh He didnt say Lincoln was a perfect being and is unfair to judge his accomplishments like that. "He just contributed to the end of slavery, thats it" is the most condescending and ignorant way of thinking that there is when talking about Lincoln. It took one of the bloodiest wars in the history of humanity to finish slavery.
@@LordVader1094 With the United States in the global position it is today, having it split into two separate, competing, weaker countries instead of becoming a superpower would indeed have had a profound impact on world history.
Imagine actually having Lincoln shout at you. He was always gentle so you know he’s really mad. Plus he’s a 6”5 ex wrestler who grew up in a log cabin. They must’ve been terrified 😂
It’s all but impossible for me to watch this movie and not fully believe I’m actually watching Lincoln himself on the screen. My goodness, what an actor.
And that boys and girls is how you get an Oscar.
Three
Well, that seems incredibly hard !
Papa Dragon So true! Still wished Joaquin got the oscar. It was his best performance so I felt he needed to have at least for one
I don't know why he won. I mean, it's just Abraham Lincoln playing himself, I don't see what's so special about it.
Method acting at its best!
It goes without saying that Daniel is fucking amazing. I would just like to take a moment to compliment whoever lit these scenes. My GOD is the lighting beautiful!
agreed! you might be able to thank, at least in part, Coppola for how he lit The Godfather....initial reaction was that it was way too dark but I think in both movies it gives each scene lit (lighted?) this way a power and sense of gravity. it also helps that the Lincoln scene is at night in a world before electricity :P
The writing is great as well! Amazing, really.
Hey Joe I'm really sorry I didn't mention that. Haha I was just so captivated by the acting, lighting, and cinematography. Yeah the writing is absolutely fucking fantastic man.
tankmaster1018 that would be cinematographer Janusz Kaminski. :)
tankmaster1018 - So true.
Hearing Lincoln's voice gave me goosebumps
Legendary actor giving a legendary performance of a legend. I have limited vocabulary
For those who don't know the deeper meaning of "grousle and heckle like pettifogging Tammany Hall hucksters" means:
Pettifogger - an inferior legal practitioner, especially one who deals with petty cases or employs dubious practices.
Tammany Hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed - Reference to a Democratic Party political machine that was founded in 1786 with good goals but over time became a ring of corruption that reached its height under William Tweed, a democrat who made his party jump to the tune of his political schemes.
"The Tweed ring at its height was an engineering marvel, strong and solid, strategically deployed to control key power points: the courts, the legislature, the treasury and the ballot box. Its frauds had a grandeur of scale and an elegance of structure: money-laundering, profit sharing and organization."
Hucksters - promote or sell (something, typically a product of questionable value).
So President Lincoln is accusing them of being inferior, underhanded, conniving, self-centered politicians who argue over insignificant points. *In short Lincoln's saying stop following the political party mantra and focus on the moral issue of "what is before you." Would that more politicians followed this motto.*
spasjt Infinite W's
Wow 👏
Seriously, I appreciate the research you did on this sentence of his. There is always so much more that meets the eye (ear, in this case). I was about to look up what pettifogger meant, but not the rest of the context. Just brilliant. Ever keep that curiosity for life alive, esp with such important topics and themes as this, which truly merit ones time.
@@waldensiansylph4869 @SmithN'Wesson Thanks to you both.
I was wondering about this. Thank you!
@@steampunkastronaut7081 Happy to help.
You know something, Abe Lincoln looks a lot like Daniel Day Lewis
KennyG881 thats probably why he auditioned the part for lincoln😂
@@jordanhnatiuk803 he didn't audition, speilberg had to beg him to take it🤣
Hmm I always thought that it was Daniel day Lewis that look like Lincoln ...hm
KennyG881
Yeah
TBH Daniel Day Lewis in Last of the Mohicans I would have never guessed the same guy played Lincoln.
Such conviction and utter belief in the message he is trying to convey. Such unmatched acting skill and ability! Amazing!
Just realized how many good actors in this scene! Still this scene gives me chills.
How to win an Oscar in less than 3 minutes
Not just 3 minutes, there are other Oscar scenes for DDL in the movie
I just came here after watching clips of "Gangs of New York" and "There will be blood", and no way all three are the same actors. This is unbelievable mastery over the art of acting.
Ever forget what it feels like to have an actor take your breath away....here ya go.
Arguably one of the greatest playing one of the greatest.
“And you Grousle and heckle and dodge about like pettifoging Tamany Hall Hucksters”… Bill the Butcher. He’s talking about Bill the Butcher.
2:35 "I am the President of the United States of America clothed in immense power. You will procure me these votes." - goosebumps!!!. You feel the man was sent by God to do a great mission. A great turning point on the film.
We so need another one. Right now now now!🥺God Have mercy on us.🙏
We used to have one from 2016-2020.
not even close@@BaryonicChef
_you_ might feel 'sent by god', but my rationality laughs at the inanity of that baseless belief
@@Cyberfender1 you might feel 'sent by god', but my rationality laughs at the inanity of that baseless belief
"Now get the hell out of here and get 'em!" - sent shivers down my spine
StarCat body’s aching all the time
Goodbye slaaavery
I say this this to myself every morning.
The way he says “a goddamn thing” is so powerful to me. With DDL you can hang on to every word by itself and be moved
15 seconds into the scene and I already feel tense. The acting is top-class.
I love Seward's reaction after Lincoln smacks the table. He's like "Ohhhhh shit...you guys just uncaged the beast..."
🤣🤣🤣 so true
Dear god this acting is a blessing to the movie.
One of the greatest and most underrated scenes in modern cinema. Daniel Day Lewis is truly a master who brings nuance to the delivery of lines like these that no other could.
A man who understood his moral duty to humanity
Acting is about actually being. Being in that moment that gives honesty. Honesty, whether your character is wrong or right, it's honesty within that Charter. This, is no doubt, acting.
what
What a performance. What a president.
+CognizantCheddar While he did right in abolishing slavery, he was one of the worst presidents ever as far as our drift away from liberty
He put in place the first Conscription, he put in place the first Income Tax, his handling of the war and his wing of the then-single issue republican party completely destroyed Federalism.
+Logan Mainord It was necessary.
That it required boderline tyrannical measures by a president to finally get the nation to correct a situation of profound moral hypocrisy is the fault of the nation itself.
Lincoln did what he had to do. It's not a popular observation, but the greatest leaders in human history have been tyrants as a rule.
CognizantCheddar Disagree. Nothing legitimizes or justifies ignoring and violating the constitution. Not the Civil War, not 9/11 (sorry bush kiss-asses), not the War on Drugs, not the Great Depression (which actually was made worse by Government Intervention when it probably would've righted itself within a few months left alone), and not even WWII.
The worst leaders in American history have been tyrants, as a rule. The best have always been able to, without tyrannical measures, without destroying the constitution, unleash the power of free men in order to achieve things. These leaders are people like JFK, Calvin Coolidge (The Best. President. Since. The. 1840s.), Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
You mean the same JFK who turned military support for an Asian democracy into the Vietnam War? Who left hundreds to be gunned down at the Bay of Pigs? Who almost caused goddamned WWIII?
+Logan Mainord
Leaders too hamstrung get nothing done, dude. That's the rule of history. It's not debatable. It's historical hard-fact.
Truth is, democracy is still an experiment that may yet fail. Supporting that pessimism are the persistent, chronic issues plaguing American government that seem to have no solution in sight, largely bc this government of checks and balances and society of ideological hypocrisy is practically designed to prevent effective reform.
Extraordinary scene from extraordinary actors and Daniel day Lewis one of the greatest actor ever he's just brilliant
0:39 To think he`d yell "shut the hell up!" or something. But nope, a simple bang on the table is worth it.
Every thanksgiving dinner 😁🌟👍🏻
If Lincoln tells you to do something, for the love of Washington, just fucking do it!
2:22 - A brief moment where Daniel Plainview returns...
Sounds like Bill the Butcher to me.
Yeah
"I am The President of The United States of America, clothed in immense power!"
But said power isn't not bulletproof.
@Mark Sturdivant
Shame! Can't argue with close minded people.
Mark Sturdivant Good to know that you come from an illustrious family of racist trash. Stop whining for the days of yore,They ain’t ever coming back.
I wish i could of meet him.. teach me how to live like a honorable men
I can watch that scene a thousand times! With all the troubles our country faces, with all our sins-We can spawn a man like Lincoln-who sets us on the path to live up to our constitution!
I still get shivers each time I see this #HistoryBoner
Me Too
+azmexican the scene was just too powerful.
Oh me too. I love American History, but the Lincoln/Civil War era is by far my favorite. This movie as well as 12 Years a Slave satisfies the humongous history nerd in me.
I agree! gives you chills!
+azmexican me as well
Happy 10th anniversary, Lincoln!
My #1 favorite movie!
Released 11/16/2012!
So good. Lincoln had the rare ability to look far forward in the future and find the will to push this forward. Great film and great performances from a stellar cast
"One fact well understood by observation, and well guided development, is worth a thousand times more than a thousand words" - The American Journal of Education, 1858.
when i saw this, i knew i'd seen one of the all time great performances. like Brando in STREETCAR or GODFATHER, Vivien Leigh in GWTW, O'Toole in LAWRENCE, etc. one for the ages. BRAVO Daniel.
That acting was AMAZING!!! I was in awe, his acting captivated me, like if it happened to you too.
"We are stepped out upon the world stage now. With the fate of human dignity in our hands." You can feel that he wants to end the war as much as everyone in the room, how easily it would've been to just give in. But not at the cost of human dignity.
Daniel Day Lewis played this role masterfully. Fuck is he good.
Well Deserved Oscar For Daniel Day Lewis he was impressive as Lincoln
He and Joaquin Pheonix together
I am the President of the United States of America... clothed in IMMENSE POWER. Chills
Lincoln clearly doesn't understand how the checks and balances work.
Lincoln knew his limitations though. POTUS's these days just take the easy way out and sign bills and abuse the hell out of executive powers by bypassing congress via executive orders. And that's just plain wrong. We have a constitutional democracy, not a absolute monarchy. Lincoln needed help from the House and Senate and he lobbyed and whipped the hell out of them.
Sitizen Kane Yeah, but Lincoln wasn't hampered by a congress that stonewalled every single bill he advocated, or by an electorate that is so frustrated by government that, as soon as they see which party gets the presidency, they vote for the other party in congress so that nothing will ever get done.
No Man's Sky Naturalist i was just applauding Day-Lewis's performance guys, chill lol
SpaceMisfit Calm down. No one is getting tense. We're just talking.
Chills down my spine....what a remarkable portrayal and performance by a most respected method actor in history....
Whether the conversation we witness here and especially the words mentioned are verbatim or even somewhat true, the scene provides the restraint of character of a man and if not upheld, the ability of what a United States President can and will do if necessary depending on the direness of a situation. Long live the freedom, the vote and the Republic, for most individuals are corrupted beyond salvation and abuse such power if they're able to seize it.
His great acting doesn't come from his ability to act, but his ability to restrain.
0:39 engage acting in 3... 2... 1... *ACTIIING!*
This scene speaks to the calling of that further step that most people can't take. Too often the easy way out or what is most convenient is what many serve to guide them, this is a mask of fear.. Lincoln was calling on them to do more for all people for all coming time. This man was not just wise, he had the courage to be wise and voice it. You have to love and appreciate history
I bet Spielberg himself had tears in his eyes after Daniel Day Lewis concluded that speech.
Pettifogging Tammany Hall hucksters, haha. This scene is great. The whole movie is great.
John F. Kennedy Yes sir, Mr. President.
Nice gangs of ny reference
+Patrick Gogan I don't know what you mean? I didn't see that movie.
TJC0507 The character DDL played in Gangs of New York was an asshole Tammany Hall person I think.
Daniel Day Lewis Gave The Performance Of A Lifetime! Best Movie About Lincoln I Have Ever Seen
It doesn't surprise me that it has had 1.8m hits .. it is one of the best scenes in cinema history (helped by a great historical subject matter and historical figure) - and the sharpest of scripts , and of course, the sublime acting ability of DDL
"For the unborn millions to come"
I can imagine Lincoln talking to Jefferson Lee and being like "If you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and this is the straw.. here it is, my straw reaches acccrrrroooooosssss the country, and starts to drink your milkshake... I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!!"
Daniel Lincoln or Abe Plainview?
Thank God that Daniel Day Lewis was chosen for the role of Abraham Lincoln because I've never seen a better actor for the role!
I have seen this movie at least 10 times and enjoy it more at each viewing.
So many great actors...