Lincoln Movie Writing

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  1. Lincoln is "uncompromising" because he wants to abolish slavery and will not listen or compromise to anyone that is against his belief. The same thing goes on the other side with Thaddeus Stevens.He believes in what he believes, and refuses to change his beliefs based upon what other people believe. They are willing to compromise on passing the amendment. There is a scene where Thaddeus stands up in court and changes his views to get more people to vote for the amendment to be passed.
  2. The movie provides evidence of the letters due to his evolution throughout the movie. He begins telling the black soldiers he believes in equality but does not say anything about equality. Then, he ends up talking to Thaddeus and talks about how he wants the amendment to be passed and end slavery. There is a constant growth of change shown throughout the movie that exemplifies his growth in the letters.
  3. Lincoln believed the thirteenth amendment was essential because the emancipation proclamation had just been issued, and it was the perfect time for Lincoln to step in to the amendment so that he could abolish slavery. In the scene where him and a bunch of men are sitting at a table talking about the amendment, he tells a story of a black boy which shows his outright support for the amendment.
  4. The film complicated the narrative that the north was against/ for racial equality while the south was for slavery and against racial equality because regardless of side or position, all men mainly wanted different things. In the court scene, there were people from the south and north cheering when a certain issue was brought up, and there was the man from the north who wanted equality of men, but did not want the new amendment alike the south. 
  5. People seemed to resist the ending of slavery because of white supremacy. They were afraid that the black people would have the vote over the whites, and regardless of what they believed they wanted to keep that power. The film did depict this matter especially in the court scene. When the men yell out that they can not give out votes for blacks it shows the white supremacy in action. 


5. For what reasons did people seem to resist the ending of slavery?  Did the film depict this as a matter of concern for property rights, or something else?  

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