Lincoln by Steven Spielberg. Unite Trailer.
Lincoln by Steven Spielberg. Unite trailer:
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_PfTl63qQQ
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln," a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
1. Identify the great men and the great events from modern history in the first part of the trailer.
a. Martin Luther King leading the Great March on Washington (for jobs and freedom) in August 28,1963. Then, he delivered his mythic speech ‘I have a dream’ standing in front of the Lincoln memorial.
b. Then we are shown a photo of the war in Iraq. With words like ‘endure great sacrifice’
c. Nelson Mandela free at last after 27 years of imprisonment for being a political activist opposing the Apartheid regime. The shot shows him during the first free elections in South Africa, this marks the end of Apartheid, echoes with Lincoln’s words: ‘we begin with equality’. The billboard behind Mandela reads:’ vote for jobs, peace and freedom’ which reminds us of MLK 30 years before.
d. The Suffragettes were members of women's suffrage movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Great Britain and United States. They struggled for change in society. (wikipedia)
e. Mohandas Gandhi later on Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world. In India he is known as the Father of the Nation just like Mandela some 50 years later.(wikipedia)
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http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_PfTl63qQQ
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln," a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
1. Identify the great men and the great events from modern history in the first part of the trailer.
a. Martin Luther King leading the Great March on Washington (for jobs and freedom) in August 28,1963. Then, he delivered his mythic speech ‘I have a dream’ standing in front of the Lincoln memorial.
b. Then we are shown a photo of the war in Iraq. With words like ‘endure great sacrifice’
c. Nelson Mandela free at last after 27 years of imprisonment for being a political activist opposing the Apartheid regime. The shot shows him during the first free elections in South Africa, this marks the end of Apartheid, echoes with Lincoln’s words: ‘we begin with equality’. The billboard behind Mandela reads:’ vote for jobs, peace and freedom’ which reminds us of MLK 30 years before.
d. The Suffragettes were members of women's suffrage movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Great Britain and United States. They struggled for change in society. (wikipedia)
e. Mohandas Gandhi later on Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world. In India he is known as the Father of the Nation just like Mandela some 50 years later.(wikipedia)
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