Anticipating Spielberg's "Lincoln"

          A movie that focuses on the last four months of Abraham Lincoln's life, portrayed by the brilliant Daniel Day-Lewis and directed by the household-name Steven Spielberg, comes to theaters in November, no doubt to partake in the Oscars race.
          I'm not going to try to encapsulate the work of Steven Spielberg, but he at least has a tendency, when he's not upgrading a more shallow genre (e.g. War Horse, War of the Worlds), he picks stories, whether historic or fictitious, that can easily carry an inherent social, philosophical or even political agenda. But rather than push said predictable agenda, he strives to maintain most objectivity and ask deeper questions.
          Hence it will be interesting to see what happens with Lincoln, as it comes to theaters during an election in a very socio-politically charged time in our country. Add to that all the legends and interpretations of Lincoln (aside from his supposed ability to combat vampires). It's my hope that Lincoln stays true to Spielberg's style, and that we would use this cinematic portrayal of that portion of our nation's history to ask the right questions, striving to answer them with biblical truth, not agenda and kitsch.

          You can view the trailer below.