“A man only drinks too much, if he either has to kiss a girl or kill a man………What are you going to do, young man?”
And so begins the story. I will tell you in Caps Lock, “I DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE MOVIE, OR WHAT YOUR PERCIEVED OPINION IS………….WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THIS MOVIE HAS A HEART OF ITS OWN.”
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States is portrayed as a gun toting, axe wielding superhero with super quick reflexes battling the savage vampires. The concept itself so unique, so very vintage flicked my pleasure buttons on.
You may of course be a puritan, believing that a movie shouldn’t defile the story of a guy who is so enmeshed in the American Philosophy. I don’t really know what’s happening in other parts of the world but a high profile debate is raging in India. The majority of course believes that this is just another gig to earn quick buck by hitching a ride on the band wagon named Abraham Lincoln. These sarcastic lot do not even think this movie to be worthy of their precious time.
I, a humble blogger, tend to differ. Not only is this good versus evil saga high on the testosterone drive, but it also succeeds in rendering the image of Abraham Lincoln in colorful mosaic. It transforms Mr. Lincoln from a President to a demigod. People do not remember the minute historical details; plain history is drab, monotonous, stifling and strait-laced. What they remember is the myth surrounding the man/event and that is why Mahabharata and Ramayana not only survive but thrive in India. They are mythological pieces of literature, open for all to interpret it in any way they want. To reduce it to facts, would take out the life-juice from it. Similarly movies such as ‘Abraham Lincoln- the Vampire Hunter’ succeed in keeping the legend on. To read him in factual history books or to watch him in tableaux, live and kicking- what would you prefer?
I, as always, would prefer the latter. Even if Mr. Lincoln was to be replaced by one of the Indian Prime Ministers, I would have watched it with equal, if not more, enthusiasm.
‘Abraham Lincoln- the Vampire Hunter’ succeeds (according to me) due to the excellent acting by Benjamin Walker. I really don’t know much about the real life Mr. Lincoln (other than the fact that he was lovingly called Abe Lincoln), but I believe that Benjamin had indeed been able to imbibe the character perfectly and has done justice to Abraham Lincoln.
This movie indeed boasted of some excellent action sequences and especially those involving copious amount of blood spilling- it was quite graphic.
The 3-D effect was good, the setup- quite wonderful. And the movie itself was gripping and fast paced.
The dialogues were indeed inspired (also inspiringJ)!!!!!!!
Whether you watch it or not, is of course upto you. But if some creative mind makes a movie called ‘Jawaharlal Nehru– a Zombie Killer’, I would be amongst the first ones to watch it…
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