What are we in a full blown Abe Lincoln cycle?
Wtf?
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Came on here to say the exact same thing, and low and behold... it's the only post on this board
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It might be because Obama is always comparing himself to Lincoln. Hollywood wuvs Obama.
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obama and lincoln...good comparison! Both tyrannical nutcase who violated the constitution with impunity and controlled the media by hook or by crook.
shareSame thought. The director seems to have a connection to Terrence Malick which is might make this film a little less conventional.
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what does the title mean?
It`s probably a reference to Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman`s seminal collection of poetry, which contain all sorts of Lincoln references, the most well known of which is arguably O Captain, My Captain!
So if they`re smart they`ll want Robin Williams for the role.
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Don't get the Robin Williams reference/joke (presumably) but you're Whitman idea sounds promising. I wonder if the hymn Now the Green Blade Riseth may be relevant? Here's one of many contrasting versions of this achingly beautiful melody: http://youtu.be/UBlHO50QKiA
And a version of this happens to be buried in the mix of The Tree of Life, but only the most forensic of viewers would notice!
O captain, my captain
Dead poets society
Robin Williams
So what's wrong with a "full-blown Lincoln cycle"?
Is there some "better" cycle we're supposed to be in?
Oh, Inspector Morse! What big blue eyes you have...
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