Note: I write this just hours before the Oscar ceremony.
Lincoln: Although this movie has redeeming characteristics, what struck me most is what is missing:
1) a movie about ending slavery with no black people...well, maybe a few but they don't figure in it much.
2) a lot of talking about politics, but little that is personal.
I was surprised to learn that the Democrats were pro-slavery, while Lincoln was a Republican. Also interesting, if flawed, was the idea that abolition would be harder on the southern economy, which depended more on agriculture.
Argo: American embassy in Tehran falls, with many held hostage for over a year in the time of Jimmy Carter. A handful managed to flee, undetected, to the Canadian embassy. The first few minutes gave the back story -- Shah of Iran, oil, Ayatolah. I would like to have known more about that. The movie is a thriller. Will they or won't they get out before the Iranians get them? They did. Mildly interesting for a guy who does not know much about thrillers.
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