Lincoln: Divided We Stand

The music on this is so out of balance that it dominates throughout, obscuring what the interviewees are saying and forcing itself to the forefront.

Documentary makers need to get that people who want to watch documentaries don't need to be spoon fed in short sentences with lots of reconstructions and a movie soundtrack.

Why did they allow the music to drown out the narrative? I had to use closed captioning the whole time. I would have given this a 9 or 10 rating except for this major production blunder.

I was drawn in from the beginning and enjoyed the entire 6 episode series. There were lots of facts and details I didn't know or had forgotten about Lincoln's life, both personal and political, before his Presidency. They also provided significant insight into his wife, Mary that many will appreciate.

Although, I didn't necessarily agree with the various historians and commentators, they provided different perspectives and food for thought. The documentary does a good job of humanizing Lincoln and showing the man. My main criticism would be about the last episode, which glossed over some of the details around his assassination, presumably because viewers have at least heard that before.

Definitely educational, entertaining and worth a watch.

Lincoln was not perfect, not a saint, but he evolved. A human who grew: what a concept. Had he lived, would he have succumbed to the pressures all around him after the war? Could he have continued to evolve, and would we be a better country today? Fantasies. But that's the point: poor Mary wasn't the only one cheated by the murderer of this beloved American.

I learned alot, i also love hearing historians talk about Lincoln. You should definitely watch. Disregard the bozos saying CNN is fake. The reenactment were very cool as well