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Original Passage:
There are exceptions, of course, and one of them is Steven Spielberg’s splendid “Lincoln,” which is, strictly speaking, about a president trying to scare up votes to get a bill passed in Congress. It is of course about a lot more than that, but let’s stick to the basics for now. To say that this is among the finest films ever made about American politics may be to congratulate it for clearing a fairly low bar. Some of the movie’s virtues are, at first glance, modest ones, like those of its hero, who is pleased to present himself as a simple backwoods lawyer, even as his folksy mannerisms mask a formidable and cunning political mind.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/movies/lincoln-by-steven-spielberg-stars-daniel-day-lewis.html?mcubz=1
Paraphrased paragraph: A number of outliers exist though, and the wonderful Lincoln done by Steven Spielburg is one of them. It is about a president that attempts to round up votes for a new bill to be ratified in Congress. The film is about so much more than that but for the purposes of this article, let's focus on the very elementary premises. Praising it as one of the best American films about its own politics may be celebrating it for the most basic of achievements. A small number of the movie's components are, in the beginning, simple ones, like those of the protagonist, who is content with presenting himself as a rudimentary old-fashioned lawyer, though his eccentric mannerisms conceal a revolutionarily sharp political character.
Revised:
A number of outliers exist though, and the wonderful Lincoln done by Steven Spielburg is one of them. It is about a president that attempts to round up votes for a new bill to be ratified in Congress. The film is about so much more than that but for the purposes of this article, let's focus on the very elementary premises. Praising it as one of the best American films about its own politics may admittedly be celebrating it for succeeding where few others have; the standards are not very high. A small number of the movie's components are, in the beginning, simple ones, like those of the protagonist, who is content with presenting himself as a rudimentary old-fashioned lawyer, and though he is amazingly humble also possesses a revolutionarily sharp political character.
There are exceptions, of course, and one of them is Steven Spielberg’s splendid “Lincoln,” which is, strictly speaking, about a president trying to scare up votes to get a bill passed in Congress. It is of course about a lot more than that, but let’s stick to the basics for now. To say that this is among the finest films ever made about American politics may be to congratulate it for clearing a fairly low bar. Some of the movie’s virtues are, at first glance, modest ones, like those of its hero, who is pleased to present himself as a simple backwoods lawyer, even as his folksy mannerisms mask a formidable and cunning political mind.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/movies/lincoln-by-steven-spielberg-stars-daniel-day-lewis.html?mcubz=1
Paraphrased paragraph: A number of outliers exist though, and the wonderful Lincoln done by Steven Spielburg is one of them. It is about a president that attempts to round up votes for a new bill to be ratified in Congress. The film is about so much more than that but for the purposes of this article, let's focus on the very elementary premises. Praising it as one of the best American films about its own politics may be celebrating it for the most basic of achievements. A small number of the movie's components are, in the beginning, simple ones, like those of the protagonist, who is content with presenting himself as a rudimentary old-fashioned lawyer, though his eccentric mannerisms conceal a revolutionarily sharp political character.
Revised:
A number of outliers exist though, and the wonderful Lincoln done by Steven Spielburg is one of them. It is about a president that attempts to round up votes for a new bill to be ratified in Congress. The film is about so much more than that but for the purposes of this article, let's focus on the very elementary premises. Praising it as one of the best American films about its own politics may admittedly be celebrating it for succeeding where few others have; the standards are not very high. A small number of the movie's components are, in the beginning, simple ones, like those of the protagonist, who is content with presenting himself as a rudimentary old-fashioned lawyer, and though he is amazingly humble also possesses a revolutionarily sharp political character.
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