What a profound, compelling and eye-opening telling of the circumstances leading to the final moments of the abolition of slavery and the beginnings of the movement to universal enfranchisement! Beautiful, moving and surreal! Spell binding direction by the master Steven Spielberg, riveting performances by Daniel Day-Lewis and an ensemble cast at their very best! Which is in turn held together by such an inspired back ground score, cinematography and script - that all finally come together so fantastically. One of the top movies ever! Bravo, kudos and hats off!