The movie "Lincoln" - Not historically correct - Made up

Even if it's Steven Spielberg, and even if it's Daniel Day-Lewis amazingly occupying the title role, Lincolnis still a movie. And that means liberties were taken with the story, something screenwriter Tony Kushner is now explaining in the wake of accusations that the film is not historically accurate.

Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., wrote a letter to Spielberg earlier this week noting that a key part ofLincoln is wrong. The film shows two of three lawmakers from his state voting against the 13th Amendment, prohibiting slavery in the U.S. "I could not believe my eyes and ears!" he wrote, because, he says, according to the Congressional Record, all four representatives from Connecticut voted in favor of the amendment.

He went on to say he realizes there is such a thing as "artistic license," but also demands the film be fixed before Lincoln comes out on DVD.

Now, Lincoln screenwriter Kushner has penned his own letter of response, reports theWall Street Journal, acknowledging that Courtney "is correct," but defending and explaining the reasoning behind the film.

Kushner acknowledges, "We changed two of the delegation's votes, and we made up new names for the men casting those votes, so as not to ascribe any actions to actual persons who didn't perform them. In the movie, the voting is also organized by state, which is not the practice in the House. "  More

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