Paraphrase Practice

"But this is, after all, a movie, a drama, an entertainment (if you will), not a documentary. For all of our wailing about the lack of historical knowledge, awareness, teaching and reading, historical and biographical movies increasingly feel compelled to pay a much heavier duty in period-correct appearances than the costume-dramas of our parents’ generation, and it’s satisfying to see that Spielberg pays his duty so lavishly. But a preoccupation with authenticity at the expense of story has capsized more than a few historical movies at their dock, and Lincoln has not entirely escaped that problem." A Civil War Professor Reviews "Lincon" by David Frum, 2012, Daily Beast

My Paraphrase of this selected passage 

David Frum states that the film is a successful accurate representation of  Lincon's life. He argues that it is used for "entertainment" and not a film made of a compilation of facts. David applauds and is surprised by Spielberg because he has created a historical  . David does point out that "Lincon" has not fully escaped the influence of creating a film that can be seen as dull and not interesting to the everyday viewer. He states that many "historical movies" are victims of being influenced and not being engaging.