One director, two styles: In Raiders of the Lost Ark, director Steven Spielberg created a movie experience that emphasized fun. He chose brightly lit settings and short scenes that propelled the action forward. Thirty-one years later, in Lincoln, Spielberg selected dark, somber scenes, lit as if by period candlelight. Lincoln focuses on backstage political deal making instead of action sequences; it is 35 minutes longer than Raiders of the Lost Ark.