Review of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) by Smiyamot — 29 Nov 2015
A masterpiece. An idealistic young officer goes out into the desert to change the world. Sound familiar? Of course, there is the underlying politics of the British Empire. Lawrence (O'Toole) thinks he can bind together the various Arab factions to defeat the Turks and form their own government/country.
But people are people and once the enemy is defeated, they turn on each other. The Empire is safe. The real attraction of the movie is what happens out in the desert. Men coming together to first defeat Mother Nature, then a superior modern army.
This review of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) was written by Smiyamot on 29 Nov 2015.
Lawrence of Arabia has generally received very positive reviews.
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