My Ex's Favorite Movie!

Rating: 7/10 (31 July 2006)

Zhivago is sort of fun. It's not exactly my favorite movie ever, but I wouldn't mind seeing this again some day. This is of course the 'classic' love story of Yuri and Lara (played by Omar Sharif and Julie Christie respectively), It actually doesn't start out like that, it's originally Yuri and Tonya, but you know, the usual hurdles come in the way of that relationship. Stuff like war and the revolution, you know. To be honest with you, (and I know I'm going to get flack for this), I really liked the huge back story, with the Russian Revolution in full force, and the way the main characters adapt to it. You know, stuff like the interrogation Yuri receives when he takes an unfortunate walk when his train stops for a while, the fight in the city square, and the fact that since everyone is a comrade of everyone else, you have to share your house with 20 other people. So you know, LITTLE stuff like that I really enjoyed, David Lean is a master for sure, he sure knows how to keep the story moving smoothly, and it never dulls.
Finally, Alec Guiness is SO bad-ass in this movie. Notice how doesn't speak a word in the flashbacks? For me, that just added to the power of the character.