Not Really an Epic !!!

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2005)

First the plus points :-
1- David Lean's superb direction is a masterpiece for other directors to learn and copy. 2- The screenplay/cinematography is excellently penetrating and the desert in shown in its full splendor, vastness and magnificence. 3- Great actors like O'Tool and Omar Sharif make a memorable debut in this enigmatic rising of the Arabs.
The negative Points :-
1. Peter O Tool's frail and feeble physique does not hold true to the legend of Col. T.E. Lawrence. A warring protagonist should had been a physically strong actor. 2. The legend of T.E. LAWRENCE IS OVER BLOWN, because the Ottomon Empire was on its own decline, since the mid-19th century. The death blow to its bygone glory had already struck during the WW-I. Mr. Lawrence merely aided a natural and native Arab uprising against the self defeated Turks. The British have made the movie to create a national hero out of nowhere. 3. The movie is too long making it boring at times. 4. The End is nor evocative neither captivating.