Amaze Yourself: See Lawrence of Arabia

Rating: 10/10 (18 April 2007)

Lawrence of Arabia is an amazing cinematic experience. You sit there and you are completely drawn into the story. The cinematography is simply breathtaking. David Lean and his crew sat out there in the desert, day after day to capture whatever shot they needed perfectly. The acting is superb. Peter O'Toole is amazing as T.E. Lawrence. He plays a reluctant hero, who is eventually thrown off his rocker by his power. And yes the film is something like four hours long. And it is also true that those of you who have short attention spans may hate this film and claim it is boring. That is what today's movies have done. People think that something like 'Smokin' Aces' is amazing. I just generally feel bad for them that they don't have the capacity to view something like Lawrence of Arabia. Everything was good in this film. The score was fantastic. The cinematography was excellent. The actors were nothing short of perfect. The battles were all done in reality, which gives the film a sort of richness. Something that films like '300' lack.
If you have any doubts about seeing this, let me just say this. I couldn't get it out of my head for three days, it was that mind blowing.
It is a necessity to see Lawrence of Arabia.