A grand and exciting adventure

Rating: 9/10 (6 July 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
'Lawrence of Arabia' is a 1962 epic historical film. The movie is directed by David Lean with the screenplay by Robert Bolt, and Michael Wilson. The movie stars Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, and Omar Sharif. The movie follows the life of T. E. Lawrence. The conflict that T. E. Lawrence experiences during his support of the Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire is in full view across this 180 minute epic.
The movie centers around T. E. Lawrence. This movie follows T. E. Lawrence from his beginnings as a British lieutenant in The Great War. He embarks on a journey to the Arab world to aid in the uprising against the Ottoman Empire. The movie covers his entire journey in the Arab world from his beginnings to the completion of the rebellion. The movie utilizes the long time the movie has with the audience incredibly well. The movie absolutely benefits from the 180+ minutes of running time to establish characters that T. E. Lawrence interacts with characters such as Prince Faisal that are strong characters in their own way.
There are two parts to the movie that should be mentioned. The first part of the movie details the rise of T. E. Lawrence in the Arab world and his assistance with the revolt. The second part of the movie details the winding down of the revolt and the eventual end of the war. Both of the parts have their own themes and it is nice to see the distinction between the two parts. The second part in particular has T. E. Lawrence become a new character as the result of his torture by the Ottomans. There is a brutal satisfaction that the audience sees in the conclusion of the movie.
This movie is incredibly beautiful. The sets, and shots are incredibly well done. The audience can feel that they are in the desert looking at the authenticity that the movie brings. This movie has incredibly high production values and it holds up even today. Although the movie does not have modern filmmaking techniques, this was not a hindrance to the movie at all. The movie has its own epic feeling that modern movies cannot replicate.
I highly recommend 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
Grade: A