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Actors: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lawrence of Arabia |
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LT. Lawrence is with the British Army in Cairo. He makes his way to link up with the Arabian Guerrilla forces fighting the Turks in Arabia. First with his assistance, then his leadership, LT Lawrence and the Arabs create enough of a diversion that the British Army in Egypt is able to advance through Palestine and Syria, freeing the Arabs from the Turks. In the process, Lawrence, an eccentric academic, endures violence, the horrors of war, the loss of friends, and unspeakable tortures that leave him a psychologically scarred, emotionally destroyed man.
--Sam Haines, Resident Scholar
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This movie comes over very well on DVD. It is the 1989 restored version. The movie quality is very good, with only
a slight restoration flub I noticed. It is loooonnngg! I fell asleep on my first attempt to watch. I disciplined myself enough to watch a second time in it's entirety and was rewarded with great performances all around. Peter O'Toole should have gotten an Oscar for his glimpse into the
troubled mind and brilliant genius of Lawrence. Highly Recommended, but may not be able to be viewed in one sitting.
--Jim Miller, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Lawrence of Arabia |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1900-1920's
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
- Mercenaries
Specific to
- WW I
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- searching for treasure
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
- scholar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- aggressive
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Arabic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- enemy army
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Specific kind of enemies?
- tyrants
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Turkish
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- hostile arabs
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
- spiritual
How many deaths in film?
- thousands
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- air battles
- land battles
- mission to destroy something
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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