Before that they were running around on camels killing each other?
So we have him to thank for the existence of Saudi Arabia then? And Qatar with their delightful modern slavery.....
Wow, even less reason to watch this boring old piece of horse shit then.
No, Europeans cut deals with certain power-hungry Arab leaders & carved out countries in ways that benefitted those leaders & European interests, but did nothing for the actual people living there. None of which Lawrence wanted. It's why he left the Middle East in disgust & despair at the end of WWI.
And this movie is a masterpiece.
No, Europeans cut deals with certain power-hungry Arab leaders & carved out countries in ways that benefitted those leaders & European interests, but did nothing for the actual people living there.
And this movie is a masterpiece.
Read a little history & see for yourself.
shareOP calling Lawrence of Arabia a "boring old piece of shit" = OP's opinion isn't worth paying attention to.
The Marvel boards are that --> way.
True. Lawrence of Arabia is for adults with actual attention spans & an appreciation for complexity & nuance.
shareI think I was in my late 20s when I actually began to be able to appreciate classic cinema. Sure, there were a few classics that I grew up watching and liking--It's a Wonderful Life, Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music and so on--but it wasn't until I was right around 30 that, as an adult, I began to really bite down on films that were made before I was born and that I began to intentionally seek out these movies
Just in the last 10 years or so I've watched so many movies that I had avoided up until that point: Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, Cat People, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Citizen Kane, Gun Crazy, Sunset Boulevard, Singin' in the Rain, His Girl Friday, Roman Holiday, North by Northwest, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Quiet Man, Double Indemnity, Touch of Evil, Rashomon, The Birds. . . The list go on.
I really think most people have to get to a certain point in life before they're able to really appreciate these films.
I agree. Even films that we enjoyed well enough when we were young yield so much more when we're older. An example: I loved Shane as a small boy, but then it was mainly about good guys & bad guys. When I was a little older, I began to see & appreciate the emotional & moral issues between the characters, the bonds & demands of friendship & love, and little Joey's inevitable growing up. As a young boy, I heard Joey's cry of "Mother wants you! I know she does!" simply as an additional plea to make his friend come back. When I was a little older, I saw Joey's face change as the full realization of exactly what "Mother wants you!" really meant & understood it for the first time myself.
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