Tue 15 May 2007
I have always been attracted to movies that concentrate on one person’s journey to self-discovery, self-revelation, or whatever you want to call it, and pair that journey with an epic canvas. Movies like “The Last Emperor”, “Chariots of Fire”, “Kingdom of Heaven”, and “Doctor Zhivago” come to mind. But the king of them all is “Lawrence of Arabia.” What a magnificent film! Sprawling desert landscapes, intimately drawn characters, a spectacular story arc that takes Lawrence from dizzying heights to shattering lows, and a legendary performance from Peter O’Toole…all these elements are combined by master craftsman Sir David Lean to create the best movie ever put on film. Wow.
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