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Post by Vits on Nov 1, 2018 15:43:41 GMT
To this day, people still debate on how to define the epic genre. Honestly, it's something you recognize when you see it. I recognized that LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was a part of it. Not just because of the plot's international conflict or the things that reflected the big budget (costumes, sets, etc.). Even details like long takes of dozens of horses running. I'm glad that David Lean understood how to make a movie epic, but he forgot about other aspects like pacing. There's nothing wrong with showing one action for several seconds, as long as you're trying to set an atmosphere. Here, that doesn't feel like the intention, because it's not a moody drama. I won't accuse Lean of being an amateur who didn't know when to yell "Cut!" He knew what he was doing, but he didn't know that maybe it wasn't the right decision. All those extra seconds combined resulted in a movie without enough content to support 3 1/2 hours. However, I didn't dislike it. Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif's performances are good, the music score and cinematography are great, and a good chunk of the lines (especially the title character's) is witty. 5/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog.
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Post by politicidal on Jun 11, 2019 22:49:32 GMT
10/10.
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