Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2018 18:42:11 GMT
Nov 1, 2018 15:41:29 GMT Vits said:
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
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I saw it and I really liked it. You would think a movie of such commanding length is a chore, especially with a backdrop of the desert, but I found it effortless viewing. Really attractive.
More to the story, you get the sense (or at least I did) that I'm watching a guy with an ego bursting at the seams and fancies himself part of the conflict. It could have flushed itself without him, but so is his ego that he inserted himself more and more into the conflict. I felt I was watching a man with a genuine savior complex, and who, without much knowledge or expertise, figures himself fit to navigate the conflict.
Which is to say he's a bit of an dolt, perhaps not longing for his own life so he flirts with going Native.