Having read the book "Dr. Zhivago" many times and also having watched the
movie of the same name many times, I obtained a DVD of "Lawrence of
Arabia" and proceeded to watch it. I figured that since this movie had received
many good reviews, it would be an excellent movie.
After watching the first hour of the movie, I was not all that impressed with it. I did finish watching the movie and probably will never watch it again. The actors did a good job but the movie reinforces my belief that ALL WARS are not about establishing peoples' freedom but are instead about making rich individuals richer and furthering the economic and political interests of the participating (winning) countries.
This film certainly added credence to my opinion of WARS that much more. I do NOT watch TV and if I was to go into any movie rental business, I would not recognize 99% of the titles because I have never watched them or even heard of them.
I am a 67 year-old retired industrial electrician and I like watching movies that are "believable" or possibly "could have happened." Obviously, I am not a movie "critic" by any means.
After watching the first hour of the movie, I was not all that impressed with it. I did finish watching the movie and probably will never watch it again. The actors did a good job but the movie reinforces my belief that ALL WARS are not about establishing peoples' freedom but are instead about making rich individuals richer and furthering the economic and political interests of the participating (winning) countries.
This film certainly added credence to my opinion of WARS that much more. I do NOT watch TV and if I was to go into any movie rental business, I would not recognize 99% of the titles because I have never watched them or even heard of them.
I am a 67 year-old retired industrial electrician and I like watching movies that are "believable" or possibly "could have happened." Obviously, I am not a movie "critic" by any means.