The Oscar project- Lawrence of Arabia
Aug. 19th, 2005 09:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus13As you can tell, the Oscar project was stalled once again, as I have been working a lot and watching Degrassi Next Generation Season 1 on DVD.
The latest addition to the project was 1962 winner Lawrence of Arabia . It's the story of a British man who leads some Arabic tribes against the Turks during World War 1. It's an interesting historical epic, made even more interesting by good actors, desert scenery and a liberal use of eyeliner.
First, I'll confess that I did not watch this film in one sitting, but in one hour bits. I quite enjoyed it. Peter O'toole does a good job of showing Lawrence's quandaries. I enjoyed seeing how Lawrence became confused by his surroundings and what he was expected to do. I also enjoyed the scenery in this movie. I love deserts and could watch desert scenery for hours. For some reason, I also adore camels, and since this movie has many scenes of men riding around in the desert on camels, I was quite happy. Seriously, someone could make a movie called "Man rides around in the desert on a camel", and I would probably watch it.
The music in this movie is fantastic. Many characters also give get performances, including the chameleon Alec Guiness as Prince Feisal.
There were several scenes which I found very compelling, but the most disturbing scene for me was the scene involving quick sand.
I also discovered that I have a major thing for young Omar Sharif, who played Prince Ali in this film. He was so extremely sexy that several times I started fantasizing about riding him, um, I mean riding with him on his camel. I'll be sure to check out more of his films in the future. I'm thinking Dr. Zhivago would be a good place to start.
The latest addition to the project was 1962 winner Lawrence of Arabia . It's the story of a British man who leads some Arabic tribes against the Turks during World War 1. It's an interesting historical epic, made even more interesting by good actors, desert scenery and a liberal use of eyeliner.
First, I'll confess that I did not watch this film in one sitting, but in one hour bits. I quite enjoyed it. Peter O'toole does a good job of showing Lawrence's quandaries. I enjoyed seeing how Lawrence became confused by his surroundings and what he was expected to do. I also enjoyed the scenery in this movie. I love deserts and could watch desert scenery for hours. For some reason, I also adore camels, and since this movie has many scenes of men riding around in the desert on camels, I was quite happy. Seriously, someone could make a movie called "Man rides around in the desert on a camel", and I would probably watch it.
The music in this movie is fantastic. Many characters also give get performances, including the chameleon Alec Guiness as Prince Feisal.
There were several scenes which I found very compelling, but the most disturbing scene for me was the scene involving quick sand.
I also discovered that I have a major thing for young Omar Sharif, who played Prince Ali in this film. He was so extremely sexy that several times I started fantasizing about riding him, um, I mean riding with him on his camel. I'll be sure to check out more of his films in the future. I'm thinking Dr. Zhivago would be a good place to start.
