In terms of the artistry of the film, too many people have praised it. The photography of the desert sand, the magnificent soundtrack, the delicate performance, and even the expression of romantic tragic thoughts are all first-class, even now Look, it's not out of date.
Most importantly, for most of us who are confused, this film basically opens the end of the chaos in the Middle East from the source, and can give everyone a little understanding of the Arab world 100 years ago.
Before the First World War, in fact, the concept of "nation-state" was not strong in many parts of the world (you must know that Prussia's reunification of Germany was only a matter of 1871). At that time, the Arab world was basically a tribal area, which belonged to the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Of course, the management was relatively loose. Under the technical conditions at that time, the chiefs in the desert basically had the final say. The collapse of Ottoman Turkey in the First World War brought new changes to the entire Arab region.
In fact, as early as the end of 1915, British diplomat Mark Sykes and Frenchman Georges Picot concocted the infamous Sykes-Picot secret treaty in the Prime Minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street, England, to discuss the power of the Arab world after the defeat of Turkey. scoping issues.
However, almost at the same time, in order to win the Arabs against Turkey, the British deliberately used vague language to tell the Arab leader Hussein that as long as he launched the Arabs against the Ottoman rule, the British would support the Arabs in the Middle East The region established an independent Arab state. It is like secretly selling the land promised to France to the Arabs again.
The historical background of the story of Lawrence of Arabia is basically this.
In the film, Lawrence, as a very well educated British middle and lower-level intelligence officer who knows the Arab world very well, went astray when completing the task of intelligence communication. He really joined and even led the independence of the Arabs with idealistic feelings. The movement became the "Lawrence of Arabia". Through a series of adventures and battles, Lawrence led the Arab rebels to capture Damascus. However, in the end, due to the shamelessness of the politicians and the disappointment of the "Ali" (described in the film: neither united nor capable), the dream of an independent and unified Arab country was shattered, and the British still took over the Arab affairs. Son. Lawrence became a tragic hero, and was killed in an accident not long after.
It is not ruled out that this film is a shameless wash by the British and the Yankees for what they have done in the Middle East, but then again, if a nation is not united, if it is not enterprising, and there is no big hero, life will not be easy. of. It is basically unreliable to expect people from other ethnic groups to become XX's XXX, and it is impossible to have feelings.
About a 4 hour long movie, it takes a bit of courage to open, but, definitely worth it.
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