Lawrence is more than a name

Hellen 2022-04-19 09:01:18

The film probably tells the story of a British officer who was sent to an Arab country to help Britain. In this film, you can deeply experience the confrontation between two different civilizations. Barbarism and civilization have tried to blend in this way. Lawrence has never been able to fall in love with this "clean" country. The power that drives him to help the Arabs is the freedom that the British believe in. He also believes that this can also be the belief of the Arabs, but in the process of realizing this belief, He understood the weakness of his own power, he could not even change one person, and he was the only one left in the last Arab conference hall.

After watching this film and then going to the film review, I have an instinctive perception of myself. A film can have countless understandings, as long as you believe it. I have always believed that the conquest of Aqaba or Damascus is for the ultimate goal: to civilize this stupid, barbaric people. It is a pity that in the process of realizing civilization, Lawrence had to do things that went against his heart. He killed people, and he almost didn't kill them. On the way north, he finally decided not to do it anymore. This is the way to realize his dream. The retreat is also a kind of rest. In the end, he still tried to change, and his unwilling efforts made him revive and attack Damascus, but in the face of the operation of a new city, he was powerless. This is not something a genius leader can do, and ignorance to civilization is not overnight. The electricity was not supplied and the water was cut off, and he realized that all this could not be done, and he lost.

Think about it, the film probably focuses on the collision of ignorance and civilization, which is blunt and painful but has to be. After watching the film, the only thing I want to understand is, in the process of Lawrence's efforts to realize it, is there a hidden selfishness, or is it really pure freedom of belief?

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Extended Reading
  • Hope 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    It should not be said that [Lawrence of Arabia] is synonymous with epic films, it should be said that epic films are the best commentary of [Lawrence of Arabia].

  • Deshaun 2022-03-24 09:01:16

    So long, four hours, but I guess it's worth the time.

Lawrence of Arabia quotes

  • [Lawrence has just extinguished a match between his thumb and forefinger. William Potter surreptitiously attempts the same]

    William Potter: Ooh! It damn well 'urts!

    T.E. Lawrence: Certainly it hurts.

    Officer: What's the trick then?

    T.E. Lawrence: The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.

  • Sherif Ali: Have you no fear, English?

    T.E. Lawrence: My fear is my concern.