They showed Lawrence of Arabia one night while I was on study abroad in Jerusalem. I heard it was 4 hours long and didn't go. So now, 5 years after my study abroad, I got together some Jeru friends and we watched the whole thing (let's face it; no one else is game for this movie). It took us forever. Twice we got together to see it and ended up not even starting it. And then we buckled down and watched it in two gos. Lawrence of Arabia is not for the faint of heart--it takes dedication!
When you get over the slowness of the movie, you start to realize how amazing it is. We were amazed by how good the cinematography is, and it was made in 1962!! Incredible! The history is also super interesting. It exposed me to a side of WWI I never learned about in school. There's also a scene where Lawrence is abused that is pretty disturbing; we skipped that. Overall, stunning movie. Glad I saw it. Probably won't ever watch it again, but glad I did once.
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