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Originally posted by: bad_karma24
Not really. I just think it's the greatest film ever made.
It really is a spectacular film, and I'm sure I love it also because I'm half Arab (my father was born and raised in Lebanon). The acting is fantastic (O'Toole is a marvelous actor) the battle scenes are exciting, and every frame looks like it's a painting. Not to mention the amazing picture quality and color rendition that comes from 70mm filmstock. 70mm blows everything else out of the water. Not even HD can come close to it.
Interestlingly enough, even though it's almost 4 hours long, there's not a single female speaking role.
You're right, now that I think about it. Another movie lacking female speaking roles is Gettysburg. It's 4 hours 14 minutes long and there's only one line by a female extra ('I thought the war was in Virginia').
I just asked because I think Lawrence of Arabia is an amazing film. Everything about it is epic and spectacular and Peter O'Toole was definitely robbed of an Oscar for his performance (if the Academy has any sense of fairness they'll give him a Best Supporting Actor award for Troy). I would say it definitely has a claim as the greatest film ever made.