Lawrence Of Arabia
The film “Lawrence Of Arabia” conveys the complex life and exploits of an eccentric, rebellious, desert-loving, masochistic, Oxford-bred British officer who aided the Arabian Bedouins against the Turks during World War I. The Arabian Desert functions as a beautiful and majestic backdrop for nearly all of Lawrence’s exploits. The film focuses on the major events in Lawrence’s life, all of which are told in flashback form. The events include: the conquest of Aqaba, Lawrence’s capture and torture in Deraa, and the anti-climactic fall of Damascus.Lawrence’s main mission in the beginning of the film is a dangerous adventure in which Lawrence travels the desert trying to “find Prince Feisal” and serve as an emissary/liaison between the British and the Arabs. At the encampment of Prince Feisal, Lawrence was to investigate the progress of the Arab Revolt against Constantinople and to appraise the strength of the fragmented Arab t
In the end, after having realized his actions to unite the Arabs were failing, Lawrence accepts the rank of Colonel as a final mark of privilege, and acknowledges that he has outlived his usefulness in trying to unite the Arab tribes. He was forced to lay aside his Arab costume and return to England to the life that he had previously lived. While this story ends with Lawrence’s failure, it was clear that he played the role of a hero throughout the film. Lawrence’s capture and torture in Deraa serves as somewhat of a turning point in Lawrence’s attitude through the duration of the film for reasons that include his concern with the possibility that he is masochistic. When taken into the hands of the Turkish soldiers, Lawrence is punished by being whipped in the back several of times. However, it is rather easy to see simply by the look on his face that this wasn’t even a painful experience. After being thrown out into the street b
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