Why Steven Spielberg watched Lawrence of Arabia more than Any other film 

Did you see his earlier The Bridge Over The River Quai?

@@dennismanuel6156 quai lmao

@@dennismanuel6156I have actually. I didn’t like that as much. Great Expectations is stunning though

BOTH the grandeur AND the intimacy were constantly grabbing my (17 year old) full attention throughout this magnificent film! 😁😁😁

Dude I have the exact same experience. It became my favorite movie at 14 and it still now. Amazing how well that movie ages, you see entirely new layers as you grow

You could say that about David Lean's other film Ryan's Daughter, but does that name ring a bell? Just something interesting to think about

That's how it has to be seen. All of David Lean's films, really, need a big screen. Oh, and the original Blade Runner is very much a big screen film.

I saw it at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, IL, in 70 mm, and it was awesome.

​@@Falconlibrary Blade Runner got a 70mm enlargement

I just saw a few days ago in 70mm and you're ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. It's spectacular and looks completely different than watching it on television or in regular 35mm.

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Almost like he was inspired....

That’s exactly why this movie is his favourite

Hmm... Villeneuve is a fan of same visual policy.

@@zvimur Well, most sci-fi films have borrowed from Lawrence of Arabia.

Absolutely - now I want to watch again so I may try and see it from Spielberg’s perspective

DO U HAVE AN OSCAR?

🤣🤣👏

@@abhinavkrishna3673 We all understood what George means. It's implied.

PLEASE tell me someone isn't trying to!...…

He also VASTLY overstated his abilities lol. He was no hero.

​@@spdcrzy Nonsense. His story was incredible. He was much in the vein of Nelson, Cook, and Gordon. It is typical of the cynical, jaded, low testosterone, lesser men of our times, to denigrate the greatness of larger then life, male figures of history.

@@LUIS-ox1bv You can have an incredible story while still overstating one's own importance. Your own comment, for example.

But not as great as Lean's The Bridge Over The River Quai, which had a dramatic arc.

It is an amazing film!

Masterpiece

​​@@dennismanuel6156Nope. LOA, is epic on every level. Virtually impossible to produce a film on that scale these days.

Nobody serious thinks Spielberg is the goat

@@samoppedisano3994 I mean he's not even my favorite director, but he may be the greatest living American director right now. He's definitely in the conversation.

@@PlanR yeah I think anyone who makes as many blockbusters as him has a hard time competing against someone like Scorsese. But yeah he’s up there for living American directors ig

@@samoppedisano3994The list of greatest living Directors right now really just goes Spielberg, Scorsese, Coppola if you think about it. In twenty years?? Yeah, Tarantino, Nolan, PTA, and the Coen Brothers will be up there. But for now it’s only a few legends.

@@samoppedisano3994 What's the logic there? Just because they're extremely popular movies they're not as good? lol

You must not be very well read then...

Funny! I looked up “Audacious” and probably missed the words you mentioned.

@@almogsason279he’s Audacious with his comments so be nice.

@@almogsason279 I’m not a native speaker so you’re right

​@@almogsason279hes obviously learning english buddy, and I counted roughly 6 uncommonly used words in this clip.

Spielberg supports his adopted daughters career. Not a good guy

​@@matthewm9261 the black chick?

​@matthewm9261 Supporting his daughter's career makes him not good? Why?

Did you see Mr. Lean's earlier The Bridge Over The River Quai?

Only a bit.

Don't tell that to my mom.

I saw that in the theaters. Great movie.

True, in a way it's the jucksap-juxapp-juxtap- something something between the small and gremlins.

Clown. Can't ever be serious

@@Preludedrawi am dead 🤣🤣

Gremlins 2 is better than LOA.

Baffles me how he didn't win an oscar for that role

O'Toole and Sharif were both terrified of horses, so they both got drunk for the attack on the train scene. If you watch it closely, you can tell.

O’Toole belongs to a branch of the O’Toole family that holds a dynastic challenge to the Current Monarch. They will never achieve recognition while they maintain a pretender to the royal throne.

Persuaded, or reminded? It is a classic, and a rewatch is always warranted. Anyway, here it is. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rVlsnDZm0ZM.html Yes, I will watch it again too, and maybe see what Spielberg saw.

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Did you see Mr. Lean's earlier effort? The Bridge Over The River Quai?

Have you watched Mr. Lean's earlier The Bridge Over The River Quai?

Have you watched Mr. Lean's earlier The Bridge Over The River Quai?

@@dennismanuel6156 yep

It was a slog for me. Felt three days long.

I loved Raiders of the Lost Ark too. I know Spielberg is known for other films more, but that first Indy picture was just made so well.😊

Raiders of the Lost ark is one of the best action adventure fantasy movies ever made and Lawrence of Arabia is one of the greatest movies in cinema history. Two different types of movies but both fantastic.

It is the most false movie ever ......if U knew the true nature of Lawrence U wud be surprised......he was the complete opposite of what they showed!!!!

​@@samrock8567I disagree. Much of the action is based on factual events. Many of the character traits portrayed were drawn from his own memoirs. He was an outcast...portrayed perfectly. He was "attacked" by a Turkish officer... Accurately shown in the film. The real T.E. Lawrence was a highly complex individual and I think this comes across in the film. You want one of the most false movies? Try Braveheart. Complete utter nonsense that has no grounding in historical accuracy.

@@johnl4933 you don't seem to take into account that the fact how evil the British empire was......their infamous policy .....divide and rule policy........which destroyed India and caused it to split between India Pakistan and Bangladesh........how Churchill caused the the bangal famine, ....... The divide and rule policy was employed in gulf as well

@@samrock8567 Don't in confuse movies with history. The film is a masterpiece. And as for your comment on actual history... WWI was a bunch of Empires at war. The Arabs wanted their empire back and were happy to get rid of the Ottomans. Right or wrong, the French and the British were better at chess than the Arabs. They got outplayed.

@@samrock8567 Duh ... thanks for stating stuff I already knew. That was not the topic. The topic is not India. For that, take a look at the film Ghandi. That's exactly why T.E. Lawrence was such a thorn in the side for the British. He was very much for the Arabs uniting. This comes over clearly in the film.

Yeah, he's on epsteins list.

​@@hankworden3850 ...Epsteins friend.

@@hankworden3850???

Gifted indeed, but good?! A lot of people disagree for a myriad of reasons.

@@ozzyfanatic666 not a good human being? Oh! I didn't know... why??

Can you explain please? I love this move but admit there is much I don't understand

@@BarefootViking spoilers: There’s three times in the movie we see a motorcycle. The beginning, the middle (just a few minutes before intermission) and the end. Also, the beginning of the film starts with the end. The beginning of the film has people arguing about what kind of man he is. The whole movie, Lawrence is asking himself, “who are you?” He explores, he tests himself, he pushes himself and keeps not finding his limits. He crosses deserts, he wins every battle, he saves lives. He clashes with being British, he tries being an Arab but he doesn’t even know what that is. He’s even told, “Arabs do not like the desert” but he does. One of the first things he really discovers about himself is that he enjoys killing. He eventually believes he has no limits and even pretends to walk on water. But then he is captured and dominated and violated. Then everyone keeps trying to tell him who and what he is, “I’m an ordinary man” “you’re the most extraordinary man I’ve ever met” and he’s almost scared by that. He has no idea. At the very end he is leaving in a jeep. Then he sees a man on a motorcycle. For us, it’s foreshadowing his death. For him, he remembers the man by the canal who asked repeatedly, “who are you?” Which Lawrence at the time was unable to answer. But then he smiles to himself (like he does when he rides the motorcycle at the beginning of the film) because he knows who he is really. He is Lawrence of Arabia. I could talk about this movie forever but that’s the main theme of what the movie is really “about” I think. I think this is what makes it greater than a lot of the other big epics.

​@@goblinslayer7096Very insightful take, yet very compelling. There are so many layers to this cinematic treasure. As nany times as I've seen it, I never tire of seeing it again.

Yes but at the core he was portrayed as an 'outsider' seeking a higher truth and 'young man' being somewhat manipulated, that I agree.

That's an interesting take. One of David Bowie's more interesting roles, also. To quote Joe Queenan: _"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence_ is like if Bowie's character from _The Man Who Fell to Earth_ once again fell to earth but landed in the past, in a part of Earth that happened to be occupied by the Japanese Army."

Then you didn't watch the film closely. The women biding farewell to men from hills in the Wadi, on their way to battle at Aqaba.

I like the first one best too

The mood dark lighting as well is epic !

Ha. Okay, Spielberg.

Completely agree. The 2nd as well

Maybe you haven't seen Mr. Lean's earlier The Bridge Over The River Quai?

Right! Even his version of Oliver Twist, is a tour de force.

'Never saw 2001. Did you see Mr. Lean's earlier effort The Bridge Over The River Quai?

@@dennismanuel6156 Yes, for sure! But for me, David Lean and Stanley Kubrick are right up there at the very top of the best Directors. Both of them only made 12 or 13 films total over a similar period of over 40 years. Films like Clockwork Orange or Dr. Zhivago, both fantastic, but such different genres, it's hard to choose.

'Ever seen Mr. Lean's earlier effort The Bridge Over The River Quai?

Do you have a short attention span?

@@feraudyh 3h42mins man…

Coppola did it 1st with The Godfather part 2 vs The Conversation.

He hasn't ever been nominated twice for best picture in the same year. Although he has been nominated a lot!

Correct.

Rushmore?

@@Alexander-tj2dn Wes Anderson film.

Mixed bag.

Yes. Folks who view this great film on a flat screen TV, or lab top, are missing out on the true impact of the cinematography.