Re: He seemed something of a wacko

Posted by Fedora from ppp-74.col.cableone.net on April 24, 2001 at 22:14:10:

In Reply to: He seemed something of a wacko posted by Micah on April 24, 2001 at 22:00:58:

: They also state that a film about Lawrence made today would not have such an idealistic and heroic portrayal, but that they feel it should be accepted in an epic such as Lean's film.

: : Don't know about the book, but these comments seem to suggest that the O'Toole Lawrence is not too accurate.

: That would seem to indicate that the portrayal was more glowing than reality. My impression from the movie was that he was quite the eccentric and a bit of a nut even before any horrific things happened to him. Even riding a motorbike he seemed a bit maniacal. Maybe he was like that... I'd like to know...

: --Micah

There was an interesting article about him in National Geographic, or Smithsonian in the last couple of years. I get both of these magazines,and can't recall right off. According to this article he was a bit of an eccentric, as only the British can be. I thought it was interesting that he got into the military again, after his exploits, under an assumed mame. Quite an insightful article and worth reading. Regards, Fedora

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• National Geographic Micah 22:26:20 4/24/2001 (1)
  • Yep, that's it. (nm) Fedora 23:22:18 4/24/2001 (0)

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