LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA A movie depicting the life of Thomas Edward Lawrence , the British officer who tried to assist the Arabs against the Turks (an ally of Germany) during World War I , got 7 of the 10 Academy Awards to which it was nominated and in the year 1963. It was thanks to this movie that Steven Spielberg decided to pursue a career in film making. Based on Lawrence’s autobiographical account of his adventures in the desserts …

…a big tool of propoganda for those countries who are developed in that sector. Generally, countries are not targeted directly, instead , especially in historical and biographical movies , events are presented from one point of view only. Butterfly , Midnight Express , Never Without My Daughter, Red Corner and Western Movies are examples of such movies. Although those movies are not totally subjective , an objective approach can not always be seen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Lawrence of Arabia _the movie