It's honestly pretty interesting how we had a WW1 film ask audiences "Are our war heroes insane delusional butcher?" long before the deluge of Vietnam War flicks.
>>216487430What's more interesting is peoples perception that everyone back in the day was ignorant of the things going on around them
>>216487430This movie didn't ask audiences anything. It clearly stated War Heroes are based AF and Arabs will always be a little people. Petty, barbarous and cruel.
>>216487430lawrence was a complicated figure but he was not insane. for most of the movie he was extremely motivated and confident. it was only during the "no prisoners" attack on the turks that one could argue he let his emotions get the better of him
>>216487523but is squashing a bunch of rapey roaches really a big deal? NOPE
>>216487430do you believe in a linear theory of history?
>>216487523He either wanted revenge or he actually "enjoyed it"
>>216487545you see uh, time is a flat circle
>>216487553or maybe they got exactly what they deserved for being a bunch of murderers? there's a reason we named the furniture we put our feet on ottomans