Lawrence of Arabia - Part 22 of 26

I totally agree.

This part of the story was carried out using little more than visual symbolism. If T.E.L was able to write about it nearly 90 years ago, Peter O'Toole was able to play the part and David Lean allowed to show it nearly 50 years ago, why the hell is it a sensitive subject today? Not to cheapen the argument but seriously, has anyone on youtube seen pulp fiction? Crazy.

amen to that!

They think that's bad why don't they read the book?

LOL! YES! Someone else noticed!

You'll notice the Bey has a persistent cough in the scene. Because he couldn't show rape, he made the cough a symbolic punctuation. there's a moment when Lawrence is whipped and then there's this horrid pause as you hear the cough. Lean wanted it to represent a sexual climax... it's on the extras. Plus, he choses to cut between close ups of eyes, lips and the hand caressing the skin. It's all visual. If you read the Seven Pillars, it's quite clear what went on.

There is subtext yes but Lawrence himself was one huge question mark. Officially, he was asexual, never let anyone touch him after what happened... in the seven pillars there are hints that he... um... enjoyed it! and that, I gather, prettymuch terrified him out of the whole thing. Maybe if he'd decided to choose though itd have been men. The bey apparently lined up a bunch of boys to pick from and chose him... happened a lot I believe.

oo yes :3 some lady described it like seeing blue sky through the sockets of a skull... cant remember where i heard that :P

Gerturde Bell? I'm just guessing now, I have no idea! They put it in this Merchant Ivory version of something about him... It was tragically bad... But I've heard that somewhere too. Damn! Now I'll have to go and find out!

yes it was actually an Arab woman who said it o.0 pretty sure. cuz they werent used to blue eyes and ya know, a guy with such pale skin...

Yep, that makes sense :-) It's coming back to me now... Whatever the case his eyes were not beady and he was anything but ugly. By today's standards... or any standards even! He's handsome in an unconventional and completely disarming way...