I always find it amazing that the younger generation knows so little about the past. Even worse, I find it appalling that it knows so little about the world as a whole. And yet, there's a certain logic about this, from a quote (that I'll paraphrase) from the movie, Lawrence of Arabia.
"It is up to the young people to fight the wars.
It is up to the old people to make the peace."
Hidden the above are the attestations of valor and courage to the young, while the older generation is associated with the treachery that causes was in the first place. In short, as I see it, younger people fight, while older people try to settle disputes. Lawrence the man was one of those singular young people who was in a place to influence how the world would look 100 years later, and he did just that.
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What can I say about this movie that reviewers haven't said for the past 62 years? Since RQS has never seen this movie, I bought tickets for us a few nights before. I knew that she'd enjoy the movie, and that it would make an extra night up here well worth it.
Arriving at the theater, the two young ticket takers commented that the movie was 4 hours long. They asked me what the movie was about, and I mentioned the birth of Saudi Arabia as an independent nation and the Arab world as it is today. (I was amazed that they didn't know about this being a classic film, working in a movie theater. But then, youth don't learn much about their recent past and it's culture.) We then took our seats, and sat down to watch the film. While the film played, RQS asked me several questions about the film, as she wasn't aware that this story was based on real historical events.
Later on, when we got home, it was too late to do anything but go to bed. It was a nice evening, and a good chance to watch a film on the big screen that should only be seen on the big screen.
