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Should have been a lot better


badly written and directed although acted excellently, the last scene in particular and realising how he was shot cheapens and demeans his suffering, as if any soldier would have done that in the middle of blazing warfare in enemy territory

No Justice Just Us

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Yeah I found that scene annoying too, made him look like Rambo.

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Soy un perdedor

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I think that scene was probably exactly what happened and therefore, since this movie was based on the real Robert Lawrence, it had to be included. I don't think it cheapens his suffering either, I think it makes it sadder. He obviously snapped in the middle of the battle, probably from psychological trauma.

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I agree. After all, it is based on truth, and it is well known about Lawrence that he wanted to be a warrior soldier. Thus, the final scene shows the naivety of such a thing.

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I doubt that any real solider would do that in battle.

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Well the real life person has admitted he was gung ho in battle!

Its that man again!!

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