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i haven't seen 'che,' but it sounds like soderbergh's taking the 'lawrence of arabia' approach -- throw up a bunch of ambiguous impressive spectacle on the screen, but leave us without much on the charismatic figure at its core. but who knows -- 'lawrence of arabia' is still a great movie, with a great lead performance.
but i just wonder if it's really that brave to focus on the military campaigns and studiously avoid the politics, the executions, etc. seems a little like making a movie about george w. but focusing entirely on his domestic life with wife and kids. it may be accurate, but it's not what most of us would find important (devastating) about the man, and it would feel a little like cowardice.
