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I finally sat down and watched the film and first off, Obi Wan looked pretty hot in it. A little less hot but more poised in this film than he does as Ewan McGregor. Maybe it is because when Alec Guinness is playing Ewan McGregor playing Obi Wan he is having to play it as an Englishman playing a Scotsman playing an Englishman. That has to be difficult, especially with a last name like Guinness.

Anyway, the film really is as good as people make it out to be. It does leave you wondering what the hell happened to Zhivago’s wife/son/dad after they were exported back to Paris. I like to think that she became a famous clothing designer and had a torrid affair with a very buff man who could please her in ways Yuri never could. As a result, Sasha (the son) grows up to be a male runway model and shakes it until he breaks it. The father dies of old age after having all the french tobacco he can smoke.

I do kind of have a couple of questions. I think I am supposed to believe that Lara was raped by Komarovsky (Rod Steiger), but that had to be the wimpiest rape scene I have ever seen. I saw the seduction cause them was some purdy dresses and he might have been a big guy, but a knee to the nuts is a knee to the nuts. So, what was up with the limp hand and sigh…talk to me people. Anyway, jerky for sure, especially after being called a slut. But rape? I dunno. I suppose the Colleen jury is still out on how sympathetic I feel for Lara. I mean she schtooped a sleeze for nice dresses…ok I can understand that, but on the other hand – she schtooped a married guy behind the wifes back…

For that matter…Zhivago just blatantly lived that “love the one you’re with” lifestyle in the middle of a civil war until his heart gave out. I have to say if we all could do this, we would have a great freaking world. Unfortunately, it goes against basic human emotions to be this evolved. Now I am going to have to read the novel, because it was not completed until the mid 50’s and I wonder if it has that underlying 60’s free love feel to it.

One more thing, every man should master the Omar Sharif stare. Look into your woman’s eyes like Omar. I mean the guy is not all that good looking to me, but can he give you a look, ohhhh yeah.