Editing Lawrence of Arabia (film) (section)

== Legacy ==
Its visual style has influenced many directors, including [[George Lucas]], [[Sam Peckinpah]], [[Stanley Kubrick]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Ridley Scott]], [[Brian De Palma]], [[Oliver Stone]], [[Denis Villeneuve]], and [[Steven Spielberg]], who called the film a "miracle".<ref>{{cite web |last=Stephens |first=Dan |url=http://www.top10films.co.uk/archives/3244 |title='Lawrence of Arabia': The film that inspired Steven Spielberg |date=16 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117112948/http://www.top10films.co.uk/archives/3244 |archive-date=17 November 2010 |website=Top 10 Films |url-status=live}}</ref> Spielberg further considered it his favourite film of all time and the one that inspired him to become a filmmaker,<ref>DVD documentary, ''A Conversation with Steven Spielberg''</ref> crediting the film, which he saw four times in four successive weeks upon its release, with understanding "It was the first time seeing a movie, I realized there are themes that aren't narrative story themes, there are themes that are character themes, that are personal themes. [...] and I realized there was no going back. It was what I was going to do."<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Lacy, Susan |date=5 October 2021 |title=Spielberg |type=Documentary film}}</ref>

Film director [[Kathryn Bigelow]] also considers it one of her favourite films, saying it inspired her to film ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' in Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2022 |title=Kathryn Bigelow's 5 favourite films |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/kathryn-bigelows-five-favourite-films-of-all-time/ |website=Far Out Magazine |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Lawrence of Arabia'' also inspired numerous other [[Adventure film|adventure]], [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] stories in modern popular culture, including [[Frank Herbert]]'s ''[[Dune (franchise)|Dune]]'' franchise, George Lucas's ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise, [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Avatar (franchise)|Avatar]]'' franchise, Ridley Scott's ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'' (2012), and [[George Miller (filmmaker)|George Miller]]'s ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web |title='Lawrence Of Arabia' Is The Unlikely Prequel To 'Star Wars,' 'Dune,' And All Your Favorite Fantasy Epics |url=https://decider.com/2015/12/03/lawrence-of-arabia-star-wars-dune-sci-fi/ |website=[[Decider.com]] |publisher=[[New York Post]] |access-date=14 June 2019 |date=3 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616084717/https://decider.com/2015/12/03/lawrence-of-arabia-star-wars-dune-sci-fi/ |archive-date=16 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>