Yikes, another two discer. Won't lie, wasn't looking forward to it. I don't know anything about the Ben-Hur plot. I was guessing it was going to be 'Ten Commandments-y.' I'm a pretty awesome guesser.
The story coincides with the life and death of Christ. Judea Ben-Hur is a Hercules-like hero who overcomes all sort of obstacles to be reunited with his mother and sister. Although so many things happen in the movie and the story is pretty complex the viewer never has that sense of 'what the hell is going on? who is that guy? wait is that the good guy or bad guy? wait is that a guy?' I like action/adventure movies like that!!
The movie beautifully depicts the early days of Christianity and what real Christianity is all about: forgiving and loving your enemies, being good in this life so you are rewarded in death, do not fear death, etc. These parts of the movies I really enjoyed because it reminded me of bible stories my grannie Annie used to read to me.
Ben-Hur won 11 Academy awards which doesn't surprise me because the story is huge, the production is huge, everything is gargantuan! I would recommend it for someone who wants to catch a glimpse of the extravagant Roman empire.
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