As one follows the twists and the turns of the life of the Jewish prince, Ben-Hur, one will embark on a journey of adventure, drama, and action. Ben Hur is not only the number one Academy Award Winning film, but it also involves the original ship scene and original chase scene that you have watched in a variety of other movies. I would most definitely recommend this movie, but probably not until you are a young adult. This movie will keep you questioning what is going to happen next from start to finish.
The main character is Jedah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of first century. All is fine and dandy until his old friend, Messala (Stephen Boyd) comes back to Jerusalem. This is the point when everything goes bad. Messala and Ben have very different political views, and this is what leads Messala to say, “You are either for me or against me”. Ben Hur would never choose anything over his people, not even his best friend. Ben Hur said that he would rather be a fool than a trader. Ben is a character that shows love and commitment for his people no matter what he is offered. He went through many sufferings and torture throughout the movie because of his decision to be against Messala.
Ben Hur, being the Jewish prince of his people, resembles the characteristics that Jesus has. Jesus mysteriously shows up periodically throughout the movie, helping and sometimes even saving Ben’s life. However, it is interesting because you never once see Jesus’s face. Throughout the movie, I think they were trying to show that Ben and Jesus have some very strong similarities. Like Jesus, Ben is all for his people. He cares more about other people’s lives than his own; no matter if he is risking his entire life for that person. As the movie progresses, one sees more and more similarities between Jesus and Ben Hur.
Even though this movie is older, and it doesn’t have the greatest special effects or color, I would definitely recommend this movie. For 1959, with such a limited technology, it is an outstanding movie; with a great plot filled with many memorable scenes. There are scenes in this movie where one might think they have had to use special effects, but in reality they didn’t. It must have taken them a very long time to put this movie together. It is unbelievable that they built the stadium for the chariot scene just for this movie. They put a lot of hard work into this movie, and did a fantastic job. “Ben-Hur” is not only the number one Academy Award winner, but it also has won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.
My rating for “Ben Hur” is a 4 out of 5.
***Thank you to http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Ben-Hur/Summary/, for you information.
The main character is Jedah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston), who lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of first century. All is fine and dandy until his old friend, Messala (Stephen Boyd) comes back to Jerusalem. This is the point when everything goes bad. Messala and Ben have very different political views, and this is what leads Messala to say, “You are either for me or against me”. Ben Hur would never choose anything over his people, not even his best friend. Ben Hur said that he would rather be a fool than a trader. Ben is a character that shows love and commitment for his people no matter what he is offered. He went through many sufferings and torture throughout the movie because of his decision to be against Messala.
Ben Hur, being the Jewish prince of his people, resembles the characteristics that Jesus has. Jesus mysteriously shows up periodically throughout the movie, helping and sometimes even saving Ben’s life. However, it is interesting because you never once see Jesus’s face. Throughout the movie, I think they were trying to show that Ben and Jesus have some very strong similarities. Like Jesus, Ben is all for his people. He cares more about other people’s lives than his own; no matter if he is risking his entire life for that person. As the movie progresses, one sees more and more similarities between Jesus and Ben Hur.
Even though this movie is older, and it doesn’t have the greatest special effects or color, I would definitely recommend this movie. For 1959, with such a limited technology, it is an outstanding movie; with a great plot filled with many memorable scenes. There are scenes in this movie where one might think they have had to use special effects, but in reality they didn’t. It must have taken them a very long time to put this movie together. It is unbelievable that they built the stadium for the chariot scene just for this movie. They put a lot of hard work into this movie, and did a fantastic job. “Ben-Hur” is not only the number one Academy Award winner, but it also has won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.
My rating for “Ben Hur” is a 4 out of 5.
***Thank you to http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Ben-Hur/Summary/, for you information.
I also agree with your ranking and how it was a great movie even though they didn't have a lot of the technology that we have today. Nice Review :)
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