The film was only watched fifty-two years after it was produced. Even if the technical gap in performance cannot be ignored, I still have to give this historical film that has won eleven Oscars a convincing five stars. The first thing to mention is the climax of the whole film: the circus. Before, I only knew that the racecourse, which took a lot of material and manpower to build for many years, was a large-scale entertainment project for people in Rome (only slightly lower than the Colosseum), but it has never been possible to imagine how it released the entire city once a year. The spirit of the people is exhausted. The fact of watching the movie proves that the horse's hoof tramples over the fallen rider, which is indeed comparable to the bloody blood in the Colosseum. Successful people not only have to know, train, and love horses, but also have to live in the right place and race, and dare to fight for their lives to win the love of the audience. All the Jews left their seats to celebrate and cheer for their prince, as Ben-Hur rose from a one-time prisoner to a spiritual leader. Furthermore, what cannot be forgotten is the soundtrack and lines of the film. Concise, repetitive, and almost interspersed with the background music of the whole film, the atmosphere created by the background music is solemn and sacred. It is a mixture between the unyielding struggle for the protagonist's life and the hope for fate. uneasiness and unwillingness; both Caesar and slave, the words used are concise, articulate, and have a tone of sensual awe. People in that era respected their own country or nation, their own gods, and even apocalypse, family affection, and love. Even if the sentence they uttered begins with "I", the speaker's attitude of giving himself entirely to the thing of faith is clearly heard. Finally, there is the plot analogy, which is also a major feature of the biblical New Testament. Four times he drank water, the first time the escort officer refused to give Judas water to drink, Jesus came when he was in pain, and at the same time gave him the transcendent eyes that made him firm in his expectation of God; the second time Judas rescued the ruler twice The consul gave him the privilege of a great victory, and the consul took water and gave it to such a slave first, and then drank the rest himself. It shows that the consul will not only take him out of his servitude at sea, but also repay him with his love; the third time, Judas knows that his mother and sister are still alive, but he has leprosy and can no longer lead a normal life, Desperate for life and faith, he quenched his thirst in the creek at the foot of the mountain where Jesus preached, and while drinking, he said that he was angry and dumped the water in his hand; the last time, Jesus was sentenced to carry his own cross to the execution ground, and Judas recognized it on the way. His benefactor quenched his thirst, sent it to his mouth and was kicked by the Roman soldiers, that is, Jesus did not drink the water from his mouth, and did not want to use the power of the Son of God to escape punishment, but to execute the will of his Father God and voluntarily Atonement for mankind, Judas was once again shocked to see Jesus' calm eyes, which made him put down his concern for Rome. hatred. ring. In the first scene, Ben-Hur falls in love with a slave girl who is about to marry and returns her freedom, but he puts the ring on his hand and is willing to become a slave of love. This wearing is for three years (Ben-Hur did not marry multiple wives according to the Jewish tradition. Consistent with God's teaching of abstinence; falling in love with a slave indicates that he will become the leader of the emancipation of the Jews; not greedy for money, not charging for redemption, which is in line with God's teaching that money should not be overemphasized); Ben-Hur, who has rescued the famous and often talented, recognized as his adopted son and gave him a family name, an ancestral ring, and Roman citizenship. Ben-Hur's fate turned around. After three years of humiliation, he had the opportunity to return to Jerusalem to take revenge; In the third act, Ben-Hur, wearing two rings, returns to Samir, presents a gift as the son of the consul, and confronts the enemy who was a friend as an avenger; in the fourth act, Ben-Hur wins the support of the Jews and faces a choice: Obey the Empire and return to Rome or lead the people against Rome in the future. Ben-Hur's purpose of returning to Samir for revenge has been achieved, and he no longer needs the title of the son of a Roman citizen consul to return the ring.
That's all I want to say. I always feel that the effect of the studio lights is particularly awkward, and Heston's figure is really seductive, and Jesus' wavy curls are as beautiful as ever, and the viewing pleasure is very strong. Beginners of Judaism and Christianity, welcome to read and exchange.
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