How did your revenge journey to ancient Rome come to fruition?

Margarette 2022-03-20 09:01:21

Imagine, in the middle of Qin Shi Huang's reign, in the town where you were born, you had a best friend, and you played together and were brothers and sisters. This brother is far from being in the pool, a youth far out of office, allegiance to the emperor and a high position. As for you, you have gradually established your own clan status in this small town, have a strong economic foundation, and are famous for your image as a preacher, but this morality is not consistent with the royal will, and is temporarily called "heterogeneous". One day your brother returned to his hometown with a huge army and served as a tribune. Let's call him "the county magistrate" for the time being. In order to complete the mission of the royal family, consolidate the absolute rule of the royal family over the hometown from public opinion to reality, and at the same time covet the wealth you have accumulated over the years, your brother took the opportunity and framed you! What makes you even more intolerable is that your brother, who is hard-hearted, has no regard for his past friendship, and imprisoned your family, your mother, your sister who loves this county magistrate, and even your housekeeper and daughter. Everything, irreparable, you even break free from the dungeon and venture into his office to argue in an attempt to awaken his conscience, however, in exchange for a cold and sure betrayal.

You are desperate, you are sent as a slave on a warship, and you are framed again and again on the road, crossing the hot and arid no-man’s land desert, you hold your breath until the last breath, but the soldiers don’t even give you a sip of water, you are dying, just to survive The moment when your faith is about to die out, you pray to God for mercy, and God, this legendary God, who was an adult that year, worked as a blacksmith in the place where you rested. He heard your call, handed you a handful of clean water, and brought you hope. From that moment, you were reborn and established faith and direction. Even if you were a slave in Zhanyi, you never slackened. Three years later, in a fierce battle, you saved the war-leading consul, and called him "Commander" for the time being. Since then, you have been hanging all the way to become a Roman citizen. For the time being, you can think of it as a "royal family name", and you will inherit the royal name and have a splendid future.

However, how can you possibly forget the family feud? In the prosperous imperial capital manor, you live a life of aristocratic clothing and food, almost intoxicated with money, but these things can't stop you from standing by the window day and night, looking towards your hometown. Finally, the "commander" understands and understands your inner pain and entanglement, and lets you go home and do what you need to do. So, after leaving your hometown for three years, you are on your way home. The hardships along the way are indescribable. When you return home, things are different. The old housekeeper was tortured and interrogated after being imprisoned that year, and eventually lost his legs; his mother and sister contracted a serious disease in the dark dungeon. You have decided to win this revenge act in an open and honest way. With your accumulated experience in horse racing, you and your brother started a life-or-death contest in the arena. In the end, the fate of the people came true. You went through hardships and ended this grievance.

At the end, you and your family witness the end of the character who gave you water in the desert. In this unified empire, the royal family does not allow "different" beliefs (doctrines). He was dragging his feet, and he was nailed to the cross. He still infected the people gathered around him with the most peaceful power. ,including you. You are relieved, it seems that the whole world can let go.

God said, forgive them, they didn't know what they were doing.

I am more willing to believe that tolerance, forgiveness, letting go of the outside world is actually letting go of myself.

Evaluating from the perspective of economics, the cost of time is also the cost. Spend one more minute complaining and hating, and one less minute watching good movies, reading good books, and telling good things to family members. For the ultimate pursuit of life enjoyment, this kind of Trading is not worth it.

——This story was filmed in the 1950s. When viewed in the context of the times, it is an epic masterpiece with excellent skills, such as the galloping and competition on the racecourse, such as the lens processing of buildings and scenery, such as the depth of the warship. Texture training scene. The story is a bit long. If you want to enjoy a weekend movie night in peace, if you are curious about the film works from more than half a century ago, if you want to know about the feature films of ancient Rome, this is a good choice.

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    Judah Ben-Hur: Oh, indeed!

    [Balthasar gestures for Judah to burp in gratitude, and Judah burps]

  • Quintus Arrius: [a galley's 200 rowers are gradually told to increase their pace] Battle speed!... Attack speed!... Ramming speed!