Ben Hur (1959 edition): Hate is not the meaning of life
If there is a disagreement between this person and that person, always bear with each other and forgive each other. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you must also forgive others.
- "New Testament Colossians"
"Ben-Hur: A Story of Jesus" is an excellent and influential Christian book. It was written in the 19th century and can be said to be a popular novel at that time. The author was Lewis, a general of the Union Army during the American Civil War. · Wallace (Lewis Wallace 1827-1905), this book has been put on the film stage three times, the most famous of which is the 1959 edition, which lasted for four hours. In the second Oscar selection, he won eleven awards including best picture and best director in one fell swoop. This record was not tied until the release of "Titanic". Excellent films always have the charm beyond the times.
Behind its huge reputation, Ben-Hur seems to tell us a slightly old-fashioned story. The story takes place in Jerusalem under the rule of the Roman Empire. After Judas Ben-Hur was King David, his hair Mi Sala made his fortune and then came to Jerusalem to serve as a tribune, and then there was a conflict, and Ben-Hur was assigned, and his mother and sister were imprisoned in the dungeon. , took revenge on his enemies.
Life is such a wonderful thing. When you are rich and noble, the tide of fate can drive you into the deep sea, and when you are most in danger, fate can lift you up into the sky.
When Ben-Hur was on death row rowing in a Roman battleship and doing hard labor, in the cramped cabin, what did he depend on to live? He survived by hatred, and the Roman general Arius said: "Hate makes a man live." It was the unforgettable hatred of Misala that allowed Ben-Hur to survive his three-year hard labor.
In the subsequent battles, Ben-Hur rescued the Roman general Arius, so he was appreciated, and since then he has made a fortune and even became the adopted son of the general. , Hate makes people live, Ben-Hur's only motivation to live at this time is to return to his hometown to find Misala's revenge.
So with the help of his adoptive father, Ben-Hur returned to his hometown. At this time, he already had the power to challenge his past friends and now enemies.
They finally decided to use a horse race to decide the outcome, which is also the most exciting part of the whole film. During the short eleven minutes of the horse race, the crew at that time shot a vinyl film with a length of hundreds of meters for this purpose. The number of horses sacrificed eventually led to the development of animal protection in Hollywood movies.
On the vast racecourse, Misara swung his whip to speed up again and again, and even beat Ben-Hur with the whip at the last moment to win, but he also crashed and died. Ben-Hur put on the symbol With the crown of victory, vengeance, revenge! If, as we thought, Ben-Hur at this time should be in a cheer, laughing at the death of his enemy.
But does one live only for revenge? Great revenge! What should Ben Xu's pursuit be at this time?
In front of Misala's bed, the two old friends stared at each other, speechless for a long time.
"Complete victory, Judas, the game is won, the enemy is destroyed"
"I don't see the enemy"
"Then what did you see, the poor corpse of an unfortunate animal! Let me tell you, you thought your mother and sister were dead, the game wasn't over, they weren't dead"
"Where are they?!"
"Exiled in the Valley of Leprosy"
After Misara died, Ben-Hur learned that his mother and sister were not dead but were exiled by the Roman Empire in the Valley of Leprosy to fend for themselves. Revenge on Misara could not ease the hatred in his heart, so he decided to meet his adoptive father. The representative Roman Empire broke apart and cried out: "Rome ruined the whole world!" At this time, his wife Adeline, unwilling to sink into the thoughts of hatred, told Ben-Hur what she had heard of Jesus" Forgive them, love your enemies", "Love is greater than hate." But Ben-Hur was unmoved.
And looking back on the title of our book, "Ben-Hur: A Story of Jesus", in fact, Jesus appears in the movie only a handful of times, once to deliver water to Ben-Hur, and another time to be nailed to the cross, Every time, it shows people with their backs, and it is impossible to see the real face. On the way to escort Ben-Hur, Misala forbid the soldiers to drink water for Ben-Hur on the way, and wanted to kill him on the road. The source of life was handed to Ben-Hur. The soldiers were so angry that they picked up the whip and tried to beat Jesus. When he saw the glory of Jesus, he seemed to be shocked by the purest love, and he dared not look directly and retreat. Ben Xu raised his head, the surprise in his eyes seemed to be different from what he usually saw in front of him.
During one of Jesus' sermons, his wife Adeline stayed to listen, while Ben-Hur left full of hatred. After Ben-Hur and his mother met, they were terminally ill, so Adeline decided to bring They went with Ben Hur to find Jesus' help, but when they saw Jesus again, it was Jesus who was about to be nailed to the cross.
The blind man begging at the gate of the city threw the money from the bowl after knowing that Ben Hur who gave him the money brought the leper. The people saw the leper fleeing quickly and beating with stones, all of which formed a clear sign of Jesus' great love In contrast, in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus personally healed the leper and taught people to love his enemies. The love of ordinary people in the world is only to love themselves, while the great love of Christ is to love the world. Even while being crucified, Ben-Hur heard the words of Christ, "God, forgive them, because they don't know what they're doing" Ben-Hur was shocked when he heard it "I felt he took my hand The sword" At this point, Ben-Hur truly understood the truth of Jesus. So far, Ben-Hur has used his life to answer his spiritual and material questions.
Only lovers can cross people in the world.
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