A "Gladiator" without a sense of identity

Raquel 2022-03-28 09:01:07

"Ben-Hur" - a "Gladiator" without a sense of identity:

It turns out that those big ships in ancient times were all rowed by hand by slaves...
The special effects when the ship collided were good, and the carriage battle made me stunned, but also One of the criticisms: Compared with the old version of "Ben-Hur", the special effects

are similar to that of "Gladiator" in terms of plot, but there are more brothers against the purpose; in the
movie "Gladiator", when Russell Crowe returns When I arrived at my hometown, I saw a scorched earth, and his wife and children had died tragically; in
the American drama "Spartacus", when Spartacus and his wife met again, they were already separated from each other;
however, in "Ben-Hur", When Judas was arrested, his wife narrowly escaped.

Part of the reason we sympathize with Gladiator and Spartacus more than Ben-Hur is because Ben-Hur has a wife as a supporter (albeit five years apart), not even his sister and mother. Died (although they all suffered from leprosy), even the brothers against the purpose finally shook hands and made peace...

However, Russell Crowe and Spartacus only have the fire of revenge, and their existence has only one meaning - revenge.

Therefore, this is a "Gladiator" that lacks a sense of identity.

(There was no blood in such a fierce car battle. I wonder if it was harmonized by the radio and television...)

(In addition, it seems that the Judas in the movie is the Judas who betrayed Jesus later. It turns out that I have no culture...)

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Extended Reading

Ben-Hur quotes

  • [from trailer, at start line]

    Messala Severus: You should have stayed away.

    Judah Ben-Hur: You should have killed me.

    Messala Severus: I will.

    [chariot race begins]

  • Jesus: Hate, anger, fear. Those are lies they use to turn you against each other. When you set aside the hate they force you to carry, that's when you know love is our true nature.