First of all, the 2016 version of "Ben-Hur" condensed the time from the nearly 4-hour version in 1959 to nearly 2 hours, which is not easy, but such an approach will lose many plots and details in the original version, so Bury a premise that cannot surpass the original.
Ben-Hur's portrayal of characters is still remarkable. After all, this movie is a religious movie. Before he knew Jesus, Ben-Hur showed Christian characteristics, tolerance and fraternity. One is from the affection for the adopted Messara, who is close to him, never treating him as an outsider, and the other is to treat the insurgents, which later became the incentive for Ben-Hur and his family to suffer.
Messala's emotional transformation is unnatural, the villain's image is not prominent enough, but it doesn't feel particularly bad, and he is Ben-Hur and the reason for his fight against him in the horse race is not enough. His image establishment can be said to be a failure. The reason why Messera was promoted in the army was because he was the only one on the front line who was shouting to attack, so it was a bit of a stretch to be promoted. Your own wisdom and bravery are good for winning by surprise, but it is unrealistic to be promoted to nobility just by shouting loudly. When he and Ben-Hur's family were arrested to punish their family, Messera was not cruel and heartless, and seemed a little gentle, because this was the main incentive for Ben-Hur to come back to him to settle accounts in the future. The last two people and Hershey are a bit abrupt. It is said that we are watching the castrated version. Religious themes are somewhat unworkable in our Chinese dynasty. You know the reason.
The background of Jesus from the beginning to the end highlights that this is a religious movie. Ben-Hur's tolerance and fraternity along the way and the scene where he rode together with Mesera at the end show that they have reconciled from the beginning. It highlights the love advocated by Catholicism, the love for the enemy, and the inclusiveness of all love.
Because of the shortening of time, a lot of losses are lost, the choice and preservation of plots and the use of special effects can be seen to go the way of typical Hollywood commercial films, and an epic has not been reproduced. It's okay to watch, but it's not as long as the 59 edition, and it's not as epic as the classic.
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