One of the best movies ever made

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2004)

Such classics as Ben Hur, Spartacus and Quo Vadis are in a league of their own and cannot be in any way compared to modern movies such as Gladiator and Troy. Ben Hur is a deep movie and represents the human spirit and hope to overcome adversity. It is a movie about love conquering hate and betrayal. Its religious undertones are convincing and even the atheist such as myself can identify with the message of the value of human decency, understanding and love for others. It is very much a movie about being brave and doing what is right. If you had to send a spaceship to another galaxy and send our legacy out into space, then I would choose to place this movie on board the probe, and perhaps the story of Spartacus. Perhaps I would include a humorous movie and the Star Wars movies also to make the cargo complete and tell others who we were.