A long epic that is so good it moves quickly

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2000)

When people hear of this movie, it is ussually about the famous chariot race sequence that is incredibly exciting and well done. The fact is, it is but one of many interesting scenes. I get bored easily and that's the reason why it took me so long to see this movie. Because I knew it was long and would be hard to sit through. That's where I was wrong. This movie was not hard to sit through at all. That's because instead of dealing with one particuilar situation, it covers a lot of ground. Prison, slavery, rising to fame and power, family, even religion. I recently saw The Last Temptation of Christ and am so disappointed with how long and dull it felt. This movie is exactly the opposite. It deals with Christ, but he is only a small part of it. Ben Hur is an adventure all around and knows exactly what it is doing. If you have a long movie, you better make sure it is always interesting. This movie does and is. I was pleasantly surprised.