An Epic, Spectacle, Masterpiece.....

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2015)

The first thing that strikes to me this movie is the Screenplay. To make a 3 hr 42 min movie not at all boring we need beautiful script also. And to present it to the eyes we need the imagination of the director in resonance with the creativity of the camera man. Combining all the efforts of those people, we are able to watch a visual wonder on the screen. Remember that this movie was made in 1959 when there are no sophisticated equipment as all the crew now- a-days have. This shows their humongous efforts put into making this movie. Into the story, two childhood friends become bitter enemies because of the religious difference. This turns into one of them being unjust to the other. Judah Ben-Hur( Jewish ) was put in jail, sent to serve on ships and his family members were sentenced to life imprisonment. After all Ben- Hur lives to take his revenge on his friend. The chariot racing in which Ben-Hur( who was not a prisoner now ) tries to defend himself and in the process his friend, who was trying to kill Ben-Hur gets killed by the accident. This scene was acclaimed( is ) as the best shot ever without any special effects. When Ben-Hur found his mother and sister, they were ill and they don't want to show up themselves in front of Ben-Hur. But at last they will be cured by Jesus.