Ben-Hur'59 vs. The Passion of Jesus Christ '04

Rating: 10/10 (27 February 2004)

Have not viewed "Ben Hur" since it first came out in 1959, and was thrilled by the great acting of Charlton Heston,(Judah Ben-Hur),"Any Given Sunday",'99. Heston, portrayed a Jewish man beaten down by the Roman's and even his best friend turned against him and he was a slave on a ship, rowing himself to death. This film was a Hollywood production, but it showed the great Passion of Jesus Christ in different ways that all the family could enjoy, both YOUNG and OLD, were able to view this picture without any:- SHOCK FACTORS! You could actually see Jesus carrying his CROSS and also hanging on the CROSS which was graphic enough for me! Sam Jaffe,(Simonides),"Ben Casey",'61 tv series, gave an outstanding supporting role to this picture along with Stephen Boyd(Messala),"Kill",'72, who passed away early in life and Martha Scott(Miriam),"Sayonara",'57. Future pictures like this one should be created with more details given to the Life Of Jesus and his great healing powers and the great influence He had while he was living briefly on this earth!