Worth every minute...and every Oscar

Rating: Null/10 (15 August 2003)

I'm sorry some of you feel so negatively about the Christian aspects of the story, but there's really no getting around it since Lew Wallace, the writer of the story made it quite clear that he wanted the story to proclaim the divinity of Christ. In fact the movie toned down that aspect quite a bit compared to the original story. The movie was intstrumental in leading me to Christianity 25 years ago, and has the same effect to this day. And I don't understand why so many reviewers are reading a homosexual relationship between Judah and Massala. It's nowhere in the orginal story and its quite possible for men to be affectionate and love one another without it being sexual...in fact its healthy. One of the greatest stories ever told (and quite historically possible according to all my history teachers) is right there on the screen to inspire and entertain. Why look for another one that isn't there? This movie looks pretty good in 2003, compared to most things out there and will live on long after most others are forgotten.