Analysis of Ben-Hur

I agree with most of Richard’s analysis of Ben Hur. I believe that one of the main themes of the movie was centered around the conflict between the Romans and Christianity. I do wish that Richards had touched more on the Roman’s were oppressing the Jews in the movie. I liked that Richards highlighted both the sea battle and the chariot race. I think that these were some of the key movements in the movie and as well as contributed to the cinematic aspect of the movie. The fact that the producers were able to not only recreate a sea battle and chariot race but they were also able to film it is amazing. That shows the technological advancement of this movie. I do wish that Richards had touched more on the relationship between Jesus and Ben Hur. I think that this was an important aspect of the movie that Richards didn’t talk about. I haven’t seen the remake version of the movie yet so I can not comment on that aspect of Richards analysis. But I do think that a lot of the times remakes are not as good as the original.