Richards take on Ben-Hur

I thought Richard had a good analysis of Ben-Hur and I agreed with many of his points. However, when he talks about the film being visually superior compared to the 1959 edition of the movie I had to pump my brakes. I feel this way because I think that sounds and voices make the characters more personable and force a stronger connection between the viewers and the characters. The 1927 version did have a lot of great action scene and I think was innovative for its time in the movie-making industry. I can't help but lean to the color and sound edition of the film though. I may be my bias because I've always watched color and sound films my whole life, but that is just how I feel. Besides that, I think Richard's analysis was spot on.