Then there is the protagonist Ben Hur in the movie. This person feels a little too cowardly to us. Even after returning from working as a coolie on the ship for five years, he still does not feel any change, and he does not have the feeling of enduring humiliation and taking revenge. , is still the same naive and willful, no matter how you look at it, you can't feel that he is a person who does big things, and he does things casually without considering the consequences. He is more like an ordinary person than a hero. It is such a character who leads the whole movie to a mediocre and boring plot. There are no bright spots in the movie, only countless tricks. Especially the addition of a plot like Jesus Christ in the movie makes people feel very unbelievable. There is neither a foreshadowing nor a plot line. It is abruptly inserted and does not know what to express, but only uses actions to influence Ben-Hur. But it didn't play any role at all. Maybe Westerners always have an expression of faith inheritance, so in this movie, God also influenced Ben Hur's revenge, let him let go of the hatred in his heart, and gave birth to a sense of revenge. With a heart of compassion, I exchanged my sincerity for the hatred of my brother Silas. I have to say that the power of this belief in great love is huge, but in the eyes of ordinary people, we feel it. It’s an impossible thing. It’s a bit unpleasant to let go of the hatred of the family and the country so simply. Maybe it’s because of lack of faith. I’m not very interested in this kind of spiritual belief.
The movie does not really show the epic sense of the Roman Empire. The only thing that can make the movie feel a little bit is the two scenes. The first scene is the Greek naval battle. The perspective of the protagonist allows us to see some scenes about the naval battle, especially the shots of the warships colliding with each other, which gives a very strong sense of visual impact, but the time of this naval battle is too short, and there is no feeling of addiction at all. The second scene is the chariot chase scene in the climax of the movie. As a game, the exciting and exciting collisions and fights of chariots are quite eye-catching, especially the lively pushing and tearing people off. After a few fierce collisions, the final duel between Ben-Hur and Silas became much simpler. Although there was also the danger of being dragged to the ground and the wheels rolled over, the protagonist's powerful protagonist halo In an instant, I got out of danger and won the victory, but this victory gave people the feeling that it came too fast and too simple, and it did not make people feel the joy of victory. It is also because of this victory that the film has gone to an endless end. end of. Due to the inspiration of Jesus, Ben-Hur's heart is full of desire for fraternity. In the movie, we seem to see his existence as a character like Jesus' successor, thus obliterating his image as a hero. Therefore, in the movie, we cannot see Ben-Hur, who we expect, as a heroic figure, leading the people to resist the tyranny of the Roman Empire, let alone as a pioneer of the liberation movement, fighting the enemy to restore his country, just In the end, he took his injured brother-in-law, and it was a bit of a pity to be a free person in a foreign country.
As a remake of a classic epic film, we can see the production scenes that the film keeps shrinking in order to reduce production costs. There are almost no scenes in the film, let alone marching battles. The only naval battle scene is still the main display. Inside the hull, I have to say that in order to reduce expenses, the film has achieved the ultimate in the sense of the lens. People can't get enough of it. The small budget of the movie is doomed to the fate of hitting the street. Coupled with the almost pure, kind and childish performances and dialogues of the actors, the plot of the story is pale and empty. Is every Jew so friendly and let go of the resentment in his heart, because in the movie we can't feel Ben-Hur's vengeful hatred of the Roman Empire after his family was destroyed, he asked his brother for his own Apart from his family, he didn't do anything else. That's where the incomprehensible part is. Five years of coolies almost died in the war, but after returning home, after winning the chariot victory, he let go of his resentment and chose. Drifting in all directions, this kind of heart is really incomprehensible to ordinary people, so after watching this movie, the whole person becomes very confused, not knowing what the movie is trying to express, from the rebellion between brothers to the relationship between brothers revenge, until the reconciliation between the brothers is as good as ever, and there is nothing else left. What the film wants to express is really incomprehensible.
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