Ben-Hur

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of a Jew falsely
accused of a crime with the backdrop of the rise of Christ and the
tyrannical ruling of the Roman empire in the first century of the common
era. The main character, Judah Ben-Hur had many highs and lows during the
story. Religion was his backbone and strength throughout the story. Ben-
Hur was able to continue through hardships because he had a desire to
continue on. This inner strength is what made the character of Ben-Hur
appealing to the masses. All different religious groups could appreciate
the hardships Ben-Hur went through in his struggle for the regaining of his
freedom and the rejoining of his family. All people, from the time of the
novel to the time of the movie, and still today, could and can identify and
sympathize with Ben-Hur because of this battle for religious freedom. He
is a character you cannot dislike.
When Wallace set out to make this tale his goal was extreme
historical correctness combined with a desirable plot. The ...

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life of the
commanding officer of the victorious Roman navy. From this heroism in
battle Judah Ben-Hur was able to escape his slave stature and eventually
ascend up the ranks until the Roman officer he saved adopted him as his own
son. This created for an ironic return to Judaea by Judah Ben-Hur. He now
returned to his homeland as a respected and once again powerful man. This
set the stage for another powerful cinematic and historically researched
event from the film. Ben-Hur eventually had a chariot race against Messala
in a then unequaled special effects showcase. Throughout this thirty
minute battle among rivals, historical correctness was established by
Wallace in his novel ...

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