Ben-Hur (1959)
Epic masterpiece of filmed in 1959 Ben-Hur, directed by (Wyler Wyler) Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in the United States, sweeping 11 Oscars! can be called the culmination of MGM .
Nearly 4 hours of film, the story is round and full, the characters are vivid and vivid, the music is majestic, and the scene is grand and majestic! Jesus Every shot of the crucifixion is like an oil painting!
The horse racing scenes in the film are all real shots. It is said that trained a total of 78 white horses to shoot the film. The four white horses that the male protagonist appeared in, the eyes are beautiful as if they can speak.
Judah's four white horses
The male protagonist is Judah Ben-Hur, and the film title is named after Ben-Hur, but in the film, everyone calls him Judah, which translates to Chinese as Judah.
The male protagonist Judas and the Judas at the Last Supper are not alone, this Judas is not this Judas.
Plot:
The story takes place in ancient Rome. The patriarch Messala is ambitious and returns to his hometown.I want to show off. I met my childhood friend Judah Ben-Hur again, and the two initially met, chatted together, and competed with archery.
Messala
Judah Ben-Hur
Judah 's home is a very high prestige among the local Jews. In order to control the Jews and make them surrender to the rule of the ancient Roman Empire, Messala hoped that Judah would help. But was rejected by Judah , and the two friends broke up.
Afterwards, Judah’s sister, , was on the roof watching the Roman Governor’s parade, accidentally knocked the tiles off and injured the Governor.
Messala happened to seize this opportunity and detained Judah . A family of conspiracy, mother and sister were imprisoned in the dark underground and sold to a large span of 5 ships, Judah As a slave on the battleship, he also lost news of his mother and sister.
During the exile, the escort was specially instructed not to let anyone feed Judah. Judah fainted, and a scoop of cold water from the sky saved Judah's life.
The escort rushed over immediately and wanted to repel the person who was feeding the water. After seeing the person's face,The escort's expression changed from hideous to calm, and then backed back with shame on his face.
In the film, Jesus always appears in the background and never gave a frontal shot. The director's handling is amazing!
After Judah stood up, he saw the face of the savior, his eyes gradually brought hope. It was this encounter that provided the strength of faith for the tenacity behind Judah.
On the Roman warship, dozens of slaves were shaking their oars shirtless, and one of them had firm eyes, which was in stark contrast to the desperate and sluggish group of slaves around him. It also caused the newly appointed Roman consul. Notice. Before the ship was sunk, the Archon ordered the people to untie Judah's fetters.
After Judah escaped from the battleship, he rescued the consul who fell into a coma. After the archon woke up, he thought that Rome had been defeated and was about to commit suicide, but was stopped by Judah.
The two floated on the sea and encountered a Roman warship. Only then learned that Rome had won the battle. The consul was overjoyed and regarded Judah as his adopted son. It turned out that the consul's own son had already passed away.
The consul took Judah, and the two drove the triumphant carriage to meet the Roman emperor. The consul left all the property to Judah, but Judah always missed his mother and sister. , Decided to return to his hometown, looking for his mother and sister.
Judah and the consul returned in triumph
The grand scene of seeing the Roman emperor
After Judah returned home, he was told by Messala that his mother and sister were dead.
Judah, driven by hatred, chose to beat his in Messala's most proud event-Marseille.
This scene of Marseille is unimaginable. It was shot in 1959, and it is not lost to the current special effects blockbusters.
The four white horses driven by Judah compete with the four black horses driven by Messala .
Messala Use despicable means to slowly kill the opponents one by one.
Messala wagon wheels are equipped with sharp gears
When Messala used the same trick on Judah , Judah was superseded by 5span 6 in Rome. Skills and rich experience eventually defeated Messala. Messala was thrown out of the carriage and trampled by the carriage crushed by the horse.
Judah won the game, and accidentally learned that his mother and sister had leprosy, and she was in distress.
At this point, another line of the movie, the salvation of Jesus begins to unfold.
There is no frontal shot of Jesus in the whole film. Through the solemn expression of the listener, I imagine the greatness of Jesus.
Jesus carrying the cross,There is still no front
oil painting-like footage
When Jesus was crucified, there was a vision, a heavy rain, and the leper received faith and salvation.
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