I didn't know this movie was about Jesus?
>>81853599
Why wouldn't the movie "Ben Hur" be about Yoshua Ben Hur?
You know the movie Lincoln is about Abraham Lincoln right?
>>81853599
It is. Anyways, as a non-religious person I did love this film a lot.
JESUS?
>>81853599
where have you been the last 50 years?
Waa-aall Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!
>>81853599
Anyone else consider this their personal number 1 film? I thought it was pretty good story wise, bible or not.
>>81853915
Lincoln was a real person. Ben-Hur is fictional.
>>81856310
only version that matters
>>81853599 (OP)
I only watched the 1959 version. It's a long and mostly boring movie with 2 superb action sequences that are good enough to make the movie as a whole count as good.
>>81856332
(remembered the year wrong)
>>81855922
no, its shit
>>81855922
APOCALYPSE
NOW
>>81855922
Its up there with the best old epic movies such as lawrence of arabia and Spartacus