01-04-2012, 03:23 AM
Yep, it pretty much did, which I preferred. He still met Jesus on two occasions, and he did have a couple of moments where he talked about his faith, but that's all it was; faith. There was no 'yes, this is the son of God and he works miracles' message rammed down the viewer's neck. It was 'this is what these people believe, this is what happened, interpret that as you will.' IMO, that's the best way to handle religion in historical epics without undermining the historical authenticity/impartiality. It's the way I handle religion and the gods in my ancient Egyptian novel - this is what my characters believe, but whether it's true or not is subject to your own interpretation.
And this version of Ben Hur was NOT subtitled 'A Tale of Christ' so no, it was not meant to be a biblical/christian epic. It was a tale of one man's revenge against the friend who betrayed him and (so he thought) killed his mother, sister and friend.
And this version of Ben Hur was NOT subtitled 'A Tale of Christ' so no, it was not meant to be a biblical/christian epic. It was a tale of one man's revenge against the friend who betrayed him and (so he thought) killed his mother, sister and friend.
