Comments About Richard's "Ben Hur"

Richard's did a decent job with his overall analysis of "Ben Hur", as he looked into many aspects that positively portrayed the movie and its various qualities. It is tough for me to disagree or agree with his analysis because he mostly compared the 1926 film and the 1959, and I have only seen the 1926 version. Yet with that being said, I do disagree with the fact that he never really went into more detail about the subliminal messages that are included with the inclusion of Jesus. Richards only briefly went over the importance or the actual role of Jesus in the film, and it left me a little unclear and wanting more on the subject. Another subject I wished he touched on was the importance of Ben Hur and Messala's relationship and how that added to the storyline as well as the drama that introduced the chariot race. Yes, Richards did include the confrontation about forgetting Ben Hur's Jewish past, but he left it at that. I would of liked to of learned or at least had him explain more as to the importance and the significance of that relationship. Overall though, I do think Richards made an accurate analysis of Ben Hur. I wish I had previously watched the 1959 version so I had more to comment about the comparisons, as I felt like my response was only able to contain a limited amount of information.