Review of Ben-Hur (2016) by Darrick S — 16 Aug 2016
The movie did a fair job adding in some historical elements, including highlighting the tension between Romans and Jews during that era (not completely accurate, but i'm not complaining). They could have incorporated the minor characters a little better, but otherwise they did a great job with the narrative.
The main character's development was a bit spotty, but nonetheless good enough. I would praise it for the storytelling - I can see why the story is such a classic and why movies like gladiator borrowed from it.
The movie stayed true to the original regarding the themes of revenge and redemption, and though the movie could have been done better in portraying those, the action makes up for the rough edges.
This review of Ben-Hur (2016) was written by Darrick S on 16 Aug 2016.
Ben-Hur has generally received mixed reviews.
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