... when the Roman Soldiers march into Jerusalem. Messala, second in command in the Roman army and childhood friend to Ben Hur, confronts Ben asking him to give up his fellow people who oppose Roman law. Because Ben refuses to give up his people, Messala becomes angry and vows revenge. Messala is able to gain that revenge ... when he blames the accident during the parade on Ben Hur, calling it an attempted assassination. The Romans then take Ben Hur prisoner along with his mother and sister. For his punishment he is sent to row in the galleys of ships. One ... a chance to kill the captain e...

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... the Roman rule. I feel that the first major point that ties the movie together was summarized in a quote during the film from a servant girl towards Ben Hur. She states, "The stone that fell from this roof so long ago is still falling." I think she was talking about his rage towards Messala ... about the slavery that was so accustomed to the societies and early forms of civilization back then. For a good part of the movie you see Ben Hur as a slave working the Galleys along with at least another 100 slaves. They were chained up and were made to row. It shows ... researched the film onli...

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... while dealing with both a tradition-minded father and a romantic infatuation with a classmate. Dante Basco, star of Fakin" da Funk Festival 1998 plays Ben Mercado in this movie, a gifted young high school senior who enrolls in a prestigious art school in order to achieve his dream of becoming an animator ... regards his father. Most importantly, he finds a confidante and perhaps a love interest that happens to be his sister's best friend, Annabelle. Ben is out of the woods by any means. The arrival of the Mercado family's browbeating patriarch (Filipino movie legend Eddie Garcia) exacer...

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... graduating from Holden Caulfieldish College. His parents, an upper-middle-class Southern Californian family, seem to have organized everything for their son. However, Ben doesn't seem to have his future clear. He hangs around the swimming pool, sensing a general repugnance for the lifestyle that surrounds him though ... and courage to break away from it. Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft), a family friend, who seemed to be a frustrated wife, saw in Ben the opportunity of breaking through the miserable and boring life she was experiencing. The timid young man was seduced and started a long-term aff...

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... an intellectually gifted orphan who is struggling to find his place in life. Good Will Hunting was directed by Gus Van Sant in 1997 starring Matt Damon (Saving Private Ryan), Ben Affleck (Pearl Harbour) , Minnie Driver and Robin Williams (Patch Adams). Other films by Van Sant such as My Own Private Idaho (1991) or the remake of Alfred Hitchock's Psycho does ... your mind long after it is finished. However the strongest and undeniable attraction towards this movie has to be the script in which it was based on. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the original script while they were at colleg...

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... . This was an action packed drama film. The original script was drafted from Tennessee, after the naval ship heavily damaged at Pearl Harbor. The major characters in this movie are: Ben Affleck, Tosh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Alec Baldwin. The director of this film is Michael Bay. He also directed Bad Boys, The Rock, and Armageddon. Pearl Harbor ... to enter the war, the Allied troops are fighting it out overseas, barely able to keep their ground against the tyrannical march of Adolph Hitler's Nazi's. It is only when Ben Affleck, in typical American bravado, volunt...

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... where you just cringe and think to yourself "Ouch! This is so mean," all the while enjoying it deviously. The subtext is amusing at first, as Andie throws herself at Ben, and Ben, trying to be a gentleman, tells her he wants to take it slow. Andie quickly turns needy to the point of being psychotic, moving into ... Ben's apartment, cramming it with teddy bears and tampons, and throwing a tantrum in front of his poker buddies. Even though it's a romantic comedy, director Donald Petrie needed to keep one foot ... ...

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Being one of my favorite movies and consequently watching it in class I chose the movie "Chasing Amy" written by Kevin Smith. The two main characters, Holden (Ben Affleck) and Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), get into a relationship transforming from friends to lovers. I chose this film because the cinematography in it is great. Cinematography- is the technique of making a ... not so critically acclaimed, Mallrats. "Clerks had been over-praised, Mallrats has been over-bashed, third time's the charm," (View Askew.com) Smith said on his website. The movie stars Ben Affleck as Holden McNeel, an aspi...

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... in terms to which modern people could relate. In this sense, Shakespeare in Love appeals to contemporary audiences with familiar elements such as the selected performers, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck, and intense sexual scenes. On the other hand, Shakespeare in Love appeals to contemporary audiences with classical elements such as vintage clothing, a strict class system, and the dictatorial leadership ... this movie does a very good job of accomplishing that task. One major factor contributing to this modern appearance is the cast involved. The presence of such actors as Gw...

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... has a mistress and has had this mistress for several years. Ironically, the most honest seeming person is living a lie that could possibly ruin his life. Looks can be deceiving. After Ben, a rabbi and a longtime friend of Judah's seems to give him an option on what to do about the situation, Judah takes a very extreme measure to fix the problem of his ... ...

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... saying that they pardoned Frank Miller. Everyone in the courthouse is flabbergasted and can't believe it. Because Miller is bad news. The train station guy proceeds to tell Kane that Ben Miller, Jack Colby, and Jim Pearce are waiting at the train station for Miller. The whole town thinks that the smart thing to do is for Kane to leave town ... ...

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... , he is gifted with a strong love of "The Force". At first, Luke is unsure of his gift, and unsure of his beliefs. This is where the teacher is introduced. Old Ben Kenobi, or "Obi-Wan" Kenobi represents a priest/teacher figure who is well known in the force. Obi-Wan provides guidance for the young Skywalker, teaching him how to use his ... ...

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... who crosses through the doors of his church comes out totally cleansed of their sins. Most of the movie is downright silly. Two banished angels (played by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) discover these theological loopholes that allow them to go against God's will and allow them back in to heaven. The only thing is, they will be destroying existence in ... ...

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... of the store, "I fail to see how that's my problem." When he arrives home, he finds out that that same criminal had, in the process of running, shot his Uncle Ben, the closest person to a father he"d ever had. He remembers something his father had told him before he died, "With great power must come great responsibility." This takes on a whole ... ...

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... expressions. For example, when Willy is in Howard's office asking for a new position, they describe him as "staring off into space" (1390), while he has the vision of his brother Ben. When I was reading that portion of the script, I imagined Willy's reflections, as a relaxing or soothing experience that calmed him down. On the contrary, when I viewed this act in the movie ... ...

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... . I thought she added a bit of sarcasm and humor that has been lacking from every other version of Queen Elizabeth. She seems to play this part well. I was also impressed by Ben Affleck, his role was not very large (which also surprised me, but he was not very well known yet in 1998), but it was marvelously played. All in all, I would ... ...

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