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Title: Cynics beware!
Review: In an age where mass-produced cynicism casts a suspicious eye on virtually all aspects of life, Ben-Hur is still a masterpiece of cinema that, after all these years , has at it's center a thoughtful human drama that is still capable of resonating within the collective of human experience.Thankfully, the film doesn't allow itself to become weighted down by it's religious themes. These serve mostly as a backdrop for the film's more character-oriented narrative in which the entire range of human emotions is encapsulated.Surely this is one of the greatest movies ever made as it's longevity has bourne out over the harshest test of all: time.
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