{"id":603,"date":"2008-10-12T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/10\/from-a-tale-of-the-christ-to-revenge-set-him-free\/"},"modified":"2008-10-12T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-12T10:51:00","slug":"from-a-tale-of-the-christ-to-revenge-set-him-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/10\/from-a-tale-of-the-christ-to-revenge-set-him-free.html","title":{"rendered":"From “A tale of the Christ” to “Revenge set him free”?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Behold the new poster for the upcoming TV mini-series<\/a> adaptation of Ben-Hur<\/a><\/i>. Hat tip<\/a> to Hollywood North Report.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Incidentally, I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s really all that big a deal that this \u201cepic\u201d mini-series will be four hours long. Take out the commercial breaks, and this TV show could easily be shorter than the big-screen Charlton Heston<\/a> version of this story.<\/p>\n

OCT 13 UPDATE: Matt Page<\/a> has found another poster for the mini-series which calls it \u201can epic tale of revenge and redemption\u201d, and he wonders what the \u201csource of redemption\u201d will be in this version of the story. Jesus? Or something else?<\/p>\n

He also notes that the website<\/a> for Alchemy, the company producing this mini-series, was down for renovations earlier today \u2014 but if you go there now, the story\u2019s logline reads like so:<\/p>\n

Based on the classic novel by Lew Wallace, BEN HUR tells the story of a young man whose best friend betrays him, sending him into exile, slavery, and near certain death. Through his skill as a chariot driver, Ben Hur triumphs over his enemies and eventually finds peace through forgiveness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Peace through forgiveness? Okay, that\u2019s more like it. So what\u2019s with the sword in the poster? Maybe he uses it in the sea battle.<\/p>\n

The Alchemy website also says the film will be a \u201c2 x 90\u2032 mini-series\u201d, which would seem to confirm that, without commercials, this mini-series will be three<\/i> hours long \u2014 or about half-an-hour shorter than the film that starred Charlton Heston.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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