Ben Hur

One of the things that seems to strike people when they see this movie is the depiction of Christ. The face of the Saviour isn't shown anywhere in the movie but His presence is depicted movingly in atleast one place when He gives water to the thirsty Judah Ben Hur even though the Roman soldiers have forbidden anyone to do this. One of the Roman soldiers notices this and come forward to strike the man and then Christ stands up to face him. Something about this person makes the soldier stop in his tracks. The face of the Christ is not shown to the viewers, only the back of His head. We are all too familiar with the stereotype, a man with smooth flowing hair, which is none too long and of course there is an organ playing in the background somewhere when he is present. I remember this scene particularly when I watched the movie many many years ago and I was deeply moved by it now and I was then.