‘Ben Hur’ Actor Jack Huston Reveals Scene That Left Lasting Impact On Him

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‘Ben Hur’ Actor Jack Huston Reveals Scene That Left Lasting Impact On Him

August 21, 2016 by SkyWatch Editor

Jack Huston, who stars in Paramount Pictures and MGM’s reboot of “Ben-Hur” as Judah Ben-Hur, maintains that every time he watches the film he takes something valuable away from it. “That was very emotional actually. The actual act is very effective, the crucifixion that is followed by forgiveness, everyone was affected up there on that mountain,” Huston told The Christian Post at a recent screening, about the final scene of the film where forgiveness is put to the test. “Forgiveness is not thinking that you have to be in control of everything [but more] so being able to let things go,” the actor continued. “To forgive someone means you have to be in control of them in a sense, so I think understanding other people and it not being all about you [helps].” “Ben-Hur” is the epic telling of Judah Ben-Hur (Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his own adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), who is a Roman army officer. Ben-Hur was removed from his position and was separated from his family and Esther (Nazanin Boniadi), the woman he loves, as he was exiled to become a slave.

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