But since the film although an adaptation of the book jumps over many events or even characters we can treat Mervyn LeRoys QUO VADIS as a Hollywood production of itself. His rests on a legend which Peter crucified upside down ostensibly to his request that he not deserve to be crucified just as the Lord he has briefly failed. Hollywood often returned to Cinecitta and produced many of its greatest spectacles there including Helen von Troy 1956 Ben-How 1959 and Cleopatra 1963 -the latter two dwarfs Quo Vadis on a scale. It was a payout at his workload level and it ultimately made me believe that no nation can take both Roman imagery and America. The picture is also made of some colorful and elaborate set of pieces such as the song of Vestal Virgins and wild dance in tribute to the goddess Vesta the spectacular triumphal parade of Roman legions that contained the salute of Nero that passes the Grand Palace the Exciting car chase the brilliantly staged combustion of Rome and the outrageous scenes in the arena that the Lions placed on the unfortunate hymnal Christian. But since the film though an adaptation of the book skips many events or even characters we may treat Mervyn LeRoys QUO VADIS as a separate Hollywood production.His end is based on a legend that Peter was crucified upside down supposedly at his request that he did not deserve to be crucified in the same way as the Lord he briefly failed.Hollywood would return to Cinecitta often producing many of its biggest spectacles there including Helen of Troy 1956 Ben-Hur 1959 and Cleopatra 1963 - the latter two dwarfing Quo Vadis in scale.It was a profundity at its most workaday level and it led me to the eventual conviction that no nation can make Roman pictures as well as the Americans.The picture is also buoyed by some colourful and elaborate set pieces such as the Vestal Virgins singing and wildly dancing in homage to the goddess Vesta the spectacular triumphal parade of the Roman legions taking the salute from Nero as it passes the great palace the exciting chariot chase the brilliantly staged burning of Rome and the harrowing scenes in the Arena as the lions are released on the hapless hymn-singing Christians.
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