Awesome / Ben-Hur (1925)

• The Star of Bethlehem sequence, appearing to the village so bright for everyone to see.
• Judah's confrontation with Messala before the Race. Messala and his Roman friends gather to see the wager posted from Shiek Ilderim's servant: Fifty Talents. Messala attacks the servant, accusing him of fraud. Who has Fifty Talents? Enter Judah, in possession of such a sum. Messala is stunned at seeing his former friend after several years. He tries to insult him before his friends: A Jewish charioteer? But Judah remains firm. He signs up on the wager. Messala hesitates about betting as well, fearing the risk of losing everything. Judah pokes his ego by making an Ironic Echo about the so-called Roman supremacy over his Jewish person. Messala bids.
• The chariot race. One of the most spectacular action sequences in the Silent Film Era.