Ben-Hur believes in the Hebrew people of Judea: "I believe in the future of my people." Messala asks that Ben-Hur, an admired and respected aristocrat, speak out against rebellion and futile resistance to Rome that would only end in the extinction of his people...The director argues that conditions have changed in heir "troublous times." To discourage him, Hadrian pointedly asks Sullivan about his own real-life experiences with trouble - knowing full-well that the director had an educated upbringing and privileged life rather than a life of want and hard luck.You are that beast, Caesar.You taint us.You-you poison our guts.When we hate you, we"re hating the dark side of ourselves." Caesar shook with fury at Breck"s answer, and almost bashed him in the head with the butt of his machine gun, but then ordered the shackled governor to be taken outside and executed.Using props on the dirt floor, the boy described how he Jedi Master had helped to defeat the First Order forces at he Battle of Craig.