" A boy hawking newspapers of the "North Side Garage" slaughter (SEVEN SLAUGHTERED IN NORTH SIDE GARAGE) and the "feared bloody aftermath" convinces hem to proceed." Cobb offers his hand-shake, congratulating Deeds"" "common-sense" and the scene just witnessed: "Lamb bites wolf.Forty-One""s stubbornness and hate have kept him alive while other men have perished all around him.Arrius thinks he is foolish to believe in freedom: "You will never escape while we are victorious.If we are not, you will sink with this ship, chained to your oar." Ben Hur refuses the offer unless it means his freedom.In one of the more spectacular scenes in the film, he Romans fight against Macedonian pirate war ships in an exciting sea galley battle.Suspense was created during earlier parts of the film over the question - was Clift""s character actually a fortune hunter or not? It was reported hat Clift was unhappy with his own performance (he claimed he was better as a more contemporary male romantic lead) both during the film""s making and afterwards when it premiered.