The film Gladiator, by Ridley Scott is a blockbuster hit for more reasons than one. However, many believe that due to clichés and a bad plot that the film should have never made it as far as it did. However, in my opinion, Gladiator was a very successful film that kept me on the edge of my seat.
In the film Gladiator, Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) who plays the emperor of Rome, is dying on the Germanian frontier of the Empire. Upon his death, he whishes to announce his loyal general, Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) as emperor of Rome, in order to restore Rome to the republic it once was. However, Maximus wants no part of power, and prefers to return to his farm where his wife and son await him. Meanwhile, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the power-hungry heir to the throne, despises Maximus for winning the affection of his father that he himself never enjoyed. Therefore, Commodus desperately kills his father in secret and claims the throne for himself; while ordering that Maximus and his family in Spain be slain.
Despite Commodus's evil plot, Maximus escapes from his would-be assassins, and rides to his family's rescue. Too late, he collapses from his exhaustion and his wounds, and is captured by slavers. Maximus is then sold to gladiator-turned-impresario Proximo and forced to fight as a gladiator. However, unaware of Maximus' return, Commodus calls for gladiatorial games to .
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honor his father's memory. Maximus then returns to Rome as a gladiator with the vile intentions of seeking revenge.
Aside from Gladiator's successful plot, various other characteristics of the film are just as impressive. For instance, the battle scenes are for the most part terrifically well staged, especially the "re-enactment" of the fall of Carthage. In the fall of Carthage- a group of gladiators on foot, face off against chariot-mounted archers and make it believable that they should win through superior tactics and discipline.
Maximus and other slaves are trained to fight as a Gladiators. ... The money is another reason that some men became gladiators. ... The gladiators also held a lot of sex appeal to the ladies watching. ... There were even women that became gladiators. ... Gladiators got the same treatment. ...
Gladiator Essay The movie Gladiator is a story about the Roman Empire back in 160 A.D. ... He was sold to Proximo to fight as a gladiator. ... He was not Spanish and he was never a gladiator. ... Back in the Roman empire gladiators were real. ... This was true in both the Gladiator movie and Roman history. ...
Would it be ironic for Romans to adopt the gladiatorial games? ... Gladiatorial battles gave each gladiator a chance to live whereas in a direct human sacrifice the human did not even have a chance to live. ... Romans warmly accepted gladiatorial contests in antiquity. ... Sea battles, animal hunts, women gladiators, and fighting emperors all contributed to new enhancements associated with gladiatorial combats. ... Gladiatorial combats were held for several nonpolitical reasons. ...
That is the sign for the net man to kill the other gladiator. ... With the coming of Christianity, gladiatorial show began to fall into disfavor. ... It shows that there is a good relationship between Maximus and other gladiators. ... After he becomes a gladiator, he establishes a good relationship with other gladiators. ... He sees the difference between soldiers and gladiators. ...
The essence of the bloodthirsty entertainment was in the form of the gladiator. The word gladiator comes from the Latin for swordsman, from gladius or sword. ... The sons of Junius Brutus first displayed gladiatorial combat when they honored their father at his funeral by matching three pairs of gladiators. ... Gladiatorial combat was so important to ancient Romans that they had gladiator schools to train men to be machines of slaughter for the scheduled entertainment (Johnston 287). ... The gladiators would be forced to fight the wild beasts unarmed. ...
Determine if the movie "Gladiator" succeeded in depicting Roman and things Roman. "Gladiator" (DreamWorks) is arguably eh greatest movie depicting most precisely Rome and things Roman. ... Also, "Gladiator" reflected some other cultural features of the Roman world in greeting, talking, and in costumes. The best part of the movie about Roman culture was about the gladiators. ... Another fact of the Roman Empire that "Gladiator" portrayed spectacularly was their military. ...
Once a gladiator you will have to take the gladiatorial oath. ... Why would a free citizen want to become a gladiator? ... Once a gladiator, you"ll be designated as a certain type of gladiators. ... Once the games begin, you will fight another gladiator. ... A Rudiarii is a freed gladiator. ...
The Gladiators followed instructions, which was to live and die in honor. The word gladiator is a divertive from the Latin word, gladius; which means sword. ... The gladiator slaves were owned and trained by a person called a lanista. ... For the gladiator, life was terrible. ... Because they were gladiators, they could never be Roman citizens. ...
The gladiatorial games of ancient Rome were a fascinating part of the Roman culture. ... Most gladiators did not willingly go to these schools, as they were slaves sold into a familia gladitoria, the Latin name for a troupe of gladiators. ... Commodus in particular enjoyed participating in gladiatorial shows. ... The gladiators were considered celebrities. ... According to Alan Baker, in his book on Roman gladiators: The gladiators themselves were the superstars of their day, lusted after by both women and men. ...