This magnificent film; was directed by Ridley Scott. He had wonderful costume design and scenery. The storyline of this film was incredible as well as suspenseful. Russell Crowe, who plays Maximus the Gladiator performed remarkably. His emotion and ability to act out the action scenes were simply marvelous. Maximus, a prestigious general of Rome has lead his men to victory numerous times for the great emperor Marcus Aurelius. After a gruesome battle Marcus Aurelius calls Maximus to his tent to ask him to become the new emperor instead of his own son, Commadus. Maximus, anxious to get home to his family takes some time to think about such a prominent job. Meanwhile, Commadus finds out that he will not be the new emperor of Rome and murders his father. Since Marcus Aurelius has not announced his successor, Commadus becomes the new ruler of Rome by default. As his first duty, he orders Maximus to death. While Maximus is supposedly being killed, his family has already been ordered to die. Maximus escapes without the knowing of Commadus and later becomes enslaved. As a slave Maximus is ordered to be a prizefighter, later to be known as the Gladiator. Maximus fights not only to entertain but to also avenge the death of Marcus Aurelius and his family.
The costume design and setting was phenomenal. I loved the detail on all the clothing and buildings. It really made the film feel like it was taking place at the time of Julius Caesar. The score of the film was also outstanding. Each fight scene was perfectly choreographed with non-stop action and suspenseful music. As the movie progressed the movie became more suspenseful, which made the two and a half-hour length feel as if time had quickly past by.
Although everything about the movie was remarkable, the movie's storyline took a lot from Braveheart with Mel Gibson. There were scenes throughout the movie that have already been done in previous movies.
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. ...
Paper 2: "Gladiator- Evaluation The film Gladiator, by Ridley Scott is a blockbuster hit for more reasons than one. ... However, in my opinion, Gladiator was a very successful film that kept me on the edge of my seat. ... Maximus is then sold to gladiator-turned-impresario Proximo and forced to fight as a gladiator. ... Maximus then returns to Rome as a gladiator with the vile intentions of seeking revenge. ... I would argue that Gladiator is an exciting film to watch. ...
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. ...
