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Gladiator (2002) is the kind of movie uponwhich Hollywood once built its reputation but rarelyproduces anymore: the spectacle,Gladiator is anexcellent and well-made film. The spectacles beingstaged, from the initial opening sequence to thegladiator fights, are grandiose.Filled with larger-than-life characters, gorgeousscenery,
impressive
setdesign, and epic storytelling,Gladiator draws audiences inand immerses them in a realitythat is not their own.
Gladiator is set in 180AD, and uses actual historicalpersons and events forbackground. The events thattranspire in the film are largelyfictional, but they blend inwell with the known factsThe Roman Empire is in full blossom. The latestEmperor, MarcusAurelius (RichardHarris),privatelydecides to name his best general, Maximus (RussellCrowe), his successor-a decision that does not sitwell with Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), Marcus'son.In a fit of rage and grief, he kills his father,then has Maximus taken away to be executed.Thegeneral, however, escapes death, then races home toprotect his wife and son. But he is too late-by thetime he arrives, they are both cruelly killed, and heis soon taken prisoner by slave-traders. He is boughtby an owner and trainer of gladiators. RecognizingMaximus potential, the owner grooms him fora trip to the Colosseum. Eventually, Maximusfights in thc Colosseum in Rome, where the newemperor, Commodus, isn't happy to see him alive.Commodus makes immediate plans for Maximus'death. The only desire that fuels Maximus now isthe chance to rise to the top so that he will be ableto look into the eyes of the man who will feel hisrevenge.
The film never fails to be involving andentertaining, and there are plenty of momentsdesigned to stir the adrenaline? Additionally,the screenplaymanages toavoid the trap ofpredictability.The villains are atleast as smart asthe heroes, and farmore brutal.
AncientRomeis one of the mostromanticizedcivilizations in thehistory of humanity, and rarely has it beenbrought to life with the grandeur of this film.Vast in scope, grand in vision, and rich in story,Gladiator is an epic for the ages!
impressive
setdesign, and epic storytelling,Gladiator draws audiences inand immerses them in a realitythat is not their own.
Gladiator is set in 180AD, and uses actual historicalpersons and events forbackground. The events thattranspire in the film are largelyfictional, but they blend inwell with the known factsThe Roman Empire is in full blossom. The latestEmperor, MarcusAurelius (RichardHarris),privatelydecides to name his best general, Maximus (RussellCrowe), his successor-a decision that does not sitwell with Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), Marcus'son.In a fit of rage and grief, he kills his father,then has Maximus taken away to be executed.Thegeneral, however, escapes death, then races home toprotect his wife and son. But he is too late-by thetime he arrives, they are both cruelly killed, and heis soon taken prisoner by slave-traders. He is boughtby an owner and trainer of gladiators. RecognizingMaximus potential, the owner grooms him fora trip to the Colosseum. Eventually, Maximusfights in thc Colosseum in Rome, where the newemperor, Commodus, isn't happy to see him alive.Commodus makes immediate plans for Maximus'death. The only desire that fuels Maximus now isthe chance to rise to the top so that he will be ableto look into the eyes of the man who will feel hisrevenge.
The film never fails to be involving andentertaining, and there are plenty of momentsdesigned to stir the adrenaline? Additionally,the screenplaymanages toavoid the trap ofpredictability.The villains are atleast as smart asthe heroes, and farmore brutal.
AncientRomeis one of the mostromanticizedcivilizations in thehistory of humanity, and rarely has it beenbrought to life with the grandeur of this film.Vast in scope, grand in vision, and rich in story,Gladiator is an epic for the ages!