Gladiator Movie

... kills his family under the leadership by a corrupt Roman prince who is turned king, the roman general comes back as a gladiator to seek revenge on the prince turned king. The movie which was made in 2000 stars Russell Crowe as the Roman general Maximus, Joaquin Phoenix as Comodus the prince turned king and ... falling in love with the hero but the general didn't fall in love with her, and lastly the last big theme of the movie was the new king making up the big Gladiator event where at the end of the games he gets killed by Maximus and Rome is turned into a democracy. One of thelessons ...

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... who will die they salute you. With the emperor's sign a judge let a handkerchief fall to the ground as an opening signal. When a gladiator was wounded, the spectators shouted "Habet" ("he is wounded"); if he was at the mercy of his adversary, he lifted up his forefinger ... emperor- which gave with his thumb the final decision. The reward of victory consisted of branches of palm, sometimes of money. If a gladiator survived a number of combats he might be discharged form further service; he could, however, reengage after discharge. On occasion gladiators became politically ... save Maxi...

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... actually were. The fight would usually end at first bloodshed or surrender. A gladiator could win freedom from the emperor by being the champion of the match. As I have shown the movie contains both factual and non-factual information. The Religion that was practiced most frequently was Christianity. This was true in both the Gladiator movie and Roman history. Economically Rome was portrayed in the ... movie as very wealthy. Rome did go through very prosperous times but also through very poor ... times that was not shown in the movie. Roman law was one of the most important contributio...

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... imperfections and endangered to collapse, the opposing ideas in governing of the leaders and the Senate lead to immense and prolonged conflicts. This fact was depicted very obviously in the movie "Gladiator" when old Emperor Marcus Arelius was dying and going to give his throne to one successor. He had chosen General Maximus (instead of his biological son, Commodus) as he was ... seemingly saw its end from that moment, when the balance or harmony of power kept between the Emperor and the Senate started breaking. Not only depicting the political aspect, the movie "Gladiator" also illustr...

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... two years of his reign. Another unusual accuracy in historical films is the clothing. So frequently in Hollywood movies, the clothing of the era is totally changed for the movie. But in "The Gladiator," everyone, including the emperors, gladiators, soldiers, noble women, common citizens, and children were dressed exactly as you would see if you actually lived during the Roman Empire. A small ... detail, but accurate nonetheless, was when the movie stated that the Coliseum could seat 50,000 people. This statistic was absolutely correct. Even though the gladiator games might have seemed o...

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... for the general. The general escapes but is captured by a band of nomads and is forced into slavery. He is made to fight in the gladiator arena and his skill eventually brings him to the Coliseum. The Romans begin to love and support him, giving him a foothold to overthrow the crooked ... for picture, in my opinion the film was one of great quality and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first scene that I chose from Gladiator takes place early on in the movie. The clip is very short but yet encompasses some of Scott's best work as a director. Maximus has just gone back to his home ... them u...

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... , for the large part, have moved away from them. Ridley Scott's Gladiator signaled the successful return this type of film making. A war film with the drama of love, virtues, and political ambitions, Gladiator is an epic movie that is not characterized by one genre but rather multiple ones. The film ... execution of Maximus. Maximus, however, escapes to Spain, where he is enslaved and trained by Proximo (played by Oliver Reed) to be a gladiator. When Commodus orders one hundred days of gladiatorial games to commemorate the memory of Marcus Aurelius, Maximus disguised as "the Spaniard" he...

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... timeless appeal is fueled by its simple plot, excellent character depiction and astonishing special effects which in totality easily warrants a 5-Star rating. The movie's plot is simple. It chronicles the plight of a good general who suffered injustice and lives on to seek revenge. Unlike suspense movies where ... the succeeding scenes are not predictable, the audience can easily predict the transition of events in "Gladiator." However, this simplicity of plot did not make the movie less interesting: rather, it ignites the curiosity of the audience to further see how the main character w...

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... in creating an emotional atmosphere. Now becoming a standard in filmmaking, this relationship between music and mood was flawlessly demonstrated in the film Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000). His use of professionally composed orchestral music, compounded with exceptionally graphic and realistic scenes, and created an overwhelming ... proven when this film won an Oscar for Best Picture at the 2001 Academy Awards. "You hear the name of the movie, it's called Gladiator. And then the first image you see is the hand on the wheat, it's so poetic. And in a way it ... It's apparent that Zimmer w...

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