"Gladiator" is a movie meant to be remembered for many years to come. It is an action-packed; historical‚ tragic‚ emotional‚ vengeful‚ moral‚ amazing‚ exciting‚ breath-taking‚ and thrilling ride into the era of the Roman Empire. Maximus was the most honorable‚ respected‚ and skilled general Rome had ever has‚ and when everything is taken from him‚ he still manages to die as Rome’s most respected‚ honorable‚ and skilled gladiators. Maximus is the definition of Gladiator. "Gladiator" tells the tale
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In the movie‚ many things portrayed are the same as what really happened in Roman history. Some things though‚ are a little different in the actual history of Rome than in the movie. Scenes were changed in the movie too‚ to make the plot more interesting. I connected what I could between the movie and the actual history of Rome. Maximus was the general of Rome and a really good general at that. He lead Rome to many victories. He was so great and loyal that in the movie‚ Marcus Aurelius actually
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Adam Bajjada - Ancient History Essay - Gladiator Adam Bajjada - Ancient History Essay - Gladiator Gladiator has been reviewed by some as “...the revival of Roman history”(Mitchell‚ 2000) and extremely unrealistic by others. However it is the major themes portrayed in Gladiator such as the social‚ political and economic situations that need to be analysed in further depth with close reference to the written and archaeological evidence. During Gladiator‚ Senator Gracchus states that “The beating
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GROUP PAPER/LEADERSHIP GLADIATOR‚ by Ridley Scott (2004) 1. INTRODUCTION Acting as observers in this case‚ we are reviewing the leadership from the perspective of the son of Caesar‚ Commodus. A man‚ with love lost. A man‚ without the desired virtues set by his Father. A man‚ without morals‚ as stated by his Father. A man‚ who competes for favor‚ trust‚ honor and value with an authentic leader like Maximus‚ someone whom has also had the love of Commodus Father and fails to connect with his followers
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Gladiator is set during the peak of the Roman Empire. The story revolves around Maximus (Russel Crowe)‚ one of the best General’s in Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ (Richard Harris) army. The emperor is dying and makes his wishes known that Maximus be his successor instead of his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) . As you might expect‚ going through life with a name like Commodus‚ and then being passed over by his own father doesn’t look good. He orders the death of Maximus‚ who manages to escape and become
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reign of the Roman Empire. One in particular‚ Gladiator‚ is a fictional film set during the time of the Roman Empire. As a story line it has no actual historic validity‚ however depicts the imperialistic‚ unscrupulous‚ and savage nature of the film’s villain‚ Commodus to Gaius Caligula perfectly. Many of the physical features of these two characters are close in resemblance. Caligula was known to have black sunken eyes‚ as did Commodus in Gladiator. An aesthetic flaw by one who is usually sickly
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Comparing Real Vs. Movie Commodus In the movie “Gladiator”‚ Emperor Commodus is portrayed as an unstable and neurotic sadist who killed his own father for the throne of the Roman Empire. Real history has no solid proof that Commodus‚ while unstable‚ killed his father Marcus Aurelius. He was actually made co-emperor at the age of 5 (Heritage). However‚ the sexual relations he had with his sibling is in fact true‚ but it was not with the sister Lucilla as shown in the movie‚ but rather with another
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Gladiator is a historical film‚ which was released on May the forth in 2000. The movie was set in the year 180AD. The filming was held from December 1998- May 1999 and the whole creation took three years. Gladiator is about a powerful general named Maximus‚ who is asked to be emperor over the emperor’s son. This causes his son Commodus to kill his father in rage. Commodus becomes Emperor and tries to assassinate Maximus and his family in revenge. Maximus escapes Commodus and tries to regain the
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and cruelty‚ honor and violence” (Beck 152). Thousands of people would flood to the colosseum to watch gladiators duel with animals‚ and with each other. This form of entertainment attracted multiple spectators‚ yet is was an extremely deadly sport. A multitude of gladiators died while fighting in the colosseum. Through the sights of death‚ people still watched the fights for centuries. Gladiator fights were not always in an arena‚ they were originally fought by slaves at funerals of the wealthy.
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Name: Angelica Rose L. Tan (BEEd-SpEd 2) Date: July 5‚ 2013 Professor: Ms. Pauline Gregorio Subject: SocCul PERSPECTIVES The height of the power of Roman Empire was at vast. Over one quarter of the world’s population lived and died the rule of the Caesars. Emperor Marcus Aurelius was in twelve-years of campaign against the Barbarian Tribe in Germania that was drawing to an end. His final wish before he dies is that to have a stronghold stands in the way of Roman Victory and the promise
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