Analyzing The Film 'Gladiator'

The movie Gladiator is based on a fictional storyline that takes place during the time of Ancient Rome. After having learned about Ancient Rome and the fashions of that time, I can say that the film Gladiator had both accurate and inaccurate representations of Ancient Roman fashion throughout. Some of the costumes, hair and makeup shown in the movie were accurate, while others were not.

When he woke up, there was no one in sight except the dead bodies of his soldiers. Suddenly, Maximus heard someone coming, he reached for his sword but couldn't reach it. So he just laid his head down on the ground, and waited for whoever was coming, to come kill him! However, it was not his enemy. For it was the one man he hated most of all, the beggar Marcus. Maximus was sure that

In the movie Gladiator, emperor Marcus Aurelius died and wanted someone to take over the throne in order to continue leading Rome, but he wanted someone who is not corruptive and a good emperor as Maximus not as his son Commodus who become eventually a bad emperor. Most of the movie has occurred in the Rome Forum, which consists of the important things, since it is regarded as the city center that has the senates’ houses and their monuments, as the SPQR, which stands for the senate and people of Rome. Plus, gladiators’ fights were in the Colosseum. Romans were polytheistic, because they worshiped more than one god. Rome has had different social classes: plebes who accounted for most of the people, patricians who were wealthy people

Gladiator is an epic historical action drama set in the Roman Empire during the reign of Commodus, the last emperor of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. The film is directed by Ridley Scott and features big name actors such as Russel Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, and the late Richard Harris. In brief the story of Gladiator centers Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russel Crowe), a betrayed Roman General who is forced into becoming a gladiator. Maximus fights his way from a lowly arena on the outskirts of the empire, to the Colosseum at Rome with the goal of killing the emperor Commodus, avenging the murder of his family.

He is found by slave traders and becomes a gladiator, or slave fighter. These men’s purpose is to provide entertainment for the Roman Empire by fighting to the death in an arena. They are seen as disposable men. Maximus redefines that term and becomes a well-known gladiator, despite his disadvantages. Maximus is determined to survive and bring justice to his slain wife and son. With his natural abilities to lead and inspire others, he wins the support of his fellow slave fighters and other prominent members of the Roman Empire who want to overthrow Commodus. Commodus’ sister, Lucilla, can see the effect he has on the people of Rome, when she says: “Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome.” Commodus may hold more power in terms of money, men, and authority, but Gladiator teaches us through Maximus, that a hero can reside within any person through resilience, loyalty and the mindset that good will prevail, even when that person hold little to no political or societal

Maximus knew teamwork was the only way to demolish these skillful Gladiators. Ward exclaims Proximo said it all when he stated, “Ultimately, we are all dead men… We have to decide how to meet death in order to be remembered as men.” Maximus used those words wisely and unified the gladiators together to defeat the armed gladiators. Secondly, Maximus valued his life and what legacy he left behind. Maximus believed civilizations were dark and Rome was the light. He felt that every action he took lead to huge consequences after he passed. Maximus didn’t strive for honor, or a sense of undying fame, yet he strived for a good life with his family and made decisions based off the lives around him and generations to

The history of ancient Rome is one that is littered with violence and drenched in blood. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost, both human and animal. The movie Gladiator only scratches the surface of the violence and death that existed in ancient Rome, even just throughout the first two centuries. Emperor Marcus Aurelius wishes to appoint his general, Maximus, as his successor and wishes to have Maximus restore the Roman republic and lead the empire away from the dictatorship it has become. When Commodus, Marcus Aurelius’ son, finds out about his father’s plan to appoint Maximus as emperor, he kills his father, steals the throne, and kills Maximus’ wife and son after sentencing Maximus to death.

The Gladiator the movie directed Ridley Scoot bases a story during the ancient Roman Empire when the great philosopher and emperor of Rome was Marcus Aurelis. Who is portrayed in the begging of movie as very ill and on his last days, but still on the toe of his battles regarding his health. In the other hand his son and predecessor Commodus is not by his side to witness the battles instead his on safe grounds away from danger. Maximus His favored Commander of his army is out in the field risking his life for Rome. Whom under his command they win the war. Shortly after the victory Aurelis offers his crown to Maximus knowing his on his last breaths as he always seen him as the son he never had. Maximus respectfully denies the offer, as his only wish is to be at his humble home with his family whom he hasn’t seen for almost three years. Aurelis gives him the afternoon to think about his tempting offer. Commodus is told the news from his father that he wont be the predecessor that Maximus is whom he has chosen because he lacks the virtues to rule Rome. He gets very disturbed and in cold blood kills his own father to retain the power for himself. Maximus knows the king had been murdered and the reason why. It’s when the hero’s journey of Maximus begins transforming him to a new being as he has to get justice for his family.

If you have watched the movie Gladiator, you have probably heard the famous speech delivered by Maximus Decimus before the start of the opening battle. General Maximus Decimus Meridius is Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ most trusted general of the Roman Empire. As introduced in the beginning of the speech, Maximus isn’t just a general, but a farmer too. That shows pathos because even though he has a more prominent title, Maximus is still just like all of the other soldiers in the army. The speech is given in 180 A.D., where a battle is about to be fought between the Germanic barbarians and the Roman Cavalry. The start of war between these two armies dates far back in time. They have been fighting forever

the twenty first century, and in many ways he has, with a blend of the

This is because Stoicism teaches us that, before we try to control events, we must control ourselves first. Our attempts to exert influence on the world are subject to chance, disappointment, and failure—but control of the self is the only kind that can succeed 100% of the time. Leaders have found that a Stoic attitude earns them respect in the face of failure, and guards against arrogance in the face of success. In the movie Gladiator we see this tactic from Maximus Decimus Meridius who shows stoic qualities demonstrated by prominent followers of the Ancient Greek principle. Although he is a Roman citizen and should not, under the Roman laws, be a slave, Maximus does not complain, and quietly does as he is ordered. Maximus is strong enough

The Gladiator is a 2000 film starring Russell Crowe. When Crowe’s character, Maximus, is betrayed by the emperors son travels to Rome seek revenge. The Gladiator gives us a look at gladiators in Roman times, however it’s not always completely accurate.

The movie Gladiator was mainly about a person named Maximus. Also in this movie some of the characters are real, Marcus Aurelius and Commodus are both real emperors and were father and son, but both are used in fictional ways. Marcus Aurelius did spend a lot of his reign fighting the Germans, but” he died of the plague in Vindobona rather than being murdered”. Commodus he did fight in arenas, but he did not meet his end there as it showed in the movie. He died because “he was strangled in his bath by an athlete called Narcissus”.

The 2005 film, Jarhead focuses on the life of the protagonist Marine, Anthony Swafford. The viewer watches as Swofford endures the vicious training to be a US Marine, which eventually leads to his deployment in Kuwait in to fight the 1990 Gulf War. Undoubtedly, many aspects of the film link back to Gender, however for the purpose of this critical review, I will be focusing on the way in masculinity in Jarhead serves to highlight key ideas about hierarchy and freedom. Although broadly defined, I have interpreted ‘masculinity’ as men being expected to behave with particular characteristics, such as being strong, heroic, protective, and rational. This review will argue that through the focus on Gender, particularly masculinity, Jarhead provides a critique of the military’s dependence on masculinity as a means of shaping the ‘worth’ of men, an aspect which often leads to emotional and mentally isolation and entrapment, as well as raising questions about the masculinity of the state. Moreover, Jarhead criticises how the repression of aggressive masculinity, as fuelled and promoted military training, can have consequences, as the men do not have an outlet for this aggressive masculinity, for example, combat.

The story is about Maximus, one of the leading generals in the Roman army. He led the Romans to victory in a decisive battle with the Barbarians that ended a long war between them. This victory helped him gain trust and favour from the old Emperor Marcus Aurelius, which is now old and near his end. Emperor Aurelius wishes to appoint Maximus as the temporary leader of Rome, even though he has a son, Commodus. Commodus, being told by his father that he would not be the appointed emperor, murders Marcus in a fit of rage and claims the throne. He then ordered the execution of Maximus to secure his claim to the throne. Maximus escaped execution, but he was unable to save his son and wife in Spain from the soldiers