Bertrand Russell Essay

The movie Gladiator, released in 2000, was directed by Ridley Scott. It was produced by Douglas wick, David Franzoni, and Branki Lustig. The three stars were Russell Crowe playing Maximus, Joaquin Phoenix playing Commodus, and Connie Nielsen playing Lucilla. Gladiator is a one-part movie that won five academy awards. Maximus decides to retire from the Roman Army after a battle over the germanic tribes. After Commodus has killed his father the enperor and Maximus' family, Maximus is captured and

The movie Gladiator would be considered an Aristotle tragedy. The main character, a Roman General, Maximus, is a loyal soldier. Maximus, is the favoured of Caesars Generals, and asked to be his successor, Caesar. Maximus, himself, is a good general caring for his men as well relatable. Maximus is a loving father and husband, who fight to protect his family and country. Maximus, who is asked to be the next Caesar, does not reply with the answer Caesar hoped, but thought about. At this time Commodus

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. He is strongly known for being a WWE wrestler, and an actor for the famous series The Fast and the Furious and many more. I believe that he is a successful man because he came from having absolutely nothing to making millions. A lot of people aren’t very motivated to actually make a change in their life, but he didn’t give up on himself. That is why I strongly believe that he is successful; however

Gladiator is a spectacular showing of the recreation of the golden age of the Roman Empire that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats in anticipation for the entirety of the movie. Set during the winter of 180 AD, a Roman general named Maximus (Russell Crowe) is about to fight the final battle of a campaign on the edges of the empire. As the battle starts Maximus tells his men to “unleash hell” and that is exactly what happened when his men fill the sky with flaming arrows and fiery pots that set

My film I watched was Gladiator. It was an action movie as opposed to a documentary about war. It was based in Rome in the early times. In the movie, the emperor of Rome was Marcus Aurelius. He was a very victorious general. After his death he wanted Maximus to take the throne, and he wasn’t even his son. Aurelius’s son was very power hungry and wanted to rule. His plan was to rule Rome and take the throne. He wanted to murder the last ruler Marcus Aurelius and then execute Maximus, which was the

The movie “The Insider” is a fantastic movie about the fight against the Brown Williamson tobacco company and the “60 Minutes” article that shined the light to the public that the tobacco companies were lying to the public about their product so that they could sell more products knowing that the health risks are high. When referring to tobacco in this paper I am talking about cigarettes, one of the most dangerous ways of getting tobacco due to a chemical compound called nicotine, the ingredient

Success is something everyone strives for in life, and the basis of what is needed to gain it has been relatively the same since the 1860s. The means needed to acquire what is needed for success although, were not quite as easy as they are in comparison to today. In 1867, there was a young boy, around 12 years old, named Ragged Dick. He was an orphan who stole and slept in the streets, and also a bootblack, which is someone who shines shoes for a living. In the book Ragged Dick, the author explained

The Importance Of Carol As A Character in Willy Russell's Our Day Out The play, "Our Day Out" was written by Willy Russell in 1976, set in Liverpool. Willy Russell was born in 1947 near Liverpool, he has also written other plays such as, Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine and Blood Brothers. The play "Our Day Out" was originally written for television and was televised on BBC 2, 1977. It is a celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen

“There was a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it was so fragile.” The film ‘Gladiator’ was released in 2000. A thrilling action film, it was a huge success, scooping five Oscars and earning over $427 million dollars. Sir Ridley Scott- who directed the film-already had many great films to his name, such as ‘Alien’, ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘American Gangster’, so it was no surprise when this film became one of the highest earners of the

the camera moves slowly to a medium low angle shot, thus giving the character a sense of authority. The character speaks slowly and when he accentuates an important point the camera moves to a close up of the main character of the film (Russell Crowe), showing the viewer his feelings and his anticipation. In the background there is the external diegetic sound of the crowd chanting, kill, kill, kill. This along with the orchestral music sounds like a heart beat as there is