Maximus Decimus Meridius

show that Hamlet and Maximus end up digging their own graves as they strive to get revenge for the wrongdoings that were done to them. Hamlet and Maximus both want to seek revenge for the murder of their fatherly figures but they both contrast each other in the ways they have their revenge. In Hamlet and Gladiator, the characters of King Hamlet and

The position offer from the Emperor to Maximus showed that . Maximus sought for revenge against Commodus for the death of his family and for the late Marcus Aurelius. In order to achieve his goals, he came to Zucchabar, a Roman province, as a slave and a gladiator. This suggested that Maximus and Commodus represented the two different classes in a dominating society. Despite the defeat of Commodus and the return of Rome to its original state, Maximus died as a soldier, a gladiator, and a slave

explore the wrongs of man. The protagonist, Maximus Decimus Meridius is portrayed as a good person because of his honorability. On the other hand, Commodus is portrayed as “bad” or evil because of the way he treats the “good” person. While stories usually have good and bad characters, there’s a sign on how we know which one is bad and which one isn’t. People usually get attracted to the protagonist rather than the antagonist. In “Gladiator,” Meridius is shown as a good person because of his honorability

TITLE: GLADIATOR PLOT: 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

was a well known gladiator before and during his time of Emperor. His father, Marcus Aurelius was a great philosopher as well as a military tactician. The main character is Maximus Decimus Meridius who is fictional character used in the film to create this all around hero type character. Furthermore, some even suggest Maximus is a character made from a mixture of a multitude of great warriors and gladiators of that time. Three

thing that was shown in the film that was historically accurate was the gladiator games. Commodus was really interested with these games and would participate in them. The things that made this film historically inaccurate was that the main character Maximus never existed, he is a fictional character and none of the main plots about him is historically true. There was no last great battle with the Germanic tribes on the eve of Marcus Aurelius’ death. What I would have changed is

movie (Gladiator) provides the viewer with a brilliant account of a successful Roman General, known as Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, which has just one aspiration. To end his current campaigns in Germany and return to his family in Rome, a place he rarely visits. Though things are not to be that simple for Maximus. The Emperor of Rome sits on his death bed and tells Maximus that he wishes for him to become the next emperor rather than his own son Commodus, played by Joaquin

awards. Although the movie was appropriate in the Hollywood side of things, there are many differences between what Hollywood wants their audience to see and what was historically correct. The story follows a man named Maximus Decimus Meridius played by Russel Crowe. In the film Maximus was a Roman General turned gladiator and although his character was essentially fictional, it has been said that he seems to be a based upon an actual historical figure named Germanicus who was a very well known commander

Maximus as the Hero in Ridley Scott's Gladiator Ridley Scott's gladiator recreates the entire world of ancient Rome in living glory on the screen. The shots of coliseum, intact and swarming with crowds of spectators are breath taking. The story has a classic three act structure, moving Maximus, Decimus and Meridius from warrior to slave to gladiator and each step is incredibly exciting. In addition, Scott stages half a dozen elaborate action sequences like there's no

Who doesn’t love a movie where the protagonist is off on a quest for revenge in numerous action sequences for his taste of sweet, sweet revenge? When breaking films into this type of category, one film that stands out among the rest has to be Gladiator. Gladiator can be argued as one of the greatest action movies of all time, and for good reasons. The soundtrack, dialogue, and characters have no equal in the revenge action category of film, and can be considered tops of pure action films. Gladiator