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. Commodus orders for the execution of Maximus, but he escapes. He does manage to kill Maximus wife and son. That’s when his call to adventure begins. its
The documentary “Colosseum – A Gladiator’s Story” recounts the story of the famous Gladiator, Verus. The documentary begins with Verus being brought to Rome to work as a slave, his gladiator training, and the day he gained his freedom inside the colosseum. The documentary not only gives the personal story of gladiator within Rome, it also provides a social and political glimpse within a pivotal time of growth and power for the Roman Empire. The documentary mainly uses reenactments with a narrator providing information throughout Verus’ story.
Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus (1960) gives audiences a spectacular showing of two opposing ideologies coming head to head. In Spartacus, the Roman Empire faces one of the greatest threats to the empire it had ever faced. That enemy was named Spartacus. Spartacus was the unlikeliest of heroes. He was a simple slave who showed no extraordinary skills or talents, except for his fierce rebellious spirit. When push came to shove, that spirit did not allow Spartacus to stand by and do nothing as the Romans continued to do as they pleased with whomever they wanted. In a moment of rage, Spartacus kills the trainer of the gladiators and as consequence, inspires the other gladiators to fight back against the oppression they had been forced to live under.
Rome had many great things, especially within their love of brutality. Many of the Roman people enjoyed to take a break from their hard, ancient, lives and watch some grown men battle people, lions, tigers, and bears to the death (oh my!).
Maximus is a Trojan general who lost his wife,son and life, he becomes a slave. He must go fight as a gladiator against other gladiators. The more he fights the more he becomes famous.The film is really violent, there are a lot of fights and blood, and it’s also a moving film. The story is really gripping because you see how he needs to rebuild his life. However the film ends good
Gladiator is a film about Maximus, a soldier of Rome that is forced into the gladiator arena after the emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is killed. This film follows the Hero’s Journey almost perfectly. Maximus encounters some form of all but a couple stages of the Hero’s Journey. The first phase of the Hero’s journey is departure, when the hero transitions from one world to another. The first stage in this phase is the call to adventure, which is when Maximus is asked by Marcus Aurelius to be the next emperor.
The Gladiator epic directed by Riley Scott (2000) is based on real life events of the Roman Empire, their society, as well as the role of gladiators. Scott tried to portray the Roman culture as accurately as he could, and even went further to ensure his authenticity by hiring several historians to do so . It is supported by the findings of historians’ research. The film is historically accurate in most parts, including the role of gladiators; gladiatorial games and the aspects of Roman society such as the religions and beliefs. Some characters such as Commodus, Lucilla and Marcus were loosely based on the real life characters. However some parts of the film were exaggerated such as the battles in the arena, where gladiators fought to
The movie Gladiator starts off by Maximus Decimus Meridas, who is played by Russel Crowe, being a respected general of Rome. Maximus leads the Roman army in a successful defeat against
Maximus and the gladiators fight valiantly and are saved by Maximus’ superior battle tactics. Maximus is able to lead a group of men who have no military experience, to survive a gladiatorial game meant to see them all die. After the victory in the arena, Commodus steps into the Colosseum to congratulate the crowd favorite the Spaniard. He commands Maximus to show his face, and after Maximus does he expresses his desire for revenge, “…father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance in this life or the next” (Gladiator, 99 min.). Maximus finally is able to confront the man who gave the orders to kill his family.
Gladiator is in the manner that the main characters became slaves/gladiators and the aspect of how “freedom” is earned. Maximus on the other hand, was a Roman General that refused to serve for the Roman new emperor, Commodus, who had murdered his father, Marcus Aurelius, in order to obtain control of the Roman Empire. The biggest difference between Gladiator and Spartacus is the manner in which their respective freedom is earned. Gladiators freedom is earned thru defeating Commodus, who sentences Maximus to be executed. The story begins after he escapes his captors and rides off to his farm. This is after he discovers that his family has been murdered by said King/Emperor Commodus. Maximus collapses from exhaustion and is then picked up by slave traders and sold to Proximo, thus leading to his voyage of becoming a Gladiator and his fight against the King. Another difference is that Spartacus is pressured into fighting the best gladiator of the Roman army, upon the conclusion of his training however, he is defeated. Afterward he becomes leader of the Army of Slaves and in an effort to gain the slaves freedom back, he leads them to battle. After being captured, Spartacus ultimately has to fight it out with a slave who is also captured and the winner will be crucified. In Gladiator, Gladiators from all over the Roman
The cold, crisp breeze sprinted through the trees and bushes as I finished zipping up my jacket, exited the car and loaded the boxes into the anxious atmosphere of the Fine Arts Loading Dock. As I walked into the cafeteria, I saw the team greeting me and I knew I was in the right place. However, my happiness was short-lived. The team manager walked up to me and said, “The judges won’t turn off the lights. However, they will do it after the challenge.” It then occurred to me that the projector the team and I had worked on for months, and accounts for 30 points, might possibly fail. I walked toward them and donned my costume while they handed me the itinerary for the next five and a half hours. It showed: “ITINERARY FOR DI REGIONALS TOURNAMENT:
Finally, by relegating the subsequent history of the city to an appendix, the influence of modern visions of Rome formed in various media from medieval poetry to fascist-era architecture and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000) are not thoroughly acknowledged. Admittedly, Aldrete does not have urban theorists as his intended audience, but an exploration of any of these topics could have provided students and general readers with a springboard for debate, particularly if comparative urbanism is of interest.
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The shortcomings of the films are contributed from the nature of dramatization, short budget, poor script and perhaps mediocre research effort. Despite so, there were five prominently consistent events portrayed in the film with the materials in class. The first was the succession of Commodus to his father’s throne of emperorship. In class, it was taught that the structure of the Roman Republic had evolved to that of an empire. Therefore instead of having a consul, an emperor existed in place. Although the principle of automatic inheritance was not the case as an emperor had to be deemed fit to rule and have the approval of the army and the bureaucracy.
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
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, Caesars son, is told about his father’s choice and murders him. In doing this Commodus, takes control of Rome’s armies and Rome itself. Maximus’s first error is not answering Caesar when they spoke about his offer. Briefly after, Maximus