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In the movie titled Gladiator there is a main character named Maximus Decimus Meridus performed by Russell Crowe, in the beginning we see how the people look at Maximus when he appears and some have a very relieved expression on their faces while others have very happy faces. This already tells me that Maximus is a very respected man and throughout the movie he is portrayed as a noble man, with noble traits and a soldier who knows of no limits when it comes to protecting either his men or his people

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 a short

Robin Hood and Feudalism ROBIN HOOD In the years of King Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) there lived a brave and intelligent man called Robin Hood. He was a feared outlaw, who loved liberty and hated oppression. He took the law into his own hands and robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as a justice-maker. In time he acquired a heroic reputation and came to represent the ideal of heroism of his age. Stories about him and his closest friends Friar Tuck

Steven Spielberg's Jaws and Ridley Scott's Gladiator The two films being examined are the thriller Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, and the action film Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott. Both directors create epic films; the films are momentous and are designed to manipulate the emotions. A thriller is intended to appeal to basic human instinct to the need of feeling fear and survival. Action movies are designed to appeal to our sense of danger: pace and experience

the life of John Nash (Mathematician), a Nobel Laureate in Economics. A Beautiful Mind was directed by Ron Howard, starting Russell Crowe as John Nash and Jennifer Connelly as his wife (Alicia Nash). The film starts off with John Nash (Crowe) at Princeton University, who was there for scholarship of mathematics alongside with other well respected classmates. John Nash (Crowe) was pressured to get publish, with those pressure, he came with his original theory of governing dynamics. Later on named

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 the

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

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

to a slave to a gladiator, then a hero. As the trailer begins, slow images combined with Written Words are used to give the target audience time to familiarise themselves with the story of Maximus. For example the first few shots are of Russell Crowe as a general, then a slave, then a gladiator. This makes it clear to the audience who the main character is and helps to set the scene. Then the images start to become faster and more exciting. This is achieved by using rapid cuts which increases

the film pictures Nash as a man who can be dangerous when he is faced with an episode. Putting aside my own thoughts, I have to add that this story has great strengths, thanks to the great performances of Russell Crowe as John Nash, and Jennifer Connelly that plays his wife Alicia. Crowe gives a impeccable and beautiful performance, and almost makes it perfect. In his character of John Nash they showed many sides of him: the painfully disagreeable child at Princeton, the sarcastic humorist, the