There's a lot of blood, a lot of guys getting stabbed in painful places, and even a little bit of digital animal cruelty. Gladiator 's a bloody, violent film, but that's an important part of the story.
The violence not only gives us a sense of the ancient Romans' depraved sense of entertainment, but also an idea of just how high the stakes are for Maximus. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Quotes Commodus : Rise. Connections Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies User reviews 2. Top review. Once again, Director Ridley Scott proves to be as professional as one can be. The recreation of ancient Rome is splendid, with all its magnificent buildings and atmosphere and he is able to show with all brightness the greatness of the Roman Empire, with its political problems and military discipline, and love and treason, of hate and jealousy, that still have a place in our world today.
But the story has a glow of its own, to which all the beautiful scenery believe me, it's awesome!!! The plot is a rich one, that is as dynamic as it is present. He once again, after Blade Runner, , and others helps us visit the depths of the human soul, which remains the same over all our historical and social experience. Even the fights, are displayed in such a way that all the blood is quite discrete, but still, making us feel like screaming and jumping out of our seats. I would also like to point out the performances of the cast, that is surprisingly good.
We have some actors and actresses, who are not Hollywood icons, but are are greatly able to move the audience among screams and tears. All in all, we have guys like Russel Crowe, who are coming out to be part of a new and extremely promising harvest of people who are making each time more fans around the world. Well, you should see for yourself!
FAQ Is Joaquin Phoenix's villain character Commodus based on a historical real life person in medieval times? What is Gladiator about? What is Maximus's war ritual, i. Details Edit.
Release date May 5, United States. Official Facebook. The Gladiators. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. By Kirk Honeycutt. The film claimed five Oscars at the 73rd Academy Awards, including best picture.
Following up on his recent best actor Oscar nomination, Russell Crowe solidly anchors this epic-scale gladiator movie — the first in nearly four decades — by using his burly frame and expressive face to give dimension to what might otherwise have been comic book heroics. Although the physically daunting production at times threatens to overwhelm the implausible tale, Crowe and several actors, most notably the late Oliver Reed, Connie Nielsen and, in an extended cameo, Richard Harris, never let the human dimension get lost.
The screenplay, originally written by David Franzoni Amistad with John Logan and William Nicholson apparently doing rewrites, formulates a startlingly simplistic good-vs. Then again, in the second century of the Christian era, the Empire was a pretty crazy place and anything could, and did, happen.
Scott treats us to a striking display of warfare A. The ancient killing machines swing into action: Thousands of spears and flaming arrows pierce the air, catapults fling fiery clay pots against flammable trees, hand-to-hand combat entails broadswords and axes, and a flanking maneuver led by Maximus himself sees the cavalry slip behind enemy lines to finish off the outmanned resistance.
The most graphic scene is when a gladiator is impaled with two swords only for his opponent to pull them out after about ten seconds of just letting them stick there to gesture for the crowd and decapitate him with a scissor cut execution. A boy asks a man if he could crush another man's skull with his bare hand, he replies jokingly "A man's?
No, maybe a boy's. Mild language, worst is the phrase: "she moaned like a whore. Read my mind. Teen, 15 years old Written by whocares January 1, Didn't Like It Despite being an attempt to bring back the big-budget, Ancient World epic, it lacks all of the feelings they once had.
Concentrates more on the violence than on the characters. Helped me decide. Teen, 14 years old Written by DoomReviews June 26, Kid, 10 years old June 6, Kid, 12 years old May 13, Best Movie Ever!
This is a great movie for young adults and teens, definitely should not be rated R. Commodus can make the movie a little uncomfortable, but still a work of art. Teen, 15 years old Written by larrystylinson28 April 27, Great storyline, characters and music. Love Russel Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix!!
Maybe a bit violent for younger children but I wasnt bothered at Definite must-watch! Teen, 17 years old Written by ilhc April 17, Teen, 13 years old Written by Freshyboi March 30, This was a very good film, I really thought that it was a powerful way of showing of roman gladiators. There were some violent parts but they weren't too graphic.
I was surprised too see that there was no swearing. That was one of the first films I saw that was an R and had no barely any swearing. This is a good movie and should be fine for kids 13 and up. Teen, 13 years old Written by Supernova1 March 15, A work of art Gladiator was a very entertaining movie I will evaluate columns below! Spoiler alert!
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