Gladiator is a 2000 film about a Roman general who became a slave, and then rose to challenge the emperor. Directed by Ridley Scott . Written by David Franzoni , John Logan and William Nicholson . What We Do In Life Echoes An Eternity. taglines...
Director Biography
Name:
Ridley Scott
Birth Date:
November 30, 1937
Place of Birth:
South Shields, Northumberland, County Durham, United Kingdom
Some film directors shun the commercial aspect of their product, preferring to stress the artistic side of their work; Ridley Scott, however, revels in it. Lush visuals and a fast-moving camera make Scott's films immediately betray his direction, whether...
The Roman games, particularly the large-scale, violent spectacles such as chariot races, gladiatorial combats, and the slaughter of wild animals, constitute one of the most famous aspects of ancient Roman culture. Indeed, later ages came to view these...
In the ancient world, which lacked daily newspapers, television, radio, the Internet, and other means of conveying news and advertising, people often painted ads on city walls. Archaeologists have found many such ads among the abundant graffiti on the...
Gladiator is a 2000 epic film. It is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays General Maximus Decimus Meridius, friend of Emperor Marcus Aurelius,...
3 GLADIATOR: FILM AND HISTORY MARTIN M. WINKLER (ED.) BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, OXFORD UK, 2004 DESPITE SOME promoting the contrary, there is a persuasive argument that claims a book's cover should be worth consideration when making judgements about content. Gladiator: Film and History is...
'Gladiator,' 'Tiger' lead nominees Associated Press Thursday, February 1, 2001 London -- "Gladiator" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" dominated nominations Wednesday for the 53rd British Academy Film Awards, with 14 apiece. Local favorite "Billy Elliot" was close behind with 11 nominations....
In the following review, Felperin asserts that Gladiator is Scott's best work to date, observing that the film functions as an allegory that expresses an implicit criticism of the contemporary American mass entertainment culture.
In the following review, Turan offers a generally positive assessment of Gladiator, noting that the film spends “too much time on predictable plot twists.”
The historical accuracy of gladiator in some aspects was quite good but in others, quite bad. Even right from the opening scene, the inaccuracies start.
"What we do in life echoes in eternity." A famous tag line of the movie that Maximus (Russell Crowe) said to his men before they merge in the battlefield. Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). A very highly intense action sequence directed by Ridley Scott. A film that won multiple awards including, best costume design, visual, pictures and sound effects. The "Gladiator."
