Films

The Gladiator

Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic directed byRidley Scott, starring Russel Crowe, Joaquine Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Moeller, Oliver Reed, Djmon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi and Richard Harris.

Crowe portrays the loyal Genereal Maximus Decimus Meridius, who betrayed when the Emperor's ambitious son, Commodus (Phoenix), murders his father and seizes the throne.

Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises throught the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murder of his family and his Emperor.

Relesed in the USA on May 5, 2000, it was a box office success, receiving generally positive reviews, and was credited with briefly reviving the historical epic. The film was nominated for and won more awards; it won five Academy Awards in the 73rd Academy Awards including Besti Picture. Although there have been talks of both a prequel and sequel as of 2010, no production has begun.

For me this film is fantastic and i gave it five stars, for the screenplay, register, actors and all.

This liked me so much for two reasons:

1 because i like action\adventure films, and also i like the way of acting of Russel Crowe

2 because i'm from Rome and i can say that the film reflects very well the reality of that time, the ancient Rome.