He orders the disguised Maximus, as leader of the gladiators, to show himself and give his name; Maximus reveals himself and declares vengeance. The Gladiator is now seventeen years old, but it has stuck around in modern culture quite well. [23] To construct the arena where Maximus has his first fights, the crew used basic materials and local building techniques to manufacture the 30,000-seat mud brick arena. Rather, it ushered in a chaotic and bloody power struggle that culminated in the, Stephens, William (2012). Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Wikimedia CommonsA bust of Roman Emperor Commodus, styled as if he were a reincarnation of Hercules, which is precisely what he believed himself to be. You go too far.

You have not seen what it has become. He was murdered by his son, Commodus, because Marcus had instead appointed Maximus to be his successor. "Appendix: Marcus, Maximus, and Stoicism in, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 15:57. Won't you accept this great honor that I have offered you? [16] In a conversation with Marcus Aurelius, Maximus says the fecund soil of his farm is "black like my wife's hair". It's called the 'Gladiator' effect by writers and publishers. No system of gladiatorial combat could be successful if half of the gladiators were killed off in every bout. My decision disappoints you? Marcus Aurelius went down as the philosopher-emperor, being one of the great thinkers among all the emperors. (1079/1080):74–84, Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard – "Now We Are Free", Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, "Gladiator – Cast, Crew, Director and Awards", "See the Cast of 'Gladiator' Then and Now", "Who Plays Peter On 'A.D. However, Haza died in late February 2000, before she was able to record, and so Gerrard was chosen instead. The benevolent emperor Claudius who improved Rome with public works was followed by his stepson Nero, who infamously burnt it to the ground. Commodus The film is on the first disc, the second one has a three-hour documentary into the making of the film by DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, and the third disc contains supplements.

The film was first released on DVD on November 21, 2000, and has since been released in several different extended and special edition versions. Commodus: The True Story Of The Mad Roman Emperor Immortalized In ‘Gladiator’, Commodus exposes Lucilla’s plot in this scene from, Commodus is confronted by Maximus in the arena in this scene from.

William Nicholson was brought to Shepperton Studios to make Maximus a more sensitive character. Marcus Aurelius Despite his injuries, Maximus disarms Commodus, whom the Praetorian Guard refuse to aid. In 182 A.D., Commodus’ sister Lucilla organized an attempt on her brother’s life.

[27] The replica took several months to build and cost an estimated $1 million. There was once a dream that was Rome. Mining Wastes: The Next Frontier of Carbon Sequestration? Lucilla, Commodus's sister; Gracchus, an influential senator; and Maximus meet secretly. [80], Conversely, Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, criticizing the look of the film as "muddy, fuzzy, and indistinct."


Lisa Gerrard's vocals are similar to her own work on The Insider score. Commodus reigned for over twelve years, unlike the shorter period portrayed in the film. : [60] The first thing to appear in Triumph of the Will is a Nazi eagle, which is alluded to when a statue of an eagle sits atop one of the arches (and then is shortly followed by several more decorative eagles throughout the rest of the scene) leading up to the procession of Commodus. But once Marcus Aurelius died in 180 A.D. (of natural causes, not at his son’s own hand, as depicted in Gladiator), Commodus hastily made peace with the tribes so he could return to Rome “to enjoy the pleasure of the capital with the servile and profligate youths whom Marcus had banished, but who soon regained their station and influence about the emperor.”, Despite his unusual personal tastes, Commodus at first behaved more like a typical spoiled, rich youth than a bloody dictator. In Franzoni's first draft, dated April 4, 1998, he named his protagonist Narcissus, a wrestler who, according to the ancient sources Herodian and Cassius Dio, strangled Emperor Commodus to death. The Nazi film opens with an aerial view of Hitler arriving in a plane, while Scott shows an aerial view of Rome, quickly followed by a shot of the large crowd of people watching Commodus pass them in a procession with his chariot.