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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2021
- Commodus' (Joaquin Phoenix) plan to get Maximus (Russell Crowe) killed in a rigged fight goes very wrong when he kills the undefeated gladiator.
Gladiator (2000) Commodus takes over power and demotes Maximus, one of the preferred generals of his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius. As a result, Maximus is relegated to fighting till death as a gladiator.
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“Are you not entertained” going down as one of the best lines EVER!!
and its not even part of this scene....but glad you remembered
oot, but remind me of Blizzard company's "do you guys not have phones"? xd
Using by Shao Kahn in MK11
Along with "is this what you left me for, is THIS.....what you left me for ?
I would agree ! When he does state it in the movie !
If this was made today, every gladiator would have been played by the rock
and it would have been garbage
Truee
God this got me actually lol.
Not taking anything away from Dewayne, but yes. It probably wouldn't have been good at all.
The rock couldn't do the role justice he's to theatrical and full of silicone. Russell crow is the man.
I like that once defeated he doesn't cry or beg for mercy. He knows he is defeated and accept his fate. A true warrior.
He was dead from bad wine later that night.
In reality, many gladiators survived defeat if they were judged to have fought well and earned the favour of the crowd. This happened much more often than the gladiator being killed. They would simply raise their forefinger to ask for mercy. Crying or begging probably wouldn't have helped his cause.
Edit : I'm getting a lot of responses saying that gladiators were rarely killed because they were valuable. That's true. It doesn't invalidate my point however as their value was linked to their success\popularity. My initial response was strictly in relation to how gladiators faced defeat and the possibility of death
He also read the script from the movie lol
@@robertdeboer1683 You're saying the person in this video wasn't actually facing death or resigned to his fate?
you mean sigma 😂
Joaquin truly excels at trying to keep calm but being incredibly angry on the inside. I loved how he played Commodus.
He should have gotten more recognition for his portrayal, as terrific as his Joker portrayal.
@@AtomicExtremophileI would say that he did better with Commodus, because he had more to do from the script.
Not only angry, but also quite excited by the violence. Genius portrait of a pervert by Joaquin Phoenix.
Commodus was THE character that made me take notice of the whole "acting" thing when I was a kid and didn't know much about anything. I had seen villains in movies by that time of course, but none quite like this one. Joaquin's Commodus is probably my favourite performance I've ever seen.
Great actor, terrible human being.
"ARE YOU NOT INTO TRAINS" one of the most iconic quote in cinema history.
Way ahead of it's time.
"What's a train?" the crowd, probably
@@llorttaf just like the camera man
I do actually. Wish my country has a nice one like Japan
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Love how the tigers were like, "oh there done fighting, we can just chill then."
Yeah, action dies down + they did see the guy cut up the other tiger
That's why taming a tiger is important
They’re *
@@nicholasmargagliano1833 - 'You're*.....a Grammar Nazi.
They saw their Big Brother gets stabbed
This movie was and still is incredible. The fact it was made so long ago and still holds up well is a testament to the quality of the entire production and cast.
It’s not that old fr. I think late 90s early 2000s was a prime time for these kinds of movies. Filmmakers really pushing the limits of what can be done with special effects before the complete dominance and reliance on cgi
@@stabbityjoe7588 the movie is roughly 20 yrs old, Russell Crowe made this when he was in his early 30s
This shows Ridley Scott's cinematic genius! I love how, he actually creates pictures before telling the story, so all of his movies are like reading books
@@tashadent150 yeah it’s crazy what getting a little older does to your perception of time.
So long ago?
Dawg, watch Taxi Driver, Rocky, better yet; Seven Samurai.
True art doesn’t age. There’s more out there than the garbage pushed out in the early/mid 00’s.
"What we do in life echoes in eternity," Maximus. Movie for all the time.
And I truly believe that. 👍
The “undefeated” gladiator looks like he could be a boss in Dark Souls
He’s already in DS2 as Looking glass knight
Yeah, i can see him calling a big ass tiger in phase two. After spitting his blood out in the cutscene.
It's basically fighting the Looking Glass Knight + Lud and Zallen at the same time
Absolutely
And Maximus is the speedrunner not giving a damn
He had the coolest gladiator armor I’ve seen. That helmet was awesomely designed.
He looks like Heracles/Hercules wearing the pelt of Nemean Lion. Pretty badass.
Tiny eye-holes would have limited his ability to fight
He would see like homer when he had a bucket on his head
@@josephgrmovsekcollaredcons6085 Probably why he got hit by that shield. Still very beautiful helmet nonetheless.
He took a few hits to the face during the fight which may have reflected his obscured vision and slower reflexes with “old age”
2:46 Sound designer: How unrealistic do you want the tiger to sound?
Director: Yes
Ridley Scott: have you ever heard a Tiger before?????🤨😇😇
I love the scenes where we see the face of the completely exhausted warrior ( 3:30 and 4:03 ), he's afraid of dying but at the same time unable to do anything to avoid it. Also The fans who idolized him before are screaming for his death now
Yeah he didnt take any lethal blows; the dude is just completely gassed out and his helmet is ringing his head most likely.
Just like celebrities going down in drama :P
Nup, he was just rocked from the blow
@@maciejrozanski154 This wasn't about celebrities in the first place???
Tiger:"gets impaled by a sword"
Also the tiger:"makes jaguar noises"
CG and green screens
When you're about to die it doesn't matter who you are....
That tiger sexually identified as a jaguar
Bruv who cares
outrider 4 beautiful 👏
Can’t believe this movie came out 21 years ago. Definitely a timeless masterpiece.
@@getflawlessed5535 gladiator
@Doctor Love woo
@@MastaLadbrokes Wooooo
Well said
Way to absolutely crush whatever youth I thought I was hanging on to with that simple fact.
I remember watching this movie on repeat as a kid. It's insane how many times I watched it. As an adult, I rewatched it and everything other than this scene did not register with me. It was like a whole new movie.
I remember watching it as a kid and fast forwarding the video tape to all the different fight scenes. I completely destroyed that tape due to all the rewinding lol. It was only years later that I came to appreciate the entire movie so much more. Definitely one of my favorites along with Braveheart.
@@MisterDutch93or the 13th warrior :D
The shot where the blood drips from the galdiators mask is just so cinematic I love it.
Considering his opponent came out of retirement for this, one can only imagine how badass that guy was in his prime.
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I guess he didn't need the help of man eating tigers back then.
@@captainh3831 mhmm i don´t think the tigers were biased
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! !
Yea, I'm thinking Russell Crowe would have won either way, his opponents age need not matter. Its just a plot!
Crowd: wants death
Commodus: approves death
Gladiator: accepts death
Maximus: no. no I don’t think I will
yes thats exactly what happened
@@boterhamboy Anything for likes. It's a sad life humans lead. Even if it means regurgitating the obvious that occurred in the clip everyone here saw.
@@akumabazooka9169 makes me depressed
This is a pathetic retelling of what I just witnessed. You need to stop 🛑. Hold a cold steel rod that’ll make you a man 👨. 💪 get some in you ⬆️
@@akumabazooka9169 Show me one comment you have made on TH-cam that got 130 likes?
"We who are about to die salute you." That line just goes hard!
It is a literal translation of what gladiators scream before the massacre
Morituri te salutante .
20 years later, this scene is still epic....
That shot of the blood running out of the Mask's mouth is so awesome
That was a hard hit especially when he was laying on his back
Strange that blood comes out of his mouth when he’s hit in the foot?
@@stefanthorpenberg887 bro 2:58
@@stefanthorpenberg887 I think it was from the shield hit just before it.
Maybe he bit own tongue because of the pain..
"Maximus! Maximus, the merciful!"
My boy memed it in like less than a second. Meme level Lord.
Maximus the Merciful, sounds good, too.
Don't think a "meme" is the best word but I see what you mean
Uncredited voice cameo by BRIAN BLESSED
He probably saw the movie before to a friend
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! !
Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
Nothing happens to anyone who isn't fitted by nature to bear it.
One of the greatest movies ever♥️
@bugzymalone
Not a phone in sight in the audience, glad everyone is living in the moment 🎉🎉
Back then it was required to check their phones in before entering the stadium
“Maximus the merciful!”
Dead tiger: am I a joke to you?
Bawahahaha
Self defense 🥸
😂
@@mugiwara9507 You don’t have to kill someone to use self defense 🤓
@@monke7845 if it's a fucking tiger that is on top of you and is trying to eat your face then you do 😁
I can see someone is a good actor when u hate his character, Joaquin u're a beast.
Facts...I still hate him every single time I see him because of this performance.
Same 🤣
playing a villain is easy, carrying the stigma of being hated from movie to movie is dedication of a great actor.
I can’t believe this same guy played the Joker
@@namedclaiming821 there's actors. Then there's people with talent like Joaquin.
I saw this when it was first released at the cinema - and then I bought the VHS (ask your dad). What a genuine timeless masterpiece. Barely aged a day.
why so frustrated ?
@@Rush47. Why so gormless. What frustration are you talking about.
@@winsomehax Ask you daddy
This movie has no replacement. Still the best and will always be.❤❤❤
The fact that Maximus opted to spare his life makes this scene so much more memorable, imo. Terrific writing by Scott.
It was a middle finger to the emperor when he spared the gladiator's life. "I'm not listening to you."
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Both.
He’s the director not the writer.
I think I’d rather be put out of my misery than spared after that
Well yeah that was the point, Maximus isn’t just another Gladiator
Introducing tigers into any situation makes previous obstacles look mundane.
Depends on the situation, when in water...a tiger looks mundane ( altho if i had a tiger swimming behind me i wouldn't think it's so mundane 😆) versus a great white shark 😜
...Space
I was burning off today and I found a tiger snake right where I was working, that was probably as scary as a chained up tiger, I swore.
@@williamcozbie1233 its that time of year mate, had a young tiger snake wandering through the front yard a couple days ago
@@liamjones6604 yeah iv kind of recently moved to a bush block so I knew it was only a matter of time befor I saw one, better a tiger then a brown I guess but I still had to catch him and move him well away from my kids and dog.
The fight between Hector and Achilles in Troya was epic, love it when movies like that clash their heroes from opposite sides against each other.
not a phone in sight, just people living in the moment 🙌
I really love that this scene shows how effective and important a shield is. Many movies ignore it and focus on the weapon, but the way he uses a shield is so good that even the tigers had trouble breaking his defence at first.
I agree💯 👍 but Watch Captain America. They too show the importance of a shield 🛡
@@joeyj5924So true lol
@@corndogink2424 😁 I'm glad you got the joke and didn't start name calling and being childish like so many others I've come across when joking around in the comment sections lol🤜🤛
@@joeyj5924 🤜🤛
Considering it is a medieval age, shields are at the same level as a nuclear bomb. In terms of effectiveness.
Joaquin was just perfect as commodus. No other actor could've done such a layered character
I disagree, the actor who played Joker (2019) could do as well as him.
@@Husky828 it take me a solid 1 minutes to get that joke, iam so stupid
Shrek could have played him.
@@hentaiconnoisseur2413 i don't get it
@@walnuttao8115 It's the same guy that played Joker
I remember being shocked and on the edge of my seat when the tigers came out. I didn’t know that was gonna happen. Such an epic film
lol how could you not know what was going to happen, obviously he was going to survive the fight or else the movie would have ended there xD
The way in which the scene plays on our natural sense of justice is perfect.
Hats off to the cameraman for going back in time and recording all this for us
bro this is a movie. no one went back in time. everyone was just acting
@@michaelspoto8720 bet ur fun at parties
😂😂
@@michaelspoto8720 r/woosh
this joke was never funny
When an adult bengal tiger jumps and bites your neck, but you're the protagonist so you just push it off without a single scratch ;)
Nice to be the movie hero 😅
Look closely, tiger didn't actually bite his neck, just jumped on him
@@dasdae12d You describe it visually, but we meant that it makes no sense.
@@KayGeee86 It makes perfect sense, the protagonist has armour covering most of his shoulders and some of his next, it seems likely that the tiger being confused from spenting time in a dark room and suddenly being let out in a sunny stadium filled with noise, and people pulling it that it would miss his neck and hit the armour in the few seconds that it has availlable to it.
@@zinzorius313 Okay, that's an alternate version. Makes sense, too.
I give my standing ovation of applause to the man in the mask, the extremely difficulty of fighting with mere low if not zero peripheral visibility is incredible, the other guy, maximus, he was extremely lucky.
Nice to see how the the Joker looked in his prime time
Yah 😂😎
When Maximus didn't kill, Commodus took it personally and later became the Joker.
Just now noticed 🤣 thanks!
Stupid comment. What's next? Jack Dawson faked his death and became a stock broker?
@@chewy7073 A joke is supposed to be funny.
@@chewy7073 it is, if you had the slightest sense of humor.
Lol
Maximus is such a chad that he denied the mob just to spite Commodus.
Being a chad is not a good thing. And Maximus is not a douche bag.
@@te9591 Tell me you're an incel without telling me you're an incel.
@@connman8d617 Chadius Maximus!
@@connman8d617 sorry you cant handle being called out on your douchery.
@@te9591 He said that he was a chad for not killing, which probably means being a chad is a good thing here
It always cracked me up, the 2 tigers just chilling in the background at the end, just being uncooperative cats.
I like how basically he stands there and waits for what the emperor wants him to do so he can intentionally defy him. Part of me believes that if the emperor wanted him to live he would have beheaded him.
With how many rolls he’s doing he’s basically playing dark souls in real life.
No. You are playing as gladiator in fake life.
Fat rolling at most man needs to upgrade his vitality
@@kaytekan *fake gladiator.
Cos, yknow, they didn't do that.
@@fluxfy7177 The dudes 36 in that movie....
He has about 99 adp
I love how the entire fighting scene doesn't feature any kind of music, except the roars of tigers and people.
Hello friend
But then they can't sell music and make 1 trillion more in product placement
@@dontbothermeimjust12 but it's just a better fighting scene without the music
yes, really good! much better the most of the hollywood shit.
The sound of battle IS the music!
This movie is legendary and probably the best action scene of all time. That's the only way to describe it
One of my favorite movies of all time, one that never gets old no matter how many times Ive seen it.
"Maximus, Maximus, The Merciful" and the crowd roars in laughter
This adds so much to the context and reminds you of the train of thought people had back then
People were absolutely savage back then lmao
@@triv4555 they still are, it just doesn't always show because of how good we have it now.
@@patrickobrian9669 Yeah we built our society upon Christian values which evolved to moderm ethics if i'm not wrong. But if law and society's ethics were as brutal as back then we might have had another colosseum
It's not a documentary guys, the vast majority of gladiator fights were not to the death.
No dramatic music, no overuse of slow motion or other pointless effects, and just pure action from start to finish. This is how a fight scene should be.
Medieval fights, but not fantasy fights tho, it have different vibes
Different
They did the fog of war bit from Saving Private Ryan in the opening battle... ringing ears, slow mo... but then again everyone did it after Private Ryan came out. Gladiator's soundtrack is still one of the best I think.
Agree I enjoy slow motion if it's very little or sprinkled in but I wish movies would not be so reliant on its why I like older movies that don't use all the fancy editing to make a scene look cooler
Yeah, only 1232164 uneccessary cuts to make most of the moves impossible to follow, because that's easier than actually doing a coordinated fight
*Russell Crowe is an amazing actor, he truly was a good fit for the Maximus role in this film*
“ARE YOUUU NOTT ENTERTAINED” most iconic line ever in these types of shows.
That's psychopathology plain and straight. They see the people as mere objects they can use for whatever they wish. Only the rulers now are not allowed to show it openly like back then.
Also, "is there no one else" from Troya
Boring
Lol my dad calls movies shows
@@orlandocarrillo7132 yup
Maximus, Maximus the Merciful.
This is the moment when the slave becomes the Master.
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It sounds like BRIAN BLESSED.
And much sooner than that it’s been arranged what is Commie referring to?
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துண்டு சீட்டு ஸ்தாலின்😂
Rolling eyes🙄
and since i was a boy, once marvelled by the sight of this scene, i've been waiting for something that even matches the epicity of it
"And now they love Maximus for his mercy. So I can't just kill him, or it makes me even more unmerciful! The whole thing's like some crazed nightmare"
And with that desicion to spare his life, our protagonist has led the world one step closer to WWE
Woooo!! Styling and profiling. Limousine riding!
The funny thing is that a lot of gladiatorial fights WERE pretty much, WWE.
@@theguileraven7014 like WWE in what way?
I mean, I guess lmao
@@papaparsley7695 well, according to historians (and not pop culture) deaths were very rare and unfavorable. Usually the fight ended when one of the gladiators was unable to fight any longer. Because of that, restraining tactics were very popular, where nets or straight up brute force was used to immobilize the opponent.
Like, this scene in particular, where every single audience member wants one of the gladiators to kill another would be as surreal in ancient Rone as it would be surreal in today WWE match for the whole audience to yell to one of the fighters to kill another one.
For years I've seen people making fun of the fact that he gets stabbed in the foot, yet bleeds from the mouth. I've even done it myself. I finally realized, though, that the blood is from being hit in the face with the shield a second before, not the stab in the foot.
You can see when he lifts the mask the giant gash above his lip
yeah, that was an amazing crunch to the face that probably left him completely dazed. The seemingly "beautiful" brutality of this movie always returns to my mind. "Cool" fight scenes, sure, but it adds up to so much more.
It's hard to catch, but yeah he grabs the shield and nails him in the face with it really hard. I just can't imagine how he caused that much damage being that he threw it on his back. But hey, it's the movies.
Can be also an internal emorragy
@@jmgmarcus808 the last one is 2nd hit. His face has already been injured by 1st hit at 1:19
I love how the tigers become calm and chill after Maximus wins the fight
Real Tiger. This is the difference between 2000 and 2020. Looks so much better than CGI.
The guy at the very end who screams out loud "Maximus! Maximus the merciful!" just nails it 😂Love it ever since.
That was the actual BRIAN BLESSED who shouted that.
*BRIAN BLESSED !!!*
funny is that the first second after been titled you can hear someone laughting at that at first yet it was nearly instantly overshadowed by the cheer
That man single handedly turned the crowd booing Maximus back to cheering for Maximus. "Oh wait it's cool now!!"
@@something7239 that's why you should never obey pressure from the masses.
The tigers calmed down as soon as they realized who they are dealing with.
The main character…
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As soon as the first tiger died....lol
MAXIMUS! MAXIMUS, THE MERCIFUL!
also. the tigers scream like cougars when attacking and getting stabbed, because the tiger's roar doesn't sound intimidating enough apparently
When I hear his voice. I am Maximus. I still get chills today. What an amazing movie. Have watched it several times
I love Joaquim Phoenix perfomance in this movie, just perfect
Not only does he defend himself with a 500lb tiger laying on his chest, but he wins lol
Movie script 😂😂🤣
@@aiman96yearsago10 69 yr ago
Its because the tiger was not really in hunger.The cat was obviously disoriented. All this crowd and this place, its far of India.Nobody talks hindu.
@@0371998 i'll bet if the tiger heared people speaking hindu he would spit some sick bars for the crowd
He won even though his opponent was wearing armor, and he was being attacked by tigers, and got sand thrown in his eyes in the beginning
This movie doesn't get old.
I am pretty sure I wore out the VHS copy of this movie back in the day.
Yes! I've watched this when I was still a kid.
Name pls?
@@ahedhoz6876 Gladiator (w/Russel Crowe)
Because it's already history.
When the guy yells out "Maximus the merciful" it's because back then mercy was considered a weakness which is why everyone laughed at him.
I like how he had mercy but still wanted to win
I've always loved that the undefeated gladiator says " We who are about to die salute you " and he's the only one who salutes, thus he is the only one who dies.
Except he doesn't.
He doesn't die.
@@jansnauwaert1785 Tchnically he'd be dead by now...
Maximus does not salute Commodus, but he would salute a real Emperor.
@@christianholzschuh6853
Technically he's not the only one, though.
maximus is really lucky that the other fighter didn't have his mirror shield
Yeah, it really look like ds2 looking glass knight
@@bertalanfabian5742 yeah kinda. but it looks like he was in a rush that morning and forgot half of his armor at home😂
@@TH-cam-Censorship-Police he's still grinding for the set
🤣🙌🏽
If I invade Rome, can I join this fight and ruin Maximus' PvE experience?
Just imagine if Maximus stuck his middle fingers up at the emperor at the end and then did a little dance on his way out of the arena.
If this was made today, some of the Gladiators would identify as Glaydiators.
The amount of people in the comments who are like “hit in foot bled from mouth????” is unbelievable. It’s almost like taking a full force heavy shield bash to the face when your mask is up will cause bleeding.
That shit would knock several teeth out. Imagine how much you'd bleed if all your front teeth were bashed out of your mouth
@@battlecast9202 you be chocking from your broken teeth and blood
@@bobbybernard5977 Yea if you fall onto your back it'd be entirely possible to drown in your own blood from a wound that bad.
People don't think about how much blood a healthy tooth can make when ripped out of your gums
Facts like they failed to see he was hit in the mouth before the foot
Yeah it's weird they edited the first strike to the face so quickly. It was like 1/16 of a second. Had to rewind it
This movie is an absolute masterpiece.
From casting to costumes. The entire work is a piece of art.
I still remember watching it for the first time in the theaters when it came out..
What’s this movie called
@@josebolanos563 gladiator
Roman gladiators are pro athletes of their time, and I don’t think they’ll kill off each other. Most dead gladiators are likely captured POWs forced to fight.
@@josebolanos563 It's called Jaws
Same
EPIC! What a movie!!!
Gladiators in movies: FIGHT TO THE DEATH!
Historically accurate gladiators: Aaah you bested me, welp see you next week, it’s off to the showers. Good fight btw, and tell the family I said “Hi”.
Yeah I heard 10% of the fights ended in a death.
for the permanent gladiators yes
Plus gladiators where flabby, like having dad bods because all they ate was tons of porridge made with barley and garlic (and probably a lot of bread). And they don't kill each other, just scar each other when fighting just to drop some blood but never murdering each other. Basically medieval WWE, lol.
Gladiators were basically the professional athletes of Rome, including the fame and fortune. Lots of people died in the arenas, but they were prisoners who were sentenced to die that way, not the trained gladiators (most of whom were only slaves on paper, as a legal technicality).
@@alltat yeah, criminals and POWs turned gladiators were either pitted against each other, not against slave gladiators, or became venators against animals
I'm convinced that there can be no gladiator fight scene without some beauty highness looking concerned, lowkey having a soft corner for the challenger lol
Doom eternal has a fight against a gladiator where there isn't a royal female watching
@@grandpadoomslayeralsomars2264 What about the Khan Mayker?
She was a female who was watching
@@fianchetto5954 bruh u fr?
And stupid camera fast shaking
Not even beautiful
Ridley Scott has always been my favorite Director. This is why. Knows how to do it. Genius he is.
4:21 gave me goosebumps🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
I'll always love Commodus' face after he hears that random citizen say "Maximus the Merciful". 🤣
“Let’s Go Brandon” (= F JoeBiden) would be today’s equivalent
Only JESUS CHRIST can save your soul from the flames of hell!
@@bekennejesusdeinesundenund2427 why do you believe this?
@@phxcppdvlazi Read the Bible!
@@bekennejesusdeinesundenund2427 u...can't even spell Bible
The part where Tigris spits blood out of his face mask is one of the most metal scenes I've ever seen in a movie, this whole fight is so badass.
The other gladiator had an amazing look, the mask makes him look like a statue of a God come to life.
Why did he spit blood simply because he was stabbed in the foot
@@torachan23 He also got hit in the face pretty hard with the shield
@@torachan23 did you watch the scene ?
@@torachan23 The only way that could have happened is if he bit his tongue when his foot got taken out.
Definitely one of the greatest ever!
Fun fact: a majority of Gladiator matches didn't end in the deaths of the loser. Gladiators were expensive to train and house for.
Oh i didnt know u were there 🤔
@@wheelingreeling7928 don't feel bad, everyone else didn't either
@@wheelingreeling7928 "what are contemporary accounts"?
No, that is a bullshit lie a historian made up. It was typical for them to die when the crowd said they died. Not when the Sponsor could not afford to pay for the games in the first place. A historian looked up prices, and noticed that you paid moree if the gladiator died versus if they lived through the match. This makes sense because the gladiator who is dead needs replaced. But the idea that they could not afford gladiators is wrong. In fact, the Twelve Caesars specifically mentions how Julius Caesar recycled gladiators once the crowd lost favor with them and they would be executed by their opponents. This is because the crowd, not the sponsor who hosted the game like the Emperor, usually were deciding who lived and died. Countless gladiators died, and other historians have even proven this with records, not Revisionist theories that get spouted to discredit Hollywood, and any History with Glory or Bloodshed involved, a rationalist Historians worst enemy.
@@mitchellslate1249 its not BS he didnt say they couldnt afford it he said it was expensive yes a lot died but a lot didnt and alot could of left but wanted to stay and fight because they loved it
In the end, he seemed merciful in sparing the undefeated gladiator, however it was in direct defiance of Commodus, showing him as well as the people that he operated on his own terms, not falling for public pressure either. In the eyes of all, he seemed to challenge the legitimacy of the emperor himself at that very moment, a reason Commodus felt he had to fight him.
however Maximus die in the end of the movie so it didnt matter he die anyway
@@blob2092 even if Commodus just had him executed right then and there, his legitimacy would still have been openly challenged, and his popularity would have suffered further. Maximus was essentially setting himself up as a martyr if Commodus outright killed him, which he didn't for that very reason.
This movie didn’t do its proper research.=) “Thumbs Down” actually meant “Spare”.
@@CassieAngelica Thumbs down was referenced to mean death as the performance of the gladiator at their mercy was too poor to keep alive or if the crowd booed him enough into a frenzy hence the thumbs down for the sake of pleasing the crowd. That is historically how the thumbs down was used and depicted as in writing and in stone(It dates before Rome too since gladiator matches existed before the Roman Empire).
@@edfgamer7351 that’s technically true, but many writings suggest the exact opposite.
How to say "f**k you" without using any words. Gotta love that! Russell, what a star actor.
Chibbs just casually watching in the crowd 😂
I love how Maximus recognized the helmet's worthlessness as a defensive tool, and immediately started striking the "Mask" part of it with his shield at every opportunity. It was designed to be pulled over the face and lacks any protection for the jaw, and everything directly behind the mask. It was like ringing a bell. The other gladiator's face is completely deleted by the time the fight is over from having that stupid mask on. It's details like this, that only a seasoned soldier would look for that makes Maximus so dangerous and makes the movie so great. A lesser fight would have had Maximus use some stupid bullshit like making him run into a wall to defeat him.
Those full face plate helmets were used by Roman Calvary in charges but were raised/taken off in general melees due to the restriction of vision.
it protects the face from slashes but not from hard blows, so a shield strike is intelligent shot selection
@@anaussie213 I thought they would be more of a ceremonial thing, but I could be wrong.
To be honest, a better strategy would be to hit the 50% of the body not covered with metal, but I see what you mean ;)
@@ForzaMonkey He could wear it as one. In the arena your image was likely just as important as your arm. If people found you to be just another boring brute you probably wouldn't survive long.
This is the first movie I watched of Joaquin Phoenix and immediately realized what a brilliant actor he is. He makes you hate his character. Finally the Academy Award committee recognized his brilliance and gave him the Oscar for Joker which was one of the finest performances in cinematic history. Even though it was based on a comic book character they couldn't ignore his performance.
We live in a society bro
Wtf joker was terrible Heath ledger did 100 times better joker then what Joaquin did
@@enzo1918 It was decent. But Heath is definitely a better joker.
@@enzo1918 Joker was meant to be a one off character study.
@@enzo1918 Different characters. Apples & oranges.
Getting mountain vs viper vibes at the end of fight 💀💀💀
Absolute masterpiece. And movie legend ❤
Maximus: “how about another gladiator, Commodus?”
Commodus: “no I think you’ve had enough of my gladiators...”
a gladiator almost died and youre laughing, youre laughing
@Valentin Moldes not every, and I’ll tell you this, not every gladiator is awful
@@jaegermann4170 You're Awful Commodus.
@@allfenom oh im awful, oh ya how am i awful?
@@redmoisture3616 for killing my family. You just wanted the throne for yourself. You’re just like the rest of them
3:04-3:32 Really shows how much Maximus respects Tigris ability as a gladiator and how cautious he is. Even with Tigris screaming in pain and blood poring through his face guard, Maximus keeps his distance before kicking him over. When he lifts his visor with the axe blade, he avoids bending over and potentially being stabbed by a hidden dagger. If Tigris had tried to grab the axe or Maximus by the ankle, Maximus is alert and quick enough to get away.
Hence the Viper
I don't think stabbing someone with a hidden dagger is very much in the spirit of a gladiator ^^ But yea it's good to be cautious
You do realise this is a movie right ??
@@taxibredanu3081 No shit it's a movie.
@@kd3045 now this reminds me of that fight in GoT where oberyn died because he didn't keep his distance from clegane, even tho he could've won that fight easily
I love this film and this moment
It surprises me how quickly Maximus was able to understand the strengths and weaknesses of his opponent and go for his vulnerable part which was the mask, all the while fighting off Tigers and killing one. LEGEND!
be serious.
his opponent had ZERO body armour. and the mask and helmet was nothing else but fancy dressing. in fact the mask would make your eyesight extremely poor.
@@LevisH21 ok that’s the gladiators fault for not dressing up properly are you going to blame maximus for that
@@LevisH21 1:28 The warrior's mask literally deflected a sword blow so it actually saved him pretty early on in the fight.
If one gladiator dies at the end…
Isn’t every living gladiator “undefeated” then?
Most fights were actually not to the death
Gladiatorial fights were waaay closer to the WWE than you might think, there were storylines and surprises. Most fights were just done until someone was on the ground and gladiators were trained to aim for non lethal blows, training a gladiator was expensive after all, even the slave ones. The crowd would almost always chant micio (Mercy!). In the golden days of the empire gladiatorial fights were a wwe show sandwitched between some convoluted hunting shows inside the arena of exotic animals, and military excersices. The actual fights to the death: the executions of criminals, christians, etc, were done relatively quietly during break time, which was just throwing them unarmed against beasts or well equipped executioners. Watching an underfed prisoner get mauled by a tiger gets old fast so they weren't as popular.
@@bigmen0 dann this was interesting
@@bigmen0 thanks for the info, that was awesome to learn!
@@bigmen0 wow
I recommend to anyone interested in this to learn more about gladiatorial combat. I see lots of people saying this, but just as many denying for some reason. Most fights were not to the death and if they were it was usually pre-planned and ticket prices were increased. Makes sense when you think how some gladiators had multiple losses on their record. Most trained and lived together as well, so killing each other wasn't on the top of the list. If they were to get injured though, which was likely, they would get the best medical care Rome had to offer. Slaves, and criminals actually had the right to buy their freedom back as well, with most who did returning back to the arena.
Pro wrestling with weapons.
@@l.c.7168 It's still real combat where you could easily get an injury severe enough to cripple your quality of life, or get an infection and die later.
@@l.c.7168 Think more like Hunter Games.
Yeah, exactly. My history teachers told us that they were like today's football players for example
@@cascadestorm Not really since gladiators weren't always to the death every time they went to perform
4:15 Joaquin Phoenix's slight smile that never touches his eyes is such a fine bit of acting. His Commodus is fucking terrifying. Not someone to be respected - a tyrant who's really just a spoiled child with daddy issues - but so cruel and amoral and unpredictable, and imbued with so much power, that you have to fear him.
great comment! never noticed his eyes until you lol appreciate that
I noticed the same thing. Really good acting, details.
Hey stop talking about Xi Jinping!
Old movies are Gold
After all these years, I suddenly came to the realization that the emperor was played by Joaquin Phoenix.
He should have won an Oscar back then
Huh?
You probably knew about him from joker lmao
I knew he looked familiar 😂
Its funny to think the Joker was also a roman emperor.
Even the great Ridley Scott can’t achieve this level of film making again.
Once in a lifetime
Cause Hollywood loves CGI too much. If it was made today they would've made the whole coliseum computer generated
@@StonedCabbage ....The irony.
I don't disagree with you, first of all.
But a funny thing about this film is that the CGI Colosseum shots in this film where one of the reasons we have so much of it now. Gladiator broke ground on CGI scenery, specifically on the Rome scenes.
That's probably what they said after he made Alien though.
@@StonedCabbage Most of this was CGI. lol.
The Last Duel is pretty good, but Gladiator is one of a kind
That was foreva. So good a movie. Thank you.