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  • @Joeshoki
    @Joeshoki หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    Over the course of the action scenes, Russell Crowe lost all feelings in his right forefinger for two years afterward. He also aggravated his achilles, broke his foot, cracked his hip, and popped some bicep tendons out of their sockets. But even so, he won an Academy Award for best actor. An absolute LEGEND

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Oh my!!! Props for not using a stunt double but those injuries… yikes!

    • @CurtDaniel1000
      @CurtDaniel1000 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thats an actor who earns his money thats for sure​@NiaMakiReacts

    • @user-fv5ms4sz8e
      @user-fv5ms4sz8e หลายเดือนก่อน

      Spare me your laws and vast learning
      And the treaties you claim will cause us to unite
      For peace is never possible
      When people desire to fight
      From the poem Spare Me, by William Cooper
      Hear another poem by searching Coop's Corner, William Cooper

    • @Artificialintelligentle
      @Artificialintelligentle หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He had the loyalty of his solder's in the army of the north, but not the praetorians,(secret service for the president).

    • @megafrag5833
      @megafrag5833 หลายเดือนก่อน

      привет привет я на месте я тебя люблю я очень сильно есть хочу тебя хочу очень хочу я тебя хочу очень тебя сильно 😊😊

  • @alexisprojects
    @alexisprojects หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    "At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: “I have to go to work - as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for - the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?" - Marcus Aurelius
    I'm like, damn Marcus, why you coming at me like this almost 2,000 years later?

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Yeah man, no need to attack us like that lol

  • @DistortedEmerald
    @DistortedEmerald หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    I love this movie so much. Here in Italy Gladiator is a cultural phenomenon and Russell Crowe is super beloved. I grew up watching this movie and i never get tired of it.

    • @dtz1000
      @dtz1000 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Spartacus is much better than this. It's an average movie compared to Spartacus.

    • @mikeity2009
      @mikeity2009 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dtz1000 Lolno.

  • @johnjohnnston3498
    @johnjohnnston3498 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    "That makes us Brothers", "You trying to boink him too then?" haha that was good.

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      We see how he moves 😆

  • @thomas.becker
    @thomas.becker หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    Maximus' son would appear more than two years younger than Lucius in his memory, because he hasn't seen him for that time period.

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Bruh that detail!!!!!!!!! 😭 I’m not crying!

    • @mariag.4884
      @mariag.4884 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      But he was shown not only in Maximus's memories. The boy looked exactly the same in the scene when the soldiers came to their house in the present time.

  • @prdiludi4432
    @prdiludi4432 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Phoenix was a perfect cast for this role. Every great story MUST have a high quality villain.

  • @frenchynoob
    @frenchynoob หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Even to this day, my dad will like buy me a can of beer or something, and toss it to me, and he'll say "am I not merciful?"... and I'll answer "AM I NOT MERCIFUUUUUUUUU-"

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Lmfaooooooooooo I need to start doing that with key son

    • @Muck006
      @Muck006 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beer in a can? Obviously an UNCULTURED american (and that's NOT beer).

  • @cliffsimmons9692
    @cliffsimmons9692 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    14:45 The reason I believe, besides outright spite, is to eliminate any chance of reprisal and retribution from Maximus' family.
    If they were left alive, and Maximus' son learned about his father's murder at the command of Commodus, it wouldn't be a stretch to fear the son of Maximus gaining the ear of the armies and sacking Rome just to get to Commodus.
    You should read Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" as it talks about similar situations, among other things. You'll get a better understanding of modern politicians as they do similar things mentioned in the book. Hence the term "Machiavellian".
    Since i mentioned books and you've watched Gladiator, read The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Good book about stoicism.

    • @thejamppa
      @thejamppa หลายเดือนก่อน

      that + Roman custom of removing parts of history. When man and his family is eliminated, its like they never existed. When they never existed, there's no legacy.

  • @cliffsimmons9692
    @cliffsimmons9692 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    23:20 "Bread and Circuses" BTW there's a ruin in Rome called the Circus Maximus, big chariot race track.

  • @Stogie2112
    @Stogie2112 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    28:30 "Can we have some sort of disguise for your head? If you wanted to meet the Emperor, we can't let him see your face...."
    Ridley Scott: "Wait for it...." 😉😉

  • @robmarconi6758
    @robmarconi6758 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Oliver Reed, the actor who played Proximo, died during filming by getting into a drinking contest in a bar

    • @phousefilms
      @phousefilms หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      That's why his final line is from the earlier scene when he was in the arena, and his back was to the camera when he was stabbed to death.

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Ooooh my gosh!!!! That’s tragic…

  • @calanor4130
    @calanor4130 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    _"I thought he had the loyalty of the soldiers."_ That was the Praetorian Guard, the personal guard of the Emperor of Rome. As such, their loyalty to the Emperor was absolute. Well, in theory, anyway. 😯 In practice, that has not always been the case.

    • @gawkthimm6030
      @gawkthimm6030 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      noticeable by wearing royal purple cloak, as opposed to the Legions red

    • @2tone753
      @2tone753 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      At least two Roman emperors were killed by the Praetorian Guard.

  • @jayfe86
    @jayfe86 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It never ceases to amaze me that more people have seen 300 than Gladiator when it comes to these reactions

    • @memoranda1
      @memoranda1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've watched 300....but barely remember any of it.....
      Gladiator was an amazing movie.....it left a good impression on me and i remember almost every scene...... that's how good of a film it was....

    • @dtz1000
      @dtz1000 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm surprised these TH-camrs never want to react to Spartacus as that is a much better movie than Gladiator and 300.

  • @psingone
    @psingone หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Sparta is tough but Gladiator just hits differently with story and acting next level especially Joaquin and Russel

  • @angelkanul4415
    @angelkanul4415 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Love your reaction, Joaquin Phoenix deserved an Oscar for supporting cast for his performance of his character, and of course Russell Crowe was phenomenal playing Maximus he won an Oscar for his character and this movie is in my top 5 all time!

    • @jw70467
      @jw70467 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Joaquin, the sound track, this movie was perfection.

  • @BlackStudies
    @BlackStudies หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    13:40 The praetorian guard is a lot different from the army soldiers. Whereas the army is not even allowed within the city of Rome, the praetorian guard was the Roman equivalent to the secret service.
    38:45 When Maximus fought Titus, the crowd was still with him because he openly defied the emperor. Notice, he was waiting to see whether the emperor gave the thumbs up or thumbs down so that he could do the opposite.
    SIDE NOTE: As emperor, Commodus was hated. I saw his bust when I visited Rome and they showed his disrespect by not giving him a beard. Every other Roman emperor is depicted with a beard on their bust. Also side note, Commodus actually did regularly fight in the arena.

    • @barreloffun10
      @barreloffun10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Augustus, Tiberius, beards?

    • @BlackStudies
      @BlackStudies หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@barreloffun10 My bad. Just reviewed my notes from the Vatican City tour, and I remembered this wrong. It's not that he didn't have a beard. His bust DID, in fact have a beard. The tour guide remarked that the bust of his beard was made to look deliberately unkempt.

  • @Stevarooni
    @Stevarooni หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Yes, that moment when Maximus recognizes Cicero as he leaves the coliseum is a beautiful one of hope!

  • @Rudy4099
    @Rudy4099 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    @30:00ish... the gladiator who sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger is Ralf Moeller and he is German and, like Arnold, was a professional body builder! As you can obviously see from his physique!

    • @TD-mg6cd
      @TD-mg6cd หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe Arnold was Austrian.

    • @jerodast
      @jerodast หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TD-mg6cd Rudy said that being a body builder was like Arnold, not that Arnold is German.

    • @TD-mg6cd
      @TD-mg6cd หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jerodast My bad.

  • @hgman3920
    @hgman3920 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When Maximus rides to see his family, he basically rides a horse all the way from Germany to Spain

  • @user-tb7wr2ov1p
    @user-tb7wr2ov1p หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    So when you said betrayed by the soldiers, yes Quintus chose his new emperor but the men who were to kill him were Praetorians, royal guards loyal to the emperor, they were not the men of his legion.

  • @johnscott4196
    @johnscott4196 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Roman Emperors often killed entire families of rivals so they could confiscate the property. But look up some Marcus Aurelius, a great Emperor but also a philosopher

  • @homus45
    @homus45 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    13:45. So there are separate armies called legions, maximus was a general to one legion, Praetorian's are like the kings guard, they were notorious for doing what they wanted even a ceasar had to be warry of them.

  • @leonel8831
    @leonel8831 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "I will see you again, but not yet. Not yet..." 😭 😭

  • @Pink.andahalf
    @Pink.andahalf หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This movie has the same level of historical accuracy as Napoleon, but it's such a better story.

  • @geraldherrmann787
    @geraldherrmann787 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    After a quarter century, Gladiator 2 opens this fall. Trailer is up.

    • @erey214
      @erey214 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      And it looks terrible

    • @Muck006
      @Muck006 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Nobody wants this.

  • @yelnikigwawa1845
    @yelnikigwawa1845 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hans Zimmer chose Lisa Gerrard to vocally accompany his last three musical pieces ("Elysium", "Honor Him", and "Now We Are Free") in part because she composes what she sings in her head, in a language she invented as a child, that only she and God understand. So when she sings in this language, as she did on this soundtrack....she says she's singing to God.

  • @blizzywilk
    @blizzywilk หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My favorite movie of all time since it came out in 2000. What makes this movie so spectacular is the drama within the movie itself. Great reaction. ❤

    • @dtz1000
      @dtz1000 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nah. Spartacus is much better.

  • @JS-wp4gs
    @JS-wp4gs หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you're wondering what the german was yelling at the beginning he said 'you are dogs, you are damned dogs'

  • @Skye_Writer
    @Skye_Writer หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    No matter how smart and capable the emperor's daughter was, he could not have made her the Protector, the new Caesar. It was absolutely impossible. Roman society was STRICTLY patriarchal and Roman women had no part in public life. They were not allowed to vote, hold public office, or have any military status. Since women were citizens through their male relations, they were able to access the legal benefits of citizenship only with the help of a man; thus making Roman women dependent on the men from their immediate and extended family for all legal matters. It was thought that the more educated a woman, the more pretentious she will become, which would lead to difficulties. Moreover, a high intellect was often seen to be related to sexual promiscuity; which was certainly undesirable. Even an Emperor's daughter would NEVER have been accepted as the leader of the Roman armies.

  • @gkdaniels1
    @gkdaniels1 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Gladiator was one of The last truly Oscar worthy movies. They don’t make them like this anymore.

  • @tomaskennedy
    @tomaskennedy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    46:42 The young actor playing Lucius looked genuinely scared in that scene.

  • @sca88
    @sca88 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I bought my first dvd player just before this film came out on dvd. I saw it at the theater so when the dvd came out it was the first dvd I bought. It's such a dramatic epic feature with incredible acting and soundtrack.

  • @kittykattzee
    @kittykattzee หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    That’s some very good analysis there at the end but film took a lot of creative liberties in the relationship of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. In truth, Commodus was extremely young when Marcus Aurelius died (he was only 16). They were also very close, Marcus Aurelius always bringing Commodus to his tours and campaigns. Commodus also showed a lot of promise, being tutored by the best the empire could afford. The faults of Commodus only started showing after Marcus Aurelius died, he had a number of assassination attempts, combined that by being very powerful and also very young, that would damage anyone’s psyche lol.

    • @phousefilms
      @phousefilms หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was looking up some stuff on Commodus(played an old PS2 game "Colosseum:Road to Freedom", where you're a Gladiator and get looped into the plot to assassinate him). Apparently, he dressed up like Hercules and regularly took part in fights in the arena(think Netflix put a documentary on him and a few other members of Rome's more dangerous leaders).

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ahhhh yeah that’s very different but assassination attempts at such a young age is also traumatic.

  • @drewf8619
    @drewf8619 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @14:11 it's so when one gets exhausted (from carrying him)... He can switch to the other.

  • @a3gill
    @a3gill หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    To your thoughts on Marcus Aurelius, a famous quote from author G. Michael Hopf is, "It's hard to be a great man and a good man." It might be impossible at the world leader level.

  • @user-eh8cg4bp3y
    @user-eh8cg4bp3y หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "Lament with me brother... Our great father is dead"
    ...Nia 🤨.
    😂😂🇬🇧

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol! The audacity of him!

  • @harryrabbit2870
    @harryrabbit2870 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Praetorian Guard was not a part of the regular Roman Army but the personal bodyguard of the Emperor and responsible to him alone. They could and did make and break emperors.

  • @Gutslinger
    @Gutslinger หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    24:57 - Oliver Reed/Proximo passed away while they were still filming this movie. He was drinking and arm wrestling dudes in a pub and had a heart attack and passed away in the pub.
    Instead of recasting the role, they just rewrote the script to have his character get "deleted". His character was originally supposed to be the one in the coliseum in that final scene of the movie.

    • @dtz1000
      @dtz1000 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The show must go on and anything for money.

  • @AFKeveryday
    @AFKeveryday หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    first, have a safe trip.. second, i save up movie reactions to watch and always keep yours for last.. like a dessert.. thank you for your honest comments and perfect smile

  • @shogunn2517
    @shogunn2517 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The funny part is she calling him "Give Us Free" like I didn't call Dijmon EXACTLY that all the way up until like 5 years ago! 😂

  • @PhiL-zz6cu
    @PhiL-zz6cu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @Nia Maki
    Just started the reaction - currently at minute 13:52 yes Maximus has the loyalty of the soldiers but the Pretorians are the „Kings Guard“ and because Commodus was the new Ceasar / Emperor / „King“ that’s why they listen to him- that’s why even Quintus couldn’t help Maximus, the Pretorians would have killed him to if he disobeyed and Maximus couldn’t reach out to the army or other soldiers, the Pretorians acted to quickly and silently…

  • @Gutslinger
    @Gutslinger หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    23:51 - If you look on the left side of the screen in the stands, you can see a movie camera and a guy in a t-shirt and blue jeans. Lol

  • @alexcherrypicks
    @alexcherrypicks หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You bringing up the social media aspect and then looking at the thumbs up and down buttons on the UI - such a good breakdown!

  • @Vonderbraffle
    @Vonderbraffle หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I studied Latin for 6 years as a preface. The Colosseum is truly an engineering wonder. Imagine if ALL pro sports, Hollywood, singers, ALL of entertainment had a single place they all dreamed of playing at in the known WORLD was a single place. That was the Colosseum. Built so you could hear someone speak in the entire arena that held 50-60 THOUSAND people. They even used to flood it and had entire ship battles!
    Being the best or most famous gladiator was like being Elvis, or Kobe, or Leonardo DiCaprio. Even if they remained a slave they lived better than most of the population with woman and feasts, etc.

    • @alijaffery7735
      @alijaffery7735 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I wondered if the crowd could even hear the speeches from the hype man/narrator.

    • @Vonderbraffle
      @Vonderbraffle 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@alijaffery7735 Obviously if everyone was screaming you wouldnt but where the hypeman was stationed the way it reverberates you could absolutely hear him. Also its the origin of thumbs up/thumbs down. It was reversed in Roman times so a thumbs up meant they died but people no wouldnt understand that so they changed it for the movie.

  • @technofilejr3401
    @technofilejr3401 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The name of Maximus's horse that he tells Lucius are an inside movie joke. Their name's he says are Argento and Scatto which translate into Silver and Trigger respectively.
    Silver was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse. Trigger was the name of movie cowboy Roy Roger's horse.

  • @firegod001
    @firegod001 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You don't get nearly enough views and are easily becoming one of my favorite reactors of all time. Keep up the great work.

  • @lou7139
    @lou7139 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful reaction! One of my all-time favorite movies. Thank you for including that last scene with Juba. "I will see you again...but not yet". Juba is going home to see his family in the real world and Maximus went to his family in Elysium.

  • @gillesteixeira3452
    @gillesteixeira3452 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the emperor Marcus Aurelius was known as the philosopher in Rome history

  • @GregCombs100
    @GregCombs100 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can share your surprise at how good this movie is. I went to see it in the theater when it came out. I figured it was just another action flick, a good way to waste a couple of hours. About 1/3 of the way through, however, I was hooked. Great story, great acting, directiing, and production. It's turned out to be one of my all time favorites. The music is even incredible.
    The Marcus Aurelius here bears little resemblance to the historical figure. This is movie is fiction, not taking anything away from that, a story doesn't have to be accurate to be good. However, he did have a son Commodus who suceeded him for a short time. That's about it historically.

  • @obdiane
    @obdiane หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not skeet on your own blood...46:19🤣🤣🤣🤣 The way I hollered when you said that..

  • @tomaskennedy
    @tomaskennedy หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    16:39 The actor's name is Djimon Hounsou.

    • @gyros69420
      @gyros69420 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah great actor. Think he's in blood diamond, another good movie

    • @tomaskennedy
      @tomaskennedy หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gyros69420 Yeah, and The first Guardians Of The Galaxy.

    • @jerodast
      @jerodast หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "WHO??"

    • @tomaskennedy
      @tomaskennedy หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was in a MMA movie as well called Never Back Down - BADASS!!

  • @motivation4u854
    @motivation4u854 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your parallel to social media is quite profound. This is one of my favourite movies and I’m really happy to see that you enjoyed it and got so much out of it.

  • @marksardakowski4323
    @marksardakowski4323 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    In Ancient Rome slaves often bought freedom for themselves.

    • @Muck006
      @Muck006 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Slaves werent called slaves yet ... because that term comes from centuries later, when the muslims enslaved the SLAVS / SLAVIC PEOPLE.
      For this reason it is bad to think about them in the same "terms and limitations" as the slaves in the USA, but what else can you expect from americans?

  • @technofilejr3401
    @technofilejr3401 หลายเดือนก่อน

    21:21, I keep hearing that in the upcoming sequel Gladiator 2, it will be disclosed that Lucius is actually Maximus's son.

  • @BruceJohnson-om5kl
    @BruceJohnson-om5kl หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Stop your whining"😂😂😂😂 I couldn't stop laughing when you said that! 🤣

  • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
    @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello Nia Maki, I enjoyed this movie very much It is like getting two movies for the price of one Early in the movie during the battle with the Germans The sound crew ripped the recordings of the Zulu Warriors war chant from the movie " Zulu " (1964) and dubbed the recording in place to give voice to the German Warriors. The production company didn't think that their audience would not recognize that the Germans were speaking an South African language and not German. Tricky, very tricky

  • @seanwallace89
    @seanwallace89 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Keep in mind he hadn't been home in nearly 3 years at the beginning of the movie... so the boy in his memories is roughly 4 or 5.

  • @stanleymyrick4068
    @stanleymyrick4068 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    58:00 Yeah. You know the saying about Preachers children being the most wild. There are as many instances of children being the opposite as those that 'the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree' instances.

  • @TheMBmulti
    @TheMBmulti หลายเดือนก่อน

    13:42 "I thought he had the loyalty of the soldiers"
    He did, loyalty of the actual soldiers, those guys going to execute him weren't his soldiers. They are Praetorian Guards, the emperor's personal bodyguard. You can tell them apart by their black/purple clothes, purple being the royal colour. They do not fight on the front like actual soldiers, their job is just to protect the emperor. If Quintus had asked any of the soldiers from Maximus's legion to execute him, none of them would've done it.
    Also a nice little detail to the fact that the Praetorians aren't actual soldiers is when Maximus mocks the second Praetorian before he kills him. "The frost, sometimes it makes the blade stick". This is probably one of the first things the soldiers learn/experience when out on the northern front. New recruits probably make this mistake a lot and experienced soldiers take the piss at them. It's something you learn because you're actually out there on the front, fighting a war, sleeping in a tent on the cold winter floor. The Praetorians on the other hand spend most of their time in Rome, sleeping in comfortable warm beds, only leaving the city whenever the emperor does so. They're not out on the front, they don't fight in wars like the actual soldiers do, they lack the experience. So it makes sense that the Praetorian would make such a rookie mistake, a lesson that Maximus probably learned years and years ago.
    14:34 "If they're killing him, why go through the lengths of doing that to his family too."
    Because they know he has a son. If his son grew up, he probably would've figured out sooner or later that Maximus was assassinated by order of Commodus. So, when he's older, his son probably wants revenge. And since the legion was loyal to Maximus, if they hear from Maximus's son that Maximus was assassinated, his son would have an entire legion hellbent on revenge at his disposal (it wouldn't be the first time in ancient history that a son sought revenge for the death of his father). So Commodus just ties up this 'loose end' before it even becomes a thing. He doesn't want Maximus's vengeful son coming after him years later down the line.

  • @jermainemartinez8282
    @jermainemartinez8282 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For you are in Elysium AND YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD. What we do in life, echoes in eternity.

  • @tomaskennedy
    @tomaskennedy หลายเดือนก่อน

    30:05 That’s actually not a coincidence. He’s a German actor named Ralf Möller. They made a 90s TV spin-off to Schwarzenegger's Conan movies called Conan The Adventurer, and he played Conan.

  • @diannaellis4708
    @diannaellis4708 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The scratches on Maximus face are real. His horse backed into some tree branches while filming.

  • @BigSleepyOx
    @BigSleepyOx หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wrt the conversation between Maximus and Proximo at around 25:00, you said Proximo became an "ally" of Maximus to help him gain freedom. That's not true. Proximo is the slave owner, so he could free Maximus any time he wants. He doesn't give a damn about Maximus's freedom (at that point in the movie, at least), he just wants to make as much money off Maximus as he can. And the best way to do that is for Maximus to put on a show, and a way to motivate Maximus to do that is to inform Maximus that if he puts on a show and wins the crowd, then eventually "after enough people have died" the Emperor would present him with the wooden sword and declare him free. But Proximo has no intention of freeing Maximus until the Emperor does that.

  • @asaashara2592
    @asaashara2592 หลายเดือนก่อน

    15:18 there's no way i was gonna miss the chance to say.... Thats what she said. 😂

  • @acereporter73
    @acereporter73 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Who will help me carry him?" 😭😭😭😭😭

  • @-Devy-
    @-Devy- หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    He brings two horses so that one can rest while he rides the other.

  • @jameskozy7254
    @jameskozy7254 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imo Maximus is a PERFECT protagonist. This movie doesnt need a sequel

  • @diannaellis4708
    @diannaellis4708 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Russell Crowe is, in fact, an expert horseman. He also did all his own stunts .

  • @shanenolan5625
    @shanenolan5625 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Funny thats Arnold's best friend, they come from the same place its why they sound similar

  • @technofilejr3401
    @technofilejr3401 หลายเดือนก่อน

    24:35, so sad that Oliver Reed died while filming this movie. I always thought Ridley Scott had an awesome death scene envisioned for this character - Proximo the old gladiator going out in a blaze of glory with a sword in his hand. But instead we get the scene of him being executed by the Praetorians.

  • @kylewestlake982
    @kylewestlake982 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should check out more Ancient Rome classics like Fall of the Roman Empire, Quo Vadis, Spartacus, The Robe, Ben Hur, and Cleopatra.

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great suggestion!!!

  • @TheTangothrax
    @TheTangothrax หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Maximus does have the loyalty of the legions but the guards in purple are the Praetorian Guards, think of them as a extremely ruthless secret service.

    • @calneigbauer7542
      @calneigbauer7542 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Private security

    • @TheTangothrax
      @TheTangothrax หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@calneigbauer7542Not to start an argument but if you're saying there was a ton of money moving around in Rome before the end you're damn right there was, nothing new u nder the sun

    • @phousefilms
      @phousefilms หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol, I keep thinking of how many times they ended up murdering the person in power when they turned out to be nuts/unfit to rule(Caligula, I THINK Nero, etc;) etc;)

    • @TheTangothrax
      @TheTangothrax หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@phousefilms Well I'm not big on lectures even though I love history but if you want to dive into the real insanity check out the time the Praterians tried to aucttion off the office of emperor, insane

    • @calneigbauer7542
      @calneigbauer7542 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheTangothrax that’s what I mean they are basically private security that sides with money every time

  • @yorkaturr
    @yorkaturr หลายเดือนก่อน

    Strength and honor are the most important ideals for men. Every man should learn from this.

  • @jeffburnham6611
    @jeffburnham6611 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Historically speaking, Commodus and his father were co-Emperors when Marcus died, so Commodus became the sole Emperor. He was poisoned by his wife. He did fight in the Arena from time to time, but they were all rigged.

  • @rollyro71
    @rollyro71 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @15:00 and...... that's why this work of art is above movies like 300. It's actually above most movies from whatever genre. 🍻

  • @tentoesdownchristianity
    @tentoesdownchristianity หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have a talent for survival. That's one of the coolest subtle disses ever and yet it's still respectful. Also he killed the wife and kid just in case one of them wanted to take vengeance

  • @unconditionalluv
    @unconditionalluv หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like your questions on the movie. Got me want to rewatch it in a different light.

  • @shanenolan5625
    @shanenolan5625 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The praetorian guard are the imperial gaurd they are lyal to the imperial family, they are usually based in rome , they dont answer to the army or a general( maximus) hisarmy is loyal ,

  • @DuBstep115
    @DuBstep115 หลายเดือนก่อน

    13:42 Pretorians aren't really a "soldiers" they are the bodyguards of Emperor

  • @anadraham2995
    @anadraham2995 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A real pleasure watching this with you 🍀🎈🍀

  • @tomaskennedy
    @tomaskennedy หลายเดือนก่อน

    26:46 The 'tonic' she gives him is the equivalent of a sleeping pill today, I think.

  • @buddy3167
    @buddy3167 หลายเดือนก่อน

    38:17 what were you expecting for all them sitting around in a circle holding hands sing kumbaya and playing patty cake

  • @cliffsimmons9692
    @cliffsimmons9692 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great reaction to a great movie. Not very historically accurate same as other Ridley Scott flicks, but good nonetheless.
    As to your question at 13:44 with the attempted execution, those are Praetorian Guards, the Emperor's personal guards and intelligence agents. Not regular army. Tho if you look at history the Praetorians, established by Augustus the first emperor (27 BC), would quickly became essentially a political tool in Rome. They've assassinated multiple emperors and even auctioned off the seat to the highest bidder after one assassination. I believe it was Didios Julianus during "The Year of the Five Emperors" (AD 193)

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🫢 gasp! That’s crazy…. Well paranoia would definitely be warranted then lol

  • @Blaiyan
    @Blaiyan หลายเดือนก่อน

    My top movie

  • @user-tb7wr2ov1p
    @user-tb7wr2ov1p หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So, one aspect they didn't show in the movie that would have helped you understand why they don't simply run away was the branding. As a slave especially back then you have no documentation showing your freedom while the master has their mark, symbol or initials branded into the skin to show the slaves are property. Even if they run away, slave catchers will see the brand catch them and either return them or brand them FUGITIVUS, fugitive on across the forehead and then gladiators become miners, field hands or worse. As gladiators they practically are professional athletes not laborers.

  • @vojtechsleha8473
    @vojtechsleha8473 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi Nia, I feel like your reaction was genuine. Not staged and stupid like some others. Thanks for that.
    As a history fan, I love the movie since it is all based on it. It is basicaly a alternative reality where Marcus Aurelius decides not to make Commodus an Emperor (excelent idea for a movie). In reality Commodus was often pretending to be a gladiator and even wounding his opponents before fights to win. In the end, he wanted to execute a few people who were inconvenient to him. They found out and had him assassinated.
    And yeah, your analysis of the ending and result was correct. If you are not familiar with the history, then I have to say that you are really clever and wise. I guess we are going to see the result in Gladiator 2 soon. 🤭

  • @terrylandess6072
    @terrylandess6072 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They say things come in threes. You mentioned 300, and this along with TROY are those big 3 for the sword and sandal movies made recently which I grew up on in the 60's. Sampson, Hercules, and even Jason and the Argonauts gave me interest in ancient history. ROME holds up well for a TV series. Entertainment isn't historically accurate nor should it be.
    Most reactors miss Maximus leaning down to smell Commodus's perfume on the dead emperor. We see Maximus is in tune with his sense of smell when he checks the earth for fertility. The Praetorian Guard had the responsibility of both the FBI and the Secret Service when they existed until corruption made them a liability instead of an asset.

  • @eglantinepapeau1582
    @eglantinepapeau1582 หลายเดือนก่อน

    girl what an amazing reaction you gave us, thank you 🙏❤

  • @dumy187
    @dumy187 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At the beginning, Maximus doesn't have the loyalty of the Praetorians. They're not really part of the army. More like half FBI and half Secret Service.

  • @_Shadoh_
    @_Shadoh_ หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yay, was waiting for this one! 🥰 such a good movie! and it always hit me in the feels too 😢

    • @NiaMakiReacts
      @NiaMakiReacts  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yesss such a good movie!!!

  • @klove5765
    @klove5765 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He buried the figurines exactly where Maximus died

  • @djnkosi
    @djnkosi หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great reaction to a legendary film! Subscribed 👍🏽

  • @bradbutcher8762
    @bradbutcher8762 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Preatorian soldiers were from Rome directly, sworn to serve the emperor. There was a difference...purple is Rome
    Edit - Lucious is the son of Maximus hence Gladiator 2 from what I've read. This movie will be tough to ever beat

  • @klove5765
    @klove5765 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "SMILE FOR ME NOW BROTHER"

  • @PhiL-zz6cu
    @PhiL-zz6cu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @Nia Maki
    In reality Marcus Aurelius gave it his all to get Commodus to be the best person possible but Commodus really was just awful and didn’t learned from the teachings and all that…. He was a good father and teacher but sometimes you just have awful offspring as hard as it sounds… By the way all those years of war in Marcus Aurelius life were actually just defensive wars to hold the borders of the Roman Empire… he was a great Emperor, loved, wise, very reflective and cared about Rome and the people
    There is also a Netflix series about Commodus and how awful he was and how he used his spoiled position and not listened and learned from his parents since he was a young kid, I don’t know how good and realistic this series is tho, never watched it, I got my knowledge from books and teachers
    But back to the movie: just awesome, if a person doesn’t cry at the end this person is not to be trusted 😜😢 in my opinion this is the best film ever made and it hits harder everytime you watch it…

  • @tjmaverick1765
    @tjmaverick1765 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoy your reactions! Some movies I recommend Legends Of The Fall, Last Of The Mohicans, and Dances With Wolves.

  • @adameberly7949
    @adameberly7949 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great reactions. Glad you enjoyed it. One my fav movies.

  • @veritaseru
    @veritaseru 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    31:10 lmaoooo

  • @cathyvickers9063
    @cathyvickers9063 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the way that Elysium (heaven) to Maximus is his home in Spain. And, of course his memory of his wife & son were waiting for him in the afterlife.
    Commentators who're religious, what do you think heaven is like?

  • @Gutslinger
    @Gutslinger หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I see some similarities between this movie and the Gladiator.
    • Their son was murdered.
    • Both have a face-to-face with their son's killer where they proclaim a vow of vengeance.
    • Both end up killing their son's killer by stabbing them in the throat with a dagger type weapon.
    • Both movies released the same year. The Patriot was released about 3 months before the Gladiator.

    • @faisalmemon285
      @faisalmemon285 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Patriot is one of the most horrible movie ever made. Don’t know why millennials and Gen Z likes it?

    • @Gutslinger
      @Gutslinger หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@faisalmemon285 How so? Does that mean you also think Gladiator is one of the worst movies ever made, given their similarities?

    • @faisalmemon285
      @faisalmemon285 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Gutslinger Just because they have similarities does not mean Patriot is good. Look at the similarities between Farce Awakens and ANH. By your logic you would make Farce Awakens a masterpiece.

    • @Gutslinger
      @Gutslinger หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@faisalmemon285 You've still yet to answer how it's one of the most horrible movies ever made. Simply saying that it is doesn't mean that it actually is.

    • @faisalmemon285
      @faisalmemon285 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Gutslinger I don’t like it okay? Just leave me alone.