Commodus and Marcus were both real Caesars. Marcus was a brilliant philosopher and his writings are some of the best I have ever read. Commodus was an abysmal ruler far worse historically than the movie makes him out to be. Great reaction look forward to future movies. Much love and keep on keepin on J.
Marcus was successful - inasmuch as he concluded a war v Germanic tribes.But,he fatally endorsed Commodus' succession.So,that's a black mark v him. Commodus was a poor emperor,and a nut job like so many other Roman emperors.His reign triggered the Third Century Crisis.
Neither were Ceasars. Ceasar was a family name that ended with Nero. Emperors, sure. But a Ceasar? No. The last good Ceasar was Augustus, the adopted second cousin of the original greatest Ceasar. Every Emperor after was just another ranking politician... Except Aurelius and maybe Traygen. The line of Ceasars died out because the most famous one fathered only one child... who herself died in childbirth. All that was that was left was the fame of the name... the name became a title, but they were no Ceasars!
@@ericwolfe8119 Thank you for the lesson I am actually a person who appreciates a correction. The writings of Marcus are amazing philosophies regardless of his title. I am also not surprised the title ended with Nero considering.
Marcus Aurelius was considered the last great Emperor. He died on the frontier with Germany after calling all the tributary nations and Senate to meet. There was a famous general, I don’t know the name. Some historians guess that Marcus was going to restore the Republic based on his writings and teachings. However, he died suddenly and son Commodus became one of the legendary worst Emperors rivaled only by Caligula (made his horse a Senator, forced the wives of the Senators and the rich into a royal brothel, killed his sister who had impregnated and cooked the unborn baby, etc.) and Nero (who burned Rome so he could use it as a backdrop for his music; fiddled while Rome burned.) Commodus apparently died in the Arena. After him the Empire went to whoever was the most powerful. Rome began its long decline, splitting into West and East. Western Europe was overrun and wild dogs roamed in the Arena. The Dark Ages began and humanity almost died out in Europe. The Fall was so bad that the Latin language died. Quick and dirty history and partial speculation; apologies for errors.
If you edit out the most famous line from this movie. "What you do in life, echoes in eternity". I stop there and turn the video off which I am doing now
@@Rfono97No, it doesn't. Tons of video reactions with the entire movie on. The problem is they talk way too much. It's insufferable and obnoxious. Specially the fat guy already saw the movie and was giving away all the important parts. Their commentary was also just stupid.
Marcus Aurelius was a real emperor, Lucilla was his daughter, and Commodus was his son. Aurelius did die at Vindobona (modern Vienna) but likely not as portrayed in the film. Rome never managed to conquer all of Germania, although some tribes were subdued. That is what is depicted in the opening scenes. After Aurelius' death, Commodus negotiated a peace treaty with the local tribes, but the war continued against still more tribes until 182 CE. Commodus was not popular and was ultimately assassinated in 192 (12 years after Aurelius' death, and not the several months as depicted in the film). Regardless, it's a fantastic film, just not historically accurate.
Greece was conquered by the Roman Empire and Greek culture was hugely influential on Roman society, but they are very different political and societal entities.
Critique time....maybe instead of laughing/cracking jokes and making light of serious scenes throughout the movie, try totally immersing yourselves in the plot and characters. People want to see genuity and respect for the movie's artform. You were fairly disrespectful to the integrity of the film throughout. You basically remove any chance of natural emotion organically coming to the surface. This fully removes the novelty of the reaction. People want to feel like they're watching it for the first time, you did a poor job of keeping this reaction genuine.
when the movie was serious, we recgonized it as so, when it was action packed, we had fun, when it was tense, we felt the tension. so not really sure what you mean, unless you can provide genuine examples of us being disrespectful. we react as is natural to us, and folks don't have to like our reactions, but to accuse us of goofing off the entire time is a bit much.
@nerdymarriedcouple If you are genuinely asking me to provide examples of you being disrespectful, then you probably will never understand where I'm coming from. Good luck with your channel. Thumbs down from me 👎👎
@nerdymarriedcouple Super mature response 😂. Hey, at least you knuckleheads stay consistent right? Goofy, puerile, immature. I should expect nothing less.
@@jamesshilale2967 we're not going to dignify comments from folks unwilling to actually give legitimate and thoughtful critique via identifiable examples, especially when the whole point of the video is for us to react honestly and naturally to things. no one forced you to watch our reaction. if it seems like a good use of your time for you to insult strangers and disparage their work, then that's your decision. we don't have to respect it though.
In my opinion, this film conveyed the spirit of those times and traditions well. Especially the scenes with the Colosseum and its first appearance. After this, you wonder how they thought of building such a large arena in those days. As for the story, the characters Marcus Aurelius Commodus and sister were in reality, but the sister was the same as the brother in character. For Maximus, they took a real prototype of those times; his name was Maximinus 1 of the Fracians, and he became the first emperor of Rome not from a noble family.
Contemporaneously the Byzantine Empire was not called the Byzantine Empire, it's a name used retroactively by historians. In 395 Rome was split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires, with the West centered in Rome and the East in Constantinople. By 476, the Western Roman Empire collapsed and fell, leaving only the East, who continued to refer to themselves as the Roman Empire. Their citizens thought of themselves as Roman. By the 600s, the Eastern Roman Empire had undergone an intense process of Hellenization, that is, a transformation into a Greek culture. Their culture and politics evolved into ones inspired heavily by the Greeks and Greek became the state language of the ERE in 610.
loved your reactions but as a big fan of roman history here's a few tidbits: you're right, this is historical fiction, they took actual historical people and made them do other things, The Emperor at the start was Marcus Aurelius and he was known as the Philosopher King, and he was the last of the 5 Good Emperors of Rome during the 2nd Century, and under his son, Commodus, the Pax Romana, the Peace within the internal borders of Rome, ended, and Rome started it's slow decline, it's territories would never reach the extent it was under the 5 good emperors. Maximus was not a real guy, at least that version of the character, no general was assigned by Marcus Aurelius to bring back the Republic. 2:53 The war at the start of the movie was based on Marcus Aurelius' wars against German Barbarians. due to outside conflicts, German Barbarians began to raid the Peaceful northern borders of the Roman Empire, and so in order to secure the safety of the northern provinces and it's citizens, Marcus Aurelius fought against the Barbarian Raiders and Invaders. so it really was a war to maintain peace, especially in the northern lands. 11:42 that was probably a sarcastic jab, but overall, Rome was *the* civilization, if the province you lived in didn't rebel and had general peace, it would have been very nice to live in the roman empire, your town would be safe, roads between towns would be too, just because it's an empire doesn't mean it was authoritarian towards its citizens in anyway. lastly, for the Real life Roman Empire, no emperor ever consider giving the Senate back their power, nor did the people want it, because in their eyes, the Senate never left. To us it is very obvious that after Augustus' time, it was the Emperors who had actual power, but to the average roman, They were still in the Roman Republic, as Augustus never officially abolished the senate, he simply took most of the powerful offices associated with the senate, so to the Roman Public, the Emperors were just another Roman Senator whose opinions and authority just so happened to take Priority before the rest of the Senate (Augustus himself called himself "the First Senator" or "The First Citizen", referencing how he was more important than everyone else, but still just a regular roman senator/citizen). and in any case, no one wanted to give the Senate more power, because prior and after to Augustus reign as the First Emperor, The Senate was primarily made up of Aristocrats, people from Noble families, and no peasant family would have had any chance of having a senator unless they married into Nobility. The Senate was extremely corrupt, and cared more about taking care of the aristocracy than the common people, and the infamous Julius Caesar (Augustus' Great Uncle and Adopted Father) actually took over rome because of how the Senate was corrupt and he wanted to pass very radical laws that would help the common people. and many of the people who participated in his assassination were largely corrupt aristocrats who just wanted power back. the Senate was corrupt in the Late Republic and they were still corrupt up to Marcus Aurelius' time. Edit: Additionally, for your critique in 35:55 it's not exactly american, but the Roman Republic was literally built upon the Laying low of a Tyrant (The 7th and Last Roman King) by the People and building a government where no one man could hold all the power. also, Romans were much more stoic, rugged, compared to civilizations like Greece or Carthage.
you all need to watch Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind" .... Another Great one from him...and also a true story of a man who was a genius but had scitzophrena...or however you spell that...its such a good movie...if you havent seen it ...then you are missing one of the greats.
Here a list for you guys. Forrest Gump, good will hunting, Shawshank redemption, tropic thunder, there’s something about Mary, rain man, field of dreams
Aussie here, I remember seeing Crowe in The Insider and thinking he was a brilliant actor and was disappointed he didn't win the Oscar that year. But when Gladiator came out and he won, I was very happy. Oliver Reed (Proximo) died while filming too. And it was good seeing Djimon Honsou in what was probably his breakout role. I wonder if he will have the story in Gladiator 2.
I enjoyed your reactions to such a-GREAT-film,I had tears in my eyes at the end,even tho I've seen this movie countless times. Long Live the-EMPIRE !!!! LOL.
That’s a super interesting take on the movie, that there was not enough immersion into the Roman Empire life. But I wonder if some of that was on purpose as Maximus had never been to Rome until he was a slave. He probably didn’t know what it meant to be Roman either. And glad you loved the movie, it’s my favorite!
"I know it's about a gladiator", "How often do the men think about the Roman Empire" hahhahehehehah! Ladies and Gents! We've got the effing joker here xD
This is the best movie of all time. Great reaction. 2001 Oscar awards for this movie: Russell Crowe best actor. Best screenplay. Joaquin Phoenix nominated best supporting actor Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Hans Zimmer's best musical composition (Yes better than Interstellar better than Dark Knight better than Lion King, better than pirates)
The Patriot is another good one i don't know if you guys have seen that one but you guys kept talking about Brave heart and that made me think of the Patriot too that's another good one
This and Master and Commander my two favorite Russell Crowe movies. Have you two considered reacting to Searching for Bobby Fisher? A great movie that is based on a true story. Very few reactors have tackled this one. It's a really great movie that not a lot of people have seen. Aka A sleeper. I promise you both. After watching it you will have another favorite movie on your favorites list.
It's very very very loosely inspired by the real-life contrast in leadership styles between Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus, and tensions that ensued as a result of it. But in terms of actual events, there is very little detailed historical fact in the movie. It's a painting, not a photograph.
It actually was common for emperors to adopt a man they thought were competent and name him junior emperor and successor. Marcus Aurelius did name his own son Commodus as heir instead, even though he knew Commodus was not ready; we don't know, but i think it's because naming another man as successor would create factions and set the empire up for civil war, and that his bet would be hedged by having senior senators as Commodus' advisors
Sadly, Marcus Aurelius always thought his Step brother Lucius Verus would outlive him because Marcus was such a sickly boy while Lucius was more athletic and more healthy than he was. sadly, Lucius died of the Antonine Plague (named after Marcus and Lucius' adopted Father.) the Plan was for Lucius to outlive him, but sadly, Marcus outlived Lucius by 20 years instead.
Hans Zimmer the composer scored this movie first. Obviously. Pirates came years later and for some reason he used the same soundtrack. This is the original. The sound was so original compared to other period movie soundtracks. The song "Now We Are Free" from the soundtrack of the movie "Gladiator" is actually sung in a language created by Lisa Gerrard, who co-wrote and performed the song. The language is not Hebrew or Latin; instead, it consists of a mix of various sounds and phonetics that Gerrard developed to suit the emotional and atmospheric style of her music. The lyrics are not in any specific language but are meant to evoke a sense of emotion and connection with the listener. Listen to this live concert version (sung by another singer from Zimmber's group, Zarina Russel. ua-cam.com/video/Y1UiD2sxoWo/v-deo.htmlsi=BaHeSC_anyWwOTjT)
Gladiator is a classic; saw in the theatre upon release many years ago. I wanted to like this reaction but the incessant childish behavior talking through the crucial scenes was so annoying. The mature content was too much and a reaction to a Disney film would have been more appropriate.
I liked the final analysis. I agree with you. Romans did have different value and by the time of the early principate, the romans would not go back to a republic, as far as I undestand, that was not even a subject which its intellectuals seriously discussed about.
7:50 The emperor Marcus Aurelius, Commodus & Lucilla were real. However, Commodus didn’t murder Marcus. He had no reason to: he was already being to take over as emperor once his father died. Lucilla did lead a rebellion to attempt to overthrow Commodus from power, but it was stopped fairly quickly and he had her and the other ringleaders executed.
They were first called the Byzantine Empire only recently, historically speaking. The Roman Empire split between East and West (different interpretations of Christianity). The Eastern bloc was still very much Roman.
The Duellists, also directed by Ridley Scott should be next. Or Barry Lyndon, directed by Stanley Kubrick, who famously insisted on using mostly candlelight to light the scenes
Don't you agree that historical topics radically overwhelm your existing knowledge? By the way, these constant comparisons to Braveheart are terribly annoying. There are also hundreds of years between these two actions. It is clear to me that the majority of Americans has serious deficiencies in his knowledge of history, but I am always shocked at how big these holes are.
This isn't totally accurate historical yea.. but some of it it's real..like Marcus Aurelius was considered like in the movie one of the greatest cesar the empire ever had
It copies benhur a lot, a powerful man betrayed by the emperor/king, he falls out of grace and has to rise from the botton so he can finally can have his showdown vs his enemy...
Ran across this & enjoyed your commentary. Didn't see alot of movie reactions but if you delve into classic film (epics from 40s-60s especially) I'd be interested.
Cant do it, cant it make it through this. I respect my time and this movie far to much. Illl never understand people who think they are more entertaining than the movie. I dont mind talking. This is a reaction after all. But you have to know how to pick uour spots.
20:01 She gets it! People are often disgusted by how barbaric ancient people seemed to be. They can't believe that people used to watch people fight to the death in an arena. We're not any better today. We just happen to have much better technology that can provide the same entertainment without anyone actually dying.
This is one of the many reason why a lot of men think a lot about the Roman empire.
This is why I think about the Roman Empire
I think about the riches and having slaves, and s3x all day everyday.
My boy on the right there, he def thinks about the Roman empire daily
Such a legendary film, easily one of Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix's best performances
it was so worth the hype 😍
@@nerdymarriedcouple Plz do Braveheart
@@nerdymarriedcouplefunny how they have a character with an Aussie accent long before Australia was even a country 😂😂😂
Joaquin Phoenix is such a great actor nobody could of played the villain as good as he did period
Singing and laughing during tragic and important moments? Are you guys 12 or something?
The guy on the right spent his night explaining what really happened and showing his knowledge of the period other than enjoying a very good movie...
Commodus and Marcus were both real Caesars. Marcus was a brilliant philosopher and his writings are some of the best I have ever read. Commodus was an abysmal ruler far worse historically than the movie makes him out to be. Great reaction look forward to future movies. Much love and keep on keepin on J.
Marcus was successful - inasmuch as he concluded a war v Germanic tribes.But,he fatally endorsed Commodus' succession.So,that's a black mark v him.
Commodus was a poor emperor,and a nut job like so many other Roman emperors.His reign triggered the Third Century Crisis.
The fact these people all look like brothers and sisters is creepy a.f.
Neither were Ceasars. Ceasar was a family name that ended with Nero.
Emperors, sure. But a Ceasar? No. The last good Ceasar was Augustus, the adopted second cousin of the original greatest Ceasar.
Every Emperor after was just another ranking politician... Except Aurelius and maybe Traygen.
The line of Ceasars died out because the most famous one fathered only one child... who herself died in childbirth.
All that was that was left was the fame of the name... the name became a title, but they were no Ceasars!
@@ericwolfe8119 Thank you for the lesson I am actually a person who appreciates a correction. The writings of Marcus are amazing philosophies regardless of his title. I am also not surprised the title ended with Nero considering.
Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors. He ruled the Empire from 161 to his death in 180.
Why would you talk over important pieces of the movie. Also, not everything is joke or funny.
They didn't even shed a tear at the end... What a joke of a reaction.
Marcus Aurelius was considered the last great Emperor. He died on the frontier with Germany after calling all the tributary nations and Senate to meet. There was a famous general, I don’t know the name. Some historians guess that Marcus was going to restore the Republic based on his writings and teachings. However, he died suddenly and son Commodus became one of the legendary worst Emperors rivaled only by Caligula (made his horse a Senator, forced the wives of the Senators and the rich into a royal brothel, killed his sister who had impregnated and cooked the unborn baby, etc.) and Nero (who burned Rome so he could use it as a backdrop for his music; fiddled while Rome burned.) Commodus apparently died in the Arena. After him the Empire went to whoever was the most powerful. Rome began its long decline, splitting into West and East. Western Europe was overrun and wild dogs roamed in the Arena. The Dark Ages began and humanity almost died out in Europe. The Fall was so bad that the Latin language died. Quick and dirty history and partial speculation; apologies for errors.
that's a made up fan fiction of a fictional story on Marcus Aurelius and on Commodus.
If you edit out the most famous line from this movie. "What you do in life, echoes in eternity". I stop there and turn the video off which I am doing now
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is a great read 👍
if I was Joaquin Phoenix's parents, I would be worried. smothered his dad here and smothered his mom in Joker.
😂
What a DUD! Four people speaking at the same time while blurring out the epic content of a great film! Grow a spine!
it has to be blurred to avoid copyright claims
@@Rfono97No, it doesn't. Tons of video reactions with the entire movie on. The problem is they talk way too much. It's insufferable and obnoxious. Specially the fat guy already saw the movie and was giving away all the important parts. Their commentary was also just stupid.
I'm fairly confident that the lady on the left could watch the end of the universe with a nonplussed expression. Ha!
I'm her husband and I can attest that this is true.
Marcus Aurelius was a real emperor, and wrote a real book called Meditations. Recommended!
Marcus Aurelius was a real emperor, Lucilla was his daughter, and Commodus was his son. Aurelius did die at Vindobona (modern Vienna) but likely not as portrayed in the film. Rome never managed to conquer all of Germania, although some tribes were subdued. That is what is depicted in the opening scenes. After Aurelius' death, Commodus negotiated a peace treaty with the local tribes, but the war continued against still more tribes until 182 CE. Commodus was not popular and was ultimately assassinated in 192 (12 years after Aurelius' death, and not the several months as depicted in the film). Regardless, it's a fantastic film, just not historically accurate.
thanks for the background info!
Greece was conquered by the Roman Empire and Greek culture was hugely influential on Roman society, but they are very different political and societal entities.
Critique time....maybe instead of laughing/cracking jokes and making light of serious scenes throughout the movie, try totally immersing yourselves in the plot and characters. People want to see genuity and respect for the movie's artform.
You were fairly disrespectful to the integrity of the film throughout. You basically remove any chance of natural emotion organically coming to the surface. This fully removes the novelty of the reaction.
People want to feel like they're watching it for the first time, you did a poor job of keeping this reaction genuine.
when the movie was serious, we recgonized it as so, when it was action packed, we had fun, when it was tense, we felt the tension. so not really sure what you mean, unless you can provide genuine examples of us being disrespectful. we react as is natural to us, and folks don't have to like our reactions, but to accuse us of goofing off the entire time is a bit much.
@nerdymarriedcouple If you are genuinely asking me to provide examples of you being disrespectful, then you probably will never understand where I'm coming from. Good luck with your channel. Thumbs down from me 👎👎
@@jamesshilale2967 rofl
@nerdymarriedcouple Super mature response 😂. Hey, at least you knuckleheads stay consistent right? Goofy, puerile, immature. I should expect nothing less.
@@jamesshilale2967 we're not going to dignify comments from folks unwilling to actually give legitimate and thoughtful critique via identifiable examples, especially when the whole point of the video is for us to react honestly and naturally to things. no one forced you to watch our reaction. if it seems like a good use of your time for you to insult strangers and disparage their work, then that's your decision. we don't have to respect it though.
In my opinion, this film conveyed the spirit of those times and traditions well. Especially the scenes with the Colosseum and its first appearance. After this, you wonder how they thought of building such a large arena in those days. As for the story, the characters Marcus Aurelius Commodus and sister were in reality, but the sister was the same as the brother in character. For Maximus, they took a real prototype of those times; his name was Maximinus 1 of the Fracians, and he became the first emperor of Rome not from a noble family.
Contemporaneously the Byzantine Empire was not called the Byzantine Empire, it's a name used retroactively by historians. In 395 Rome was split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires, with the West centered in Rome and the East in Constantinople. By 476, the Western Roman Empire collapsed and fell, leaving only the East, who continued to refer to themselves as the Roman Empire. Their citizens thought of themselves as Roman. By the 600s, the Eastern Roman Empire had undergone an intense process of Hellenization, that is, a transformation into a Greek culture. Their culture and politics evolved into ones inspired heavily by the Greeks and Greek became the state language of the ERE in 610.
loved your reactions but as a big fan of roman history here's a few tidbits:
you're right, this is historical fiction, they took actual historical people and made them do other things, The Emperor at the start was Marcus Aurelius and he was known as the Philosopher King, and he was the last of the 5 Good Emperors of Rome during the 2nd Century, and under his son, Commodus, the Pax Romana, the Peace within the internal borders of Rome, ended, and Rome started it's slow decline, it's territories would never reach the extent it was under the 5 good emperors. Maximus was not a real guy, at least that version of the character, no general was assigned by Marcus Aurelius to bring back the Republic.
2:53 The war at the start of the movie was based on Marcus Aurelius' wars against German Barbarians. due to outside conflicts, German Barbarians began to raid the Peaceful northern borders of the Roman Empire, and so in order to secure the safety of the northern provinces and it's citizens, Marcus Aurelius fought against the Barbarian Raiders and Invaders. so it really was a war to maintain peace, especially in the northern lands.
11:42 that was probably a sarcastic jab, but overall, Rome was *the* civilization, if the province you lived in didn't rebel and had general peace, it would have been very nice to live in the roman empire, your town would be safe, roads between towns would be too, just because it's an empire doesn't mean it was authoritarian towards its citizens in anyway.
lastly, for the Real life Roman Empire, no emperor ever consider giving the Senate back their power, nor did the people want it, because in their eyes, the Senate never left. To us it is very obvious that after Augustus' time, it was the Emperors who had actual power, but to the average roman, They were still in the Roman Republic, as Augustus never officially abolished the senate, he simply took most of the powerful offices associated with the senate, so to the Roman Public, the Emperors were just another Roman Senator whose opinions and authority just so happened to take Priority before the rest of the Senate (Augustus himself called himself "the First Senator" or "The First Citizen", referencing how he was more important than everyone else, but still just a regular roman senator/citizen).
and in any case, no one wanted to give the Senate more power, because prior and after to Augustus reign as the First Emperor, The Senate was primarily made up of Aristocrats, people from Noble families, and no peasant family would have had any chance of having a senator unless they married into Nobility. The Senate was extremely corrupt, and cared more about taking care of the aristocracy than the common people, and the infamous Julius Caesar (Augustus' Great Uncle and Adopted Father) actually took over rome because of how the Senate was corrupt and he wanted to pass very radical laws that would help the common people. and many of the people who participated in his assassination were largely corrupt aristocrats who just wanted power back. the Senate was corrupt in the Late Republic and they were still corrupt up to Marcus Aurelius' time.
Edit: Additionally, for your critique in 35:55 it's not exactly american, but the Roman Republic was literally built upon the Laying low of a Tyrant (The 7th and Last Roman King) by the People and building a government where no one man could hold all the power. also, Romans were much more stoic, rugged, compared to civilizations like Greece or Carthage.
Also, the American founders were very much influenced and inspired by Rome when they created the United States.
Kindly suggest y'all react to "Master & Commander" another spectacular Russell Crowe movie
"I think thats a perfect man" Truest thing ever said. Maximus is literally a perfect man. One reason this movie stays good every watch.
This is what an Oscar movie used to be like
And yet it didn’t deserve best picture that year. It should have gone to either Crouching Tiger or Traffic.
@@tjdaniels9128 hell no! couching tiger its a boring movie, no one cares any more about traffic! Gladiator its a classic movie
New sub and watcher. Great reaction to one of my favorite films ever! 👏🏽
Wow you've only reacted to 2 movies and they both happen to be movies I absolutely love! Lucky me.
you all need to watch Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind" .... Another Great one from him...and also a true story of a man who was a genius but had scitzophrena...or however you spell that...its such a good movie...if you havent seen it ...then you are missing one of the greats.
Here a list for you guys. Forrest Gump, good will hunting, Shawshank redemption, tropic thunder, there’s something about Mary, rain man, field of dreams
Good job guys! Well done!
Commodus did actually used to fix fights for himself in the arena and slaughtered many animals for sport.
wow 🫣🫣
Aussie here, I remember seeing Crowe in The Insider and thinking he was a brilliant actor and was disappointed he didn't win the Oscar that year. But when Gladiator came out and he won, I was very happy. Oliver Reed (Proximo) died while filming too. And it was good seeing Djimon Honsou in what was probably his breakout role. I wonder if he will have the story in Gladiator 2.
there's going to be a gladiator 2????
@@nerdymarriedcouple Yes there is. Directed once again....by Ridley Scott. Due out next year.
American here, I remember seeing Crowe in Romper Stomper and thinking he was a brilliant actor.
I enjoyed your reactions to such a-GREAT-film,I had tears in my eyes at the end,even tho I've seen this movie countless times. Long Live the-EMPIRE !!!! LOL.
4:32 "Whose that?"
One of the best leaders of the ancient world
That’s a super interesting take on the movie, that there was not enough immersion into the Roman Empire life. But I wonder if some of that was on purpose as Maximus had never been to Rome until he was a slave. He probably didn’t know what it meant to be Roman either.
And glad you loved the movie, it’s my favorite!
The couple on the right.......
"I know it's about a gladiator", "How often do the men think about the Roman Empire" hahhahehehehah! Ladies and Gents! We've got the effing joker here xD
the amount you guys talk during the movie is just simply disrespectful if i was there i with you i would be furious
This is the best movie of all time.
Great reaction.
2001 Oscar awards for this movie: Russell Crowe best actor.
Best screenplay.
Joaquin Phoenix nominated best supporting actor
Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Hans Zimmer's best musical composition (Yes better than Interstellar better than Dark Knight better than Lion King, better than pirates)
twas beautiful 😭
The Patriot is another good one i don't know if you guys have seen that one but you guys kept talking about Brave heart and that made me think of the Patriot too that's another good one
Gladiator is one of the best, if not, the best movie of 2000
C H A N G E M Y M I N D
Richard Harris. Dumbledore x2. “The Man Called Horse” movie.
This and Master and Commander my two favorite Russell Crowe movies.
Have you two considered reacting to Searching for Bobby Fisher? A great movie that is based on a true story. Very few reactors have tackled this one.
It's a really great movie that not a lot of people have seen. Aka A sleeper. I promise you both. After watching it you will have another favorite movie on your favorites list.
I'd say Cinderella Man and A Beautiful Mind for his best performances. Back then he could do no wrong.
It's very very very loosely inspired by the real-life contrast in leadership styles between Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus, and tensions that ensued as a result of it. But in terms of actual events, there is very little detailed historical fact in the movie. It's a painting, not a photograph.
It actually was common for emperors to adopt a man they thought were competent and name him junior emperor and successor. Marcus Aurelius did name his own son Commodus as heir instead, even though he knew Commodus was not ready; we don't know, but i think it's because naming another man as successor would create factions and set the empire up for civil war, and that his bet would be hedged by having senior senators as Commodus' advisors
Sadly, Marcus Aurelius always thought his Step brother Lucius Verus would outlive him because Marcus was such a sickly boy while Lucius was more athletic and more healthy than he was. sadly, Lucius died of the Antonine Plague (named after Marcus and Lucius' adopted Father.)
the Plan was for Lucius to outlive him, but sadly, Marcus outlived Lucius by 20 years instead.
We breathe through our kidneys 😂
Hans Zimmer the composer scored this movie first. Obviously. Pirates came years later and for some reason he used the same soundtrack.
This is the original. The sound was so original compared to other period movie soundtracks.
The song "Now We Are Free" from the soundtrack of the movie "Gladiator" is actually sung in a language created by Lisa Gerrard, who co-wrote and performed the song. The language is not Hebrew or Latin; instead, it consists of a mix of various sounds and phonetics that Gerrard developed to suit the emotional and atmospheric style of her music. The lyrics are not in any specific language but are meant to evoke a sense of emotion and connection with the listener.
Listen to this live concert version (sung by another singer from Zimmber's group, Zarina Russel. ua-cam.com/video/Y1UiD2sxoWo/v-deo.htmlsi=BaHeSC_anyWwOTjT)
Gladiator is a classic; saw in the theatre upon release many years ago. I wanted to like this reaction but the incessant childish behavior talking through the crucial scenes was so annoying. The mature content was too much and a reaction to a Disney film would have been more appropriate.
I liked the final analysis. I agree with you. Romans did have different value and by the time of the early principate, the romans would not go back to a republic, as far as I undestand, that was not even a subject which its intellectuals seriously discussed about.
7:50 The emperor Marcus Aurelius, Commodus & Lucilla were real. However, Commodus didn’t murder Marcus. He had no reason to: he was already being to take over as emperor once his father died. Lucilla did lead a rebellion to attempt to overthrow Commodus from power, but it was stopped fairly quickly and he had her and the other ringleaders executed.
Yup. Hamlet is just the story of Amleth, with a letter moved.
ok guy on the right. We get it.
You are Correct Dumbledore indeed did rule Rome 160ad……….Richard Harris RIP
The level of soy
If you love this then watch and compare his brother Tony Scott's Man on Fire with Denzel.
They were first called the Byzantine Empire only recently, historically speaking. The Roman Empire split between East and West (different interpretations of Christianity). The Eastern bloc was still very much Roman.
I don't know if it's sad or sad to see how certain films are devalued over time.
Devalued? People never stop drooling over this film. If anything, it is overrated.
@@thomasn3882 This is not what we see during your reactions.
Gladiator is a great film. Now you guys have to see Braveheart. Its the greatest Medieval war film ever made
The Duellists, also directed by Ridley Scott should be next. Or Barry Lyndon, directed by Stanley Kubrick, who famously insisted on using mostly candlelight to light the scenes
Don't you agree that historical topics radically overwhelm your existing knowledge? By the way, these constant comparisons to Braveheart are terribly annoying. There are also hundreds of years between these two actions. It is clear to me that the majority of Americans has serious deficiencies in his knowledge of history, but I am always shocked at how big these holes are.
dude on camera left with the plaid is viewer nightmare. stop talking bud
omg the seemingly couple just ruined the best part.
Did you see the film crew in the crowd...Blue jeans and a white T-shirt.
Your audio of the film sucks. Low, muffled, difficult to understand.
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Possibly the greatest movie of all time.
That was a poison dagger in the heart no kidney
This isn't totally accurate historical yea.. but some of it it's real..like Marcus Aurelius was considered like in the movie one of the greatest cesar the empire ever had
Great! Watch the movie Robocop 1987, please. That would be really cool to watch your reaction to this awesome film! 👍
It copies benhur a lot, a powerful man betrayed by the emperor/king, he falls out of grace and has to rise from the botton so he can finally can have his showdown vs his enemy...
A very unsatisfying reaction.
why though?
Love the movie but it gives a false impression. Rome did never defeat nor colonize the major part of Germania Magna
They won wars in germania many many times, they did not colonise it much.
guy on the right doesn't know what the term "cult classic" means. this movie isn't a cult classic.
Roman slavery and empire building! Weird that humans are still fighting each other.
Ran across this & enjoyed your commentary. Didn't see alot of movie reactions but if you delve into classic film (epics from 40s-60s especially) I'd be interested.
I feel bad for the left couple, you other are the loud talking ones at the cinema
this is not the cinema 🤣
lol american in value. ye sure the hero archetype is american... hahaha
Kyler's younger brother Kyle and older brother Kylest were sadly unavailable
very funny 🤣
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What annoying people
Cant do it, cant it make it through this. I respect my time and this movie far to much. Illl never understand people who think they are more entertaining than the movie. I dont mind talking. This is a reaction after all. But you have to know how to pick uour spots.
ouch lol
Soy boys.
20:01 She gets it! People are often disgusted by how barbaric ancient people seemed to be. They can't believe that people used to watch people fight to the death in an arena. We're not any better today. We just happen to have much better technology that can provide the same entertainment without anyone actually dying.
is that moonshine?
I don't understand why people react to movies and blur out all the action scenes. React to Frozen so you don't censor anything.
oof , the wifght nights
This is maybe the worst reaction I’ve ever seen, you guys should watch Barbie and other pop movies
the K really got drunk wooow funniest shit ever, ty
i actually was just drinking sparkling water and cherry juice -- so this is just who i am naturally hahaha 😂
The movie " Ben Hur " was 10 times better !!!
React to Lost series please
From an insiders perspective unfortunately they've already seen it 😢
Okay - shame about the offensive "Braveheart" references, but okay...
Makes me want to go play a child’s game ….. OK. This Army Ranger gotta go. Haaaa ha ha. Da fuq ?
I enjoyed your reactions except one thing.
Making jokes during a serious scene affects the intent of that scene.
The emperor and his son was real historical characters but the story plot is fabricated
Goofy
must be difficult to enjoy with those 2 on the right
Watch Tombstone
I seen 30 seconds before I said screw this. These are the worse types of people to watch a movie with;}>
Mulheres, sempre falando demais.
Gladiator is not a "cult classic" lol.
Yes it is c**t
Seem like good people but the over-chatty atmosphere and ragged edit gives it a 👎 for me
Sorry a Sorena