GREAT FILM!! First Time Watching GLADIATOR (2000) Movie Reaction | Maximus V Commodus
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- This is our FIRST TIME EVER watching the movie Gladiator (2000)!!! We're a nerdy married couple, and this is our REACTION to the beloved film about Maximus, Commodus, and the soul of Rome. What a classic movie!
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This is our Gladiator Movie Reaction!
From Wikipedia:
In Gladiator, Russel Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor.
This was a GREAT FILM!! We're so excited to hear about what YOU thought of our reaction!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:26 Reaction
34:41 Breakdown + Review
Video Title: GREAT FILM!! First Time Watching GLADIATOR (2000) Movie Reaction | Maximus V Commodus
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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
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.
Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors. He ruled the Empire from 161 to his death in 180.
if I was Joaquin Phoenix's parents, I would be worried. smothered his dad here and smothered his mom in Joker.
😂
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.
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.
Top 3 all time best movie for me. Every single emotion that you have will come out in this one. Crowe is fabulous but Phoenix is incredible. Commodus is as hated of a villain that there is. 10/10 and one of the very few that I give an A+.
it was so good!
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.
"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
Kindly suggest y'all react to "Master & Commander" another spectacular Russell Crowe movie
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.
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.
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is a great read 👍
This is what an Oscar movie used to be like
Marcus Aurelius was a real emperor, and wrote a real book called Meditations. Recommended!
They didn't even shed a tear at the end... What a joke of a reaction.
Wow you've only reacted to 2 movies and they both happen to be movies I absolutely love! Lucky me.
"I think thats a perfect man" Truest thing ever said. Maximus is literally a perfect man. One reason this movie stays good every watch.
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.
The couple on the right.......
We breathe through our kidneys 😂
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.
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.
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 😭
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.
ok guy on the right. We get it.
Yup. Hamlet is just the story of Amleth, with a letter moved.
Hola chicos exelente canal, saludos con mucho cariño desde PERÚ.✌😄
¡gracias, amigo! 😃
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!
Did you see the film crew in the crowd...Blue jeans and a white T-shirt.
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.
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
Gladiator is a great film. Now you guys have to see Braveheart. Its the greatest Medieval war film ever made
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...
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.
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
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
If you love this then watch and compare his brother Tony Scott's Man on Fire with Denzel.
guy on the right doesn't know what the term "cult classic" means. this movie isn't a cult classic.
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
Great! Watch the movie Robocop 1987, please. That would be really cool to watch your reaction to this awesome film! 👍
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.
Kyler's younger brother Kyle and older brother Kylest were sadly unavailable
very funny 🤣
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Commodus did actually used to fix fights for himself in the arena and slaughtered many animals for sport.
wow 🫣🫣
Possibly the greatest movie of all time.
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.
Why would you talk over important pieces of the movie. Also, not everything is joke or funny.
oof , the wifght nights
lol american in value. ye sure the hero archetype is american... hahaha
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
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.
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.
Roman slavery and empire building! Weird that humans are still fighting each other.
The level of soy
Singing and laughing during tragic and important moments? Are you guys 12 or something?
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
I feel bad for the left couple, you other are the loud talking ones at the cinema
this is not the cinema 🤣
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.
Watch Tombstone
React to Lost series please
From an insiders perspective unfortunately they've already seen it 😢
Okay - shame about the offensive "Braveheart" references, but okay...
A very unsatisfying reaction.
why though?
girl on the left is so pretty
Get a life.
So angry & whiny.@@lethalchocobo1886
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.
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.
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.
dude on camera left with the plaid is viewer nightmare. stop talking bud
omg the seemingly couple just ruined the best part.
They are still in control lol.
Makes me want to go play a child’s game ….. OK. This Army Ranger gotta go. Haaaa ha ha. Da fuq ?
Sorry a Sorena
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.
The movie " Ben Hur " was 10 times better !!!
The emperor and his son was real historical characters but the story plot is fabricated
Goofy
This is maybe the worst reaction I’ve ever seen, you guys should watch Barbie and other pop movies
Soy boys.
Your audio of the film sucks. Low, muffled, difficult to understand.
Seem like good people but the over-chatty atmosphere and ragged edit gives it a 👎 for me
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 😂
Yeah, historical characters (Marcus and Commodus), but way too many liberties taken to be seen other then just an alternate reality / historical fiction. Marcus groomed Commodus to be Emperor for a while, and in fact they were father / son Co-Emperors for about 3 years (around 177), but even before that he named Commodus Caser (his successor) even a decade before that. Commodus was a fan of gladiators and actually did take part in some "fights" (deliberately set up so there was no threat the Emperors life), and Commodus actually ruled for about 12 years after his father died before he was basically strangled in the bath by one of his wrestling partners (definitely not in a fight in the coliseum).
Also no proof of a Maximus :(
Good question: why are Romans always rich (in movies). Its because history is written and kept by the rich. We dont know much about poor Romans.
20:49 Daenerys moment
Gladiator is not a "cult classic" lol.
Yes it is c**t
Gladiator is NOT a cult classic
confused. what makes something a cult classic in your opinion?
@nerdymarriedcouple A cult classic is a movie that was initially poorly received or considered underwhelming to general audiences that later finds a following in a niche group or sect (hence the term 'cult') resulting in a resurgence and/or sustained level of popularity. I'm not sure what the actual definition is but that is what I think of when I hear the term. Gladiator was a smash hit and resounding success and is often listed most if not all credible "Top Films of All-Time" lists.
Movies I would consider cult classics are things like:
Labyrinth
Goodies
Back to the Future
Days of Thunder
Twister
Little Shop of Horrors
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Clerks
Dazed and Confused
Big Lebowski
Scarface
This is Spinal Tap
@@BrettShadow my understanding of a cult classic is an older movie that has maintained a faithful following of intense and dedicated fans over the test of time, who continue to hold to it as one of their favorite movies. ergo, classic movie that has a cult following. but did not look up the definition
@nerdymarriedcouple You just blended the definition of classic and cult classic. An older movie that was a blockbuster in it's own time and held in high regard by the general population or majority of society is a classic. A movie that wasn't necessarily of significant cultural relevance in it's own time yet fostered a niche sect of Fandom that reverberates and continues in that similar niche sect yet isn't generally held in the same high regard by the majority is a cult classic.
Just like a cult is a small sect of a larger population with unique beliefs and values that are considered paramount within the cult yet generally aren't held in the same regard or shared by the majority of the population.
@nerdymarriedcouple I just looked at the IMDB Greatest 100 Movies of All Time.... Gladiator is #34
OF ALL TIME!
Ahead of Movies like
Titanic
A Streetcar Named Desire
To Kill a Mockingbird
Goodfellas
Braveheart
Dances with Wolves
Jurassic Park
... and many more obviously.
Fake 😮
One of the most pointless useless over-rated movies I have ever watched. 23 years later still regret paying money to watch this movie.
LOL, and you are here again, so whose the fool?
I seen 30 seconds before I said screw this. These are the worse types of people to watch a movie with;}>
Great reaction! 👍This is a good movie! I would also really like to see your reaction to the amazing film Robocop 1987! Especially in the release of a new world game based on this movie. Do you have any plans to make a reaction to this very cool film?🦾🔥