ugly crying over GLADIATOR (2000) ☾ MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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Kamila there is no such thing as ugly crying 😭
Awesome movie
So crying for a man is wasted tears? You're nuts. 85% of homeless people are men. 84% of suicides are men. 99% of military deaths are men. You are a garbage person because you are brainwashed by simpletons. Men are the most disaffected people in society.
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Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Commodus was amazing. His performance is top 5 best movie villains ever, in my opinion.
Wonder if he will top it in Napoleon movie.
@@chuckh4077 Not as a villain, as, well, Napoleon isn't really a villain. He was an army leader who wanted to make his country great, spread the ideals of the French revolution, and off course, be very famous by doing that. He definitely had bad traits, and was quite egocentric, but I wouldn't say villainous intent was part of his character.
Yup! And without him and his character, this movie wouldn't have had the emotional impact it had.
@@dennisonvlee2999 He did mess up in Spain after some time his own fame got to him. Overall he wasn't a clear villain like Stalin or Adolf.He was more like a clone of Charles of Sweden.
@@piotrswat169 Charles? Is that what our legendairy King Karl Gustaf XII is called in english? I’d thought Carl would be international enough lol
Always cracks me up when Kamilla apologizes for English being her third language....she speaks it better than a lot of people I know (I live in Kentucky). ;)
I wanted to say the same, Kamilla's English is quite good, including use of some colloquial and slang phrases.
It makes me wish I had been born to parents with different nationalities, so I could have grown learning multiple languages. It would have been so much easier learning a language as a child, rather than now, as an adult.
Yeah, just thought if she hadn't mentioned it I would think "yes... American" ^^
(and if this is 100% self-taught... hats off !)
Northern Virgina here, and YES!! lol 😁
@@Helgrimr You are just determined to piss on her aren't you? Did she turn you down or something? Let it go for fuck sake.
She slapped her brother cause she knew what he did. Then he kissed it because she also knew that that made him Caesar with the power of a dictator, and to let him know she wasn't going to challenge that power.
Yeah that’s a pretty impactful scene actually… a sister slapping her brother for murdering their father - and a subject kissing the hand and acknowledging what is now the head of the “royal family”.
I think you’d love Master and Commander with Russell Crowe. Easily the most historical accurate naval movie set during the napoleonic wars. The ship they built for the movie was so accurate the San Diego Maritime Museum bought the ship
Master and Commander is a gem! The books are all excellent ways to spend time too
@@Cherokeelion agreed. Just started the last book after putting it off for 4 months. After 20 books I didn’t want it to end.
That movie is an absolute masterpiece. There are not enough people who know about it.
I'll second that suggestion!
Great suggestion, would also include Cinderella Man to the list of Russell Crowe movies
RIP Richard Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002), aged 72
RIP Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 - May 2, 1999), aged 61
RIP David Hemmings (November 18, 1941 - December 3, 2003), aged 62
You will be remembered as legends.
Bloody well said. Legendary actors indeed.
Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Commodus was so good that Jack Gleeson used him as a role model when he did his part acting as the most hated kid in the history of fiction - Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones.
"Strength and honor"
"Biscuits and gravy"
Severely missing nowadays.
_Death smiles at us all._
_All a man can do is smile back._
- Marcus Aurelius
I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
Joaquin Phoenix sure has a gift for portraying disturbed characters, don't he.
Commodus didn't actually kill his father in real life but his incompetence actually plunged Rome into a civil war and never really recovered after that, he was also assassinated while in a bathtub by his own personal trainer.
Nice. Happy endings
After seeing and hearing this movie so many times, my tear ducts have been trained to activate whenever I hear the main Gladiator theme "Now We Are Free".
Now your tears are free....they actually activate at the music and humming at the very beginning of the song at the approach to that door...
"I cried for you you little -- UGH!" The best villains are ones we can understand and empathize with -- at least, when we ignore (or don't yet know of) their evil actions! 😆
I agree with you. To a certain part the Emperor evolved that way from his childhood on. Marcus Aurelius was right, when he said, he failed as a father (probably due to not being home most of the time - but at war, and doing politics). Now, sure, not everything is the fathers fault. There also was evil in the emperor from the beginning. As far my estimations about psychopaths go, a psychopath can be molded quiet a bit, when the molding is from his early childhood on. In fact, i knew a quiet nice psychopath once (who happend to be a mathematician too). The thing is: he , by definition, was not able to feel with others. When his grandma died, everyone cried, and he was just saying ''what are you crying ? She was old - we knew she would die sooner or later'' ... He completely not understood, what this ''crying'' is all about .. he even did not understood, what he did wrong, when he said that. By the years though, he recognized, that he functions much better with people (or they with him), when he acts nice ; says the right words - and just dont go every time the path of ''his advantage'' ... I met him already, when he was on that right path. For him it was not an emotional path, but a rational path. More comparable with ''Spock'' . But still - he became likeable , because despite he was not able to ''feel'' with others, he understood the importance, of threating people nice. He understood that social behavior is benefitial and makes sense in general.
Now, its very rare that psychopaths understand this by their own. Most of them need therapy. And its very rare, that they go in therapy , because they dont feel anything ''wrong'' with themself. Because: their life just works by manipulating others, or taking advantage of others, etc.. A lot of psychopaths actually are quiet pleased with themselfs. Its the people around them who suffer from that psychopath.
That makes it almost impossible that a psychopath ever sees a need for a therapy.
Thats also a reason, why the therapy should be begin in the early childhood of those people. And its recognizable for parents, when they have a psychopath child. But parents usually dont want to admit it, or just want to put more weight on the positive sides... like ''ok, he killed a bird.. but on the other hand, he cleans his room all by his own, and his grades in the school are good!'' - for instance.
And if a parent ignores that - or even worse: enables it, by complimenting his child for his ''good strong sides'' , the child sees no reason to change - in fact: the child thinks: he is on the right path - and so psychopathic parts gets worse and worse.
If that child also gets with the wrong friends together, the wrong circumstances, it can build a very dangerous criminal.
But in the most cases it stays that kind of guy/woman, who we experience as bully - in school, and even in adult life , in the job, etc..
Joaquin Phoenix absolutely killed this role - one of my favorite performances.
One of my all-time favorites. For a film that was released in 2000, the cinematography was phenomenal.
A moving story of a man who lost it all, eventually gets his vengeance, and in the end his peace.
This movie really put Joaquin Phoenix on the map. He's one of the best actors in the last 20 years for sure. His performance in Joker was a once in a lifetime performance, blew me away.
Maximus and Commodus is legit one of the greatest hero/villain rivalries in all of cinema. Can’t wait to see Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon where he play the French Emperor later this year
I'm excited about that movie. I'm glad watching Phoenix is playing this character. It won't matter that he's not 5 ft 2 like Napoleon since the average person doesn't understand Napoleon was extremely short. 5ft 4in is being very generous.
@@Hope...M He was 1.67 meters, or just under 5’6” in modern imperial. The french inch was 2.7cm compared to the 2.54cm imperial inch. The 5'2' measurement was in French units. He was actually a little above average height for his time.
As long as Ridley Scott has good writers everything would be ok, but I wouldn't trust such thing, his last decent movie was, precisely, Gladiator
It bombed
@@JustLiesNOR Yes. He only looked little from a distance because the special units he always surrounded himself with in public or in wars was about above 6 feet each. His enemies capitalized that and spread the rumour he was very short. Mental warfare haha
Cant wait!! 😊 I HATED Phoenix for YEARS after this movie! 🤣😂
noo!! that just means he did a really good job !! I really like Joaquin Phoenix as an actor, especially in JOKER ♥
@@Centane Exactly so. Splendid acting all around in this masterpiece. And the ending always has me in floods of tears as it is how I imagine the end of my days as I go to meet my wife once more.
I know what you mean the geezer is such a good actor. He seems legitimately bad. Hes obviously great in Joker, but I really like his character in Signs. He's one of the best actors around.
Why would you dumbass, he was just playing a character. Exceptionally well i may add.
@@RM-306His acting on David Letterman is legendary. Dave did know beforehand too.
as a last act of love she closes Maximus' eyes for him... makes me cry every time
I found Joaquin Phoenix really changed after filming this in a positive way. The loss of his older brother River was obviously devastating and I remember for years Joaquin struggling personally. Then when Gladiator released and all the interviews were happening you could see such a strong bond between him and Russell Crowe who he kept calling his "brother". He was smiling too in a way I hadn't seen since River's death. I personally think Russell Crowe helped him get through a very rough chapter.
Good observation.
wait wait wait
river phoenix was this guys brother ?
the guy thatt played young indi?
how did i never put 1 and 2 together
that is so cool
I thought River was his cousin.
Ridley Scott does a incredible job re-inventing a long neglected genre, helped by Russell Crowe's brooding presence as the brilliant Roman general, done away with by the dastardly heir to the Imperial throne.
Yes, he did resurrect the swords and sandals. I like the soundtrack of the shouting Germans that was used. It originally was the shouting of Zulus from the movie " Zulu ". It's like two war movies for the price of one. Scott always did consider his audiences as " dumb asses ". He attempted to prove that once again with his rendition of " Black Hawk Down ".
Do you write for a tabloid? As Hemmingway said, watch your adjectives.
You know…your right. They don’t make movies in this era anymore but it’s amazing to be majority practical with less cg bits
Well, re-inventing by ripping off The Fall Of The Roman Empire and Spartacus
Except the Romans never conquered Germania,they tried and failed
My favorite line from that whole movie with tons of them is at the end ."I'll see you again but not yet." I lost my dog of 15 years back in April and all I could say was "I love you and I'll see you again someday...but not yet. I can't wait."
Marcus Aurelius is known today as a Stoic Philosopher Emperor. One of the five good emperors. Was well liked and respected by the people. He was not assassinated in real life and died of natural causes. One of my favorite historical figures of human history. Even by today's standards he would have been better then most leaders today. He had unlimited power and it never corrupted him.
It is generally agreed that benevolent dictatorship is the best form of government - unfortunately it has a massive flaw: succession.
what happened to his bushy afro lol
@@adaddinsane Yup Commodous was a shithead in real life too
@@adaddinsaneI like this statement
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture!
Before Russell Crowe was cast as Maximus, Hugh Jackman was considered but turned it down to play Wolverine in the live action X MEN movie.
Originally Crowe was also considered for the role.
Antonio Banderas Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise and Tom Sizemore were considered for the part.
The opening Battle scene was filmed in Surrey England, The gladiator training school was filmed in Morrocco, and finally, the scenes involving Ancient Rome was filmed in Malta, which lasted 19 weeks of filming.
Oliver Reed, Proximo, passed away from a heart attack during filming and the movie was dedicated in his memory
Crowe sustained several injuries during filming and almost died as a direct result of them. During the fight with the Tigris Of Gaul, the tiger that attacks Maximus almost killed Crowe.
Remember Morgan Freeman in "Shawshank Redemption?" Three major actors turned down that role before Freeman was set into motion.
Malta for Rome? I wonder why there. It seems quite out of the way.
@@bigdream_dreambig
Cheaper location to film
@@bigdream_dreambigproper weather, Roman ruins, and low wages
The original theatrical cut of this movie is a perfect!
A true masterpiece!
18:58 That is sometimes referred to as maggot therapy. It's counter-intuitive. You allow maggots to eat the necrotic flesh to clean the wound. It's certainly gross, but effective. Likely saved Maximus from losing his arm.
It's actually used today
@@ronmaximilian6953 - Almost every day, in a lot of hospitals around the world.
It received FDA approval in 2004
@@hermitray probably bread mixed with spider web. It's an ancient therapy to help heal wounds.
Today we know what's foundation lays in this therapy. Often fungi grow in the spider nets, and very often it is a species of Penicillium that produces the natural antibiotic Penicillin. Moisture from saliva mixed with bread and spider web protein is the nutrient for the fungus.
Some of the real Marcus Aurelius' writing survived and was put together in a book. If there was a list of 5 books everyone should read, to gain some perspective and be a better person, Meditations is one of them.
One of his meditations is praise for his teacher Maximus. An actual Maximus.
This movie is a masterpiece through and through. The moment when Maximus removes his helmet and reveals himself to Commodus is one of the best scenes put to film, ever. I love Russell Crowe in this movie, but Phoenix is BRILLIANT as Commodus. Your reaction is my reaction every time I rewatch it. I utterly despise him. Every time I think I hate him just a little more.
I was just a young kid when this came out. I loved every second of this movie but I just couldn't understand Maximus obsession with going home.
After all these years though, now that I'm in my 30's. I totally understand, especially after a long day of work...
The simple joy of being home.
“I was crying for a man! Gosh, wasting my tears”
Sounds like what girls would say of their ex 😂
i cry for men all the time :') but FOR HIM AAAAAAAAAAAAAA this is a repeat of my Saving Private Ryan reaction where I cried for the wrong ryan :((((((
@@CentaneThis is a good thing though. It shows you
empathise and give people the benefit of the doubt, and the kindness of your heart. Until proven otherwise! Stay a sweetheart Kamilla.
4:44 "Vibing to music in the middle of war." That reminds me that some gladiatorial matches had music playing as the gladiators fought. When I first read that, I couldn't help thinking of the fight scene music from the original Stat Trek TV series.
19:20 - it's another old remedy for preventing wound infection. Macerated bread is a good growth medium for penicillin-producing mold - the mold will grow from airborne spores on its own, but the "salve" was also "seeded" by adding spider webs. Spider silk has no specific antiseptic function, but sticky spider threads work as natural "air filter"; there's lot of mold spores stuck to them.
actually super cool reading that explained now, i've watched it so many times and always wondered what was going on there
Side note: it is disgusting from a modern point of view, but it is a practical method when you don’t have any better options. Also there is minimal concern of the maggots contaminating the wound. They only go after dead tissue.
Joaquin Phoenix is amazing, he can go from making you feel sorry for him to making you hate him, and then making you fear him. He was only young here, too, about 26 years old.
Kamilla spent the first portion of the movie expecting something bad to happen.
It is, indeed, a heartbreaking movie.
I love this movie, but the original movie cut, this version is a little bloated with extra scenes they didn't need. The original theater cut was perfect. Fun bit of trivia, the actress who played Maximus's wife is the real life wife of the director Ridley Scott.
Dominican and Norwegian that's a combination I haven't seen much. 100% Dominican on this side, Nice reaction and channel.
Nations with under ten million people each.
One of my top movies… the sense of grief at the end is so palpable…it really felt like the world had lost so much that was noble and good. Like real life peace is found by those who move on but those left behind must carry the torch for what is good and true along with the pain of loss. Thank you for your transparency…keep’em coming!!
Fun fact: When Lucius asks him about his horses, Maximus says their names are Argento and Scato. That's apparently referring to Silver and Trigger. Two famous horses from the Lone Ranger and Roy Rodgers. LOL (BTW, the sub-Reddit about Scato/Scatto/Scarto is CRAZY!!)
Why would that mean Trigger? 😕💩
@@bigdream_dreambig no clue. On the commentary for the movie Crowe and Ridley Scott talk about it.
I'm glad you are quit. You absorb a scene and listen to the dialog. Far to many channels talk way too much. Usually over key parts of a film, and becoming lost on what is going on. We as viewers, imo, watch reactors because it's like watching a film with a familiar face, a friend who we get to see share all the emotions we had as first time viewers. It is why you are one of my favorite reactors. Keep doing what you are doing. Skål!
*quiet too
‘Burning hate for a character’ is a reaction that is pretty universal for ‘Commodus’. It is should be viewed as a outstanding endorsement of the the job that the screenplay writers, Ridley Scott and of course, Joaquin Phoenix done with the character. His onscreen presence sees a spoilt narcissist psychopath that exudes a twisted and sick bent. You can feel it as a watcher and it is unnerving. His end is as pathetic as his life lived in fear.
What a superb job they done on him👏🏻
it's funny seeing the emperor ask how he'll be remembered. He's known as the last of the 5 good emperors (a streak, not the only 5 good ones), and the guy who made his ass of a son his heir.
This is the movie that made me go "That Joaquin Phoenix guy can really act."
22:04 You are absolutely right. Unlike many other "reactors" you are paying attention to the movie rather than prattling on and on and sometimes missing important details. You are not the only one to say things aren't fair. Well .... nothing is "fair" then or now.
I know, can't stand it when they do that.
In defense to some of those reactors, they need to "prattle on" due to issues with copyright. They need to be commenting or they are just watching and will get that vid banned. There is a ratio of commenting and watching they need to maintain. There are of course reactors that take it beyond that and hard to watch.
Agree. Kamilla is one of those reactors that don't always keep talking constantly but rather focuses more on the movie trying to grasp the plot and the details.
She did miss the entire point of the film, however, which is a bit odd given how many times it was made clear in the dialogue.
You speak English VERY WELL. Forget anybody that ever makes fun of you butchering a word or two. I’m VERY PROUD OF YOU
Maximus' final fall and the soundtrack in the background break me every single time! 😭
For being self-taught, your English is amazingly good! It's def my native language, but I hear from many learning it that it is one of the hardest to learn. So, you're doing great from what I can tell! Just wanted to say that. Working on Japanese myself, and I get the feeling that's about as hard as English. lol
And also, one of my favorite movies ever right here, and has been since I was 18 (37 now). I could watch this on repeat, and still shed a tear. So many awesome moments and themes. Never get tired of seeing people experience this one. When people request "Epic", this is always a recommendation from me.
Edit: A lot of these moments you were confused or put--off by had deeper meanings to them. Like the pep-talk in the back room before the fight, the big guy was trying to inspire the scribe to fight for his life. He wasn't trying to brag about his ability at all. Otherwise, the scribe would just die without ever trying. And I know some of these horrible moments are hard to watch, but many of them happened, or moments like them. It's good to know what evil people behave like, so as to be aware of it. And also the reality of the time period. It also makes a story feel far more real, and immersive. I think when art represents these things well, it is more valuable than just pure entertainment. I find this film has a good balance of life lessons, morals, history, and entertainment. Not only lots to have fun watching here, but lots to learn from. Just thought I'd prep you for the second watch so you can catch these details (and I know you will). I must've seen this 50+ times myself by now. :p
I love watching Centane. Kamilla is such a sweet and kind-hearted soul, that she cries even for the villains! I jest but seriously it makes for a good watch, watching her rollercoaster of emotions. Never change Kamilla, you're wonderful as you are, wear your heart on the outside ❤
Heartbreaking when the emperor said, “ You are the son that I should have had.” That right there spoke volumes about just how great the quality difference was between the son and the general.
Flat out amazing movie. I've seen it at least 20 times, and in the end, im still crying like a three year old. Hans Zimmer is a master.
An absolutely beautiful reaction. When I saw you tearing up for Commodus in the beginning I knew it would make you even angrier when you found out what kind of person he was.
One of the things I love about this movie is how it changes the people who are watching it. Centane watching the fight in the arena in North Africa: "Is this entertainment? This is so brutal!" Centane watching the fight in the Colosseum: "Woo!" Against our will, we end up being like the Romans.
@coolgareth101 - it is not much different now, especially in US, in some of the aspect of Roman Empire:
1. Marcus Aurelius was quite observant in his Meditations (recommended read), but plenty of other main philosophers before his time too, also regarding the fate of any empire
2. Nothing has change regarding Roman approach of "bread and circuses" - so as long as you keep people entertained (plenty on TV regarding that, especially sport - sort of like old games at the Coloseum), plus give them an "option" to have enough food (keep them feed), and give them a roof over their heads? Yeah, they are not gonna revolt, and rich will gets richer, and poor will gets poorer.
"Was this all because he said 'No'?! " Commodus sees Maximus as a threat to his rule, either as a claimant to the throne or the leader of a rebellion (or both), so Maximus must die. His wife and child are killed as a message to others who might consider doing the same, as well as to ensure that they won't serve as a rallying point for a future rebellion.
Great reaction! I defy ANYONE to make it thru this movie without getting teary eyed!
For me the best movie ever made. So glad you watched it. I grew up watching this a lot with my parents.
The Commodus/Ceaser scene is fricken movie magic! It’s when the screenplay and editing meets PERFECTION.
I feel like more people than we’d like to think needs to have that level of realness with their parents 😅… minus the un-aliving.
The scene where Oliver Reed (Proximo) talks about the cheers of the Coliseum rising up like a storm, with that music in the background, always gets me.
This film's music enchanted me as a lil boy and probably had a hand in me wanting to become a musician as i got older. Hanz Zimmer is a mad genius. The ending and credits song for this will always be one of my favourite things ever.
And funnily enough, i think i liked this movie as a kid because it was brutal and exciting, but as a grown-ass man i like it now for its emotional depth. I think movies often fall in and out of 'appeal' as someone ages.
Glad you’re watching Gladiator, one of my top favorite movies, and I also think I would at some point love for you to watch Breaking Bad, Game Of Thrones (even with the divisive ending), Stranger Things, Inception, The Godfather Trilogy, and Harry Potter
I like how this reactor shows such passion and gets so invested she literally threatens the bad giy 😂
i was so mad 😭😭😭
You said; "Even Lucius wanted to help"
"What in the game of thrones!" 😂. Your reactions are the best
The reason she kissed Commodus' hand after slapping him was to protect her son. She slapped him before kissing his hand because once acknowledging his rule, the slap would have been treason. It was the only way she could freely express her outrage without endangering her son's life.
An outstanding movie that reaches out and grabs your soul. Super reaction young lady.
Just so you can understand why the scene where they first see the colosseum, was so revolutionary at that point in time. It was actually the first time people who saw the film, saw the collosseum as it stood back in the day. Thanks to CGI becoming also revolutionary then too. Was a big deal to many! Besides being a fantastic movie.
There is no such thing as ugly crying. Crying opens up a person's inside. And if that inside is beautiful, how can the crying be ugly? 😊
Love that movie, loved your reaction. And I've never seen that extended edition or directors cut or whatever, but there were some scenes I definitely didn't know from the good old DVD I have of this movie.
And it's kinda funny that Spanish and Norwegian are the two languages I learn on duolingo at the moment. One because my favourite band is from Mexico and I want to at least have a general idea of what's going on in their social media posts and the other because Norway is just jawdroppingly beautiful and I want to visit as often as I can (afford it...)
So I'd be up for some private lessons whenever you're free... 😂
Hasta la proxima vez!
Varme hilsener fra Tyskland!
Wow this must be the director's cut or something because I know that a lot of these scenes weren't in the theatrical version. I've seen this movie so many times, it's ridiculous. A great classic and great reaction!
Correct. Had to buy the DVD to see these extra scenes. But the movie experience will always be superior to watching it at home. With the caveat that some people have really great home theaters, of course. But that's certainly not a majority.
This movie is one of my top ten. Let's give it up to Crowe and the other main character actors they did such a great job. But, i have to give a special acknowledgment to Joaquin Phoenix. I've never hated a character so much in all my.... you know. Just a great actor and playing this character, with such depth, must have taken a piece of his soul. Centane I loved the reaction thank you.
It's a great way to show a character story. Some movies are rags to riches. Maximus already started on top, and basically approved for being an emperor! They started him out in the film as highly respected and a great, honorable general and the rest of the movie shows us why he got to that position.
Phoenix and Ridley Scott are getting together again for a movie based on Napoleon gonna be epic!
I enjoyed your reaction and commentary to this movie. This was so well acted that it took me a long time to become a Joaquin Phoenix fan. He was a good steady actor and this movie just shot him to stardom. All these years later and I still cry at the end. Btw, you're English is fantastic. You don't have to apologize for that.
❤❤❤ Thanks for watching, Kam. When the DVD for this movie came out, I watched it at least once a week. Not just for the story but for Hans Zimmer's tremendous effort with the soundtrack. Performances made us feel exactly how we should for these characters. Marcus and Commodus were real. They ruled jointly for years. Commodus was a large man. His true father is rumored to have been a gladiator, and he did have a love of the "games." Eventually, as wasn't uncommon, he was dispatched by his guards. This version of the story is much better than THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, 1964. The 64 model did have a great cast, but just not this impact.
Aye, Commodus was poisoned by his mistress Marcia, who was on a list she found of people he intended to execute. However, he vomited up the poison & his wrestling partner Narcissus was despatched to strangle him in his bath as he recovered. No return to a republic as suggested in the movie though, instead the anarchy of the Year of the Five Emperors ensued.
Joaquin killed the role of Commodus in this film. He was so perfect in the role. He was also awesome in JOKER, and of course a bunch of other films.
Joaquin phoenix should have gotten the award for this movie. Never before if I loved to hate somebody so much in a movie masterful acting.
Glad you reacted to this. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.
Great movie. This movie has one of my favorite quotes "I don't pretend to be a man of the people but I do try to be a man for the people" by Gracchus. You know the actor who play Gracchus played Claudius the emperor that is mention in the movie in a great mini series I, Claudius. Other great Russell Crowe movies you should see is A Beautiful Mind, L.A. Confidential ,The Next Three Days. Other great period movies are Rob Roi 1995 with Liam Nissan and The Count of Monte Cristo 2002
The Next Three Days is great Russell Crowe movie
Worthy of Best Picture, Director, and Best Actor. Brilliant film, and a phenomenal cast. Jacquin was definitely robbed of Best Supporting Actor.
3:02 ....."How the people even made props like that"..... Latex and make up..... I used to work in theatre, doing the make up, and did similar stuff..... never a severed head, but scars, aging, de-aging, once I've even made the make up for a face rip off with a Terminator make up underneath... It was cheap, but looked so damm good.......
Not sure there’s been a movie in the past 2 decades to match this masterpiece.
Sounds legitimate. Haven't watched any new movies for at least the last decade, because they started to suck really hard.
John wick 4
@@chuckh4077 come on. Ya serious?
@@rzagza11 it was epic. Just like gladiator.
One of those rare movies where guys are allowed to cry when watching and their friends don't give them shit.
No. We are still not allowed to cry. In public at funerals and anything else in private
I love how Gaius prediction comes true. That execution scene with Quintus turned his friend into an enemy. Then when he called for help and a sword, Quintus took his opportunity.
I also love the detail of, the emperor was just killed in the arena, but the praetorians, and everyone just leave his body in the sand while they honor Maximus with a procession. Such a great detail to show just how many enemies he made for himself.
Fun fact: in ancient times the Latin word for sword was Gladius…hence a gladiator was one who wields the Gladius 😊also the thumbs up/down meant the opposite that they do today… e.g. if the emperor wanted a person killed he would give the thumbs up and thumbs down to live
Great film, a modern epic imo. Excellent casting, cinematography, & what a score! [If you want more period films might I recommend “Ben Hur” (1959 version), “Spartacus”, “Cleopatra”, “The Kingdom of Heaven”, “Troy”, “The Last of the Mohicans”, & “The Count of Monte Cristo” (2002).]. Hope you will entertain this list, I think you would enjoy them immensely. And btw, no apologies for your English, it is better than most people I know.
Agreed. I think she would really like Ben Hur, one of my all-time favorites.
please watch another great Russel Crowe movie that never got as much love as this one did: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
All emperors was called “CESAR”, but the was Marcus Aurelius, one if the grates of Rome history. I read a book of his thoughts and it saw incredible. A real, great philosopher
I have seen this movie more times than I can count, and the ending always makes me cry. It is so sad and heartbreaking
I appreciate how you don’t talk the entire video. You take time to just watch and absorb what you’re seeing. I like it.
Some people talk so much they never have time to react. Or even notice what is going on. Defeats the purpose of the reaction format. Or at least the expectations associated with it.
Another great review Ms. Kamilla ~ Another epic RIDLEY SCOTT movie you have to see is KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson +) .. ..
Scott fell in love with Morocco while filming GLADIATOR so much that he built a studio in Ouarzazate that captures the North African light like nowhere on earth!!
Ridley Scott is the greatest storyteller of our time. Alien, Thelma & Louise, Prometheus & Gladiator are some of my all time favorite movies.
If you want to see an incredible performance by British actor Oliver Reed. Who played Proximo in this movie. Some 30 years or roughly that before this. Check out the movie Ten Little Indians. It's a suspense thriller. Which stars a few other big name actors of the day. The movie came out around 1973 or so. Again it's a suspenseful who done it. Just superb acting all around. Especially of course by Oliver Reed. Take care and be well.
She slapped him because she knows her brother killed her father, she kissed his hand because he is the new Emperor...Caesar.
Love your reaction! I'm so glad I got to watch this in theater when it came out
the actor who plays Joffrey in Game of Thrones takes inspiration for his performance from Joaquin Phoenix's character in Gladiator - Komod
I wouldn't call anyone who can speak 3 languages dumb, I don't care how young u are
I can't decide which movie character I hated most Commodus or Percy from The Green Mile
Percy hands down
@@Centane it's extremely close
Nurse Ratched wins for me.
Absolute masterpiece of a film and just flawless, there really isn’t anything wrong with this film. It really is one of the greatest films ever made period. Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix performances were incredible and they both gave us imo two of the best movie hero and villains ever respectfully.
I think my 3 favourite parts of the film is when Maximus reveals himself which gives me goosebumps, when he defeats and kills Commodus and when he finally walks towards and goes to his wife and son, I mean that scene just breaks me everytime and I’m a grown ass man, it’s just so well done and very emotional
There's a number of flaws.
This a masterpiece and the music is breathtaking.
Real life gladiator combat was less lethal. I think maybe a 20% fatality rate if I recall correctly?
Not per match, mind you, overall.
PS: Hannibal, the Carthaginian General, is a fascinating man. He won and kept on winning, till the final showdown with the Roman General Scipio.
HistoryMarche has a great series on him.
A movie about Hannibal Barca would be great. However, I don't think audiences would really like the beginning, where his father Hamilcar makes him sacrifice a boy to Melqart and swear to destroy Rome.
The life expectancy of gladiators was something like 1.5 years. It was pretty brutal.
It is true that the schools tried to limit mortality. (The gladiators were fatened up, and the weapons were not as lethal as they could be.)
But in the end, it was trained dudes fighting each other in ways that could kill you. It was no joke.
@@sld1776 “life expectancy” is a pretty misleading term. Career length might be more accurate.
20% is 1 in 5. That’s still very lethal for mock battles.
And they had the best medical care the time could offer.
@@ronmaximilian6953 I don’t recall the legend specifying the sacrifice as an infant.
Either way, I don’t trust Hollywood with ANYTHING right now, and an Indie isn’t going to cut it with the scale.
You read English a H3ll of a lot better than I could read Norwegian. Props to you.
Better than me reading Klingon
Loved your reaction! Brought me to tears with you so many times, n I've seen this so many times!
I've never seen the film, "Traffic", but when I do, I'm gonna yell at Benicio del Toro, "You should have lost to Joaquin Phoenix!"
Phoenix as Commodus. One of the best performances in all of film history. Not giving him the Oscar was a crime.