Reacting to GLADIATOR (2000) | Movie Reaction
Вставка
- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Thank you for joining me as I react to Gladiator for the first time. I hope you enjoy the video and my reaction!
Watch full, un-edited reactions or get one week early access on Patreon: / dawnmarieanderson
Links: linktr.ee/dawnmariex
✉️ PO BOX Details ✉️
PO Box 18708
PETERHEAD
SCOTLAND
AB42 9BD
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A big shoutout and thanks to the following patrons:
alonso torres
Brytnie
CBonius
Eric Bonham
Ian McKinney
Jason Umphress
Liam Christie
MertzRocks
Mr B
Philip Aschinger
Roger C Griffith
Roger Freeman
samsbro1952 .
Scott
sk33tr
thetestoftime
Thomas Amann
Vidal (BillyG!) Gomez jr
Wayne Kryka
Adam B
Alan Jones
Allen Bond
Allen Stull
Andrew
Andrew Karr
Anthony Donato
Ben
Bill Bryant
Bill Snyder
bjardkr
Bob Criswell
ButtercupsTrueLove
Byron James
Caleb Wallace
Chase Baur
chris
Chris Adams
Chris Bergbower
Christian Eubanks
Curt Orozco
D Scott Howard
Daniel Goldberg
Darrell Palmer
Dave Thomas
David
David Bennett
David Patterson
David Schwartz
DavrosXV
Dean J
Decaffin8
Dennis Donehoo
Dennis Shogren
Donald Mellen
Elliot Nesterman
Eric Dubs
Erik
Farstar
Gary Davidson
Gary Mackley-Smith
George Roybal
Greg Kipp
Grinznmore
Hayden Lord
Hypnobob
Ian Forbes
Ian House
Ido Gordin
inpham0us
Jason Hodge
Jay Fundahn
JDW2
Jer Sal
Jeremy Vickers
Jerry Griego
Jesse Garcia
Jimmy C
Joe Lazarus
Joe Swenson
Joe Wadmore
John Coss
John Walters
Jon Freezin-Rain
Jonathan Vickers
Jordan Love
Jørgen Ansok
Josh
Josh Warren
Jul_Belton
Kate Zobel
Ken Dale
kenneth brown
Kenneth Lynge Eilertsen
Ketones 411now
Kevin Boyle
Konstantin Knopp
Lance Whitmore
Liam
loekie ouwehand
Logan Sandoval
Lucas Machado
Matt
Matt Clarke
Matthew
Matthew Dunham
Matthew Felix
Michael Hartsell
Michael Lynch
Mike McLaughlin
MoulinNoir
Nicky Grygier
Othorious
Pascal Friedli
Paul M
Peta Gru
Pig FlibJarb
RadioactiveRonin
Ragnar Miersch
resinmonkey .
Retro Maven
Rick DeBaan
Robert Ferris
Robert Inman
Robert pate
Robert Sackrider
Ron
Sam Spade
sarCC
Steve
Ted Little
The__Accountant
theheb24 .
Thexx
THK
Thomas Taylor
Tim Boxall
Tim Klug
Tim Wright
Tom Somers
Tony
Tyler Roth
vespid52
walvaterwotan84
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Video Contents
0:00 Intro
1:58 Reaction
30:49 Review/Outro
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#gladiator #firsttimewatching #moviereaction
*Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. All rights belong to their respective owners.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reacting to GLADIATOR (2000) | Movie Reaction - Розваги
A great Russell Crowe movie made just a couple of years after this, at the height of his fame, is ‘Master & Commander’. And it’s about the British: he plays the captain of a Royal Navy sailing ship at the time of Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars. It’s also got Paul Bettany. Unfortunately it came out the same year as the final Lord of the Rings movie so although it got nominated for loads of awards it barely won any - any other year it would have done really well.
Seconding a vote for Master and Commander
@@EdwardPearse third!!
Russell Crowe is New Zealand born and lived a fair chunk of his early life in Australia. It is claimed he calls Australia home but either never got accepted for citizenship through not living here enough years consecutively or only got it recently. I believe he has applied before though. I have heard but cannot confirm he is the only non-Australian to feature on an Australian stamp in recent decades other than the Queen, probably the new King now as well of course. His breakout role was arguably in a brutally violent Australian film called Romper Stomper that got him his start in Hollywood.
Not that I recommend Dawn Marie should react to Romper Stomper. It is a little too obscure to attract a UA-cam audience I bet, but I would call it required viewing for anyone wanting to see a good cross-section of Crowe's acting roles over his career.
Another vote for Master and Commander
Best Russell Crowe movie in my opinion.
Caesar evolved into more of a title, later adopted in other languages such as Kaiser in German and Czar in Russian.
I did not know that . . .
octavius inheirted julius caesar and became first emporor
Yep. Later Emperors took the title Augustus, with their heirs being named Caesar.
@@stevencass8849
The crushing majority of Roman emperors were Caesar Augustus.
Added at the end of their already long name (at least three names).
There were cases were there were one or more Augustus and at the same time one or more Caesar, but those were exceptions.
The fact people don't know such a significant historical fact, only goes to show why we as humans are so keen to repeat the failures of just 30 years ago as if we are making "new" mistakes. "Those who do not know history, are doomed to repeat it."
That moment when Maximus revealed himself to Commodus in the Arena, I got chills up my spine. That declaration of vengeance was terrifying.
I love it, too, but it could've been better. I wasn't thrilled with the initial reaction shot of Commodus. Even when I saw it in the theater I felt like Ridley should've been in tighter on Commodus so we could easily see the shock, and constrained terror on his face. Not a super close-up, that would've been cheesy, but I would've gone in tighter by at least half the distance. Watching it on the small screen makes it even less perceptible.
One of the best moments in a cinema, I felt like I was going to explode with excitement
Chills every time
@@Cosmo-Kramer qnd what films have you directed? Yeah exactly.
@@CodeeXD Every once in a while I come across some dingbat like you, who thinks that the only people who can pass judgements on art, or sports, or whatever, are those who actually participated in those endeavors at a high level, if not the highest level, themselves. Well I've got news for you. Nearly ALL of the paid, professional journalists (e.g. film critics), analysts (e.g. sports commentators), and judges (e.g. Olympic event judges for gymnastics, figure skating, etc.) have NEVER participated in the endeavors they respectively cover, at even the most fundamental levels. So save your ridiculous ire for all of them. As for me, I actually have directed a feature length film, and several short films, so go pound sand.
Ridley Scott knows how to make a movie. And I agree Joaquin Phoenix is a great actor, the cast in this with Russel Crowe is stellar. Marcus Aurelius was a real Roman Emperor who died in 180 A.D. and his son Commodus became Emperor from 180 A.D. to 192 A.D. Commodus spent lavishly on games in the Colosseum to the point of almost bankrupting the Empire, he then taxed the wealthy heavily and they conspired and had a wrestler named Narcissus strangle him to death.
Yeah, two movies tackled the reign of Commodus. This one, and the much earlier "Fall Of The Roman Empire".
Neither was historically accurate, but one actual thing about Commodus was he was known to fight in the arena for sport (the real Commodus seems like an irresponsible jock type), but for elite Romans, this was like slumming it among the dregs of society. So they had a coup, and he got strangled in his bath by some wrestler.
Gladiator still works as a good movie, just like Braveheart - you have to just put away the need for historical accuracy to enjoy it.
There was once a Senator who opposed the "Games" but once he was brought to watch the barbarity he could not take his eyes off of it. ( perhaps he was a chronicler only. Nuff said)
He wrote, " This is the fate of Rome".
Immorality for the sake of entertainment is the essence. The times way back then two thousand years ago are similar to today without the gore. The gore is on your smart phone
Thanks for your reaction
Narcissus was a gladiator who threw a spear at Commodus when he was at the arena.
@@wyldhowl2821It’s not a documentary.
@@RobertLutece909 As far i know almost all, if not all of those fights were not for the public (because it would hurt his reputation - a gladiator had a much much more lower rank, than even a soldier! - a gladiator was usually not a free man - only one inch more than a slave (because of the crowd who had their favorite gladiators - just like today people have their favorite baseball-players and soccer-players).
So as i said: as far i know, he fought in the arena usually without any audience (at least not the common people).
Also i have to mention: he didnt fought with real weapons.
Over the time the roman empire invented weapons and tools just for the gladiator fight, to make the fights last longer, and increase the chance for survival. Other as portrayed in movies, gladiator-fights were mostly not deadly. Because every gladiator had his own fanbase, and the fans didnt wanted to see their heros ''die'' in the arena. So gladiator-fights were really not as dangerous as portrayed in movies. It was much more comparable with ''wresting'' today - where it looks like a wrestler jumps with his whole weight to the spine of the opponent - or hits the opponent hard (while he is stumping to make a loud noise, to make it seem it was a hard hit). Same was for gladiators.
Sure because they used weapons, injuries still weren't avoidable. For that reason a highly educated and trained doctor was on the side of the arena, and immediately gave the gladiator the best treatment they knew back then (not a lot of people know that nowadays).
So keep a gladiator alive was absolutely priority for the one who owned the gladiator, for the people, for the men of power, and for the one who owned the circus.
There were very few exceptions of that. For instance when a gladiator had to fought someone who had a death sentence (that was rare, because death sentences usually were executed in a different way). Or the gladiator itself did some criminal act (than it could be a fight for life or death - but still: that was very rare... criminal acts had usually very precise penalties - so these were one-in-a-million-exceptions).
What was often on the other hand was: animal-killings. Gladiators indeed fought a lot of animals - even exotic animals like giraffs. The collosseum needed thousands of animals a year, just for those things.
Also the gladiators were usually not very muscular. Over the centuries they learned to have a different eating plan - making them a bit fat. They recognized, that a layer of fat can actually be an additional protection for the organs, besides the armor itself (fat gladiators had a bigger chance to survive bigger injuries - probably also because of the higher blood volume which comes with it). Historians found that out not to long ago.
So yes, almost everything is portrayed wrong about gladiators in movies.
Favorite film ever ! It's absolutely brilliant. Incredible performances, direction, cinematography, fantastic narrative and a superb score by Hans Zimmer. Chills AND tears every single time I watch this masterpiece, Gladiator has one of the most powerful endings that I've ever seen
Yes, my favorite film also . I totally agree with you . Amazing , Hans Zimmer and everything . Very moving film.
Sadly you have a bigot as you profile pictuere
Not many ppl have seen this one but Russell Crowe is good in it, Master and Commander ( Far Side of the World ).
Joaquin Phoenix also does a good Joker. Maybe not as good as Heath Ledger but I still liked his Joker.
Joaquin and Heath are acting out two different characters. Heath is doing a "realistic" comic book character in a psychological crime drama. Joaquin is doing person suffering with mental and emotional issues in a toxic society that fosters them but using a comic book characters names to bring in general audiences that otherwise wouldn't watch on the big screen.
Both are absolutely stellar performances but two different characters.
@@jessecortez9449 yes, its hard to choose one over the other. Both are extremely good Jokers for different reasons
@edwardchristensen414 which? Joker? Or Master and Commander?
Romper Stomper is a Russel Crow movoe most Americans haven’t seen.
The backstory was that Maximus had once been the lover of Commodus' sister, but both in the end had married someone else. Probably why Marcus Aurelius thought of him almost like a son-in-law.
You'll love _L.A. Confidential_ with Russell Crowe, which is a magnificent movie in its own right. _A Beautiful Mind_ is another great one, although more psychological than action oriented.
Both of those are great suggestions
Master and Commander. Movie trivia time. When the police officer played by Russell Crowe is questioning that black boxer hitting the punching bag on the porch of his house you can see a store in the background that is Bob's Market. Bob's Market is the Toretto grocery/lunch counter in Fast and Furious.
11:35 Few reactors know their history well enough to reference the Roman province of Wrestlemania.
Where do you think Greco-Roman wrestling came from? 🤣🤣🤣
Commodus was such a crappy person that his name became the word for the toilet and to this day, a toilet is often referred to as a commode.
Did Dawn Marie just say "Strength and Honor," as she picked her nose? Another reason to love her.
That was epic!
I loved her saying, "I'd karate chop him in the balls!" 🤣🤣🤣
All Roman emperors were called Caesar, since the first one (Augustus), was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. The word was later borrowed into many other languages to mean "emperor", including the German Kaiser and the Russian tsar. Rome did not have kings since the founding of the Republic in 509 BC when the last king was expelled - Julius Caesar (whose personal name was actually Gaius) was assassinated in 44 BC partly because of the suspicion that he was going to have himself crowned king. So the emperors used other titles while exercising more power than the kings had ever had.
In fact the title of "king" ("rex") was so loathed, that they maintained some of Republican political traditions, such as the emperor being a "primus inter pares" ("first among equals") and a consul for life, formally sharing power with another consul every two years (although that was a mere gesture, which Caligula ridiculed when he appointed his horse as his colleague consul).
Wow! Great breakdown! You have studied world history. Kudos!
Not only was the "Caesar" part a title rather than a name, but upon taking power most Roman emperors changed their entire names for symbolic reasons. "Augustus Caesar's" birth name was Octavian, "August" meaning honored or renowned. To avoid calling himself king (rex) for the reasons mentioned, he also adopted the title "princeps," which meant simply "first citizen," and from which the later word "prince" was derived. Marcus Aurelius' birth name was Marcus Annius Verus. Commodus was actually one of the few who kept his actual name while emperor.
Very good breakdown but Caesar also meant ruler even before Caesar. He himself had a word play in one public exchange a few days before his assassination. They asked if he was Rex(king) and he said no I am Caesar.
@@victormanteca7395 No proof that he actually made his horse consul. But a historian noted that at the time, a horse with a little help from a stable boy would perform the role of consul fine.
The Colosseum had a capacity of about 50,000 when it was operating, so it's pretty comparable in size to modern stadiums, and of course served as a template for them. That's pretty amazing for a structure that was built without cranes and other machinery 2000 years ago.
They did with Germania and Britannia. And by the way, Scotland was one of the only places the Romans could not conquer. They claimed the people were too wild. They lost an entire Roman legion in Scotland. A Roman legion consisted of 4,000 to 5,000 men.
Alba gu brath!
Which is why they built Hadrians Wall.
They also failed to take Hibernia, a.k.a. Ireland. Whether it was because they felt it was too far away or whether they just feared the forests filled with wild men they never even tried to invade the island.
Literally the reason they built Hadrian’s wall to keep us out 🏴😂
@@Bobbymaccys Well, the Romans weren't used to a people that didn't give up. And basically liked to fight.
Ceasar = Emperor. Marcus Aurelius, emperor 161-180 AD. Commodus, emperor 177-192 AD. Father and son actually ruled together until Marcus's death. The movie takes huge freedoms with history, but it's very entertaining. Great film, one of the best in its genre. It's mostly shot in Malta. The great British actor Oliver Reed (Proximo), a legendary alcoholic, drank himself to death during the filming They had to fake part of the end scenes with technique and stand-ins. Go to Malta and ask for his place of death. It's a bar and you can sit in his chair.
Just to add an extra note, since Julius Caesar all Roman emperors took the title of "Caesar."
After Julius Caesar, the following emporers were call "Caesar". Marcu Aurelius was a Caesar.
Ceasar just means "king" or "ruler", In Germany, the word is "Kaiser".
And in Russia it became Czar or Tsar. @@Johnsrage
More Russell Crowe please: L. A. Confidential, Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Master & Commander: Far Side of the World & 3:10 to Yuma at least
Oliver Reed,who played the Gladiator trainer,died during filming-for the few people in the world who don't know-Dawn,he was a good, infamously alcoholic,actor who'd appeared in crap films only since at least the mid 80s,who,thankfully ended his career-and life-on this belated highlight❤️👍🎩
For the same few people in the world:Reed died before he'd finished his part and his role was completed by afxing his face onto a double🎩
You can visit the pub in Valletta, Malta where he enjoyed his last drinking session on location…he and Crowe really didn’t get on.
He made a great but little known film in 1966 called “The Trap”. I watch it from an old tape every so often. One of my favorite all time movies.
It's actually really nice to see someone happy about that ending (even though I start crying as soon as the fight with Commodus ends). Not exactly 'feel good' so it's cool to see someone consider it a positive result. One more reason why I enjoy your reactions and hearing your view on iconic scenes like that one.
No matter how many times I watch this or how many reactors I watch, I will NEVER not tear up at the simple question - “who will help me carry him?” , that the kid steps forward to help as well……..
That's got to be the first time I've heard anyone think Marcus Aurelius name is Uranus lol.
As for Julius Caesar, that was a real name for the person, he did so many changes to the Roman Republic which ended up turning into an Empire, that his last name became a title that all future rulers of Rome used, a term that was also used long after Rome fell.
Caesar, is a title used by Romans for any Emperor. Rome had many Caesars.
Oddly enough that's true. However it did _originate_ as a family name. It actually was Gaius Julius Caesar's given name, (the Julius Caesar of Shakespeare fame) and was a family name that came from his Great Grandfather, Sextus Julius Caesar. After Julius it gets complicated. He adopted Gaius Octavius as his son, and after Julius' _Brutal_ death, Octavious adopted his name as per Roman naming conventions. He eventually (after the Triumvirate) becomes Emperor and is officially "Gaius Julius Caesar Agustus" although he styled himself Gaius Caesar and he was well known as Octavianus. Then comes a period of time when every Roman Emperor was either named "Caesar" by their Emperor-father, or later adopted that name when they became Emperor to add a little bit of legitimacy to himself.
Yes, even today the maggots of certain species of fly are used to clean rotting flesh from a wound to prevent gangrene and sepsis. Physicians can't clean certain wounds well enough without removing more flesh than necessary, but maggots are picky eaters who only eat dead, rotting flesh, and will scour the wound clean of it, leading to improved outcomes. This isn't often needed, but when it is, it is the best option available.
You would enjoy Kingdom of Heaven (Director's cut or Roadshow Edition only please), also from Ridley Scott, with Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson.
A mostly accurate film. A few things were wrong, but not much. Good recommendation!
@@ACNelson-officialchannel Many things where wrong. Balian was not a bastard, Reynald and Guy where not Knight's templar, Balian had to be convinced by the priest depicted as a coward in the movie to defend Jerusalem, Sibilla married Guy willingly and stood by his side, to name a few.
Oliver Reed (the gladiator school owner) died during filming, before all his scenes had been shot. So, some of the scenes he is in are actually CGI images. At the time it was a much celebrated use of the new (in its infancy) technology.
Ridley Scott is just brilliant. He, Kubrick, and Gilliam are all such gifted artists with film. Love this one for sure! And your insight is spot on as usual
Gladiators were seen as sport stars of their day. They rarely killed each other and were given the best medical treatments of their time, plus other benefits
This film goes to show the power that we people have, something we have forgotten in this modern world
Wearing a ring on your pinky is meant to symbolise communication and intelligence I’ve heard 😊
Yes, LOL, Claudimus is exactly right. You nailed it. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys was probably the funniest film I have recently seen, and they were comedy gold.
That's a movie I never would have chosen on my own, but I went over to some friends' house one night and they were just starting it. It surprised me and I actually enjoyed it.
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture.
"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?
IS THIS NOT WHAT YOU ARE HERE FOR!?"
This movie is heavily inspired ( to the point of almost being a loose remake ) of a film that came out in the early 1960s called “The Fall of the Roman Empire.” It stars Sophia Loren…which is more than enough reason for me to like it!!😊
When the gladiator spits (or drools, perhaps) out blood after Maximus hit his foot, I'm assuming that the blood is from the opponent inadvertently biting his tongue.
The music score, including the ending song "Now We Are Free", was a collaboration between film music composer _par excellence_ Hans Zimmer and singer/songwriter Lisa Gerrard, the latter being known both for her solo career and for being part of the music group Dead Can Dance.
It's unusual to see a reactor who finds the ending happy! While I am inclined to agree with you, most bawl their eyes out. Thanks for another enjoyable reaction, Dawn!
He was struck in the face by Maximus shield just before that.
As I see no one has mentioned them yet, the Roman senator Gracchus was played by highly respected British actor Derek Jacobi. In 1976, Jacobi played the title role in the TV short series, I Claudius, still considered one the best TV series ever done. Secondly, Marcus Aurelius was played by another highly respected British actor, Richard Harris. Like Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris has a long list of great roles to his credit, including Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, The Guns of Navarone, the 1962 version of Mutiny On The Bounty, and twice as King Arthur in a 1967 musical Camelot and a dramatic version made for TV, also called Camelot.
One of his earliest roles was in “the bible - in the beginning” from 1966 which covers genesis from creation til abrahams commanded yet interrupted sacrifice of Isaac.
In that film he played Cain.
There were amphitheatres throughout the Roman empire.
21:33 actually there IS something preventing the tiger getting to the people holding the chain…the fact there’s a loop anchored to the ground
If the tiger turned to them, the chain would go slack allowing them to pull further back, and then there’s be less chain on the tiger side of the loop, thus the tiger couldn’t actually reach them. And if the tiger passed the loop, pulling the chain through a 180 turn requires more force, so the guys would have an easier time pulling holding the chain
Yo the dude is hallucinating and dying and she is clapping and saying im so happy. what a lunatic xD
She thinks he's going to Heaven. She's not THAT crazy!
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman "Caesar" which was the title of the Roman Emperors. Julius Caesar lived about 250 years earlier.
Did you get to see the film crew in the crowd scene during the "Are you not entertained" quote? Blue jeans and a white T-shirt. There was a 1964s film called The Fall of the Roman Empire that had the same storyline (kind of). It has a great cast. The first fight in the arena always reminds me of Life of Brian. FYI - The real Commodus was killed in his bath.
Master and Commander is a movie with Russell Crowe you should watch
One of my all-time favorites!!
I second this!
Great movie
This was the best picture quality video reaction I've seen ... excellent work all round Dawn
12:10 - "Seriously, why would anyone want to go see [people dying]?"
13:19 - "Ooo, I like it when the head comes off"
Love it:
Dawn Marie: "Seriously. Why would anyone want to go see that?"
Dawn Marie: "Ooh. I like it when the head comes off."
the real-life Commodus really DID fight in the arena, which would've been seen as extremely inappropriate on its own, but he would also have the best weapons and armor, while his opponents would usually be crippled and equipped with blunted swords, which was absolutely hated. It was seen as undignified and unsportsmanlike. Which may sound weird, but bloodsports are still sports, and there's a big difference between, say, a fair boxing match, and someone beating a handicapped person because they wanna feel like a boxer.
Caesar was initially a cognomen, or what we might call a nickname. When Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated, much of his wealth and titles (including his name and the cognomen Caesar) were bequeathed to his nephew, known to history as Octavius. When Octavius became the first Roman Emperor, he was known publicly as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus. Later Roman emperors were also were bequeathed or they adopted the name Caesar for themselves.
2:15 "It's going to be squishy...." Heh,heh, that gave me a chuckle and brightened up my day. Thanks for that petal....
I am going to enjoy watching this! One of my favourites, Oliver Reed's last movie. He died during filming.
Caesar is a title, equivalent to emperor. Marcus Aurelius is his name, Caesar is his title.
Richard Harris, Marcus Aurelius, also played Albus Dumbledore In the first two Harry Potter movies until he died. He also played "English Bob" in "Unforgiven."
Marcus Aurelius was a real Roman philosopher as well as Emperor. Look up some of his quotes. Brilliant, timeless wisdom.
Such a great reaction, Dawn, I loved watching it.
It's a great film, it won a lot of awards, for me this and, '300' are two of the best films of this type of the last few decades.
"KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS!"
*Commodus wraps an arm around Maximus and kisses him in a fierce embrace*
*Ridley Scott squints, and looks at the script stacked in his hands, pushing glasses to the bridge of his nose*
Many excellent actors here, but I'm most excited to see any film with Sir Derek Jacobi (the Senator)!! IMHO DJ is among the great thespians of all time - film or theater (and he has two knighthoods, not just one!!!). DJ has 166 other credits on IMDB, including The Secret of NIMH and Cadfael.
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 (Also with the actor who plays the old emperor)
Julius Caesar WAS his last name. He adopted his nephew, Octavius, who took his uncle's last name. Once Octavius became the first emperor after Julius' death, the senate gave him the name of Augustus, and since he was using his uncle's last name of Caesar, from Augustus on, it also became the title of all the future emperors.
Try "Master and Commander (the far side of the globe)
Brilliant and some really accurate details (considering it's a film) probably the best depiction of life at sea in a ship under sail)
My favorite western and starring Russell Crowe is 3:10 to Yuma. You’ll love it!
LA Confidential is great as well.
Actually, Julius Caesar's last name was Julius. The ancient Romans placed family name first, like China & Japan still do
*Amazing and emotional slow motion battle sequence showing the senseless violence of war from Maximus' perspective*
"Uranus? Uranus? UR..ANUS? Urrra..lias?"
This is one of the few movies that makes men cry freely.
Deodorant on your hands does not work. Deodorant is just a perfume. Anti-perspirant is what you want to use, it stops the sweating (but makes your body hotter since it cant sweat)
I like Gladiator but haven’t seen it in a long time and I love watching your reactions and commentaries on all the movies that you watch … I’m a 72 year old white woman from the USA and I love your accent… keep watching movies ♥️
Thanks to this film I've got a tramp stamp across the bottom of my back that reads
"what we do in life echoes in eternity"
🤣🤦♀️
"Me and you, Maximus. We'll figure it out." Dawn Marie, ride or die champion!
Is hard to believe that this movie was made almost 25 years ago
Russel Crow in Master and Commander, 3:10 to Yuma, L.A. Confidential, A Beautiful Mind, State of Play, The next three days, Mystery, Alaska and of course: Robin Hood (well it's Robin Hood)
" They had a thing about feet " hahaha omg that's done me 😅
The rulers commonly known as The Five Good Caesars were: Nerva (96 - 98), Trajan (98 - 117), Hadrian (117 - 138), Antoninius Pius (138 - 161), and Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180). All of them of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty which also included Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius' brother and Co-Emperor (161 - 169), and Commodus (180 - 192). After Commodus was killed the dynasty came to an end. After that, there was chaos and began "The Year of the Five Caesars".
The young man who plays Lucius also plays the son of Bruce Willis' character in Unbreakable and Glass.
Caesar was an honorary title given to roman emeperos ever since Octavian Julius Cesars nephew became first Roman emperor. Caesar's name was so revered it became synonymous with roman power hence eventually an adopted title passed down to Roman Emperors. Such a profound impact he had on the romans centuries after his death.
LOL @ the pure joy Dawn receives from Maximus being sent to the shadow realm!
That Thing You Do, Independence Day, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Bad News Bears, Weird Science, Back To the Future Series
marcus aurelius was the real villiain, he must have known what his son would do. he basically signed the death warrant of his best general.
Dawn, you always have the best commentary. Where else am I going to go to hear a reactor say, "I'd karate chop him in the penis."? I would suggest "LA Confidential" for your next Russell Crowe movie, great movie and another stellar cast. Being Scottish you know all about the expansion of Rome and the places they were too afraid to try and conquer, Hadrian's Wall :).
Or hear,"Did that go through his privates and through his bum hole?"
Finally..she done this movie..I'm happy... loved this movie... also I'm here for her accent and corky laugh 😂😅
“She done this movie”😖 Really?
Agreed - her accent is amazing, and her glee at the beheadings is a riot.
I just love Dawn Marie's maniacal laugh.
The bloodlust is real
The fact that people pay to see combat sports like MMA proves people do like to watch real life violence (even toned down by rules so it's not an actual slaughter).
People love the fury, anger, the sight of life in peril. Of course, not so much when it's themselves or their loved ones, facing the real thing.
They call him Cæsar because that was one of the titles Roman emperors used, as homage to the original Caesar. His name was Marcus Aurelius.
LOVED this watchalong with you, Dawn, so thanks for that.
I honestly think you'd enjoy (not like, but enjoy) Ridley and Russell's next team-up, 2006's A Good Year. You don't even have to do an official uTube posting/reaction vid for it, it's just something you can have on, grab some munchies 'n' sit back with yer fave blankee and enjoy on yer own time :D
The Roman Emperor atvthe start of this movie is Marcus Aurelius. He is very famous. His title as Emperor is "Caesar" which as others here have pointed out, was originally a name, as in Julius Caesar, but became the title of all Roman Emperors. The titles of Kaiser, Czar and Shah- for the monarchs of Germany, Russia and Iran, evolved from the name and title Caesar.
Shah goes back to ancient Persian to Cyrus the great, before Rome.
Seeing you trying to pronounce Latin names has made my day lol ❤😂
R.I.P. to Richard Harris. My first role to see him in was Harry Potter and love his role in The Count of Monte Cristo which was Henry Cavill 2nd role in. That is such a good film you should check out. Richard passed away before filming the second Harry Potter film. Dawn you should check out the show Spartacus. The first actor to play Spartacus passed away from cancer. Liam the second actor that played Spartacus had Andy’s blessing in the hospital to get the role to replace him.
Literally 6 minutes in and I'm like, wtf? The predictive powers of dawn are impressive
I love watching movies with you
You're so normal unlike most UA-camrs
Only Dawn Marie could get from Aurelius to Uranus & sound completely natural doing it! 🤣😂🤣... What happened to your granddad's signet ring? Was it buried with him?
Okay, the original "Caesar" was Gaius Julius Caesar that got assassinated by a group of Roman senators in 44bc. Julius Caesar was never emperor himself, but he was however so popular with the Roman people that his mere name became the title for the subsequent emperors of Rome, Augustus Octavian being the first. The later German title "Kaiser" and the Russian "Tsar" both derives from the word 'Ceasar'.
Roman naming conventions are very different from ours. They often had two or three names, or many more, and they tended to change them throughout their lives and even added new ones on. In studying history, we modern people tend to choose one name for each historical Roman individual to make referring to them easier and to prevent them getting mixed up with all the others who had the same names at different times! THE Caesar you are talking about who we all know we refer to as "Caesar" but every Roman leader after him also had this name at some point, including Marcus Aurelius in this movie who was once called Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus Caesar. "Caesar" became more like a title.
For example, the guy we all know as "Augustus" was born called Gaius Octavius. Later he took the name of his adoptive father and was called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus - his fourth name was there to differentiate him from THE Gaius Julius Caesar we all know. The reason he changed the fourth name from Octavius to Octavianus is basically to indicate that used to be his name but isn't anymore. Later he took on the name Imperator Caesar Augustus (Augustus meaning "great") which is what we refer to him today as... although people sometimes refer to him before his leadership as Octavian, a different name again, one which he never actually used at the time!
Also to add to the confusion, the word Caesar is used incorrectly in pop-culture. For instance, this movie uses it as the leader's title, but they tended to be called Augustus when they became leader, and called Caesar when they were declared heir but before taking over leadership.
And more confusion, the modern way to pronounce Caesar is not how the Romans would have pronounced it. It's more likely to have been pronounced similarly to Kaiser.
[ disclaimer: I'm only an amateur looking into Roman history a little bit out of curiosity, so if anyone knows better than me, feel free to correct me! ]
Thanks!
That giggle. Somehow I see this woman back in the 13th Century, standing on some windswept hilltop watching massive battles unfold with a cup of tea and some snacks, like she's watching a hockey game or something.
LOL - 33:45 - Dawn's "It's true" moment at the review section had me cracking up. Just one more reason why she is one of my must-see Reactors.
"..Ureliaus..Uraelius...Ur-.. we'll find out"
LOVE your style!
White-haired guy was Marcus Aurelius (aw-RAY-lee-us), a Roman emperor; he also played the first Dumbledore; both played by actor Richard Harris. CAESAR became a title, like "president" or "prime minister"; it's not somebody's name. LIVE, LIVE (thumb-up signal). A quick film shot in the fight with the unbeaten, famous fighter showed a face pummel by Maximum and quickly after was the spiked axe to the foot, then the blood coming from the mask -- no, the spike to the foot did not result in the blood out of the mask's mouth.
"A Beautiful Mind" is a fantastic Russell Crowe movie based on a true story.
Reminder, get a big pinkie ring. (Also, i hate rings because i got a big class ring, and couldn't take it off after a long day. Now i just make my own with tough craft ribbon, some clothing snaps, and add whatever you want at the top of the snap. I'm currently using one with glow in the dark paint.)
when maximus askes for a soldiers death and asked you why, its because its clean and pretty much painless at the angle the blade enters it cuts straight through the spine and nerve endings. no nerves no spine no feels
30:01 No matter how many times I watch this or how many reactors I watch, I will NEVER not tear up at the simple question - “who will help me carry him?” , that the kid steps forward to help as well……..
Master and commander is a great Russell Crowe film, and LA confidential. Ridley Scott's first film the Duelists is worth watching too.
The auditorial games were both more and less violent than presented here. In most battles between gladiators, gladiators were not killed. However, the gladitorial matches were generally just the final act of a day of spectacle. The day would start with executions of prisoners through various means including use of wild animals. They would also be fights between trained men and sometimes women against wild animals. Sometimes slaves were also sacrificed.
The coliseum in Rome supposedly was filled up with water on one occasion and used for a mock naval battle.
The leader of the Germanic tribe at the beginning of the movie is Scotsman Charlie 'Chick' Allen
Hey Dawn... The Nice Guys with russel crowe and Ryan Gosling is a comedy action mystery from 2016
One of my favorite movies. Fine performances by the entire cast. Congrats on almost having 50K Subscribers👍