How utterly fitting and beautiful that a man’s vision of the afterlife and “ paradise” is simply to be in his own home again, with his family waiting for him.
It is most certainly true that. But there is another thing that coincides perfectly: in Ancient Rome, Elysium was believed to be an immense, beautiful, sun-kissed place with green fields where only the Gods’ favorite souls could go and live the afterlife in peace and harmony. The Tuscan countryside (where it was filmed) is easily one of the best resemblances to it. And if you add to that Maximus’ wife and child were among the Gods’ favorite souls... that’s a bingo. I think it is a bit of a combination of this idea and Maximus’s home.
So many upvotes but no comments. I use to think the most powerful moment was watching him be reunited with his wife and child. Maybe it was the closing scene. ‘Now we are free, we will see you again. But not yet. Not yet’
Every time I see this movie I’m reminded how much I hate covid tyranny and Joe Biden. “There was a dream that was Rome… it shall be realized” may all my Italian brothers vote Republican in this next election. And maybe we shall save our republic yet 💯
When this movie came out my dad and I watched it together. My dad was a war veteran he saw plenty of unspeakable things and lost fellow soldiers and friends. When he heard “Juba” say :”I will see you again, but not yet, not yet...”. My dad immediately said out loud “That’s right!” My dad passed in March of 2017. After the funeral, I replayed this scene and said the same thing to my dad. Much love to you all.
@dynahvelvixin.8615 there's a sort of slight suggestion in the film that the boy could have been his son, as clearly he and the mother had had some kind if history. It's never said explicitly though.
@@dillionoshea7535Quintus was just following orders, but he knew Maximus was a true soldier & commander that's why he did not give Commodus a sword and ordered the pretorians to do the same.
“Go home to them.” It’s easy to forget, but the entire film he was always trying to find a way to get back to his family. Through vengeance, or death. And he succeeded 😭
And someone will make sure to piss on Commadus` corpse while Maximus` is carried away. Though,Commadus wanted respect,now he`s gonna get respect for the dead and rot in Hell.
Watching maximus hallucinate reminds me of my Dad as he was in his last moments before he passed away. He was lay in his bed and began to act out he was fishing. He casted out and reeled in his line, he muttered something and had a little chuckle. He never said a name or gave a hint to who he was with but it was nice to see him think he was in a good place and not scared before he left us. RIP Dad ❤️
The most moving thing about this heroic epic is not his inevitable death, which underlines the tragedy of the main character again, but that at the moment of his triumph, his complete vengeance, he manifests a complete disinterest in this world and his desire to be with his family in the hereafter unite, revealed. No fame, no honor, no wealth, no power, just his loved ones.
Well it’s the fulfillment of his wish to Marcus, to be with his family. While he did want revenge against Commadus, he ultimately just wanted to be reunited with his wife and son, which is the part of this movie that really makes it bittersweet.
What we do here echoes in eternity. If we believe that, our desire also will be greater for the afterlife than this life. “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
he had no reason left to be in this world, his life was dedicated to have justice for his murdered family and once that was achieved he passed away, in a way this reminds me of the crow movie, where eric draven (brandon lee) is unjustly murdered alongside his girlfriend by a brutal crime boss and the crow brings him back from the realm of the dead to right the wrong that has befallen him and once his task was completed his soul finally found peace
I'd say that is incorrect. When his thoughts of the afterlife are interupted he thinks about Rome. About his honor, about the legacy that was Rome and the word he gave. Even in death he was dutiful. So your comment about his disinterest in the real world is completely wrong. He still possessed a presence in life, which he dutifully attended to, even when dying. Upon death, his duty was finished. He could now rest.
I always cry watching this scene… the older you get the deeper it touches you. If you wanna know the real definition on how to be a man, and principles like honor, strength and loyalty, ain’t no better movie till this day. It’s so powerful that it even makes you a little bit less scared of death after watching it
Reminds me of the current Presidential election --- Biden will be carried off like a hero of America, while Crooked Donnie will lie there alone like a piece of roadkill
I fear that for the moment, our society does not value manhood. We shall have to rediscover it when another country attacks - or be swept from power. But such is the cycle of humanity. I am only sorry I live now, when so many have grown soft and weak and America - the America of past - is sinking.
Charlie Mike thankyou, I was thinking this exact thing. We in the west are attacking our masculinity, deeming it toxic etc. hopefully soon we can return to the stoicism of years past. “Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
@@TJMJR1963 it will take another world war for masculinity to be valued again I fear that this current lack of masculinity and promotion of soft left ideology will lead directly to the next war. This new war will make ww1, ww2 look tame it will last only weeks but leave hundreds of millions of not a billion dead
This is what a real man looks like. Someone who defends his honor. Who's not vain. Who protects his family and his name. That's what everyone should strive for.
@@Herewegoagain-tw8mb yes. Those were men who were violent when it was needed. I don't like that violent behaviour of men who like to punch everyone and everything. Those are not real men for me.
This scene is one of Ridley Scott's greatest achievements as a director. This film totally caught me off guard in the early 2000's. Still makes me weep.
This was the first "adult" movie my parents let me see as a kid. I watched it with my Dad. He told me it would be a movie I would always remember. I was around 10 years old then, and he couldn't be more right. This movie still has an impact on me 20 years later.
This scene was the greatest cinematic experience in my life. I can still remember how everyone in the movie theater just sat there in silence with tears in their eyes. It was like you were actually sitting there in the Colosseum. Chills!
Between this, Pearl Harbor a year after this, and Lord of the Rings, nothing comes close. I never saw matrix trilogy in theatres or fight club so I can’t speak to that.
I'm a dad to two wonderful sons and about to have my first daughter. I never understood why my dad cried watching this scene when I was a kid...but now I truly understand
As a father I get it. The thought of anything happening to my boys crushes my heart. Getting out of my truck and walking into the house to my boys yelling "daddy!" Is the best feeling. There's no place like home and I love that my kids grounded me. I just want to be with them.
I feel this scene so much. Maximus did everything right and stood for everything good. He avenged his murdered family and saved everyone from such an evil emperor. I feel his death so much. He was so tired and ready when he passed. He was ready to go home being happy knowing he fought the good fight and be one again with his family in the afterlife. That is what being a man is all about.
You should check out the anime game asuras wrath,dude gets killed multiple times to avenge his traitor god friends who killed his family and siphoned his daughters powers for 12,000 years
I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed such a well done death scene. You’re sad, but you want him to move on to a better place with his family. I love how he goes in and out of reality, and you can see the look in his eyes...so powerful.
@@-Muhammad_Ali- the way they died from the soldiers was horrific. It was comforting to see this scene of the little boy running towards his father and she's shielding her eyes from the light as he runs. PERFECT.
His spirit starts to leave him, but just slow enough to let him communicate as Emperor, and order his men released and Senator to be reinstated. When Rome is safe, his spirit finally leaves. Truly rewarding scene for viewer.
We spend most of our lives trying to get what we want and thinking about what we lack, but in the end, Heaven is going home to your wife and son. It's a place on earth. You already have it.
I watched it when I was 13 years old, now I’m 33. The best movie ever. Regardless how materialistic life today but nothing will ever outweigh nobility, dignity, honor, integrity and decency. That’s why this movie remains so good even after 20 years.
No other movie ending can compare to the beauty and magnificence of this ending. I'm not crying because he died, I'm crying because he achieved his goal and got to rest with his family.
the way his face changes from 1:00-1:10, being abruptly pulled from peace back into the real world, is absolutely astounding. the whole scene is cinematic perfection
Crowe is absurdly good in this film, and to think he despised the original script. Every scene featuring Maximus pulls me into the immersion like I was _in_ the damn room. Every performance here is magnificent but the winner of the lead actor Oscar was a fair pick for once, somewhat rare for them.
Drifting between two worlds........his journey on the mortal plain almost complete. If you knew with 100% certainty that the world to come beyond death was Nirvana, who would want to stay?
Always loved Lucilla's speech. The way she says "honor him", Such charisma and natural authority. The same Maximus had. They recognized themselves in each other.
I think I understand the point behind "Go to them now." Maximus, being a highly decorated officer in the Roman Empire, was still a soldier at heart in this scene. As much as he wanted to be reunited with his family, he still felt like he needed to be relieved of his duty by someone higher up.
@@BestScenes1 True. At the beginning of the film, the Emperor basically told Maximus that even though the war was over, he was still in service to Rome be it a general or his chosen heir to the throne.
i just always thought that the message was just let go don’t fight death you’ve done everything that you could of done for rome and please just go to your wife and child they have been waiting for you.
I remember seeing Gladiator with my dad as a kid and before my dad passed away, he prepared me in order to face his death through this film. So that's why Gladiator is a meaningful movie to me, I apologize if I got emotional.
Earlier tonight my mother passed away. She struggled for so long but I know now she's free of all that pain. And we will see you again. This scene will always give me strength.
I lost my grandma today and saw a field blowing in the wind that reminded me of this while walking my dog this morning and I hoped that somehow she was going home. If you get this alert I hope it brings you a happy memory of your lovely mum.❤
His passing was bitter sweet. He was reunited with his son and wife. Maximus to me is fictional character of bravery, honor, and strength. Commodus remained where he had fallen... Good.
He didn't unite with anyone. He just got death. The whole thing with the visions for his family was just for the public to remind to it what he had lost and how precious it was for him.
@@trinitikorneli2750 wow, a bitter cynic. You probably not experienced happiness, or you have no sense of dignity. Probably in a few years, you might be dead in a lonely part of the world. Pity
The far shot towards the end that shows the prisnors carrying Maximus body from Coliseum and Commodus body alone where it fell, wow that shot alone tells such a story
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
Here's the version more appropriate here: My name was Maximus Decimus Meridius. Commander of the armies of the North. General of the Felix Legions. Murderer of the false emperor, Lucius Aurelius. Father to a wonderful son, husband to a loving wife. I had my vengeance in this life. Now I can enjoy the next.
The concept of home, eternal happiness, friendship, and honor all tied together to make this a masterpiece. Never fails to make me tear up since seeing as a teenager when it came out. They don’t make movies like this anymore.
The premise has some similarities to Ben Hur. In both a good and powerful man loses his family and is turned into a slave by someone he knew and is betrayed by. He gets his vengeance though. Ben Hur though is more of a religious movie obviously with a character more suffering with inner torment. Both are sublime movies.
+Ölvedi Richard Clarification: Actually Klaus Badelt and Lisa Gerard wrote 'Elysium' - which is all the music from the beginning of this clip up until Lucilla says, "You're home." After that it's Zimmer for 'Honor Him' and then Zimmer and Gerard for the Juba scene and the end titles.
"A General who became a slave, a slave who became a Gladiator, a Gladiator who defied an empire." "There was a dream that was Rome." Such a powerful lines. Never fails to give me goosebumps.
Quintus, free my men. Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. There was once a dream that was Rome, it shall be realised. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius.
I just watched this movie for the first time and I ended up crying. I was not specting to get emotional but i did. Such a really good movie even after 24 years this will be one of my favorite movies...
"Quintus. Free my men. Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. There was a dream that was Rome. It shall be realized. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius."
To me, this movie is about the value of ethical, charismatic leadership. Maximus could have betrayed Senator Graccus, he could have just stayed a gladiator and gotten rich, he could have gone in a million selfish directions. Yet, he knew he was going to have to die. And he went ahead and did what he did anyway. And that's leadership. It isn't about having the big office and the fancy car. it's about standing in the door for the people who rely on you, it's about taking the hit when you could have just as easily blamed it on a subordinate, it's about having to endure pain and suffering and humiliation for the greater good.
Kevin Gilligan Russell said the movie is about death. And some have said they knew Maximus was going to die when they saw the wheat in the beginning. I love how Maximus doesnt let his pain destroy him and he 'comes back'. He got back on the horse.
I remember when I was about 8 years old my brother was watching this movie and I walked in at the ending and I was mesmerized by the scene and music. Here I am 13 years later and recently watched the movie in its entirety for the first time. There’s so much to say… ‘Now we are free’ is such a beautiful song and sometimes I’ll just listen to it and imagine the last scene of the movie. It brings a heaviness to my throat and tears up my eyes every time. Truly a masterpiece. Braveheart is the only other movie that has gotten the best of my emotions.
So powerful the end scene. Especially with the music. ‘He was a solider of Rome, honour him!’ You actually feel like you are one of his men watching it! Great film!!!
Lol, people comparing Birdman, a movie about Broadway actors, with an historical movie of epic proportions. How can you even compare the journey of someone like Maximus with any character of Birdman. Nothing in today's life compares to the challenges ancient heros were put through.
Even Quntis ls like "I'll get his feet". There is before you watch the full movie, and then after; it will change you for the better for the rest of your life.
If this movie were based on a true story, including maximus decimus meridius being a real person, there would be statues all over the Roman empire or in what is now known as modern day italy. Narcissus would honor maximus, everyone would honor him, he would literally be a real life fucking legend and hero, one of the most iconic figures ever in Roman history would've wanted nothing but to just go home.
My father passed away 4 years ago and this was one of his favourite movies. I still remember when one day, we were watching this scene and I don't know why but it was in english ( I'm italian) and when the guy at the end said : " We'll see u again but not yet ", my father asked me what did it mean in italian. And now that he's gone, I do say those words to myself thinking about him.
exactly the same favorite scene for my passed father ! that movie was the last movie we rewatched before he died and when we reached that Scene he smiled and said see you again but not yet .. RIP for both of them
@@botet017 stop it with that BS. That is not true in the slightest and if something like that ruins a movie for you then you are not watching movies properly. There are so many amazing movies made and if you look past huge blockbusters you will see great stuff (not that all blockbusters are bad).
The part, " Was Rome worth one good man's life? We believed it once, make us believe it again! He was a soldier of Rome! Honour him! Who will help me carry him. Everyone carrying his body while they leave the defieted empirer lying there like voltures prey. The respect they had for Maximas, without him demanding it, he demanded respect just by his presence. That last line, "I will see you again, but not yet, not yet." Pulls at my heart strings. Just how the movie leaves one to see the future to your imagination. How everyone was so quiet at the end. Watching a great mans life come to an end. Yes I cry every time. This movie is the best I've ever watched. In terms of script writing, acting, sound. Ect. 😭 Can't help but watch it again and again.
The last minute of this is so emotional. The dialogue, the score, and when it zooms out to show Rome. Such a well made movie overall. I wish movies today were made like this.
I remember seeing this in theaters with my dad as a kid. It was the first time I genuinely saw him cry. I must of been about 12 or 13, but I remember crying during this scene, I tried to hide it & checked to see if my dad was looking at me because I felt embarrassed. Upon looking I saw my dad was also crying & he just leaned in and gave me a hug. To this day I cannot watch this scene without tearing up. The writing, acting & music in this final scene totally deserved the Oscar it received.
As a father of a little boy. I feel it. It makes me cry like a little baby. I couldnt imagine that, anything happen to him or to my wife. I would probably die. ❤️ One of Best movies ever.
I cry at the ending every single time. When he sees his little boy running to him and he walks through the field. There aren’t many movies that get me emotional but this one does. And then the final scene with Djimon Hounsou. He says it perfectly so that it sticks with you long after the credits. Great movie.
I come back to this video every few months and it reminds me about being humble, he was a simple man, respected by his men and only wanted to go back to his land, son and wife. And like many of us, gets caught up in other things... makes me think about how those things can either ruin us, if we let them, or create us and how theres always something worth fighting for. Great acting, great inspiration, great emotions, always enjoyable to watch.
I’m turning 41 years old in January. I remember seeing this in the theatre back in 2000 and to this day it still reduces me to tears. What a movie. What a General Maximus was. What a masterpiece ❤️
It's truly something. It's been over twenty years and as I watch this now I still feel a sense from it, an always evolving one. My life has grown as we all have, and Gladiator has with us. These are the wishes of Scott and all those involved. I hope everyone of you who reads this or not is well and is happy. We are together, always.
4:16 i love this scene. Maximus being carried by a senator, praetorian guard commander, and his loyal troops. Escorted on both sides by fellow gladiators and the praetorian guard. And then there's commodus on the bottom left, being completely ignored and left to bleed on the arena ground.
Loyal 😂 if they were so loyal why didn't they do anything about maximum getting stabbed right after he fought even tho he still won nobody really cared about him except that old man that died other than that he really died because he got betrayed by Lucilla and his troops
Loyal 😂 if they were so loyal why didn't they do anything about maximum getting stabbed right after he fought even tho he still won nobody really cared about him except that old man that died other than that he really died because he got betrayed by Lucilla and his troops
@@Drexzzz4 I am talking about the other gladiator prisoners being his loyal troops. Maximus got stabbed in the pits BEFORE the duel, they DID NOT KNOW he got stabbed by Commodus before their duel until it was too late.🤦♂
I don’t care what anyone says, when this movie first came out, nothing hit as hard as that final scene as he enters the afterlife. I’ve seen it so many times I’ve almost become numb to the initial feelings I once had for it. Amazing.
Yes, so many of his movies have a lot of weight to them. Alien is more of a very tense horror movie but the Duelists has quite a powerful and unexpected ending, Blade Runner is just beautiful, and then this....
I’m 5’6” and I saw this in a theater when it came out. The huge man next to me wept here. I passed him my napkins without a word. Masterful storytelling
I feel you but from one short guy to another, be confident in yourself and don’t feel like you need to mention your height all the time. Yeah girls care about it (a little) but some girls don’t care, trust me I know. And the girls who don’t care, will only date you if YOU also don’t care. Otherwise you make it awkward. It’s like if a girl had small boobs… some guys don’t care but if she’s constantly talking about it and being awkward, it can make the mood weird whereas if she’s confident and doesn’t mention it, you won’t care
This movie has always been more than revenge. It was also trying to fulfill the last wishes of Marcus. Shows how much he cared as a father and his love for the man who treated him like a son. But I will say hands down this is the best ascending to heaven scenes i have ever seen. Still makes me cry after all these years.
Boromir: Hold my 5 arrows. Frodo: Hold my emotional scares that mean even when I win and make it back home I can never truly be happy as things can never go back to how they used to be and the only release I'll ever have is a metaphorical death.
The movie in general is fine, but i found the ending spoiled a bit ridiculous, u mean about the Emperor fighting in the Arena vs a "mere" gladiator is ridiculous if you know about Rome. I feel sometimes the plot get's too complicated to solve it so they go for a deux ex machina ending like this case, the guy was a soldier that ended as gladiator and his nemesis is the emperor in real Rome sorry kid the emperor is virtually unreachable for you.
@@FermiToll the film is loosely based 9n actual historical events. The fight did indeed happen and Rome was turned over to the people and then Rome fell within 100 years due to corruption. Maximus was a slave after a coup and the emperor died at the hands of a slave, a person wrestler in the arena.
Just rewatched this film last night. I seriously don't get the backlash toward it. This is a really strong movie. Great acting, terrific Hans Zimmer score, amazing production values, and just tells a great story. That said, I'd totally forgotten how deeply unsettling Joaquin Phoenix is in it. He's such a vile, unpleasant, sickening character, its hard to even look at him. A really great villain. And what on Earth is with the hate for the action scenes, too? It may help that I've only ever seen the movie on DVD, but still...the action seems decently filmed. There's some genuinely awesome duels and stunts in here. This movie kicks my ass and then some. Crowe is King.
"He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him." Indeed, Maximus was to fulfill the vision of Marcus Aurelius to expand, defeat and conquer for then, almighty Rome. I could watch this ten years later and still love it.
Jones6192 Yep. This movie needs to be released again on IMAX or something so that we can see it again and so the young people today can see what a real movie is.
Watched it with my dad when I was a kid. 26 now, lost my dad but started my own family. His heaven is so simple yet so powerful. What an amazing move all these years later, always be my favorite
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How utterly fitting and beautiful that a man’s vision of the afterlife and “ paradise” is simply to be in his own home again, with his family waiting for him.
it touched me to my very core
That's the it should be.
@@todorvalev6870 ?
It is most certainly true that. But there is another thing that coincides perfectly: in Ancient Rome, Elysium was believed to be an immense, beautiful, sun-kissed place with green fields where only the Gods’ favorite souls could go and live the afterlife in peace and harmony. The Tuscan countryside (where it was filmed) is easily one of the best resemblances to it. And if you add to that Maximus’ wife and child were among the Gods’ favorite souls... that’s a bingo. I think it is a bit of a combination of this idea and Maximus’s home.
There is no place like home. None
Best ending scene in history
“ I will see you again, but not yet, not yet”
Goosebumps
like a hens skin, great reference
he was a real one
Perfect. That phrase has gotten me through tough times
@Tony Burke You got me kek I do love Djimon Hounsou in this film though.
I got huge goosebumps just by reading your comment. What a fucking incredible movie.
I always cry when Maximus dies and Djimon says "I will see you again. But not yet, not yet." This movie gives you a reason to not be afraid of death.
@Wagner PD heaven got nothing on the Elysium Fields
BamBam-3886: Well said my friend! 👊
Death smiles at everyone, all we can do is smile back.
@Wagner PD jesus doesnt exist!
@Wagner PD But Jesus was failed to survive himself from some drunken, stupid, soldiers.
This may be the most powerful movie ending in history. This movie will be remembered 75 years from now when all of us are gone.
Make it 2000 yrs from now..💪💪💪
Na not that serious sheep
But not yet
why 75 though? lol
I remember seeing this for the first time on British Channel 4 for the network premiere in 2003.
I was stunned then and am stunned now
Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix Acting faceoff + Ridley Scott Directing + Hans Zimmer soundtracking = One of the greatest movies ever.
So many upvotes but no comments. I use to think the most powerful moment was watching him be reunited with his wife and child.
Maybe it was the closing scene.
‘Now we are free, we will see you again. But not yet. Not yet’
It's great stuff!
*Zimmer + Lisa Gerrard.
No one credits that woman even though she's literally on the album cover.
Joaquin Phoenix did an amazing job in this
Every time I see this movie I’m reminded how much I hate covid tyranny and Joe Biden. “There was a dream that was Rome… it shall be realized” may all my Italian brothers vote Republican in this next election. And maybe we shall save our republic yet 💯
"Now we are free. ... I will see you again ... but not yet ... not yet."
Gets me every time.
WINTERSKYS yea one of the best endings ever
Its the music playing just after he says not yet haha can not hold in the tears XD
It's kinda sad to think that it was originally going to be Proximo who buries the figures at the end until Oliver Reed died during filming.
I cry every single time
Everytime man no matter how much I watch it
One day I will get bored of watching it, but not yet... not yet.
Not Ever
Lucas Stamper one day I will stop crying...but not yet....not yet
Strider 91 same here...same here
watched it 30 times still fking amazing
Lucas Stamper +1
There's no man on earth that wouldn't cry at this masterpiece
EVERY TIME I bawl my eyes out.
True, I do every time
Anytime of day, anytime of year. Whenever I come across this scene.
Every time I even think about it.
Or woman 😭😭
One Of The Greatest Movies Of All Time
Preach
I take issue with anyone who doesn't like this movie
41 people here are Pretorians, still loyal to the Emperor.
That's exactly my opinion too!!!
Ink 29 Top 10 in my book
This movie is 20 damn years old and it still gets me to cry every damn time.
Aron Christiansen,this is a MOVIE, not the jokes that they are making them now
Me too. And it gets me even more now that I have a wife and kids of my own. I was about 14 when this movie came out.
@Finn MacCool I'd add Man on Fire and Armageddon to this list
Finn MacCool i would add anything you feel to
Same time.
When this movie came out my dad and I watched it together. My dad was a war veteran he saw plenty of unspeakable things and lost fellow soldiers and friends. When he heard “Juba” say :”I will see you again, but not yet, not yet...”. My dad immediately said out loud “That’s right!” My dad passed in March of 2017. After the funeral, I replayed this scene and said the same thing to my dad. Much love to you all.
'Strength and Honour' my friend. You will honour him in that way.
Your father was a hero, im sure your very proud. God bless you xxx
I am sure he is still thinking about you. You are a amazing person and don’t forget that. I bet your dad is so proud of you. God bless you❤️
Rip , your comment made me share a tear respect brother
God bless u
"I will see you again... but not yet. Not yet." That line has stuck with me for over twenty years.
Me too,, its best ending and the music made it perfect
Let's hope this guy is in the second movie for the story of Lucius.
@dynahvelvixin.8615 there's a sort of slight suggestion in the film that the boy could have been his son, as clearly he and the mother had had some kind if history. It's never said explicitly though.
I always cry When i see this
And we're still waiting for the sequel. Bidness is bidness.
The scene is great but the soundtrack is outstanding
Hans Zimmer
From 3:41 My eyes shed tears at this part. :((
Edmund Blowers Enya!
it is
the scene was powerful,but the score make it perfect..here is where i come,when i need to drop some tears..
I'd pay to watch this in theaters today.
Me too 🙌🏻
It’s coming back to theaters for the 20th anniversary; look it up!
Same here buddy..same here
Of course you will, Theaters Ticket's are not for free.
XbronzeyeX is it real?
He was carried by a senator, slaves, gladiators and even the kid wanted to. The power of this movie just hits different even after 20 years....
You forgot the commander of pretorian guard
@@manokapiQuintus- someone who betrayed Maximus but in the end sided with him
He was carried by men my friend
“I shall cheer for you” …the kid
@@dillionoshea7535Quintus was just following orders, but he knew Maximus was a true soldier & commander that's why he did not give Commodus a sword and ordered the pretorians to do the same.
“Go home to them.”
It’s easy to forget, but the entire film he was always trying to find a way to get back to his family. Through vengeance, or death. And he succeeded 😭
"Who will help me carry him?"
(tries to jump into computer screen)
Emil 😂 😂
This.
Laugh out loud
And someone will make sure to piss on Commadus` corpse while Maximus` is carried away. Though,Commadus wanted respect,now he`s gonna get respect for the dead and rot in Hell.
@@samkresil6011 yeah some kinky basterd.
Watching maximus hallucinate reminds me of my Dad as he was in his last moments before he passed away. He was lay in his bed and began to act out he was fishing. He casted out and reeled in his line, he muttered something and had a little chuckle. He never said a name or gave a hint to who he was with but it was nice to see him think he was in a good place and not scared before he left us. RIP Dad ❤️
RIP
wow, good story, rip!
Fishing in the afterlife, what he loves to do
RIP
God bless mate
The most moving thing about this heroic epic is not his inevitable death, which underlines the tragedy of the main character again, but that at the moment of his triumph, his complete vengeance, he manifests a complete disinterest in this world and his desire to be with his family in the hereafter unite, revealed. No fame, no honor, no wealth, no power, just his loved ones.
you may be on to something, that is what made it to surreal
Well it’s the fulfillment of his wish to Marcus, to be with his family.
While he did want revenge against Commadus, he ultimately just wanted to be reunited with his wife and son, which is the part of this movie that really makes it bittersweet.
What we do here echoes in eternity. If we believe that, our desire also will be greater for the afterlife than this life. “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
he had no reason left to be in this world, his life was dedicated to have justice for his murdered family and once that was achieved he passed away, in a way this reminds me of the crow movie, where eric draven (brandon lee) is unjustly murdered alongside his girlfriend by a brutal crime boss and the crow brings him back from the realm of the dead to right the wrong that has befallen him and once his task was completed his soul finally found peace
I'd say that is incorrect. When his thoughts of the afterlife are interupted he thinks about Rome. About his honor, about the legacy that was Rome and the word he gave. Even in death he was dutiful. So your comment about his disinterest in the real world is completely wrong. He still possessed a presence in life, which he dutifully attended to, even when dying. Upon death, his duty was finished. He could now rest.
I always cry watching this scene… the older you get the deeper it touches you.
If you wanna know the real definition on how to be a man, and principles like honor, strength and loyalty, ain’t no better movie till this day.
It’s so powerful that it even makes you a little bit less scared of death after watching it
So true I’m now 36 ex Australian army 16 years this scene gets me all the time more so now.
100%. It is really sad that today, the people that are pulling the strings are waging a war on manhood.
So True😢
Reminds me of the current Presidential election --- Biden will be carried off like a hero of America, while Crooked Donnie will lie there alone like a piece of roadkill
"Is Rome worth one good man's life?
We believed it once.
Make us believe it again.
He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him."
I know this end by hard lol.
Great lines
Gets me every time
EPIC
Who Will Help Me Carry Him?
[...]
Now We Are Free. And I'll See You Again. But not yet, not yet...
One of the most powerful films ever made. They don't make movies like these anymore. We should all aspire to be like Maximus.
I fear that for the moment, our society does not value manhood. We shall have to rediscover it when another country attacks - or be swept from power. But such is the cycle of humanity. I am only sorry I live now, when so many have grown soft and weak and America - the America of past - is sinking.
Aaaand now its just edgy
Charlie Mike thankyou, I was thinking this exact thing. We in the west are attacking our masculinity, deeming it toxic etc. hopefully soon we can return to the stoicism of years past.
“Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
@@TJMJR1963 it will take another world war for masculinity to be valued again I fear that this current lack of masculinity and promotion of soft left ideology will lead directly to the next war. This new war will make ww1, ww2 look tame it will last only weeks but leave hundreds of millions of not a billion dead
The godfather and Last Mohican too
This is what a real man looks like. Someone who defends his honor. Who's not vain. Who protects his family and his name. That's what everyone should strive for.
Loyalty as well
He was loyal to Marcus, the gladiators and his family till he died.
@@Herewegoagain-tw8mb yes. Those were men who were violent when it was needed. I don't like that violent behaviour of men who like to punch everyone and everything. Those are not real men for me.
Except feminist killed and gelded valiant men....
Amen 🥺🥺🥺
@@micajohansson1138 The gladiators were slaves, they had to do it for their own survival
This scene is one of Ridley Scott's greatest achievements as a director. This film totally caught me off guard in the early 2000's. Still makes me weep.
Best movie end ever
not even close to being one of his best movies
It's one of his best films and for me, one of the best in the history of cinema.
@@LarryHazardAnd then you woke up from your crack nap. Easily one if his best movies and it’s not close
@@SycoticForeverNeverAF i bet you consider Inception and The Dark Knight some of the greatest movies ever
This was the first "adult" movie my parents let me see as a kid. I watched it with my Dad. He told me it would be a movie I would always remember. I was around 10 years old then, and he couldn't be more right. This movie still has an impact on me 20 years later.
It's a movie that shows you what it means to be a man, these lessons are eternal.
Dude we're like the same age lol. I was around 10 when I watched it first now at 30 it teaches me even more.
Cool dad
I saw rated R movies when I was a kid, but this movie was just another experience for me. It's profound and echoes in my life.
My dad showed me this and Saving Private Ryan
Who would help me carry him?
-Everyone steps in.
Live a life so that when you die, everyone be willing to carry you.
Exactly!
well said :)
mrbrockpeters that's quite vain... what's a beautiful corpse in the end.
If people is willing to haul you, wish it be their honorable will.
***** you're on point sir, I understand some people do not interpret the same simple words that carry deeper messages.
Anyone notice that hundreds of people help Maximus' body out of the arena, but just leave Commodus' pathetic corpse where it lies? Comedy.
This scene was the greatest cinematic experience in my life. I can still remember how everyone in the movie theater just sat there in silence with tears in their eyes. It was like you were actually sitting there in the Colosseum. Chills!
Not to mention , they didn't even need to use CGI to make it memorable and poignant.
what'd i'd give to have experienced this in theaters
Between this, Pearl Harbor a year after this, and Lord of the Rings, nothing comes close. I never saw matrix trilogy in theatres or fight club so I can’t speak to that.
This was probably the only time I ever cried when watching a movie.
eyes watering reading this, i was there
I'm a dad to two wonderful sons and about to have my first daughter. I never understood why my dad cried watching this scene when I was a kid...but now I truly understand
As a father I get it. The thought of anything happening to my boys crushes my heart. Getting out of my truck and walking into the house to my boys yelling "daddy!" Is the best feeling. There's no place like home and I love that my kids grounded me. I just want to be with them.
You nailed it brother…heaven is hearing my daughter’s voice say I love you daddy …
@@ivanahmady6064 I can agree to that.
You just keep being a good dad
Enjoy every minute. Mine are 26, 23, and 19. It goes fast.
Lucky for you, you had kids.....
I feel this scene so much. Maximus did everything right and stood for everything good. He avenged his murdered family and saved everyone from such an evil emperor. I feel his death so much. He was so tired and ready when he passed. He was ready to go home being happy knowing he fought the good fight and be one again with his family in the afterlife. That is what being a man is all about.
Jake Fields stop it! 😭
Who will help me carry him?
I will
juha leskinen: Respect
You should check out the anime game asuras wrath,dude gets killed multiple times to avenge his traitor god friends who killed his family and siphoned his daughters powers for 12,000 years
I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed such a well done death scene. You’re sad, but you want him to move on to a better place with his family. I love how he goes in and out of reality, and you can see the look in his eyes...so powerful.
Agreed.
The way his wife trusts his boy to run towards him from all that far and the way the little boy runs melts my heart
@@-Muhammad_Ali- the way they died from the soldiers was horrific. It was comforting to see this scene of the little boy running towards his father and she's shielding her eyes from the light as he runs. PERFECT.
What side of the door is more real? I'm not sure anymore...
His spirit starts to leave him, but just slow enough to let him communicate as Emperor, and order his men released and Senator to be reinstated. When Rome is safe, his spirit finally leaves. Truly rewarding scene for viewer.
We spend most of our lives trying to get what we want and thinking about what we lack, but in the end, Heaven is going home to your wife and son. It's a place on earth. You already have it.
Heaven, is your family and your home.
What a beautiful line! Tnx! You made my day!
I don’t have a wife and son, that’s what makes me cry about this movie and I am hoping…..hoping!!!! ….and praying ☺️❤
And my ex's are going to be there, yapping too?
@@SheapChit
Exactly, Captain Monogamy!
one of the greatest endings ever made!
everytime I watch it I still cry.
the soundtrack from hans zimmer makes it even more hard to watch such great music
Bubble Gun lkr I was so blessed to see him live performing this song live
One of the greatest movies ever made.
Do not like the ending
I watched it when I was 13 years old, now I’m 33. The best movie ever. Regardless how materialistic life today but nothing will ever outweigh nobility, dignity, honor, integrity and decency. That’s why this movie remains so good even after 20 years.
Rightly said
@russiankgbspy5808 same 33 yrs me too
Same here:)
Dude I saw this when I was like what 16 maybe 17 I'm 41 now
Joaquin Phoenix is such an amazing actor. Never hated anyone like him in a movie :D
Same with Jofrrey and Ramsey Bolton in game of thrones
Me gustaría César que hablaras en En ESPAÑOL
Yea he was a bastard for real in this movie
Joffrey, fucken Joffrey
Francois Beya the fact that Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon's actor) got his inspiration from Joaquin Phoenix's Commodus
No other movie ending can compare to the beauty and magnificence of this ending. I'm not crying because he died, I'm crying because he achieved his goal and got to rest with his family.
This and the ending of Heat were beautiful
Yes death doesn't bother him by the end, though he also wants to free the boy and his mother first, take his revenge and restore Rome.
Is Rome worth one good mans life?
We believed it once.. Make us believe it again.
He was a soldier of Rome,
honor him.
The soundtrack is incredible, especially at this point
and they still didn´t learn after hes death same crimes and killing then falled apart forever!
HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROMEEE
Who will help me carry him?
INCREDIBILIS! !!
the way his face changes from 1:00-1:10, being abruptly pulled from peace back into the real world, is absolutely astounding. the whole scene is cinematic perfection
A child's smile..the most innocent. I noticed it too.
Acting in this movie was perfection. There aren't many movies you can say that.
Crowe is absurdly good in this film, and to think he despised the original script.
Every scene featuring Maximus pulls me into the immersion like I was _in_ the damn room. Every performance here is magnificent but the winner of the lead actor Oscar was a fair pick for once, somewhat rare for them.
Drifting between two worlds........his journey on the mortal plain almost complete. If you knew with 100% certainty that the world to come beyond death was Nirvana, who would want to stay?
Always loved Lucilla's speech. The way she says "honor him", Such charisma and natural authority. The same Maximus had. They recognized themselves in each other.
Who will help me carry him?
*walks up to help
@@RobinusPrime And leaving the emperor in the dirt xD
This is literally one of the strongest endings in movie history. I don’t remember once watching this without my eyes being filled with tears. Damn.
Grave of the fireflies
this and thelma and louise ending. And its the same director.
It’s a beautiful ending. It makes me respect my entire people and culture
One of the most powerful endings ever. Strong
yup totally agree
Pretty much!
Glorious :- )
Kaushik Mukhopadhyay I just cried
I cry every time. Every single time. There's nothing wrong with having a heart.
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I don't understand what you are saying.
+Mantas M. Please grow up before you watch a film you don't understand....
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emotions come from the brain not the heart
I think I understand the point behind "Go to them now."
Maximus, being a highly decorated officer in the Roman Empire, was still a soldier at heart in this scene. As much as he wanted to be reunited with his family, he still felt like he needed to be relieved of his duty by someone higher up.
Nice detail 👍
I think there could be another meaning of her words. Her dad, the Emperor, did not let him go to his family once he was alive, but his daughter did.
@@BestScenes1 True. At the beginning of the film, the Emperor basically told Maximus that even though the war was over, he was still in service to Rome be it a general or his chosen heir to the throne.
Great point.
i just always thought that the message was just let go don’t fight death you’ve done everything that you could of done for rome and please just go to your wife and child they have been waiting for you.
I remember seeing Gladiator with my dad as a kid and before my dad passed away, he prepared me in order to face his death through this film. So that's why Gladiator is a meaningful movie to me, I apologize if I got emotional.
No need to apologize
This and Black Hawk Down were always emotional to me. I had a similar experience.
Earlier tonight my mother passed away. She struggled for so long but I know now she's free of all that pain. And we will see you again. This scene will always give me strength.
Matt McGuire Sorry to hear this. May God grant peace on her soul. This movie is really strengthen us forreal
you will see her again, but not yet.
Yes..🙏🙏🙏❤️
Just remember, your mother lives on inside your heart and others connected.
I lost my grandma today and saw a field blowing in the wind that reminded me of this while walking my dog this morning and I hoped that somehow she was going home. If you get this alert I hope it brings you a happy memory of your lovely mum.❤
This is how I wanna die slowly walking away seeing paradise and all of my family waiting for me
me too
good idea
That Guy Me too.. walking away and see my mother waiting for me!
That Guy Same here
That Guy same here
Titanic, where women cried.
Gladiator, where men cried.
And Braveheart
And Saving Private Ryan
Warriors (tom hardy) movie
The Green Mile, too.
@@cookscreativecorner and fuck every day
22 years old movie and i am still crying at this scene. It gets me everytime, no matter how hard i'm tryin to help myself.
His passing was bitter sweet. He was reunited with his son and wife. Maximus to me is fictional character of bravery, honor, and strength. Commodus remained where he had fallen... Good.
He didn't unite with anyone. He just got death. The whole thing with the visions for his family was just for the public to remind to it what he had lost and how precious it was for him.
@@trinitikorneli2750 wow, a bitter cynic. You probably not experienced happiness, or you have no sense of dignity.
Probably in a few years, you might be dead in a lonely part of the world. Pity
triniti korneli didn’t Unite with anyone? So that’s kids just running to guy behind him right ?🙄🙄
The far shot towards the end that shows the prisnors carrying Maximus body from Coliseum and Commodus body alone where it fell, wow that shot alone tells such a story
@@trinitikorneli2750 wow REALLY
What we do in life, echo's in eternity, easily one of the best lines in movie history
Nope, you will still be John who worked at the sandwich shop.
Yazole I you said that to every person in the time this movie was set you'd be wrong wanna know why? Because we remember maximus and commodus
If this doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, you have no soul.
I know its a movie but this scene always makes me less anxious about death, love it.
ok. i m dead inside seems appropriate
@@yashsawarn9050 nah your just emotionally numb from whatever you've experienced in life its alright
Uhmmmmmmm
I wanna cry, but I can’t 💀 It’s really sad tho
_"I will see you again, but not yet, not yet..."_
😢😢😢😢😢
In the Colosseum 😮❤
The way she delivered her last speech was so badass and powerful
Aye, I've watched this film loads of times but that just jumped out at me for the first time.
Her acting was perfect
She was amazing in this movie and played this scene to perfection
She’s awesome in this film
She protrayed what a strong woman should be like, as Maximus portrayed what a strong man should be like
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
Here's the version more appropriate here: My name was Maximus Decimus Meridius. Commander of the armies of the North. General of the Felix Legions. Murderer of the false emperor, Lucius Aurelius. Father to a wonderful son, husband to a loving wife. I had my vengeance in this life. Now I can enjoy the next.
Less movies like MARVEL,more movies like Gladiator please
I agree I watched some of avengers it was boring as hell just action no real emotions or content boring
roman mahad20 you clearly did not see Endgame
@@truefalcon1 lool I did
@@truefalcon1 Endgame was overrated tripe! Why is time travel such an overused plot device?
The Avenger films are good fun movies. But Gladiator is an authentic movie.
The concept of home, eternal happiness, friendship, and honor all tied together to make this a masterpiece. Never fails to make me tear up since seeing as a teenager when it came out. They don’t make movies like this anymore.
The premise has some similarities to Ben Hur. In both a good and powerful man loses his family and is turned into a slave by someone he knew and is betrayed by. He gets his vengeance though. Ben Hur though is more of a religious movie obviously with a character more suffering with inner torment. Both are sublime movies.
Hans Zimmer people, Hans Zimmer...
good music from Zimmer
And Lisa Gerrard for the amazing vocals
+Ölvedi Richard Clarification: Actually Klaus Badelt and Lisa Gerard wrote 'Elysium' - which is all the music from the beginning of this clip up until Lucilla says, "You're home." After that it's Zimmer for 'Honor Him' and then Zimmer and Gerard for the Juba scene and the end titles.
DEFINATELY
Lisa Gerrards we are free is the best one
Such a powerful movie. "He was a solider of Rome. Honor him!"
imacop33 Best line! :-D There was a dream that was Rome.
d'Venour see the hero in(Dirilis Ertugrul)🎬
One day I’ll stop crying watching this; but not yet... not yet...
one day i will meet my friends but not yet not yet
@Emanuele TB Ha ha. Well said.
An absolute masterpiece of a movie.
"A General who became a slave, a slave who became a Gladiator, a Gladiator who defied an empire." "There was a dream that was Rome."
Such a powerful lines. Never fails to give me goosebumps.
I am currently in school for a screenwriting degree. This is the type of film I'd love to make.
And I will gladly go see it when you make it
I would gladly go aswell if ya make this type of movie! :D
Please do.
Strength and Honour
gcHK47
Me too man :D
Best of luck.
Quintus, free my men. Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. There was once a dream that was Rome, it shall be realised. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius.
Samuel G “He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him.”
Free the Prisoners!!! GO
You messed up the quote
@@Alexangler27 for what
I think he said it was a dream of his Rome, shall now be realised
I just watched this movie for the first time and I ended up crying. I was not specting to get emotional but i did. Such a really good movie even after 24 years this will be one of my favorite movies...
"Quintus. Free my men. Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. There was a dream that was Rome. It shall be realized. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius."
He kept his word didn't he
Won't be long now before every statue of a Roman is torn down in the United States and someone will say the same.
Who will help me carry him?
To me, this movie is about the value of ethical, charismatic leadership. Maximus could have betrayed Senator Graccus, he could have just stayed a gladiator and gotten rich, he could have gone in a million selfish directions.
Yet, he knew he was going to have to die. And he went ahead and did what he did anyway. And that's leadership. It isn't about having the big office and the fancy car. it's about standing in the door for the people who rely on you, it's about taking the hit when you could have just as easily blamed it on a subordinate, it's about having to endure pain and suffering and humiliation for the greater good.
Thankyou so much for writing this.... I showed your words to a few others. Thankyou
Kevin Gilligan Excellent words, I only wish our leaders could live up to them!!!
Kevin Gilligan Russell said the movie is about death. And some have said they knew Maximus was going to die when they saw the wheat in the beginning. I love how Maximus doesnt let his pain destroy him and he 'comes back'. He got back on the horse.
Kevin Gilligan I thought this movie was a satire on humanity's lust for violent entertainment.
Marcus Aurelius was a stoic. Probably maximus was one too.
The bit she says " go to them " always gets me
I always think......don't tell me what to do woman
@@cplcabs Imagine Maximus said that then died 😅
She loves him and still knows he wants to be with his wife and son in the afterlife.
I remember when I was about 8 years old my brother was watching this movie and I walked in at the ending and I was mesmerized by the scene and music. Here I am 13 years later and recently watched the movie in its entirety for the first time. There’s so much to say… ‘Now we are free’ is such a beautiful song and sometimes I’ll just listen to it and imagine the last scene of the movie. It brings a heaviness to my throat and tears up my eyes every time. Truly a masterpiece. Braveheart is the only other movie that has gotten the best of my emotions.
This is one of the best films that I have ever seen
So powerful the end scene. Especially with the music.
‘He was a solider of Rome, honour him!’
You actually feel like you are one of his men watching it!
Great film!!!
Lavino81 I love films like this; not those barely amusing Will Farrell comedies.
This will always be Russell Crowe's defining movie role. Connie Nielson was fantastic in this also.
back when movies were good...
While I'll admit that this year has been a bit disappointing so far it's not enough to say that movies just aren't good anymore
There are plenty of good films being made now, what a ridiculous statement
The films made now are so much better than the ones made in the early 20s.
Gladiator is shit compared to Birdman or Spotlight.
TWDxKILL3R what? Movies in early 00s were family shitty
Lol, people comparing Birdman, a movie about Broadway actors, with an historical movie of epic proportions.
How can you even compare the journey of someone like Maximus with any character of Birdman.
Nothing in today's life compares to the challenges ancient heros were put through.
The way that the people carried him back in honor is one of the most inspiring moments I have ever seen.
Even Quntis ls like "I'll get his feet". There is before you watch the full movie, and then after; it will change you for the better for the rest of your life.
"He was a soldier of Rome...Honor HIm". One of most powerful lines of a movie in my lifetime
If this movie were based on a true story, including maximus decimus meridius being a real person, there would be statues all over the Roman empire or in what is now known as modern day italy. Narcissus would honor maximus, everyone would honor him, he would literally be a real life fucking legend and hero, one of the most iconic figures ever in Roman history would've wanted nothing but to just go home.
@@stevenlucas6029narcissus would also help carry maximus body if he were in the movie or if maximus existence were real
Connie Nielsen nails her lines too. Just incredible acting from so many...
He was a soldier of Rome, HONOR HIM!😢
My father passed away 4 years ago and this was one of his favourite movies. I still remember when one day, we were watching this scene and I don't know why but it was in english ( I'm italian) and when the guy at the end said : " We'll see u again but not yet ", my father asked me what did it mean in italian.
And now that he's gone, I do say those words to myself thinking about him.
I am really sorry to hear that from you even i dont know you but i can feel you ,
I said the same phrase at the funeral of my uncme who raised me like a father since I was 5
exactly the same favorite scene for my passed father ! that movie was the last movie we rewatched before he died and when we reached that Scene he smiled and said see you again but not yet .. RIP for both of them
I hope your father rest in peace buddy.
Claudia Mura forza e onore, ricordati che non si muore mai se si rimane vivi nel cuore di qualcuno
One of the best scenes ever..They don't make like this anymore in this plastic age
Early 2000s end of the era of truly great films
There’s still good films being made
For real, it's rare to get a film these days that's truly memorable
Today movies its all about satisfying certain communities......woke culture.....SJWs.....
@@botet017 stop it with that BS. That is not true in the slightest and if something like that ruins a movie for you then you are not watching movies properly. There are so many amazing movies made and if you look past huge blockbusters you will see great stuff (not that all blockbusters are bad).
A real man cries when it comes across of the death of a real men
what about Forrest Gump
Run Forrest , Run
Crying about someone you care is a strength not a weakness
Forrest Gump is a stupid american movie with stupid american symbolism. Comparing life to the box of chocolate.. Pure idiotism
+Marko - WOW! Sounds like YOU had a shitty box of chocolates dude! LOL!
The part, " Was Rome worth one good man's life? We believed it once, make us believe it again! He was a soldier of Rome! Honour him! Who will help me carry him. Everyone carrying his body while they leave the defieted empirer lying there like voltures prey. The respect they had for Maximas, without him demanding it, he demanded respect just by his presence. That last line, "I will see you again, but not yet, not yet." Pulls at my heart strings. Just how the movie leaves one to see the future to your imagination. How everyone was so quiet at the end. Watching a great mans life come to an end. Yes I cry every time. This movie is the best I've ever watched. In terms of script writing, acting, sound. Ect. 😭 Can't help but watch it again and again.
Me too. Me too. 😢
The last minute of this is so emotional. The dialogue, the score, and when it zooms out to show Rome. Such a well made movie overall. I wish movies today were made like this.
I remember seeing this in theaters with my dad as a kid. It was the first time I genuinely saw him cry. I must of been about 12 or 13, but I remember crying during this scene, I tried to hide it & checked to see if my dad was looking at me because I felt embarrassed. Upon looking I saw my dad was also crying & he just leaned in and gave me a hug. To this day I cannot watch this scene without tearing up. The writing, acting & music in this final scene totally deserved the Oscar it received.
"He was a soldier of Rome, honour him." one of the most powerful lines ever.
As a father of a little boy. I feel it. It makes me cry like a little baby. I couldnt imagine that, anything happen to him or to my wife. I would probably die. ❤️ One of Best movies ever.
I cry at the ending every single time. When he sees his little boy running to him and he walks through the field. There aren’t many movies that get me emotional but this one does. And then the final scene with Djimon Hounsou. He says it perfectly so that it sticks with you long after the credits. Great movie.
For me it's gladiator and last samurai
@@Pyro256 Same!
I come back to this video every few months and it reminds me about being humble, he was a simple man, respected by his men and only wanted to go back to his land, son and wife. And like many of us, gets caught up in other things... makes me think about how those things can either ruin us, if we let them, or create us and how theres always something worth fighting for. Great acting, great inspiration, great emotions, always enjoyable to watch.
This 👌
The movie is a lesson in stoicism, the philosophy can still help and guide you today, best wishes.
I’m turning 41 years old in January. I remember seeing this in the theatre back in 2000 and to this day it still reduces me to tears. What a movie. What a General Maximus was. What a masterpiece ❤️
It's truly something. It's been over twenty years and as I watch this now I still feel a sense from it, an always evolving one. My life has grown as we all have, and Gladiator has with us. These are the wishes of Scott and all those involved. I hope everyone of you who reads this or not is well and is happy. We are together, always.
Hans Zimmer you son of a bitch.
lmaoo haha
*magnificent son of a bitch
Yes! And Interstellar.
And The Da Vinci Code
Language.
Freaking Hans zimmer man, he always gets me with his soundtracks!
3:24 It’s this exact moment, when that specific melody starts, I just can’t hold in any tears anymore.
It’s called “Honor Him”
@@Surreally0 oh shit Im really cringing at my own comment, did you really had to remind me of this 😂😂
@@PurpleSirens Why do you cringe, you highlighted it perfectly.
Magic Of Hans Zimmer
4:16 i love this scene. Maximus being carried by a senator, praetorian guard commander, and his loyal troops. Escorted on both sides by fellow gladiators and the praetorian guard. And then there's commodus on the bottom left, being completely ignored and left to bleed on the arena ground.
Loyal 😂 if they were so loyal why didn't they do anything about maximum getting stabbed right after he fought even tho he still won nobody really cared about him except that old man that died other than that he really died because he got betrayed by Lucilla and his troops
Loyal 😂 if they were so loyal why didn't they do anything about maximum getting stabbed right after he fought even tho he still won nobody really cared about him except that old man that died other than that he really died because he got betrayed by Lucilla and his troops
@@Drexzzz4 I am talking about the other gladiator prisoners being his loyal troops. Maximus got stabbed in the pits BEFORE the duel, they DID NOT KNOW he got stabbed by Commodus before their duel until it was too late.🤦♂
@@JBrander I'm just kinda mad that Lucille didn't seem to care but it did look like she hated her brother and cared for Maximus
@@JBrander how does he stab him and still loses 😂😂😂😂😂
I always tell myself there's no shame in crying to this scene.
Then I cry.
That's something worth shedding a few tears.
First film i ever cried to. I will see you again, but not yet... not yet.
Billy Borthwick me too
Billy Borthwick Same Here
the best film ever
my wifes son You're the one showing weakness here.
Billy Borthwick watch man on fire...you will cry once again
His son running to him and having the excitement of seeing his father gets me every time!
A master class in ending a film. It’s perfection.
Maximus heavenly home😢😢😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮. When maximus almost there makes me sad 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 open the door 🚪
I don’t care what anyone says, when this movie first came out, nothing hit as hard as that final scene as he enters the afterlife. I’ve seen it so many times I’ve almost become numb to the initial feelings I once had for it. Amazing.
Yes, so many of his movies have a lot of weight to them. Alien is more of a very tense horror movie but the Duelists has quite a powerful and unexpected ending, Blade Runner is just beautiful, and then this....
The way he sees fluctuated Heaven and living earth at his last moment is one of the best scene of all time.
I’m 5’6” and I saw this in a theater when it came out. The huge man next to me wept here. I passed him my napkins without a word. Masterful storytelling
@dayum son jajajaja
Why did you mention your height lol
I feel you but from one short guy to another, be confident in yourself and don’t feel like you need to mention your height all the time. Yeah girls care about it (a little) but some girls don’t care, trust me I know. And the girls who don’t care, will only date you if YOU also don’t care. Otherwise you make it awkward. It’s like if a girl had small boobs… some guys don’t care but if she’s constantly talking about it and being awkward, it can make the mood weird whereas if she’s confident and doesn’t mention it, you won’t care
@@Capybara2240 I think he meant 56 as in like age but it autocorrected.
@@__mindflayer__
I don't think so
This movie has always been more than revenge. It was also trying to fulfill the last wishes of Marcus. Shows how much he cared as a father and his love for the man who treated him like a son. But I will say hands down this is the best ascending to heaven scenes i have ever seen. Still makes me cry after all these years.
Tony stark : I have saddest end
Maxims: hold my sword ...
💔🖤
William Wallace : hold my freedom 💪💪
@@homelander5499 hahah XD
Boromir: Hold my 5 arrows.
Frodo: Hold my emotional scares that mean even when I win and make it back home I can never truly be happy as things can never go back to how they used to be and the only release I'll ever have is a metaphorical death.
That's a joke, the Tony Stark one
The frost, sometimes it makes the blade stick.
Kills me everytime.. Incredible ending..
Easily one of the best ways any film character has ever said "Put your affairs in order."
*WHO WILL HELP ME CARRY HIM?* Damn so fucking powerful.
+Stannis The Mannis ..his men😣😢😢😢
The movie in general is fine, but i found the ending spoiled a bit ridiculous, u mean about the Emperor fighting in the Arena vs a "mere" gladiator is ridiculous if you know about Rome. I feel sometimes the plot get's too complicated to solve it so they go for a deux ex machina ending like this case, the guy was a soldier that ended as gladiator and his nemesis is the emperor in real Rome sorry kid the emperor is virtually unreachable for you.
@@FermiToll the film is loosely based 9n actual historical events. The fight did indeed happen and Rome was turned over to the people and then Rome fell within 100 years due to corruption. Maximus was a slave after a coup and the emperor died at the hands of a slave, a person wrestler in the arena.
Just rewatched this film last night. I seriously don't get the backlash toward it. This is a really strong movie. Great acting, terrific Hans Zimmer score, amazing production values, and just tells a great story. That said, I'd totally forgotten how deeply unsettling Joaquin Phoenix is in it. He's such a vile, unpleasant, sickening character, its hard to even look at him. A really great villain.
And what on Earth is with the hate for the action scenes, too? It may help that I've only ever seen the movie on DVD, but still...the action seems decently filmed. There's some genuinely awesome duels and stunts in here.
This movie kicks my ass and then some. Crowe is King.
His character(Phoenix) is so dynamic. Fantastic acting.
"He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him." Indeed, Maximus was to fulfill the vision of Marcus Aurelius to expand, defeat and conquer for then, almighty Rome. I could watch this ten years later and still love it.
sad to say some of it is jelousy. I say great movie.
Jones6192 Yep. This movie needs to be released again on IMAX or something so that we can see it again and so the young people today can see what a real movie is.
what backlash? i love this movie, maybe my favourite film ever. everyone i know who has seen it loves it. it won a bucket load of oscars too
Watched it with my dad when I was a kid. 26 now, lost my dad but started my own family. His heaven is so simple yet so powerful. What an amazing move all these years later, always be my favorite