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- First time watching and reacting to Gladiator (2000)
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Proximo was played by an English Legend called Oliver Reed. He actually died during the filming of the movie drinking with Royal Navy sailors in a Maltese Pub.
A true Legend. RIP
A chauvinistic dick, but perfect for this role.
Amazing actor and person RIP
He was a f'cking legend and a great actor.
Three Musketeers and Baron Munchausen were other films he was memorable in
@@beatmet2355 more than his films, his lifestyle was magnificent.
So many stories to mention but just look into Keith Moon from The Who being flown in by helicopter to his estate and Reed out with a shotgun to do some bastard invader.
Then.....
Fantastic history.
This reaction is worth the watch simply for the line "Not like 'General 🤨', but like General 😃👍' if you can understand what I mean..." you're awesome Dasha, keep it up!
1:27 agreed
Yes was we understand what you mean. Nice impression!
Great reaction Dasha. Your hatred toward Commodus is felt worldwide. Joaquin Phoenix is a fantastic actor who should have won an academy award for his performance imho. His portrayal in Joker won him a Best Actor Academy Award in 2020.
"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." That line still gives me the chills, even after having seen this movie dozens of times.
Perhaps an ancestor of Inigo Montoya?
@@olddog330 perhaps...
why? It's not that big of a line "are you not entertained" is way better & more point to it. The best line is when he says nothing & drops the ax allowing the "legend" gladiator to live humiliating both the down legend even though he didn't want death let alone Commodus for defying him. Still that's not really a line I know it's the most poignant scene though of the movie way more then celebrating himself & ranting to the insane emperor.
Even the line " You've been afraid all your life" has more importance & impact on the film & story then his rant about his past.
lmao u ok bro?@@craighanson-rc1md
RIP Richard Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002), aged 72
RIP Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 - May 2, 1999), aged 61
RIP David Hemmings (November 18, 1941 - December 3, 2003), aged 62
You will always be remembered as legends.
Great Actors .... Who Drank way too much!
Don't forget David Hemmings 1941-2003 who was in Barbarella, the Charge of the Light Brigade, Blow Up and many more.
“What we do in life, echoes in eternity”
Great movie choice Dasha.
I never expected words of wisdom from a teenager. Dasha is something else.
@@LightStreak567 sometimes , you come a cross a teenager that is actually smart... it feels refreshing when it happens
@@LightStreak567 that was a quote by Marcus Aurelius, one of the characters portrayed in the film. I’m guessing that’s why she said it
If you're looking for historically accuracy, I can't recommend you enough the HBO series "Rome".... Not only historical events, but also the believes and customs of the empire people are pretty well represented here..... Really, a very good show.....
Agree 100%. Senator Gracchus's line captures it perfectly: "Rome is the mob. Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it's the sand of the coliseum. He'll bring them death - and they will love him for it."
Although after watching the show I'm a lot more sympathetic to the Barbarians in the opening battle of the movie.
No horses were harmed during filming
A true recommendation for true Roman’s!
Amazing series, watching it right now for the 3rd time. I like how once the war-time settled down the soldiers developed an almost mafia style.
Seeing that the government wouldn't protect their part of town, they had to provide it for the people.
best show ever imo
Whenever Juba says "I will see you again... but not yet. Not yet." and the camera pans to the Eternal City, I cry as if I won a big victory in my life!
one of my top 5 movies ever. Two of the best acting performances u'll ever see from crowe and phoenix as maximus and comodus. brilliant cinematography throughout and a compelling story. then add to that a glorious soundtrack... what u have is a masterpiece of cinema
Ahhhhh Dasha - I'm so glad that you are still able to access the internet and post your videos in spite of all the conflict going on - be well my sweet friend :-)))
Why wouldn't she be able to post her content, she's in Canada
@@4Kandlez Thanks for letting me know that - I thought that she was in Russia :-)))
I thought it was funny that at the Oscars award ceremony, "Maximus" and "Commodus" sat next to each other.
Look out Maximus!!! Caesar does not have your best interests in mind!!!
For an old man (of 61yo) who saw most of these movies in the theater. This is like watching them with the wonderful granddaughter I never had. Just a beautiful thing…thank you Dasha.
You nonce
Very true words. I'm 62. It is most fun when you react to comedies because I love to see and hear you laugh. Keep up the good work.
@@TommytheG-l7e creepy
I love when the German gladiator was pretending to be poisoned, how she is trying to say “Ok, that is mean…” but she can’t stop laughing while she said it. 😂 So cute.
I always crack up at the scene😂
@@Jordan-vr7ip
Me too. Great scene in a great movie. Love ya Dadsha! 😂
As genuine as Dasha’s reactions are, this is gonna be amazing.
This channel was a big inspiration in us starting one up. Keep up the amazing work!!
Maximus's wife was played by Ridley Scott's real life wife Giannina Facio who produced alot of his films.
She was in another of his movies as well, "Kingdom of Heaven"...another recommended watch!
Elysium was Roman Haven. That little speech about being already dead was a tension breaker and needed before battle. Then the words of encouragement to make them serious again. He is a good General.
As a veteran, I support that speech of encouragement. If you reach the afterlife, you are excused from duty tomorrow!
Roman Valhalla
@@WaywardVet Me too in that i support and am also a vet. Retired Navy actually with 5 Iraq deployments.
I'm both impressed and saddened that you know how to spell Elysium but not Heaven.
And it wasn’t really heaven in exactly the same sense as most people would understand it today (from the Abrahamic perspective anyway).
When you said you didn't know whose blood that was, it actually wasn't blood. It was simply red dye that was dripping from the various freshly dyed fabrics. (Of course, the director did intend for you to think it was blood at first.)
First reaction I’ve watched from her. She’s really good. She sees things properly, and describes her thoughts very well. I have loved Gladiator for 20 years. I enjoyed this a lot.
21:35 ...."Oh, this one 👍 means they live and this one 👎 means they die?".... Yeap, and also that's how the like/dislike button come to exist.....XDXDXD
Привет Даше! Sady, as wonderful as Gladiator is, it is almost all fiction. Marcus Aurelius was not murdered, nor did he plan to return Rome to a Republican form of government. Maximus is a completely made-up character for the film. Commodus was a brutal and bad Emperor, but he ruled much longer than presented in the film, and he was murdered by his wrestling trainer in his bath, not killed in the coloseum. Last, Rome did not return to a republic after his death but experienced a long period of civil war that crippled the empire and began its decline.
But Marcus Aurelius was a great ruler, which makes Commodus look even worse.
Oh, and restoring the Republic wouldn't have given much power to the people... ;-)
A part of me still wishes they got Maximus to strangle him in the bath with Hans Zimmer's epic score playing.
What a lot of people don't know is what happened to the slave after he strangled him. He was quartered (had his arms and legs torn off) While Commodus was by no means a good ruler, it was more that he wasn't really interested in ruling and left the bulk of the administration of the empire to his subordinates who basically betrayed him. They were weakening his hold by starving the plebs and keeping grain holdings from them. Things like that that and Commodus got blamed for (it was his fault for not keeping track of it) it.
@@aaronburdon221 Sounds much like the current administration.
this is such a powerful, moving movie. It is 1 of my favourites.
Hans Zimmer used some of the same melodies created for "Gladiator" he used in Pirates of the Caribbean. I do believe he was pressed for time as the most in-demand composer in the world. Plus these are industry tricks of the trade. The same occurred with John Willams composing for Star Wars, Superman (1979), and Indiana Jones. Don't get me wrong both scores are great, but every magician must have his own bag of tricks.
Gladiator came first, and Alan Silvestri had originally been hired as composer for Pirates before leaving the project due to "creative differences". Zimmer was essentially hired to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear in a limited time, so I think he can be forgiven for re-using the odd cue here and there.
The melodies for Star Wars, Superman and IJ are all very distinct from each other; it's their orchestral arrangements that are similar.
If you want a true example of a composer plagiarising their own work, you should compare James Horner's scores for "Enemy at the Gates", "Troy" and "Avatar".
@@richieclean "Enemy at the Gates", "Troy" sound like they should be sharing
Sir Derek Jacobi was a perfect casting, especially for us old enough to remember him in I, Claudius.
Dasha, I've been to see the Colosseum and it is pretty incredible. They even had the capability of flooding the subterranean chambers and could then hold mock naval battles. I hope that someday you will be able to see it for yourself.
So, for context historical accuracy I'd HIGHLY recommend History Buffs here on youtube, he does a review of movies like this with the perspective of historical accuracy. for this movie, Marcus Aurelius was real, and considered the best Roman emperor, and his son was Commodious, one of the worst... this is a movie a lot like Titanic, fictional people in real events. Also, the games werent nearly this bloody or violent, people got hurt and killed, because they were using real weapons, but its still more like a sport. if someone was badly cut they would discontinue the fight. these men were slaves, but they were extremely important and valuable, they were taken care of.
BUT, thats the Gladiators... the rest of the fights could be mass slaughters of prisoners and political enemies like Christians being fed to lions, that definitely happened
I remember reading that back when this movie was filmed, Gladiators dying in combat and the emperor doing the handsigns still were the scientific viewpoint of what actually happened.
@@raimundkeller6115 Only maybe 5% of gladiators died in the arena since they were so expensive to train and feed. There were many dangerous bouts though venationes for example were probably the most dangerous because they fought wild dangerous beasts like lions bulls hyenas etc etc. A human knows when to stop, and wild beasts would sometimes kill the gladiator before people could get the beast off of him.
Gladiators were much like modern professional boxers. They were trained for a specific role and only faced off against their counterpart. One type of gladiator had a bubble-like helmet with two small eyeholes. They only fought the trident-and-net guys because the eye holes were spaced too close together for the trident to get a tine in each eye effectively making it impossible for the trident to stab the other guy in the face. The various gladiator roles were all designed largely neutralize their counterpart's strengths to make a more entertaining match.
Individual gladiators would fight another specific gladiator, determined well before the bout. Cards would be published showing who was matched with who, their fight histories, etc. to facilitate betting. Much like a modern sports book. Beginning gladiators were generally spared for losing their matches due to their inexperience, but if a gladiator kept sucking, eventually the crowd would get tired of seeing him and vote for death. The gladiator's job was to put on a good show, after all. Of course, some died anyway, as fighters still do in boxing, because it's an inherently dangerous activity.
But by the time of the movie, gladiatorial bouts had long since outgrown their roots as a ritual human sacrifice/funerary rite to become a primary entertainment for the masses. And there simply weren't enough disposable people for the Romans to afford to keep killing a bunch of gladiators in every game.
you can still read Marcus Aurelius writings today the guy was a giant up there with Augustus and Verspsain
Gladiator is... a lot like Braveheart in its history. Maximus is a fictional character, Marcus Aurelius really was a philosopher-Emperor, and his son was a bad Emperor, but not as bad as presented in the movie.
Um...I'm not sure you could get much worse as an Emperor than Commodus - historians date the decline of the Roman Empire from his rule. He was brash, impulsive and completely vain...and so stupid as to leave a death-list in the presence of his mistress, whose name was on it! She promptly informed the rest of the most powerful people on that list what he intended, and shortly thereafter his reign ended. And with it, the height of Roman power.
@@Ereldor I said one thing "...not as bad as presented in the movie", and you are refuting with a different thing "he was very very bad." Do you see the problem?
@@sld1776 Actually no I don't - I'm saying he was actually WORSE than the movie portrayed him - I mean the guy literally started the decline of The Roman Empire. So that's pretty bad, to most people. How was he 'not as bad as presented in the movie': he cure cancer, or solve world hunger in the 12 years he was Emperor?
@@Ereldor See? That's a proper argument. In real life he had a12 years of supreme wickedness but he didn't assassinate his father or wanted to boink his sister. Have the last word if you want.
@@Ereldor Well how about Nero or Caligula!
Dasha, One of the cool things about the first battle of the movie with the tribes in Germania. The forest was condemned as part of deforestation measures and set to be burned down. So they got permission to burn it as part of the movie from the forestry division somewhere in England I believe. Bourne Woods, a forest near Farnham, England to be exact.
And the iconic "are you not entertained" scene was filmed in a real Colosseum in El Jem in Tunisia
@@aeliusdawn I heard about that mini colosseum in Tunisia. Such a shame the Tunisian government made the movie tear it down.
The battle of Thermopylae, " The hot gates " and the 300 is true also the part about throwing them down the well and battles between Germanic tribes and Rome but they lasted for 400 years. Gladiators were real and the Coliseum was real. But obviously other things have been changed for Hollywood.
One thing of note is that gladiators were VERY rarely actually killed, whether during the heat of combat or afterwards. In fact, the fights were closer to Professional Wrestling than actual blood sports, right down to fighters having specific personas.
The funniest thing about this movie is that they were going to have Maximus doing product endorsements in the arena for the wares of wealthy merchants, 'after a hard day's killing in the arena, there's nothing I like better than to unwind with with a pitcher of Veranius' elderberry wine', that kind of thing. This was removed either from the script or from the final production b/c it was thought audiences would find it too implausible and ridiculous, but (unlike much of the movie) this was 100% accurate a thing that the successful gladiators did
Rome lasted 1000 years, first as a republic, and then as an empire. It was a harsh place. They played rough in war and in their games.
This has one of the best soundtracks of all time too. I listened to it so many times that the first time I watched "Pirates of the Caribbean" I said, "Hans Zimmer wrote this music" to my friend. Then was shocked that his name wasn't in the credits, and I was like, "He needs to sue because they totally stole the main theme from Gladiator." Later I learned the real story was Zimmer was contracted to a different film so they weren't allowed to use his name on Pirates, but on all the subsequent Pirates videos he's always listed as the composer there.
Zimmer was brought on board Pirates to produce a coherent score after Alan Silvestri left the project.
Dasha, your reactions get better and better. This was a great movie and won 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe). I'm not sure how historically accurate is was but that doesn't really matter. When they were throwing loaves of bread to the crowd in the colosseum it was another way to appease the masses and make them forget about the important matters that the emperor was neglecting. The practice gave rise to the term "bread and circuses" which is still used today in political discussions. Did RUclips send you your plaque for reaching 50k subscribers?
@JaceBass One of the perks of supporting Dasha on Patreon is that you get to see her reactions at least a week before they're released to the general public.
You get silver plaque at 100k
Dasha, this movie was Oliver Reed's final film.
it was pretty close just no maximus, marcus aurelius and his son commodus didn't hate each other infact they shared a love of the gladiators. commodus would fight in the arena. commodus was killed by the gladiator he trained with while bathing(may also have been his lover/sex slave). not as cool of a story.
I think she tries a bit much to explain her interpretations. The way its cut is as if she speaks every first thought that comes to mind, it counts but doesn't make for a great reaction.
This is such a powerful and wonderful movie that many people love it. I loved your reactions to this movie, you really invested your emotions into it. You gave so much to your reactions it made seeing it again as great as when I first saw it. Thanks for sharing Dasha.
Emperor Marcus Aurelius - definitely the smartest and wisest man to rule as Ceasar and quite possibly in the history of the world.
in the history of the world? that would be a difficult thing to measure.
Love how you took time to qcknowledge Comoddusses' emotional scars instead of just jumping to hate him.
Maximus is a strong inspiring figure, but Phoenix did such a great job in this movie as a pathetic hateable man. Your reactions are great, Dasha.
Thanks for sharing.
"I'm sick of him, just looking at him...". My sentiments exactly.
The first time I clicked on one of your videos was for a Star Wars reaction, but I've kept coming back because of the visible, authentic joy you take in the movies you watch. The emotional investment you pour into every movie is something I wish more reactors would do. Never change, Dasha, keep on doing what you do so well!
My first of Dasha was "Saving Private Ryan" i think, then "Schindlers List", or possibly the other way around. both of which illicit a very similar reaction so thats why i am unsure. Dasha's empathy and heartbreak hooked me and ive watched most of her vids now (not keen on Marvel or TV series so skipped them). It really doesnt hurt that she's also very easy on the eyes and has ample... charms. But thats just a bonus, she really is a great reactor.
When he arrives at his burned home it is the saddest scene ever. I am so glad there are no such tyrants today. No nation would support that anymore
Sadly, things like this still happen every day
Oh Really .... I can name about 5 right now! .... In Russia, China, Turkey, North Korea, Syria ....
Elysium, otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. It was initially separated from the Greek underworld--the realm of Hades. Only mortals related to the gods and other heroes could be admitted past the river Styx. Later, the conception of who could enter was expanded to include those chosen by the gods, the righteous, and the heroic. They would remain at the Elysian Fields after death, to live a blessed and happy life, and indulge in whatever employment they had enjoyed in life. Peace out.
"Elysium" is extolled in Beethoven's 9th Symphony!
On a scale of 1-10, how many "yoys" do you give it? 🤣😁
Great reaction Dasha!
Depends what you mean by accuracy. It is a good movie and a good story. But it's far off from what really happened with Marcus Aurelius and what happened with Commodus.
Historical movies are never accurate. Film makers always claime to have artistic freedom. They say that they are not making documentaries, but are telling stories. Spicing up the stories makes them more interesting.
Skilled Roman generals tended to gain a lot of trust and popularity from their soldiers. This would make many of them very powerful.
Since you enjoyed Gladiator so much, I highly recommend that you react to another Russell Crowe classic, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Crowe plays the captain of a British Royal Navy frigate during the Napoleonic Wars. I think you would really love the Lord Blakeney character.
Agree. Master and Commander gives a pretty realistic view of shipboard life, and combat during the period as well.
I love that movie. So underrated.
Absolutely Paul. Great suggestion.
The real life Commodus was murdered in a bathhouse by a gladiator after an attempt to poison him failed.
Watch Troy with Brad Pitt Dasha!!
An epic movie! I'm glad that you reacted to it. You should watch "Ben-Hur" (1959) for the Easter season. It's a classic Academy Award winning movie that you will enjoy! Oh, and also watch "Peter Rabbit" for Easter also. It's a very funny and cute animated/live action movie.
The boat scene plays out a bit like the gladiator owner, "row well and live."
Whats the other old one Spartacus? I dunno if any newer Spartacus movies that were as good I just stopped paying attention. I think they also tried a reboot of Ben-Hur probably. Dunno. Any past those classics I've seen bad remake after bad fail so hard caused some burn out.
Speaking of reboots, the only ones that seem to do well over and over are Robin Hood and Batman movies that been done two or three times, and maybe a King Arthur story. Excalibur was good and I'd still enjoy some of the other lower quality ones.
Another historical drama you might like is ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ (2005)
I was thinking to suggest that movie too.
Has to be the Director's Cut though. Far superior to the Theatrical.
The actor playing Tigris of Gaul was in CONAN THE BARBARIAN. Another great movie
Loving your reactions and your emotions watching these movies, almost like watching it for the first time again, just using your eyes!😄 In watching these historical movies, need to understand they are still entertainment based. So Hollywood will change and adjust facts to enhance the drama of it. The true parts are the costumes, the scenery, and the general society. Specific people and events can be altered and changed. Just like if they make a World War 2 movie, the actual war is real history, but the story and characters they are using have been dramatized. They may even be based on real people, and similar stories may have happened. The most important thing is the emotions they are trying to get across to the audience, they want you to feel like you were there. The emotions are real
QUINTUS: "people should know when they are conquered"
MAXIMUS: "would you Quintus?"
Dasha, please react also to FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964). Gladiator is a semi-remake of that film, and I’d love to hear someone compare the two
BEN-HUR (1959) and SPARTACUS (1960) are also a must if you’re looking for more Roman epics.
Passover is coming, she could watch ‘The 10 Commandments’ (1956)
Reaction 300 Please
Djimoun Hounsou, the African man in this movie was phenomenal. But my favourite movie of his is Blood Diamond. Both he and Leo DiCaprio did amazing jobs. I hope you check out Blood Diamond. G’day from Australia 🇦🇺
BTW the thumbs up thumbs down thing is actually wrong. SOmebody in old movies started thumbs up means live. The mosaics of anceint Rome showed that thumbs up means death and thumb down means live. That is what they told me in tours in Rome. (I have also been to the collosieum)Unfortunately movies have made it impossible to change it in peoples' minds.
"Suffocating" was the word your
Looking for, Edes...it's what Commodus
Did to the Emperor!
Philly says hello, again!
Elysium is for Greeks what Valhalla was for the Vikings...it's essentially heaven for warriors from Greek Mythology.
Hey Dasha, I don’t know if you read all these comments, but if you do you should watch Robin Hood (2010) if you enjoyed Russel Crowes performance.
In a world where the same movie lines get quoted over and over again...I've always loved Oliver Reed's opening lines in this: "Those giraffes you sold me...they won't mate...they just walk around eating, and not mating...you sold me...queer giraffes...I want my money back!!!"
Here's a crazy fact. Oliver Reed played Proximo(gladiator instructor) died during the making of the film. From Wikipedia: According to witnesses, he drank eight pints of German lager, a dozen shots of rum, half a bottle of whisky and a few shots of Hennessy cognac,] in a drinking match against a group of sailors on shore leave from HMS Cumberland at a local pub. His bar bill totalled a little over 270 Maltese lira (almost 450 GBP; about 590 USD). After beating five much younger Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling, Reed suddenly collapsed, dying while en route to hospital in an ambulance. He was 61 years old.
This is a remake of an older film, and a purely Hollywood take on a chapter from historian Edward Gibbon's trilogy "The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire". Gibbon described the decline as starting with the reign of cruel Emperor Commodus ... who was overly fond of gladiators (and son of the most well known Emperor, Marcus Aurelius). Emperor Aurelius' thought journal "Meditations", is the only writing of a Roman Emperor that has survived, and still worth reading. Commodus' sister, Lucilla was a real person also. But the film is romantic and beautiful, as you say. Gladiators were commoners and convicted criminals ... so not many of their graves have been found. But a few have, and one found in Britannia was a woman gladiator ;-) Roman games "ludi" were big business, because of betting. Many "games" featured animal fights or execution of criminals, even fake naval battles in a flooded arena. The historical survival of this exists today, in the bullfighting in Spain, Portugal and Mexico. Some women have been matadors. In Portugal, the bull isn't killed ;-) In its earliest form, bull-leaping in Bronze Age Crete, it was athletic, 3,500 years ago. In the US we have bull riding at the rodeo.
You must visit Rome Dasha, you don't need a car. You just wander around a beautiful city for a few days! And Italian food & Wine......need I say more!
Gladiator is not historically accurate. It is a dramatization. There were really were gladiatorial games. Marcus Aurelius was indeed an Emperor of Rome. His son, Commodus, was Emperor after Marcus Aurelius. He didn't murder his father. Rome was never restored to a republic.
Dasha has a good memory for things she sees/hears in movies, but if she ever watches 2016's "The Nice Guys" starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, I doubt that even she would recognize that Russell Crowe uses the same punch combination on Keith David in "The Nice Guys" that he used on Joaquin Phoenix in "Gladiator" as an homage to Crowe's Oscar winning role.
Crazy Fact: Gladiators has sponsors, like olive oil, wine, and vinegar producers. Ridley Scott cut it out because he thought modern audiences would not believe it.
Dasha of Russia please react to the musical comedy movie: "The Blues Brothers" (1980).
I suspect that IRL Commodus was simply born a sociopath, in the clinical sense, rather than becoming the way he was due to lack of love from his father. If his father was anything like the depiction in this movie, I'm sure he loved him very much, but his son (Commodus) was incapable of loving anyone but himself.
You should check out the movie Kingdom of Heaven, by the same director as Gladiator. It's about the Crusades. Make sure you watch the Director's Cut, if so.
Gladiator? There will be much wailing and wringing of damp handkerchiefs. Such a good film.
Do all Russian people like you commonly know that "Tsar" is the Russian way to say "Caesar?" Not too many Americans know that, but I don't really know about Russians -- it may be obvious to them.
The opening war scene in the forest all the special effects(pyrotechnics) are 100% real. The forest was set to be destroyed because all the trees had already died and formed a fire hazard. The movie knowing it was going to be destroyed anyways asked if they could use it for the film and they paid for the rest of the destruction and clean up after filming the scenes needed
When you go "yoi, yoi, yoi" you sound exactly like my dear (and long departed) old Czech grandmother.
Beautiful reaction
Total Badass Dude Flick,,,,,very impressive that you enjoyed it so much. 👍👍👍😎
Fascinting to see reactions from someone who knows next to nothing about roman history.
You said you weren't paying much attention in class, but you'd have be asleep to miss all this. So I assume the Roman Empire is not a particularly big part of the russian history class curriculum.
Because here in Germany you will probably spent an entire year on Rome alone.
There was a time when walking armed into Rome proper, let alone the Senate, was punishable by death. So imagine the audacity of Commodus to casually play with a sword right there in the Senate floor.
The only thing historical about this movie is that there was an emperor Marcus Aurelius who was succeeded by his son Commodus. But nothing happened as portrayed in the movie. Freedom was also never returned to the people. It transitioned from slavery to serfdom/peasants
Commodus was a Emperor who really was Obsessed with Gladiators and would fight them but maid sure he won every time.Then he was killed by his own Gladiator trainer true story. Watching this it looks like they combined the Spartacus historical rebellion with that I could by wrong.
This is my favorite movie of all time, the actors id such a great job in displaying motion and giving the characters life so we felt for them or hated them. This combined with some of the greatest music a movie can have made for a spectacular ending that most people couldn't resist tearing up. I myself after 23 years of this movie being out still find myself tearing up. The only movie that can come close to this is LOTR, they are my top 2 films of all time.
One of my favorite movies. Joaquin Phoenix was Amazing as Commodous, he definitely deserves the accolades and the Oscar he won for playing Joker. RIP Oliver Reed(Proximo) and Richard Harris(Marcus Aurelius) the OG Dumbledore.
Fun fact:
👎👍 thumbs out means death
✊ thumbs in means live
The Roman Legions were loyal to the generals that lead them, not to Rome itself. That's why it was illegal to bring a Roman Legion across the Rubicon river and into Rome.
Emperor comodus was stabbed to death by his own servants/advisors after they found a list he made titled 'people to have killed.' Their names were on the list.
The Gladiator is one of the first live-action movies i saw as a little kid. I was max 9 years old but I hade alredy noticed how great actor Phoenix is.😃
You would LOVE A Beautiful Mind,
The way commodus died in real life is actually far more embarrassing 😂 he was killed in a bath house by a wrestler. True story
A great movie also wish they had done the actual way they gave their approval which was actually thumb down good and thumb up was bad but because over time for us it's now the opposite so they changed it so that the audience wouldn't be confused by it
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One of the things I most live about this film, despite that the events are not specifically historically accurate, Maximus himself is something of an amalgamation of two of my favorite figures from Roman history, he’s part L. Quinticus Cincinatus, the farmer who for the sake of duty was named dictator of Rome to defend it, and then laid down his power to return it to the republic and go back to his farm. And then he is part Spartacus, the gladiator slave who became a leader of a slave rebellion that almost upended the empire
Being with this girl must be like dying and going to heaven.
Everyone should pay attention to history, perhaps then we wouldn't keep repeating the same mistakes.
I just want to hear her say "moose and squirrel"
The only thing better than watching my favorite movies is watching them with you.
You never fail to see the deeper meaning, even during your first viewing - it’s pretty awesome.
So, as gorgeous and well acted as this is. Aside from Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus. It's about as historically accurate as Lord of the Rings. I doubt you want a history lesson though.
And even Marcus Aurelius and Commodus are HEAVILY fictionalized.
@@Ambaryerno Also, Roman legionaries owed their allegiance to their Generals and not to the Emperor. They would have killed an unpopular Emperor and replaced him with their Leader, which happened many times.
@@auerstadt06 As I recall, that's what ACTUALLY happened to the historical Commodous: People got fed up with him and the Praetorian Guard dealt with him (in fact you'd think that half their job was disposing of unpopular or incompetent emperors considering how often it was the Guard itself that did the job).
@@Ambaryerno There were also several civil wars were some conquering general would get it in his head to march on Rome and take over, but would run into some other general with the same idea. Often these would-be Emperors were killed by their own men, though Edward Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" is often infuriatingly short on details of these events.
Commodus was actually murdered by his gladiator trainer. Commodus loved to fight in the arena. So the senate had his trainer strangle him while Commodus was in the bath.
"Gladiator" is a terrific movie, but it's not particularly historically accurate. Just a few things off the top of my head:
Marcus Aurelius *was* one of the better emperors, but he had no intention of restoring the Republic.
His son, Commodus, wasn't passed over for someone else (Maximus, in this case, who is an entirely fictional character). In fact, Commodus and Marcus Aurelius co-ruled Rome for several years before Marcus' death from natural causes (he wasn't murdered).
Commodus wasn't incestuously in love with his sister; in fact, Lucilla plotted to assassinate Commodus. He had a number of co-conspirators executed, and Lucilla was exiled to Capri and Commodus had her assassinated some time later.
Lucilla did have a son named Lucius Verus (after his father), but he was around the same age as Commodus, and died when he and Commodus were about 8 - 9 years old, six or seven years before Commodus would become Consul and co-Emperor.
While Commodus *did* fight in the arena at times, he didn't die there, and not by the hands of an ex-Roman general-turned-gladiator. He was actually strangled to death by his wrestling partner, Narcissus, at the behest of his (Commodus') mistress and possibly some members of the Senate.
Roman statuary wasn't white marble - analysis of remaining pigments shows that Roman statues were brightly painted (hey! They were Italian! :D ), but the paint has worn off over time. In his defence,, Ridley Scott (the director) said he was aware of this, but thought modern audiences wouldn't accept gaudily-coloured statues, assuming from years of Hollywood movies that Roman statues were plain white.
It did get some things right: Marcus Aurelius was a pretty enlightened (and well-educated) guy for his time, known as one of the "Five Good Emperors"; Commodus was an unstable megalomaniac who tried to buy the people's loyalty with literal "bread and circuses"; there were multiple machinations going on to remove him throughout much of his reign. Finally, after his death, he was quickly disavowed by the Senate which immediately began undoing a lot of the bizarre acts of Commodus (such s renaming Rome, etc.)
But all that said, I *love* "Gladiator". I studied Roman history for a time at university, and while "Gladiator" is far from accurate, it's a great story, and it actually looks at a different time of Rome from most of the "sword and sandals'" movies, which tend to focus on Julius Caesar's time. Don't get me wrong - Caesar and the transition from Republic to Empire are fascinating, and my personal favourite Roman era, but it was nice to see the mid-Imperial era get some love.
My favorite part is with the tigers: every time a tiger was interacting with a human, you can subtly see it going for a hand. This is where the tiger wranglers were hiding the treats!
I’ve seen this movie dozens of times and yet the tears always appear. Such a great movie.
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Beautiful reaction as ever, Dasha x
Your heart is so pure and innocent and you are both beautiful on the inside and outside ❤
I love your reactions. They are so genuine.