He did not win Oscar for this specifically but for another movie. However, it is widely believed that the academy voted for his body of work including Gladiator which he missed getting.
@@sariel8406 little advice.....sorry for my bad english....girl change your haircut, change your makeup, change your eyebrows....for your bf sakes. u r welcome
BTW the bald guy you said looked Persian is Omid Djalili. He is an English comedian born in London to Iranian parents. He is a good comedian and has been in a few movies.
One of my favorite things about this movie is how it perfectly displays Marcus Aurelius’ philosophy, like the 4 chief virtues that Maximus incarnates (wisdom, justice, fortitude, temperance) or the quotes which come from Marcus Aurelius’ book “Nothing happens to anyone that he’s not fitted by nature to bear” and “Death smiles to us all, all a man can do is smile back”
The dirt was two fold, as I have heard. One for keeping his palms from getting sweaty during battle (Preventing the sword from flying out of your grip). Two for the symbolism of the ground that he fights on. (In Saving Private Ryan, one of the soldiers used to collect some dirt in small containers, for every time they conquered some territory in WWII)
Wrong. Maximus is first and foremost a farmer and soldier second. Touching and smelling the soil is his own little ritual to ground him self with the earth and give him good luck in battle. No rocket science to figure that one out.
I went and saw this movie six times when it was in the movie theaters. The giant screen when they walk into the Colosseum was glorious!!!!! Much love and keep on keepin on J.
You guys have no idea how much this breaks my heart. I saw it when it first came out in 2000 my dad took me and my mom. And when Maximus death came on I couldn't hold my tears . Till this date and seeing this tears again.
The actor who played Proximus (the Gladiator trainer) was Oliver Reed. He was an extraordinary british actor, with a very interesting, fascinating and atypical life. He also was known for his alcoholism, having some scandals on TV and cinema as a consequence of this. During the filming of Gladiator in 1999, he sadly passed away. He had been sober for months, but one night (during a break from filming the movie) in an Irish pub in Malta (after a bet), he drank three bottles of Jamaican rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous double whiskeys and challenged five young English sailors of the Royal Navy to arm-wrestling at The Pub bar (which after this incident was called Ollie's Last Pub). His bill, which was never paid, is preserved in a decorative frame in the bar.
Despite what you expect, medical was quite good back then. They were using many treatments for injuries. The maggots were used to clean the wound, which they still use today
Jack Gleeson starred as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He cited Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Commodus in Gladiator (2000) as an influence on his performance. 💯
38:18 The tigers were real. While there were some compound shots (separate shots of Russell Crowe and the tiger combined into one), most of those shots were really of Crowe, his opponent and the tigers. In fact, the one at 38:11 where Maximus rolls away just in time to avoid the swipe from the tiger's claws was an actual stunt performed by Crowe with the tiger. The tiger came so close to actually getting Crowe that they only attempted it once, as Crowe told the director that, "I hope you got that shot, because there's no way in hell I'm doing that again!"
The tigers were REAL. The scene where the tiger got on Maximus' back - the stunt double was holding some meat in his hand and the tiger was going after that. Then they did some basic CGI and other movie tricks to get rid of the meat in his hand and turn it into a knife. This film won 5 Oscars and I would have to deep dive to look at who won instead of Gladiator for certain categories - like, I can't believe Joaquin Phoenix didn't win for best supporting actor and Hans Zimmer didn't win for the music. It did win an Oscar in Costume Design though - since you were talking about whether or not they were accurate. I'm no expert, so I can't say - but they certainly were beautiful. So glad you really loved this great film! 🙌🏽
Oliver Reed (slave trader) was a very popular actor) unfortunately he died on the set just before the ending of filming. That story Comodus was told about the sea snake.. that poison was what Maximus was stabbed with.
Never occurred to me, based on what's shown in the movie, that sea snake venom was involved in Maximus' death. What I did see was a square implement, which does not allow the stab wound hole to close up on its own, forced into a vulnerable area of Maximus' body (the small of his back) near kidney, liver, major blood vessels. This wound led to Maximus' bleeding-out after the exertion involved during the fight with Commodus.
The northern Germanic tribes were anything but savage. Like the Romans, they also had a rich culture, just like the Celts/Gallic tribes in France and Britain.
Hi there, English is not my first language, so I hope this English is OK. I have discovered your channel recently, and I have subscribed because I love your reactions. You both are very funny, sensible and sensitive. I would like to suggest to react to Society of the Snow, directed by J.Bayona, the director of The Impossible and Jurassic park the fallen kingdom. Society of the Snow is based on the book of the same title, and it is a true story occured in 1972, and it is considered the most important story of survival of the 20th century, according to the National Geographic. You two have proved to be , as I said before, very sensible and sensitive, so Society of the Snow would trigger many emotions inside of you. The story brought a great controversy at the time, I will not spoil it, but I am sure you will enjoy the story and the message that conveys. And Society of the Snow was the most watched movie in Netflix from the beginning of this year. I advice you to watch it in its original language. I hope I could watch your reactions to it soon.Thanks again for your channel and reactions!!..and keep going!! I am a huge fan of you two!
Hello there! Watched your reaction on this on the other channel previously and now rewatching it here again 😂😂 i love it. I’ll also post the same comment on the older video; would love to see your reaction on the below movies: - saving private ryan - the green mile - beautiful mind - inglorious basterds - warrior (starring tom hardy)
@@KateBoyle-vf1epYes, he was actually very good in that film. Even at that age you could tell how good he was destined to be. If I remember correctly, his name in the credits for Parenthood was Leaf Phoenix. Not sure when he changed his name to Joaquin.
@@waduminbutmore if theres just movie its nota reaction if theres just you two its not a reaction, so there needs to be a good balance between those two which you didnt hit, thats what he is saying.
@waduminbutmore I thought you guys did a great job with balancing footage and commentary. I wasn't annoyed once, I'm sure it is tricky to find the right balance but you found a nice flow. 👍 Super Like
@azawilson1 LOL, you think you're special even though everyone thinks like you! 🤦 Everyone thinks he played the villain perfectly, THAT'S why everyone hates him in this movie.
Great reaction! But my man can you turn down your mic volume by 20%? Your normal way of talking is to shout so your delivery is much louder than her and the movie.
In the beginning you said „you should have put more time educating your son“ actually he did, Commodus was schooled and trained to an amount that he had the best education possible and Marcus Aurelius did his best, Commodus also in real history was just an awful son and person and an entitled brat… Marcus Aurelius is not to be blamed, everyone in history that wrote about his contact to Commodus says that Commodus was just an idiot/ a coward and someone who did not want to do his duties and only profit and do what he wants - not serving Rome or the people or something like that… he was one of the most horrible leaders the Roman Empire ever had… Marcus Aurelius was one of the best by the way and all his wars during his reign were only defending wars - he did not attack once or fight because he wanted to make the Roman Empire even greater in area / he just defended the Roman Empire and his borders… he is known as the Philosopher and still today you can buy many of his books that he wrote (or his daily journal that has been revealed to the public nowadays…) he was a noble man and he wanted only the best for the people and for his son - but for his son it didn’t quite workout, Commodus was just cruel, lazy, entitled and a shitty person overall
For people unfamiliar with Roman history (like me with English language, sorry) some nuances are difficult to understand. Commodus "had" to kill Maximus, he knew that (with him alive) the legions would be loyal to him; many don't realize that, the soldiers who try to kill Maximus, are not legionnaires (except Quintus who in fact later goes to Rome, but that's another story), are praetorians (the Roman emperors personal guard). That's why, when his soldier tells him they're camped in Ostia, Maximus knows that seeing him alive (the legionnaires thought he was dead) they will come back loyal to him.
Joaquin Phoenix should have won an Oscar for supporting cast, and Russell Crowe was phenomenal in his roll on playing Maximus winning his first Oscar!
He did not win Oscar for this specifically but for another movie. However, it is widely believed that the academy voted for his body of work including Gladiator which he missed getting.
Agreed, both did a phenomenal job❤
absolutely, Joaquin is one of the best actors of this generation
He should have won it for playing Gary in “Parenthood” too
@@sariel8406 little advice.....sorry for my bad english....girl change your haircut, change your makeup, change your eyebrows....for your bf sakes. u r welcome
BTW the bald guy you said looked Persian is Omid Djalili. He is an English comedian born in London to Iranian parents. He is a good comedian and has been in a few movies.
One of my favorite things about this movie is how it perfectly displays Marcus Aurelius’ philosophy, like the 4 chief virtues that Maximus incarnates (wisdom, justice, fortitude, temperance) or the quotes which come from Marcus Aurelius’ book “Nothing happens to anyone that he’s not fitted by nature to bear” and “Death smiles to us all, all a man can do is smile back”
Absolutely loved it, words to remember, thanks for watching ❤
Phoenix is SCARY good in this role. A real psycho genius!
Absolutely loved his performance ❤
The dirt was two fold, as I have heard.
One for keeping his palms from getting sweaty during battle
(Preventing the sword from flying out of your grip).
Two for the symbolism of the ground that he fights on.
(In Saving Private Ryan, one of the soldiers used to collect some dirt in small containers, for every time they conquered some territory in WWII)
He was a farmer. Touching and smelling the soil is what he did even when he WASN'T being a soldier.
Thanks for the info ❤
@@waduminbutmore"Saving Private Ryan"...and then mini-series "Band of Brothers"
Both Epic!
Wrong. Maximus is first and foremost a farmer and soldier second. Touching and smelling the soil is his own little ritual to ground him self with the earth and give him good luck in battle. No rocket science to figure that one out.
I went and saw this movie six times when it was in the movie theaters. The giant screen when they walk into the Colosseum was glorious!!!!! Much love and keep on keepin on J.
It is absolutely worth it, thanks for watching ❤
You guys have no idea how much this breaks my heart. I saw it when it first came out in 2000 my dad took me and my mom. And when Maximus death came on I couldn't hold my tears . Till this date and seeing this tears again.
We all know this movie is true masterpiece of all time
As I get older, I get to appreciate more and more for Hans Zimmer's music in this movie
Absolutely great ❤
This era was peak Hollywood. Weve forgotten how to make a movie of this quality and class
The actor who played Proximus (the Gladiator trainer) was Oliver Reed. He was an extraordinary british actor, with a very interesting, fascinating and atypical life. He also was known for his alcoholism, having some scandals on TV and cinema as a consequence of this. During the filming of Gladiator in 1999, he sadly passed away. He had been sober for months, but one night (during a break from filming the movie) in an Irish pub in Malta (after a bet), he drank three bottles of Jamaican rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous double whiskeys and challenged five young English sailors of the Royal Navy to arm-wrestling at The Pub bar (which after this incident was called Ollie's Last Pub). His bill, which was never paid, is preserved in a decorative frame in the bar.
Oh wow, thanks for letting us know, loved his performance in this ❤
Despite what you expect, medical was quite good back then. They were using many treatments for injuries. The maggots were used to clean the wound, which they still use today
Thanks for letting us know ❤
This is my favorite movie and I love the reaction. Subbed
The actor that played Joffrey in Game of Thrones said his performance was influenced by Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus in this movie.
Oooh they both nailed their roles ❤
For just a bit of trivia, Russell Crowe is an expert horseman, and he did all the riding stunt work in the battle scenes.
Yeah Silver brumby helped him
Jack Gleeson starred as Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He cited Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Commodus in Gladiator (2000) as an influence on his performance. 💯
From Australia , great reaction to a great movie , Peace from down under.
Thanks for watching ❤
Feeling the dirt in his hands is a way of acknowledging his roots as a farmer, it has nothing to do with better grip on a weapon.
Thanks for clarifying ❤
@@rx7dude2006 both.
One of my favorites. Amazing acting. Great reaction
38:18 The tigers were real. While there were some compound shots (separate shots of Russell Crowe and the tiger combined into one), most of those shots were really of Crowe, his opponent and the tigers. In fact, the one at 38:11 where Maximus rolls away just in time to avoid the swipe from the tiger's claws was an actual stunt performed by Crowe with the tiger. The tiger came so close to actually getting Crowe that they only attempted it once, as Crowe told the director that, "I hope you got that shot, because there's no way in hell I'm doing that again!"
Probably the greatest movie of all time. One of them anyway.
Young people always think about CGI 😂 we never heard of CGI when this movie came out.
That's what makes it so good ❤
@scottdarden3091 There was CGI, but it was so good.
I believe the crowd at the Coliseum was cgi.
@@Normroll there were real people in the crowd and CGI only enhanced!
@@genghisgalahad8465 That’s what I meant. They had a few real people there and they multiplied them with cgi to make the crowd.
U guys are cool, had no idea u were iranian, subbed
You're awesome, thanks for watching ❤
The tigers were REAL. The scene where the tiger got on Maximus' back - the stunt double was holding some meat in his hand and the tiger was going after that. Then they did some basic CGI and other movie tricks to get rid of the meat in his hand and turn it into a knife.
This film won 5 Oscars and I would have to deep dive to look at who won instead of Gladiator for certain categories - like, I can't believe Joaquin Phoenix didn't win for best supporting actor and Hans Zimmer didn't win for the music. It did win an Oscar in Costume Design though - since you were talking about whether or not they were accurate. I'm no expert, so I can't say - but they certainly were beautiful. So glad you really loved this great film! 🙌🏽
Thanks for clarifying, much love ❤
Great reaction! If you love this you will love Apocalypto and Dances with Wolves. They are both epics.
Good job you two!
Comodus is a emperor not a king in fact romans hated kings, they banished them before they were an empire
Instead of making a part 2 I always wondered why they didn’t do a story on Proximo for the prequel
one of the most beautiful reactions from this film. Thanks
Oliver Reed (slave trader) was a very popular actor) unfortunately he died on the set just before the ending of filming.
That story Comodus was told about the sea snake.. that poison was what Maximus was stabbed with.
RIP❤
Never occurred to me, based on what's shown in the movie, that sea snake venom was involved in Maximus' death. What I did see was a square implement, which does not allow the stab wound hole to close up on its own, forced into a vulnerable area of Maximus' body (the small of his back) near kidney, liver, major blood vessels. This wound led to Maximus' bleeding-out after the exertion involved during the fight with Commodus.
The northern Germanic tribes were anything but savage. Like the Romans, they also had a rich culture, just like the Celts/Gallic tribes in France and Britain.
they were uncivilized savages compared to romans, nobody gives a f about your pinky view of the world
Very different, feudal systems without even developed writing
Hi there, English is not my first language, so I hope this English is OK. I have discovered your channel recently, and I have subscribed because I love your reactions. You both are very funny, sensible and sensitive. I would like to suggest to react to Society of the Snow, directed by J.Bayona, the director of The Impossible and Jurassic park the fallen kingdom. Society of the Snow is based on the book of the same title, and it is a true story occured in 1972, and it is considered the most important story of survival of the 20th century, according to the National Geographic. You two have proved to be , as I said before, very sensible and sensitive, so Society of the Snow would trigger many emotions inside of you. The story brought a great controversy at the time, I will not spoil it, but I am sure you will enjoy the story and the message that conveys. And Society of the Snow was the most watched movie in Netflix from the beginning of this year. I advice you to watch it in its original language. I hope I could watch your reactions to it soon.Thanks again for your channel and reactions!!..and keep going!! I am a huge fan of you two!
Worms/leeches are good for wounds. They clean them
Hello there! Watched your reaction on this on the other channel previously and now rewatching it here again 😂😂 i love it. I’ll also post the same comment on the older video; would love to see your reaction on the below movies:
- saving private ryan
- the green mile
- beautiful mind
- inglorious basterds
- warrior (starring tom hardy)
Thanks for watching, we'll definitely check out your recommendations ❤
My favorite movie
It's incredible ❤
Want to see Joaquin Phoenix young? Look at his first movie, SpaceCamp. Now that's him when young.
Added, thanks for watching ❤
@@waduminbutmore Actually, "Parenthood" has Joaquin even younger.. A great Movie starring Steve Martin, worth a watch!
@@KateBoyle-vf1epYes, he was actually very good in that film. Even at that age you could tell how good he was destined to be. If I remember correctly, his name in the credits for Parenthood was Leaf Phoenix. Not sure when he changed his name to Joaquin.
Why do you feel you need to comment every 3 to 5 seconds? Let the movie play.
It's how we're able to use the copyrighted material, if you want to watch the movie alone just watch the movie ❤
yes Please less talk .. Thanks
@@waduminbutmore if theres just movie its nota reaction if theres just you two its not a reaction, so there needs to be a good balance between those two which you didnt hit, thats what he is saying.
@waduminbutmore I thought you guys did a great job with balancing footage and commentary. I wasn't annoyed once, I'm sure it is tricky to find the right balance but you found a nice flow. 👍 Super Like
@@Cliffster420Agreed. I thought they did a great job!
Everyone hated Joaquin Phoenix in this movie, not me he played the villain perfectly he should of won an Oscar for this
Oh exactly, he did such an amazing job ❤
@azawilson1 LOL, you think you're special even though everyone thinks like you! 🤦 Everyone thinks he played the villain perfectly, THAT'S why everyone hates him in this movie.
Great reaction! But my man can you turn down your mic volume by 20%? Your normal way of talking is to shout so your delivery is much louder than her and the movie.
Thanks for watching, I'll definitely consider that❤
❤ Shadows and Dust!!❤
Shadows and dust ❤
In the beginning you said „you should have put more time educating your son“ actually he did, Commodus was schooled and trained to an amount that he had the best education possible and Marcus Aurelius did his best, Commodus also in real history was just an awful son and person and an entitled brat… Marcus Aurelius is not to be blamed, everyone in history that wrote about his contact to Commodus says that Commodus was just an idiot/ a coward and someone who did not want to do his duties and only profit and do what he wants - not serving Rome or the people or something like that… he was one of the most horrible leaders the Roman Empire ever had… Marcus Aurelius was one of the best by the way and all his wars during his reign were only defending wars - he did not attack once or fight because he wanted to make the Roman Empire even greater in area / he just defended the Roman Empire and his borders… he is known as the Philosopher and still today you can buy many of his books that he wrote (or his daily journal that has been revealed to the public nowadays…) he was a noble man and he wanted only the best for the people and for his son - but for his son it didn’t quite workout, Commodus was just cruel, lazy, entitled and a shitty person overall
Edit: I am from Rom and a little funfact, this year a grave with the Name Maximus Decimus Meridius was found here near the Colosseum…
Those were real tigers not cgi but filmed on a bluescreen.
Great
Thanks for watching ❤
skip the blur (censorship of the screen) in your reactions.. it's a massive turnoff for the viewer.
It's just for RUclips safety ❤
For people unfamiliar with Roman history (like me with English language, sorry) some nuances are difficult to understand.
Commodus "had" to kill Maximus, he knew that (with him alive) the legions would be loyal to him; many don't realize that, the soldiers who try to kill Maximus, are not legionnaires (except Quintus who in fact later goes to Rome, but that's another story), are praetorians (the Roman emperors personal guard).
That's why, when his soldier tells him they're camped in Ostia, Maximus knows that seeing him alive (the legionnaires thought he was dead) they will come back loyal to him.
Thanks for letting us know, much love ❤
The Roman Empire did not collapse in result of gladiators.
The only movie that people can watch back to back is: (The Good The Bad and The Ugly)
so beautiful film…..!!
It's incredible ❤
My favorite movie of all time since it came out in 2000. Fantastic reaction ❤️
It's incredible, thanks for watching ❤
Man where have you been 😂
Right here 😁❤️
My annual movie reappears on Wadumin! On my signal, unleash hell!
Loll thanks for watching ❤
The Tiger scene was real, Crowe as near to be heart by the tiger
You should watch other Ancient Rome movies like Quo Vidas, Spartacus, The Robe, Ben Hur, Fall of the Roman Empire, and Cleopatra.
Added, thanks for watching ❤
Repost, re-watching ?
Re-upload ❤️
@@waduminbutmore Then please tell in the title. We don't want to loose our time.
The BEST movie ever !!!!
🎉
❤️🙏🏻
The brilliant score was Hans Zimmer
Ah, The directors cut... Theatrical release is better paced.
Well, this was great anyways 😁❤️
9:32 "The king"... sigh u__u
Gladiator 2 in November...word has it that Lucious is maximus son
Oooh can't wait ❤
Il Grande impero Romano. .. spettacolo
The dirt helps grip the sword handle.
The sand in his hands because of the sweat..same as moutain climbing,and many sports..
Thanks for clarifying ❤