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  • Gladiator (2000) Rent or own full movie: amzn.to/3zEHyV3
    Set in Roman times, the story of a once-powerful general forced to become a common gladiator. The emperor's son is enraged when he is passed over as heir in favour of his father's favourite general. He kills his father and arranges the murder of the general's family, and the general is sold into slavery to be trained as a gladiator - but his subsequent popularity in the arena threatens the throne.
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  • @petesmalls08
    @petesmalls08 5 месяцев назад +1111

    One of the greatest opening scenes in all cinematic history. Ridley Scott is a bloody genius.

    • @Kukulkan2863
      @Kukulkan2863 3 месяца назад +2

      Naja bis auf die Alien Story aber ja ich mag ihn auch

    • @tavellclinton9256
      @tavellclinton9256 3 месяца назад +17

      Shame that Russell Crowe and Oliver Reed greatly disliked each other.

    • @abdellahabouzaid1977
      @abdellahabouzaid1977 Месяц назад +1

      ما يعجبني في هذا الفيلم مع العلم أنه قصة حقيقية في حقبة تاريخية هو انتصار المضلوم على الضالم

    • @thelimey351
      @thelimey351 Месяц назад +10

      You beat me to that statement Pete - that's as close to what it was probably really like in these campaigns as has ever been filmed - nothing short of _sensational_ .

    • @user-nf7wp7tm1z
      @user-nf7wp7tm1z Месяц назад +3

      ❤ СИЛА і ГОНОР❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Finn_MacCool
    @Finn_MacCool 5 месяцев назад +487

    How Sir Ridley can go from such perfect heights of cinematic story telling to the depths of Nepoleon I will never understand.

    • @noormuzahid9008
      @noormuzahid9008 4 месяца назад +6

      did you like his film Napoleon? was it bad?

    • @Finn_MacCool
      @Finn_MacCool 4 месяца назад +99

      @@noormuzahid9008 No I did not like it. It was horrible.

    • @Kukulkan2863
      @Kukulkan2863 3 месяца назад

      ​@@noormuzahid9008Napoleon würde sich im Grab rumdrehen typisch Hollywood

    • @MrWbrennan
      @MrWbrennan 3 месяца назад +24

      Totally agree

    • @LordJohn0711
      @LordJohn0711 3 месяца назад +13

      The battle scenes were unrealistic. It doesn’t seem right

  • @Echo1234
    @Echo1234 Месяц назад +135

    One of the best pre-battle speeches.
    He mentions family as a great motivator to carry out their duties, not hollow concepts. That "riding alone, with the sun in your face" joke not only serves to relieve some of the pre-battle nerves, it's also a comforting reminder about afterlife. And, finally..."what we do in life, echoes in eternity"...all that delivered with the strong voice & charisma of a general, who despite his rank, is a "primus inter pares", addresses his troops as "fratres" and leads them from the front...
    This particular speech scene will always send shivers down my spine and make me stand straighter

    • @caddidon
      @caddidon 8 дней назад +3

      Excellent way of explaining each detail and what its meaning and true purpose is

    • @mikekaroules2820
      @mikekaroules2820 6 дней назад +5

      " Strength and Honor. ". Well, at least we know there were no democrats in the ranks of the Roman legions .

    • @caddidon
      @caddidon 6 дней назад

      @@mikekaroules2820 hahaha very true

    • @gilraine1225
      @gilraine1225 4 дня назад +3

      i love that he addressed them as brothers

  • @kyledunn6853
    @kyledunn6853 Год назад +984

    "What we do in life echoes in eternity."

    • @krixpop
      @krixpop Год назад +45

      Indeed, what THEY did echoes in eternity !
      What most of us today do ? Echoes in echo-chambers ...

    • @gordonilaoa1275
      @gordonilaoa1275 9 месяцев назад +5

      @@krixpopyikes

    • @user-wj4sl7mj6k
      @user-wj4sl7mj6k 6 месяцев назад +16

      Marcus Aurelius

    • @ilikepussys
      @ilikepussys 6 месяцев назад

      Bullsh!t in 20 years nobody will remember you . And thats just the thrueth

    • @lablackzed
      @lablackzed 6 месяцев назад +2

      True word's .

  • @billyfranklin85
    @billyfranklin85 Месяц назад +120

    "People should know when they are conquered...." "Would you Quintus? Would I?"
    Such a simple yet profound statement that humanized their foes and revealed that Maximus understood that in reality there was truly no difference between them, just the circumstances they found themselves in....

    • @myplan8166
      @myplan8166 Месяц назад +6

      He knows they are fighting a brave enemy.

    • @tavish4699
      @tavish4699 22 дня назад +2

      @@myplan8166 yep, he sees that they are fighting for their ideals and country just as he is

    • @mikepastor.k6233
      @mikepastor.k6233 2 дня назад

      It wasn't long before they won back Germania

  • @pwrofrob
    @pwrofrob 6 месяцев назад +364

    The shot of the dog jumping through the flames into battle is bad ass.

    • @froggystyle642
      @froggystyle642 2 месяца назад +19

      It's meant to be a wolf. Romulus and Remnus, all that jazz.

    • @pierangelocangialosi3540
      @pierangelocangialosi3540 Месяц назад +9

      However in Roman era there wasn't the german sheperd. The war dog was the cane corso

    • @judasthepious1499
      @judasthepious1499 Месяц назад +3

      PETA wouldn't like it

    • @thomasgirty6397
      @thomasgirty6397 Месяц назад +5

      THE DOG'S OF WAR !!! GOOOOOOOOO..!!!!!!

    • @frankgesuele6298
      @frankgesuele6298 29 дней назад +2

      @@judasthepious1499 They can go fight the Legions⚔

  • @henrylant7049
    @henrylant7049 6 месяцев назад +157

    I like the opening of this scene. You can tell Maximus is beloved by the men, Commodus was not just jealous of the respect he commanded, but he also knew he would never be able to become emperor without full control of the military - Maximus, while an honorable man, was a threat to Commodus's ascension to power simply because Maximus owned their hearts and minds.

    • @Finn_MacCool
      @Finn_MacCool 4 месяца назад +7

      One subtle point I think people miss because it goes by so quick is the dynamic between Maximus and Quintus. You can tell there is some tension and maybe even hostility between them. And that pours over into the scene where Quintus betrays Maximus.

    • @gregthepeglegpregdreg
      @gregthepeglegpregdreg Месяц назад +4

      this plays a lot into real Roman history, an Emperor always wanted to ensure the Legions were more loyal to him than to their general, the simple fact was who ever controls the armies, controls Rome. Augustus recognizes this and begins the practice of the Legions being directly payed by the emperor with "donatives" and introducing pensions for them. There was case where a Roman General recognized this fact too, I don't remember his name, but I'm pretty sure it was when Augustus was emperor a General saw his men held him with more respect than they did the emperor, this general having too much respect for Augustus himself decided the honourable thing to do, and what was in the best interest of Rome was to resign and become a farmer, relinquishing his power, and ensuring he did not threaten the emperor's rule.

    • @tavish4699
      @tavish4699 22 дня назад +2

      @@Finn_MacCool i wouldnt say histility id say professional differences , often times officers disagree on how to do things
      on the flip side maximus says "would you quintus " when hes told that the germans should just accept they are conquered
      this means maximus sees quintus as a honnorable and brave brother in arms, i think its safe to say they served years together , which is why the betrayal hurts him so much

    • @Finn_MacCool
      @Finn_MacCool 22 дня назад

      @@tavish4699 You make some good points, and you may be right, but I still disagree. Look what happens to Quintus after he betrays Maximus... He goes from being Maximus' deputy commander to captain of Commodus' Praetorian guard.

    • @shownottell8804
      @shownottell8804 10 часов назад

      @@Finn_MacCool i would disagree. i think there was healthy respect between the two and agreeing to disagree on matters was not a problem. But Quintus's allegiance is to the authority of the roman empire, while Maximus is guided by his personal definition of morality rather than any external power. Quintus was following orders at the start as he did not know whether Maximus was guilty or innocent. And don't forget that Quintus told his men NOT to give Commodus a weapon at the end in the fight final. Quintus even obeyed Maximus's final order to release his fellow gladiators. It shows Quintus as a fair man who can still think for himself.

  • @spanglestein66
    @spanglestein66 Месяц назад +238

    I was one of the Roman soldier extras in this part of the film .
    Amazing experience

    • @christopherdenniston9013
      @christopherdenniston9013 Месяц назад +5

      That's amazing, where was It filmed?

    • @spanglestein66
      @spanglestein66 Месяц назад +18

      @@christopherdenniston9013 if my memory serves me I think it was out by Colchester
      The set was truly epic …..huge . The money wasn’t get ….but the experience was

    • @christopherdenniston9013
      @christopherdenniston9013 Месяц назад +1

      @@spanglestein66 That's grand, thanks

    • @thatdudewhocriticizesevery9027
      @thatdudewhocriticizesevery9027 Месяц назад +1

      Were you told to throw those pila, use them as spears, or were they there just because they look good?

    • @idrisk9316
      @idrisk9316 23 дня назад

      Bet you were a gregarius

  • @Vitalclubsport
    @Vitalclubsport 10 месяцев назад +270

    One of the best battle scenes in movie history. Watched it wide screen 📺 UHD dolby surround, I felt like the arrows were passing by my head. The cavalry charge is so gripping, one has the feeling that you are riding with them through the trees. Unforgettably electrifying!!

    • @pupper5580
      @pupper5580 9 месяцев назад +8

      When watching a movie with a really good TV set, it becomes a completely different movie.

    • @iamgermane
      @iamgermane 6 месяцев назад +6

      See the original movie "The Fall of the Roman Empire" from the early 1960s. Huge cast and huge budget!! I like it better than this movie!

    • @paprskomet
      @paprskomet 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@iamgermane it is not "the original movie",Gladiator is partially inspired by Fall but it is in no way actual remake of it.Both films mainly draw inspiration from the same historical period of the Roman empire.

    • @iamgermane
      @iamgermane 6 месяцев назад

      @@paprskomet The plots are essentially the same.... I suppose the new film will be about the "Year of 4 Emperors"?

    • @iamgermane
      @iamgermane 6 месяцев назад

      @@paprskomet Plot is close enough. The early 60s movie is better. They even recreated the Roman Forum in Spain!

  • @kevinkilduff2064
    @kevinkilduff2064 Месяц назад +231

    One of the finest movies ever made. Period.

    • @edwardr5084
      @edwardr5084 Месяц назад +7

      one of the top 10, I would agree

    • @ultimatebastiaan7794
      @ultimatebastiaan7794 Месяц назад +5

      Stop saying “period”. It makes you sound weak.

    • @dreday77764
      @dreday77764 9 дней назад +3

      @ultimatebastiaan7794 well to be fair there was a lot of blood in the movie.

  • @markkumanninen6524
    @markkumanninen6524 5 месяцев назад +51

    "You are already dead." One of the greatest war movie scenes ever.

  • @kazielbonn
    @kazielbonn Месяц назад +92

    6:34 After decades I've just noticed that there's a barbarian extra smiling as he walks away from the Roman line. 😆

    • @hsad1234
      @hsad1234 Месяц назад +2

      weird,like the scene was dubbed over him

    • @TheCDmonkey
      @TheCDmonkey Месяц назад +3

      They are all smiling :D, the moment you notice, this scene loses its magic :D

    • @barageom
      @barageom Месяц назад +1

      Good catch.

    • @gb8641
      @gb8641 Месяц назад +3

      I just saw that!! LOL

    • @chanaish
      @chanaish Месяц назад +3

      Bro, I picked up the same thing today nearly after two decades i suppose. and suddenly saw your message. what a coincidence. Funny as hell.

  • @kye44
    @kye44 2 месяца назад +56

    “STAY WITH MEEEE!!!”
    “What we do in life, echoes in eternity.”
    How can you not want to fight for Maximus with speeches like the one he just gave?

    • @julius573
      @julius573 6 дней назад

      these are quotes from the book of Marcus Aurelius ,, Meditations ,, which are told 1x-2x in the film !

    • @chriswalford9228
      @chriswalford9228 День назад

      Stay with me Rod Stewart and the faces Hold the line Toto

  • @cordeliacentauri1737
    @cordeliacentauri1737 Год назад +205

    The opening scene of this movie is really good. It shows the romans strong fighting as one cohesive unit instead of breaking and suddenly fighting one on one and throwing away the scutum... Pullo GET BACK IN FORMATION.

    • @koreancowboy42
      @koreancowboy42 Год назад +15

      Except.. . They did break formation. In the end the barbarians rushed them so fast they were able to throw their primary weapon, the pila. And that they also didn't form proper lines to meet the enemy as you can see them in smaller groups.

    • @nerva-
      @nerva- 11 месяцев назад +14

      @@koreancowboy42 yeah, the depiction of the infantry was the real disappointment in this otherwise cool sequence -- they just kind of walk along until they get rushed by the German mob and then it's just a scrum. The real foundation of the Roman army was its infantry and their extremely disciplined tactics, which were not on display here at all. The Rome TV show (for all its flaws in the second season) did an infinitely better job of depicting the infantry. Another MAJOR problem with this scene is if you actually look closely at the shots it is obvious that many people aren't even going through the motions of fighting -- at 6:34 in particular, some German holding a spear walks into the back of a Roman soldier who falls down and the German is just laughing like the camera isn't even rolling.

    • @koreancowboy42
      @koreancowboy42 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@nerva- well the Roman legion is fighting on very bad terrain, it's muddy and uneven ground. Most of Roman's combat prowess is its flexibility especially on very good terrain due to the Roman's formations.

    • @nerva-
      @nerva- 11 месяцев назад +9

      @@koreancowboy42 ​no, the Phalanx had the advantage on good terrain. The Roman legions were better overall because they were effective even in bad terrain with their disciplined use of Roman tactics, which were flexible, unlike the Phalanx. Also, the movie DOES show off them using the "tortoise" vs. arrows, but then it didn't follow through with them using proper discipline and tactics once the enemy charged them -- it was just every man for himself.

    • @joetheperformer
      @joetheperformer 10 месяцев назад +6

      “Legionary Titus Pullo is a hero of the Thirteenth Legion! Now look at him!!”

  • @tonyhill1264
    @tonyhill1264 Месяц назад +124

    I imagine this is the greatest depiction of how the Roman army battled. Brutal.

    • @sinabagherisarvestani8924
      @sinabagherisarvestani8924 Месяц назад +3

      Who are they fighting ? Are they Germans ??? What language is that ?

    • @thedownunderverse
      @thedownunderverse Месяц назад +18

      @@sinabagherisarvestani8924Germanic tribes

    • @alcel24
      @alcel24 Месяц назад +26

      This is definitely one of the most unrealistic.

    • @samslick9000
      @samslick9000 Месяц назад +1

      @@alcel24 How is it unrealistic?

    • @alcel24
      @alcel24 Месяц назад +29

      @@samslick9000 Historically, this movie is a joke, but let's leave it aside and look at this scene practically.
      1. U don't burn the forest that u are in. It is suicide.
      2. People don't go forward into burning forest. Reflexes.
      3. Cavalry cannot ride through forest. And I loved the part of "Hold the line". Half of them would be on the ground by the end of this scene.
      4. Horses don't go into fire. Even less than people. It is just impossible. 1 idiot horse can be found, but there are a lot of them. Panic->death.
      5. U don't light arrows and shoot them, u put smth on them and light it up. And u certainly cannot kill smth with such arrow. This is not how it works. U don't put fire line ahead of u as well. It would cause a lot of chaos and burning people. U give one guy a torch and he runs and light the arrows.
      This scene is good for Demon lord sending army of zombies with fire protection into zombies without fire protection, but in real life...

  • @middleway5271
    @middleway5271 Месяц назад +33

    Maybe the best battle to ever be on the big screen. Truly a masterpiece.

  • @fettfan91
    @fettfan91 Год назад +136

    STRENGTH and HONOR

    • @aerthnfex
      @aerthnfex 11 месяцев назад +6

      Scotch! And Soda. Long as you're on your way to the bar.

    • @RAVETOR
      @RAVETOR 3 месяца назад +8

      STRENGTH and HONOR

    • @michaelgallagher7481
      @michaelgallagher7481 Месяц назад

      The Romans were blood thirsty killers. Do not give me this shit about strength and honor. This movie glorifies violence.

    • @dreday77764
      @dreday77764 9 дней назад +1

      Can imagine the woke leftists saying that these days…

    • @rederickfroders1978
      @rederickfroders1978 4 дня назад

      @@dreday77764 Are those "woke leftists" with you in the room now?

  • @philippeschockweiler2553
    @philippeschockweiler2553 5 месяцев назад +36

    05:02
    I remember in cinema the wide angle shot with all the ignited arrows, illuminating the sky, was absolutely mesmerising, on the huge screen, the shot gave goosebumps, amazing sound editing, you had the impression you were there in the shot in the middle of it. Even if you listen to youtube to the sound with decent headphones, you can distinguish the many sound layers during the battle. what a scene!

  • @seanez129
    @seanez129 5 месяцев назад +48

    This is 100 percent proof why you do not make a sequel.... you cant beat this,

    • @shingfungtse1594
      @shingfungtse1594 4 месяца назад

      And also please don’t think about doing the re-master or remake stupid things.

    • @angrybird2107
      @angrybird2107 2 месяца назад +1

      Gladiator with current tech will be thrash … especially slow motions in this era are shit

    • @McCouchsky
      @McCouchsky Месяц назад

      sequels almost always suck, but they are really just about making money by milking the original movie's success some more to get bums in seats

    • @yifanfeionsitemanager9220
      @yifanfeionsitemanager9220 5 дней назад

      a sequel is being made at the moment.

  • @JMI5784
    @JMI5784 2 месяца назад +30

    "If you find yourself alone riding in Green fields with the sun on your face. Do not be troubled, for you are an Elysium and you already dead... Brothers, what we do in life echoes in Eternity"

  • @danvu9812
    @danvu9812 Месяц назад +44

    Nobody does it better than Ridley. If this opening scene Doesn’t wake you up nothing will

  • @sylarkane8883
    @sylarkane8883 3 месяца назад +14

    This is a Master Piece of a Movie. Master and Commander is another. Have we got something like this in 2010's? or 2020's? No. We learn to approciate what we lost only when it is lost.

    • @iena1997
      @iena1997 2 месяца назад

      bro hasn’t seen Kingdom of Heaven or Napoleon

    • @Warmenlt
      @Warmenlt Месяц назад

      Yes, even though it remains one of the greatest movies of all time for me , a true masterpiece, yes, we have gotten masterpieces since. It may not be everybodies cup of tea just like this movie, I am sure not everybody on earth likes this type of movie, but for example: Avatar, Troy . Prob few others.

  • @TheBlackSpider82
    @TheBlackSpider82 8 месяцев назад +30

    The Germanic Tribes. A great bunch of lads.

    • @aknotz
      @aknotz 21 день назад +2

      My ancestors. The German at the the beginning said “you are a dog.” Then when he’s holding up the head says “You (plural) are f*cking dogs!”

  • @mirbogatyr
    @mirbogatyr Месяц назад +26

    Dog: "Why does the General Maximus rub my poo in his hands...and smell it?"

  • @smpdevelopments
    @smpdevelopments Месяц назад +20

    They don't make movies this good anymore. such a shame

    • @MAte925
      @MAte925 14 дней назад

      Blame woke idiots

  • @ivanpb1983
    @ivanpb1983 5 месяцев назад +47

    You would expect that, more than 20 years after this film, Ridley Scott would drop something this epic in his new film, Napoleon. You'd be wrong.

    • @erops7933
      @erops7933 3 месяца назад +5

      Was it that bad ?

    • @jasonjadrnak6841
      @jasonjadrnak6841 2 месяца назад

      ​​@@erops7933God yes. It was basically napoleon being a cuck. I really mean it was a cuck film

    • @outbackgearforu
      @outbackgearforu Месяц назад +6

      Yes

    • @jec1ny
      @jec1ny Месяц назад +3

      @@erops7933 Oui.

    • @casualobserver3145
      @casualobserver3145 13 дней назад

      Thanks for the warning. I was keen to see it because of Sir Ridley’s reputation.

  • @clairestark9024
    @clairestark9024 9 месяцев назад +25

    1:55 great bit of characterisation shows he respects and understands his enemy.

    • @michaeltownsand9301
      @michaeltownsand9301 День назад

      He's just a company man looking after his pension. He get's the reality.

  • @GeoAce777
    @GeoAce777 9 месяцев назад +13

    STILL the greatest IMAX movie EVER 😈🏹🔥

  • @ereini0n
    @ereini0n Год назад +36

    I remember buying a bootleg video tape of this movie. A classic.

    • @rhanayt
      @rhanayt Год назад +7

      Lmao i was living in a village and it was one of the few movies i had i watched it like maybe 100 times

    • @Original-Juice
      @Original-Juice Год назад +11

      yes this was the first movie I had on VHS...And then purchased it again on DVD...Then Bluray...then 4K Bluray lol

    • @joetheperformer
      @joetheperformer 10 месяцев назад +3

      Me too. I was in the Philippines and an Arabian vendor kept yelling “D B D D B D D B D!”
      I saw the Gladiator’s cover ripped out of a magazine or something inserted in the laminate of a blank dvd box.
      When I put it on, it was someone’s widescreen tv and you can see their lamp reflecting on the screen. Kept blocking my view.
      Shit was 30 pesos.

  • @WilliamBonney-gl2qf
    @WilliamBonney-gl2qf Месяц назад +14

    This movie must be seen on a big screen to truly appreciate it

  • @DeepLearningUnderground
    @DeepLearningUnderground Месяц назад +89

    Watching this in 2024

  • @jtc1947
    @jtc1947 9 дней назад +4

    The opening scenes with the catapults and flaming arrows is incredible!

  • @shlomomark2275
    @shlomomark2275 Месяц назад +8

    "They say no" - another great line

  • @MuddieRain
    @MuddieRain Год назад +68

    Amazed how the Romans had napalm and the Gauls sound just like the Zulu.

    • @koreancowboy42
      @koreancowboy42 Год назад +5

      XD haha indeed. But war chanting is common. It's abit funny they used zulu but still.
      But also it's not napalm, it's explosive pots that was made.

    • @pgroove163
      @pgroove163 Год назад +3

      and the result is obvious......

    • @Vitalclubsport
      @Vitalclubsport 9 месяцев назад +10

      The Roman army was technically the most advanced and proficient army of the ancient world and we known today that they actually did have catapults with burning oil charges.
      Dr Richard Carrier has good material on how advanced the Roman military technology was, burning charges were not even top of the list.
      The world’s first computer was found in an ancient shipwreck and it was made by the Romans.check it out!

    • @jbarral6509
      @jbarral6509 9 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@Vitalclubsportya but they were not good at fighting in Heavy Forrest Environment even though they Did went back to Germania to Avenge Varus

    • @RandomButBeautiful
      @RandomButBeautiful 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@Vitalclubsport you mean the antikythera mechanism? It was Greek

  • @fr9714
    @fr9714 5 месяцев назад +26

    Epic movie. Goosebumps. Especially when the Emperor is watching as the infantry is slowing moving up and the fiery arrows are flying with cannons making that thwup thwup noises in unison. Lovely. Just amazing.

    • @luislaplume8261
      @luislaplume8261 5 месяцев назад +1

      Those are catapults not cannons.

  • @vitalganon6465
    @vitalganon6465 Месяц назад +4

    Great movie great actor Russell is the best and the music of Hans Zimmer is incredible ❤

  • @centurion6731
    @centurion6731 5 месяцев назад +25

    1:27 Can anyone else here the Zulu chant from the movie Zulu 1964??

    • @scringe1
      @scringe1 27 дней назад +2

      Spot on. I thought this too back in 2000 when I saw it. Big rip off.

  • @gregoryk.tanaka4285
    @gregoryk.tanaka4285 5 месяцев назад +5

    Not to be overlooked is the great music that accompanied and gave superb color to this movie!

  • @ratumelimatanatoto2488
    @ratumelimatanatoto2488 Месяц назад +6

    The Roman Legion at its height were experts at combined arms warfare in the ancient sense.
    From catapults, archers, cavalry, scouts and infantry

  • @erkocab
    @erkocab Месяц назад +3

    i remember seeing this scene with my then young teenage son -- we were both amazed and mesmerized!

  • @sapereaude2475
    @sapereaude2475 Месяц назад +4

    Absolute great opening scene and the landscape really looks like in the the teutoburg forest (northrhine westphalia and lower saxony), where the romans lost three legions (17., 18. und 19.) including auxiliaries under Publius Quinctilius Varus in 9 AD.

  • @panzerivausfg4062
    @panzerivausfg4062 Год назад +85

    I watched the movie for the first time a few days ago and i can say it was a fcking masterpiece.
    It's one of the best movies I've ever watched.
    The scene were Maximus reveal himself to Commodus was menacing!
    You have to upload that scene Johnny!!

    • @timbaud5704
      @timbaud5704 8 месяцев назад +3

      but how they portrayed germans is desaster. they were not just fur wearing "barbarians". they would looked so much different. with helmets and swords.

    • @sheilaken
      @sheilaken 5 месяцев назад

      @@timbaud5704 And what about the chanting @1:27? It`s from the film Zulu. Ridley Scott recycled the sound of South African Zulu warriors instead of using genuine words from Germanic inscriptions.

  • @nigelkhan9278
    @nigelkhan9278 День назад +1

    Hans Zimmer is the greatest composer of all time. The score is absolutely vital to the battle scenes.

  • @jesus5082
    @jesus5082 6 месяцев назад +79

    Man, I pushed soooo hard for my wife to agree to name our only son Maximus... 12 years later and she saw her mistake in not doing so, still Sebastian is also a good name also.

    • @iamgermane
      @iamgermane 6 месяцев назад +1

      See the original movie "The Fall of the Roman Empire" from the early 1960s. Huge cast and huge budget!! I like it better than this movie!

    • @philipsmith9387
      @philipsmith9387 6 месяцев назад +1

      Lucifer is a good name.😈

    • @ThehulkGreen
      @ThehulkGreen 6 месяцев назад +3

      My mum wanted to call me Tarquin. Why she chose Adolf is beyond me.

    • @philipsmith9387
      @philipsmith9387 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@ThehulkGreen Not Austrian then?😅🤣😂😅🤣😂

    • @jesus5082
      @jesus5082 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@ThehulkGreen lol!

  • @FreeRepublic2024
    @FreeRepublic2024 Месяц назад +3

    ONE OF THE BEST, Advancement General's in there history of WAR.

  • @michaelnaretto3409
    @michaelnaretto3409 6 месяцев назад +12

    In terms of opening battle scenes, this is right up there with Saving Private Ryan.

  • @BaldwinVoice
    @BaldwinVoice Месяц назад +3

    My favorite movie. This opening scene is just astonishing.

  • @jmenceladus1332
    @jmenceladus1332 5 месяцев назад +10

    Gives me chills every time

  • @CommanderTavos99
    @CommanderTavos99 6 месяцев назад +18

    1:28 as a native German, I hear something close to "Ihr seid verf!ckte Hunde!" = "you are f*cking dogs!" if thats true, thats so amazing that u can still understand parts of the same language in a time span of over 2k years

    • @secular13
      @secular13 Месяц назад

      Mate,it is hollywood😂

    • @Zeta_Reticulum
      @Zeta_Reticulum Месяц назад

      OMG, jetzt verstehe ich ihn 😂

    • @TheSailorsPride
      @TheSailorsPride Месяц назад +1

      Er sagt verfluchte Hunde (Cursed Dogs)

    • @CommanderTavos99
      @CommanderTavos99 Месяц назад +1

      @@TheSailorsPride ah okay, ja wie gesagt, war mir nicht ganz sicher, danke dir

    • @mils5000
      @mils5000 3 дня назад

      Ich halte es für höchst unwahrscheinlich, dass wir ein einziges germanisches Wort aus dem Jahr 100 verstehen würden. Das ist Hollywood, da sprechen sie Hochdeutsch mit amerikanischem Akzent. Bei Spartakus / Blood and Sand haben die germanischen Sklaven auch so gesprochen.

  • @user-sf2kw9qp9q
    @user-sf2kw9qp9q 5 месяцев назад +7

    The Germanians chant sounds oddly like the Zulus in the film oddly enough called... Zulu😊.

  • @Lost1nTranslation
    @Lost1nTranslation 3 месяца назад +5

    One of the best movies I've ever seen

  • @NattyBumppo48
    @NattyBumppo48 Месяц назад +1

    One of the coolest (if not "THE" coolest) battle scenes ever.

  • @ethan_udovich
    @ethan_udovich Год назад +40

    I love the quote from Zulu in this scene.
    The beginning of the Germans’ war chant is from that movie.

    • @madkow1540
      @madkow1540 10 месяцев назад +7

      also, listen to the music. it's the same from pirates of the Caribbean starting about 5:58 timestamp

    • @trtvitor1385
      @trtvitor1385 9 месяцев назад +7

      @@madkow1540same composer for both films but the score is definitely not the same

    • @kooperativekrohn819
      @kooperativekrohn819 8 месяцев назад +2

      You have a good ear and even better taste in movies! I was about to comment on that also lol

  • @willfallon9264
    @willfallon9264 3 месяца назад +5

    The BEST film ever made (in my opinion). Apocalypse Now a close second.

  • @johnw218
    @johnw218 Месяц назад +5

    Great stuff. This and Alien, two of my favourite films. Not to forget Blade runner . He knew how to create believable worlds that none of us experienced before.

    • @gaz4840
      @gaz4840 Месяц назад

      Black Hawk Down?

  • @robbertroos7513
    @robbertroos7513 2 дня назад

    I still remember watching this in the theater - think I lost what happened for 10 minutes after this scene ended - as I was still in awe of this opening scene. Catched up with what I missed the same day - as I watched it back 2 back in the cinema 🙏🙏🙏 as I did with 300 as well - those were the days

  • @SewTubular
    @SewTubular Месяц назад +4

    Ridley was 62 when he released Gladiator, and 86 when he released Napoleon. I can imagine that it takes more effort to manage all the details when you are 86. Napoleon had plenty of issues, but I still enjoyed seeing it. The actress who played Joséphine looked like she came off the set of Blade Runner 2049.

  • @tr7b410
    @tr7b410 Месяц назад +4

    This age in warfare had a psychological ideal on both sides;To die in battle was a glorious death.

  • @ntg158
    @ntg158 18 часов назад

    when we saw this in the movie theatre in 2000 we was STUNNED HOW AMAZING THIS MOVIE IS!

  • @FERNANDOGONZALEZ-pb6re
    @FERNANDOGONZALEZ-pb6re 29 дней назад +2

    "Are you entertained?!!!!"
    This movie alone has so many awesome qoutes...

  • @Dontbesocurious
    @Dontbesocurious 4 месяца назад +3

    One of my top 3 movies, which I will always watch, whenever it's on tv (with Pulp Fiction & Sicario).

  • @cjdapd7599
    @cjdapd7599 Год назад +17

    “Would you Quintus? Would I?”

  • @taffyjones281
    @taffyjones281 23 дня назад

    All time top 5 favourite films - minimum CGI , maximum effect, Maximus, a timeless hero! Magnificent!!

  • @calebmantle2910
    @calebmantle2910 27 дней назад +1

    The "- Is acceptable. Agreed?" with the smirk is so good, as you find out quickly that he's part of the cavalry that is in risk of the catapults... So few great commanders in history but all of the greats had this in common: "I would never ask them to do something I am not willing to do with them."
    Knowing that putting part of your force at higher risk is the best move, and doing it, is one thing. Knowing that it's the best move AND THAT YOU'RE PART OF THE GROUP AT RISK, and doing it, is another thing.

  • @vitman2409
    @vitman2409 Год назад +85

    We got so many great films like this at the end of the 90's and early 00's. Gladiator is one of my favorites, it has real actors in battle instead of all that CGI bullshit we got today. Sure, there is some CGI in Gladiator, but not that much that it ruins the film. And above all, the films of the past didn't have any of that woke, social justice warrior, bullshit that is in film today.

  • @JasonGabler
    @JasonGabler 6 месяцев назад +5

    "At my signal, unleash hell." "Huh?" "The dog. The dog! His name is Hell."

  • @avitalsheva
    @avitalsheva 7 часов назад

    I never undertood that in IS movies even in Roman times they always have an classical orchestra to play during battles and even on the both sides. Unbelievable

  • @williampaz2092
    @williampaz2092 Месяц назад +10

    At it’s height the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan ran as far East as the modern Arabian Gulf, where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into the sea. Trajan himself stood on “a gigantic stone” and looked eastward. He could not know that he was exactly nine days march (on foot) from the furthest westward outpost of the Han Dynasty of China. As mind boggling as it is a Chinese Explorer from the Han Dynasty, the monk Zhang Qian, may have stood on that same rock and looked westward precisely 150 years before Trajan. Both men , Emperor and Monk, thought they had traveled far enough, turned around and went back home.
    EDIT: Never again would a Western Civilization at it’s Apogee be so close to Chinese Civilization at one of it’s Highest Peaks.

    • @mrcrowley109
      @mrcrowley109 Месяц назад +2

      Imagine what our world would have been like if the Empire never fell.

  • @AEsir2023
    @AEsir2023 10 месяцев назад +13

    There is no way gladiator 2 tops this.

  • @geopercalin6466
    @geopercalin6466 Месяц назад +3

    One of the best movie of all time

  • @julius573
    @julius573 6 дней назад

    THIS IS THE BEST AND BIGGEST SCENE IN THE WHOLE FILM ! AND then the one when he sees his family's burnt body hanging , that moved me the most , I even cried when I saw it ! Ridley is one of the greatest film makers !

  • @tnh723
    @tnh723 Месяц назад +1

    When this movie came out we exited the cinema like we always did and quoted some of the best lines. Not knowing that we had it so good back then

  • @corkystorky
    @corkystorky Месяц назад +6

    "Hold the line! Stay with me!" That leadership. This movie still sends shivers down my spine, never got tired watching it, since 2000, I don't think I'll ever get tired watching it.

  • @profesorstevabakmaz4822
    @profesorstevabakmaz4822 Месяц назад +5

    My father, whom watched this movie so many times, that he still says on this scene: "You see son, one on one Germans would eat Romans like shit, but you add military tactics and discpiline, and the Rome was center of the world for a milenia." One of my favourite movies all time! Hans Zimmer with Ridley Scott, thats my shit

    • @jovankabrankov190
      @jovankabrankov190 9 дней назад

      Germans or a Romans it's the same

    • @jovankabrankov190
      @jovankabrankov190 9 дней назад

      Who will eat who ,it doesn't matter, egal

    • @michaeltownsand9301
      @michaeltownsand9301 День назад

      Yes indeed, trained robots gunning for a pension against real men defending their home..

  • @RoaldMunoz
    @RoaldMunoz 5 часов назад

    honestly still one of the sickest openings put to film. holds up after all these years, and will likely yet through eternity! SPQR

  • @johnbrennan4307
    @johnbrennan4307 6 месяцев назад +6

    Best film ever made in my opinion 👌

  • @jblue8436
    @jblue8436 6 месяцев назад +9

    really wish russel crowe made a second one before he let him self go a prequel with some amazing battles would of been awesome

  • @garrofwar148
    @garrofwar148 Месяц назад +8

    I can never not hear, "Zulu!".

  • @greatndit
    @greatndit Месяц назад +2

    One of the best battle scene !

  • @gregchapman5556
    @gregchapman5556 19 часов назад

    It’s still and always will be the greatest film ever made.

  • @racializedkanadian
    @racializedkanadian Месяц назад +4

    "Brothers, what we do in life, echoes in eternity ..... "

  • @MajorCaliber
    @MajorCaliber 7 месяцев назад +7

    Throughout ALL of human history, incl. the present, HORSES have always been super-expensive, so you can imagine how much it cost to stage just this one scene! 🤑😱

  • @Nick-cy2tn
    @Nick-cy2tn 6 месяцев назад +2

    Late 90's/ early 2000's had the most epic historical battle scenes. Now it would just mostly be CG

  • @Alexia24601
    @Alexia24601 13 дней назад

    I saw this on the big screen with my brother when it came out. Amazing!!

  • @osamabinlaggin3281
    @osamabinlaggin3281 Месяц назад +42

    Nothing like the masculine urge to bring back the Roman Empire.

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast Месяц назад

      And by the 20th century, the respective positions of the Italians and the Germans were exactly the opposite.

    • @MAte925
      @MAte925 14 дней назад

      Contrast that with later woke movies where they potray blokes as hen pecked wimps!😡

  • @bauer9101
    @bauer9101 Год назад +7

    I hate the bit where they clash and it looks like some of the extras are just having a chat at 6:34

  • @SergioNigro
    @SergioNigro 4 месяца назад +2

    Immortals, films, leading actors, screenwriters, director, musicians, producer. A film THE GLADIATOR (2000) that brought fortune to all those who had the fortune of participating in it. However, no one remembers the writer of this novel from which the screenplay of the film was taken: Daniel P. Mannix. Great honor to the writer of the novel.

  • @potterj09
    @potterj09 7 дней назад

    These were my people Rome was breaking after 20+ years & I can't help but love Russell.

  • @michaelandreipalon359
    @michaelandreipalon359 11 месяцев назад +11

    Age of Empires and Total War fans can get a kick from this, I'll say.
    Bit of a shame the original ending of the movie wasn't implemented. Would have been nice seeing Maximus Decimus Meridius become an immortal fighting in future conflicts like the Crusades, the Napoleonic Wars, the World Wars, and finally the Gulf War in the best montage possible (with perhaps a hint of Baccano!).
    *Side note: Bit of a shame I don't see any animation stuff in the Johnny's War Stories channel. Why's that?*

  • @studio2165
    @studio2165 Месяц назад +8

    The best and most accurate portrayal of a Roman battle scean in the history of cinema..

    • @elplow8486
      @elplow8486 Месяц назад

      Dont think they would use the legionaries in a battlefield like this. They were succesful because of them fighting together not in a caotic fight like this

    • @iatsd
      @iatsd Месяц назад +2

      Best in that it gets across the idea of the Roman military as a well organised machine, but it is not accurate in many ways.
      Most of the heavy equipment was only used during sieges, and Roman cavalry was never just "legionaires on horses" as depicted in the film.
      The Legionaires *were* depicted correctly AFAWK in terms of how the units were deployed and moved across the battlefield. That matches written records and artistic depictions from throughout the empire. But we simply don't have any firm record on how they actually fought because despite having the training manuals from various periods which say how the Romans *wanted* them to fight, the only accounts we have of them *in the field* ALL describe different things happening in practice.

    • @user-ot8nn5pn2n
      @user-ot8nn5pn2n Месяц назад +1

      Legionaries should throw their pilums to The Enemy lines before melee starts.

    • @saulgoodmansentme1992
      @saulgoodmansentme1992 25 дней назад

      What's so accurate about this?

  • @DERWUNDERBARE
    @DERWUNDERBARE Месяц назад +1

    Still love the fact that they used the same Music years later for Pirates of the Caribbean...

  • @andyandy2629
    @andyandy2629 Месяц назад +2

    It is nice how the enemy just stoof their shouting and let the Romans get ready.

  • @a.r.r.5626
    @a.r.r.5626 Месяц назад +5

    His dog's name is "Hell." Hence, "unleash Hell...." Just a little tidbit for you....

  • @PerplexedGibbon
    @PerplexedGibbon 9 месяцев назад +3

    lol 6:33 the dude just casually standing there smiling.

  • @jorgerocha1184
    @jorgerocha1184 11 дней назад

    One of my many favorite movies I can watch it for hours

  • @craigme3014
    @craigme3014 6 месяцев назад +1

    lol best add ever! "he had all his personal items stolen, including his grandmothers wedding ring". lmao. best add ever!

  • @Steven-jn2cw
    @Steven-jn2cw 8 месяцев назад +13

    I just love that seen at 6:14, advancing together, shield to shield, should to shoulder, man to man. I feel I have done that in a previous life.

  • @ranjithperimpulavil2950
    @ranjithperimpulavil2950 5 месяцев назад +3

    "Roma Victor"... Many nations would tremble hearing the war cry in ancient world.

  • @kayleesmith1012
    @kayleesmith1012 4 месяца назад +2

    On my signal, unleash HELL...that is WOW

  • @seanzibonanzi64
    @seanzibonanzi64 7 дней назад

    I wish there were a few more overhead shots while the battle is ongoing to really capture the scale. Such an amazing scene.