Did NOT Expect the FEELS!! Gladiator (2000) Reaction | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

Over the course of the action scenes, Russell Crowe lost all feelings in his right forefinger for two years afterward. He also aggravated his achilles, broke his foot, cracked his hip, and popped some bicep tendons out of their sockets. But even so, he won an Academy Award for best actor. An absolute LEGEND

"That makes us Brothers", "You trying to boink him too then?" haha that was good.

13:42 - "I thought he had the loyalty of the soldiers..." He had. But he was in custody of the Pretorian guard, that's the Emperors guard, an elite unit loyal only to the Emperor. Maximus was a general of the regular troops. 14:34 - "..why go through the length of doing that to his family, too..." To prevent the son of a murdered father to become a grown up threat hungry for regenve. 17:21 - "Mark of the Legion" The mark reads 'SPQR' and means "Senatus Populusque Romanus" - 'The Senate and the People of Rome' - you'll find it on many Roman Legion's signs, flags and seals.

"At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: “I have to go to work — as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for — the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?" - Marcus Aurelius I'm like, damn Marcus, why you coming at me like this almost 2,000 years later?

Maximus' son would appear more than two years younger than Lucius in his memory, because he hasn't seen him for that time period.

Even to this day, my dad will like buy me a can of beer or something, and toss it to me, and he'll say "am I not merciful?"... and I'll answer "AM I NOT MERCIFUUUUUUUUU-"

Oliver Reed, the actor who played Proximo, died during filming by getting into a drinking contest in a bar

Love your reaction, Joaquin Phoenix deserved an Oscar for supporting cast for his performance of his character, and of course Russell Crowe was phenomenal playing Maximas he won an Oscar for his character and this movie is in my top 5 all time!

28:30 "Can we have some sort of disguise for your head? If you wanted to meet the Emperor, we can't let him see your face...." Ridley Scott: "Wait for it...." 😉

14:45 The reason I believe, besides outright spite, is to eliminate any chance of reprisal and retribution from Maximus' family. If they were left alive, and Maximus' son learned about his father's murder at the command of Commodus, it wouldn't be a stretch to fear the son of Maximus gaining the ear of the armies and sacking Rome just to get to Commodus. You should read Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" as it talks about similar situations, among other things. You'll get a better understanding of modern politicians as they do similar things mentioned in the book. Hence the term "Machiavellian". Since i mentioned books and you've watched Gladiator, read The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Good book about stoicism.

Sparta is tough but Gladiator just hits differently with story and acting next level especially Joaquin and Russel

After a quarter century, Gladiator 2 opens this fall. Trailer is up.

23:20 "Bread and Circuses" BTW there's a ruin in Rome called the Circus Maximus, big chariot race track.

This movie has the same level of historical accuracy as Napoleon, but it's such a better story.

Yes, that moment when Maximus recognizes Cicero as he leaves the coliseum is a beautiful one of hope!

In Ancient Rome slaves often bought freedom for themselves.

@30:00ish... the gladiator who sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger is Ralf Moeller and he is German and, like Arnold, was a professional body builder! As you can obviously see from his physique!

Roman Emperors often killed entire families of rivals so they could confiscate the property. But look up some Marcus Aurelius, a great Emperor but also a philosopher

The funny part is she calling him "Give Us Free" like I didn't call Dijmon EXACTLY that all the way up until like 5 years ago! 😂

@14:11 it's so when one gets exhausted (from carrying him)... He can switch to the other.