The story of the 2000 film Gladiator has its setting in Ancient Rome and is a “sword-and-sandals spectacle [which] was directed by Ridley Scott (AAN), an acclaimed filmmaker of science fiction, as a dark tale of revenge” (Britannica Online, “Gladiator,” information retrieved November 10, 2015). According to Britannica Online, “the film traces the fall and rise of Maximus, a general who seeks vengeance as a gladiator after being discarded by the emperor Commodus.” Although most of the scenes and events are mostly fiction, some events that occurred in the movie along with several characters are historically accurate. After watching the movie Gladiator and researching information in “A History of Western Society” by McKay and Britannica Online, I disagree with the assumption that the story of Maximus in the movie is historically plausible.
The beginning of the movie starts with a battle between the tribe of Germany and the Roman army as the Germans are trying to defend their lands from the Romans. The main character is Gladiator is a general in the Roman army named Maximus. Maximus is played by the actor Russell Crowe. …show more content…
According to McKay, gladiator contests were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Ancient Rome. The gladiator were when men dressed in armor and warrior outfits and fought each other usually until death. Battles were “between animals or between animals and humans” (McKay, 175). Commodus also participated in gladiator battles where he always won (Britannica Online, “gladiator,” information retrieved November 10, 2015). The way in which men became gladiators was usually by being “drawn from various sources but were chiefly slaves and criminals” (Britannica Online, “gladiator,” information retrieved November 10, 2015). They were also “soldiers captured in war”, “poor immigrants” or “volunteers” as well (McKay,
The beginning of the movie starts with a battle between the tribe of Germany and the Roman army as the Germans are trying to defend their lands from the Romans. The main character is Gladiator is a general in the Roman army named Maximus. Maximus is played by the actor Russell Crowe. …show more content…
According to McKay, gladiator contests were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Ancient Rome. The gladiator were when men dressed in armor and warrior outfits and fought each other usually until death. Battles were “between animals or between animals and humans” (McKay, 175). Commodus also participated in gladiator battles where he always won (Britannica Online, “gladiator,” information retrieved November 10, 2015). The way in which men became gladiators was usually by being “drawn from various sources but were chiefly slaves and criminals” (Britannica Online, “gladiator,” information retrieved November 10, 2015). They were also “soldiers captured in war”, “poor immigrants” or “volunteers” as well (McKay,