Maximus Decimus Meridius

In the play book, Julius caesar, shakspeare had many clever idea on to why he wrote what he did. He was very creative when writing and wrote about a man who was killed by his friend, Brutus. Brutus had his reasonings, that Antony disagreed with. By exaiming the ethos. Pathos, and logos, it is clear that brutus and antony have completely different feelings and thoughts on Julius Caesars death. When brutus and antony presented their speeches, they used ethos so that they could make the audience…

Gaius Cassius Longinus, he is the instigator of the plot against Caesar. No one else is shown trying to persuade anyone to help, although the conspiracy is partially underway at the time Cassius makes a brilliant and forceful attempt to involve Brutus. As it is shown, the assassination of Julius Caeser was all of Cassius’ idea. People say that Cassius was the one who persuade other people to join in on his idea. Cassius, brains of the whole conspiracy in the assassination of Julius Caesar,…

Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a 2000 film industry achievement which stars the hero, Russel Crowe, as the unwavering Hispano-Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius. Joaquin Phoenix is the foe and stars as Commodus, the degenerate and goal-oriented child of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The maturing Emperor is featured by veteran performing artist Richard Harris. Lucilla, little girl of the Emperor, is featured by Connie Nielsen who needs to oppose the perverted advances of Commodus and ensure her…

violence as well as understanding what is being said throughout the movie while having the knowledge as well due to my studies. While studying the Roman History throughout my studies at Arizona State University, I am not familiar with the name Maximus Decimus Meridius and in the movie Gladiator; he is the main role throughout the entire movie. The hero in the movie…

erroneously. Commodus and Maximus duel in the arena; Commodus is stabbed in the throat, and he dies. Though Commodus did fight in the arena, it was not the place of his death. Rather, he was choked in a bathtub by his gladiatorial mentor, Narcissus; a plot devised by his sister Lucilla. There is no historical character who is Maximus; we just made him up (Gladiator: The True Story, 2011). So stated Gladiator’s writer and producer, David Franzoni. Maximus Decimus Meridius, the film’s protagonist,…

Hercules: Movie Review The warrior is about the successful and appreciated Roman General, Maximus Decimus Meridias. His lone yearning is to return home from the fight to his significant other and child. He has been away for more than two years. Yet, tragically, things are not that simple for Maximus. The Emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius sits on his passing quaint little inn that he might want Maximus to guarantee that Rome comes back to open run the show. This implies taking impermanent…

The film I decided to analyze was that of “Gladiator” (2000). It depicts the death of Marcus Aurelius and his wishes that after he dies, a faithful Roman soldier by the name of Maximus Decimus Meridius take his place as emperor. However, Marcus Aurelius’ son, Commodus, takes matters into his own hands to guarantee that he will be the one to be proclaimed heir and ultimately, Caesar. Although, the film explores the history of Rome by including several historical figures, it is mainly based on a…

favourite Russel Crowe movie—the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Crowe), introduces a ritual he would repeat several times: just before battle begins he kneels on one knee, grabs a handful of earth, rubs it between his hands, and then deeply inhales as he cups the earth in his hands to his face. Only then does he commence his brand of extreme negotiation. You can see the video below. Just a power move you think? No, it's much more. Maximus accomplishes two things with this ritual: …

Commodus attempted to have Maximus killed, but the general is able to save himself from death, however, he ends up in the hands of a slave owner battling and killing for his freedom until he rises in the infamous coliseum as a gladiator. He savagely slaughters and loses pieces of his sanity and conscious to obtain the power and title of a gladiator, solely to avenge the death of his family by murdering Commodus. The viewer is made aware of this during a powerful scene where Maximus confronts…

In the 2000 film Gladiator, Maximus, a Roman general, is betrayed and forced to live as a slave in the arenas as a gladiator, where his strength and courage alone can free him from his imprisonment. With the ultimate goal of enacting revenge on Commodus, the emperor who put his family to death, Maximus proves himself on the battlefield by defeating numerous opponents, many very gruesomely, in the name of vengeance attempting to earn a rudiarius (a sword granted as a sign of freedom to…