GLADIATOR (2000) FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

❤️BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY❤️ MATTHEW 17:20 20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Asking why Proximo turns into a gladiator trainer / owner is the same as asking why professional athletes turn into trainers after they age out - you do what you know best.

I would argue that Shakespearean tragedies are like Roman and Greek tragedies and not the other way around.

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russel crowe played a better part in rompa stompa, ridley scott good director, the fall of the roman empire is a better movie, but gladiator is a good remake

Please if you loved this movie, then watch the extended edition of Ridley Scott's Robinhood with Russell Crowe! You can thank me later!!

Maximus was a real person in real history maybe not the film version but Marcus Aurelius described him in his memoirs and his descriptions describes what a completely self-actualised man looks like. It is a description that I aspire to and judge myself by every day. Here it is... “Maximus set an example of self-mastery, steadiness of purpose, and good cheer that no circumstance, not even illness, could extinguish. He combined in beautiful measure gravity with charm, and he did whatever needed to be done without making a fuss. Everyone believed what he said was what he thought and that he never acted with an intention to do harm or give offence. Nothing surprised or frightened him, and he never seemed to be in a hurry or slow to accomplish a task. He was neither intimidated and embarrassed on one hand, nor aggressive and suspicious on the other. So giving, forgiving, and loyal was he by nature that he appeared to be a man whose virtues were inborn rather than acquired. It is unimaginable that anyone ever felt inferior or superior around him, perhaps as a result of his pleasing sense of humor.”

Hans Zimmer was the composer of this score as well as Pirates of the Caribbean. This one came first, so Pirates sounds like this one. Genius music for a legendary movie!

Marcus Aurelius, the Philosopher Emperor, was one of the last "good" Emperors of Rome. His work "Meditations" is a cornerstone of the Stoic school of philosophy and is taught in philosophy classes today. Commodus was one of the absolute worst Emperors Rome had...he is up there with Caligula and Nero as both "mad" and "bad". He actually would fight in the Coliseum and he staged lavish and expensive games during his reign. Historically, there is no way that Maximus would have been made a slave. Most likely, he would have been executed, assassinated or exiled. However, for story purposes...he's made a slave. Gladiators, while they were slaves, were richly rewarded. After a few years, if they survived, a galdiator did not need a rudis as Proximo was granted, but could buy their freedom. Not only that, having Gladiators as slaves was very profitable, if they were good. So...the times what they were, Proximo invested in slaves and trained them in gladiatorial combat. Life was very cheap and brutal in Rome if you were not a full Roman citizen. If you ever heard of therm "bread and circuses", it was an allusion to Rome, the Coliseum, and the mob of Rome. Keeping them fed, entertained and "happy". The Coliseum could be configured for all sorts of exhibitions. Animal vs Man fights, chariots, even (not kidding) recreations of sea battles where drowning could also happen to the gladiators in addition to loss of limb. Whatever someone was willing to pay for (Emperors, Consuls, Praetors...if they had the funds) could stage games for the glory of Rome, the glory of the Gods, or just to get the mob on their side in elections. Quite frequently those who stood for Consul (two elected each year who were the highest ranked men in the Senate, like a dual Presidency) would have games staged to get those who could vote on their side and secure their support. Again...bread and circuses. Richard Harris (Marcus Aurelius) and Oliver Reed (Proximo) were Hellraisers as young men. There is a group of actors and musicians from Britain who fell into this classification: Peter O'Toole, Ricard Burton, Keith Moon (the drummer of the rock band The Who). They drank to excess, partied to excess, had affairs with beautiful women, and got in fights...and the tabloid press ate it all up. TMZ would have had a field day with their exploits...because sometimes it would happen on set or, worse, on stage during a performance. Richard Harris had become quite clean and sober by the time he made this, and a couple years later would play Albus Dumbledore for two 'Harry Potter' movies before he passed away. Oliver Reed, however, died during production of 'Gladiator' of a heart attack...his lifestyle having took its toll. Unfortunately, this meant they had to re-write the ending of the film, use CGI, stand-ins, and previously filmed alternate takes to finish the movie. In fact, Jubba (Djimon Honsou) was not the one buries the little icons of Maximus's family in the sands of the Coliseum...it was Proximo in the original ending. I think Jubba was supposed to die at the same time as many of the other gladiators who die during Maximus's escape. This is my favorite Ridley Scott film, and one of my top five favorite Russell Crowe performances. From Ridley Scott: 'Kingdom of Heaven - Director's Cut' with Orlando Bloom and Eva Green,. Another great Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe collaboration I love, but no one has done yet is 'A Good Year', a romantic comedy set in the south of France with Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, and Oscar-winner for 'La Vie En Rose') as the love interest. Russell Crowe: 'L.A. Confidential' and 'Master and Commander: Far Side of the World' are both excellent.

I know you’re strapped for time but the “my name is Maximus Decius Meridius…” speech is one of the greatest of all time! 🥺

Great reaction on a great movie ! You should watch Master And Commander some day. Russell Crowe starred in two of my favourite movies. Gladiator and that one.

I love that you called this a Shakespearean tragedy because it is. It’s so much more than a war or gladiator movie. It’s a film with great characters, action, a love story, just too much to describe. You could write a dissertation on its lessons.

Marcus Aurelius was a brilliant philosopher. I always suggest people to read Meditations, it’s a series of writings about his personal beliefs and thoughts about life and the world.

25:32 even at half strength Commodus wasn't going to be able to be able to beat Maximus. the short sparring they showed Commodus doing earlier was Commodus telling the soldiers what strikes to do, and when to strike. all scripted, he'd never been in battle, Maximus was battle hardened. an amazing film, and great reaction! on a side note, for a comedy/action film you should check out "Kung Fu Hustle". it's hilarious! 👍

21:00 They're lucky the tigers were on chains this time. Sometimes it would be animal vs. animal, other times animal vs. human. They didn't leave questions like "If a bear fought a lion, which one would win?" as hypotheticals, they would have a bear fight a lion and find out.

Gladiator won the Academy Award for best picture of 2000, and Russell Crowe won best actor. He was a HUGE star back then, starring in numerous great films, such as L.A. Confidential, A Beautiful Mind, and Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. Any of these would be terrific to do reactions for.

That scene where his Austrian (?) friend test-tasted his potentially poisoned food cracks me up every time! Great review!

I was freshly 18 when this came out. It was one of the first movies I've seen multiple times in the theater and remains one of my all time favorites. Absolutely perfect movie.

The battle scene at the beginning was filmed Aldershot England I no that because I use to play football for Aldershot and we was invited on set and we watched it being filmed.

I think you’d get a kick out of “White Men Can’t Jump” with Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes

the people that tried to execute maximus are the special forces of the roman world they were the emporers body guard and the best soldiers.

I saw this in the theater and HOLY CRAP! Amazing ✨✨

The gladiator events went on for centuries, until a Christian man who was tired of it ran down to break up a battle. The people were angry and stoned him to death. The Ceaser at the time was appalled by him getting stoned, and put an end to the gladiator games.. That's just my vague recollection of the historical account that I learned from the channel "Tasting History with Max Miller" when he did a video on what gladiators ate.. His videos are great. He tries to make ancient dishes, and gives you a history lesson surrounding the time period and dish.

You stated during the video that "this is how football players come into the arena". The Colosseum during these "games" used sand as their flooring. The reason for that is because it was easy to spread and hide blood. The Latin word for sand is "arena". That is where we get the word to describe large stadiums in English, from the original area in Rome.

I cried for real when Maximus died. I never get tired of watching Gladiator

20 years, was the conscription period I believe. Which most never lived to see the end of. Nonetheless Northern Europe wouldn't be what it is today without what they learned by being conquered by Rome.

After you draw a comparable look at (React) to Here Comes The Boom NFL. Listen to the words as you look at the video.

Read Greek history it is there. Also, draw comparisons to what you are viewing and the NFL.

A point of trivia all the movies get wrong. Thumbs up meant swords up. The gladiator was dead meat. Thumbs down meant swords down, that thumbs down was a good thing.

You'll probably like Cinderella Man as its based on a true story. An underrated movie and story.

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You might not be aware, but the slave owner character who was once a gladiator himself, was played by one of the all time great actors, Oliver Reed. The man is a legend but was also a terrible alcoholic. He died during filming and they had to use a mixture of spare footage and CGI to finish it. I’ll say hello on instagram! You’re great. 😄

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There was actually poison on the dagger.

this is in my #5 movie of all time..its like watching Braveheart . great great movie

It’s not a historically accurate movie. But it is a great one with great action, monologues, dialogues and themes.

Proximo became a trainer because he knew the business and there was a lot of money in it.

Holy shit never noticed that the score is like POTC score.

You"ll enjoy "V for Vendetta"

One of the best movies ever made.

You’re probably the most expressive person I’ve ever seen watching a movie. From your vocalizations to your phenomenal facial expressions to your super expressive arm movements. It’s very fun to watch although I would be very nervous watching the film with you. The way your arms move around I’m not sure I’d make it to the end. I have a feeling I would come out of the movie experience black and blue. Enjoy watching your reviews on movies very entertaining.

I love your expression.

Lol your comments and facial expressions make your reaction video. Very fun to watch. Not sure how many videos you’ve done with this being my first time watching your reaction. I loved this movie from the time it came out. It was great back then and still great today. Glad you enjoyed it!

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Not only did they use wild animals in games, they made sport of letting wild animals on Christians.. I recommend reading Foxe’s Book of Martyrs in the section on Roman times. They were quite brutal… Letting bulls loose with gladiators on women unarmed.. Feeding Luke’s apprentice to the lions. So sad.

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There were times, they would flood the Coliseum, and do naval battles as well, another fantastic reaction!! Can't wait to see more and more, hope all is well In California..😁😁

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I don't know why I got such a kick out of you calling Commodus "Lil' Caeser"... Lol! Such a despicable character... Joaquin Phoenix played the hell out of that role.

I posted a link a few mins ago but RU-vid block many for some reason. The link was to the live performance of Now We Are Free, Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard. Amazing. Even more meaning to me is Oliver Reed (Proximo in the film), Sir were it up to me, a man to whom I would gladly kneel before and refer to him as Sir, were He here. In a break from filming, Sir Ollie died drinking with Sailors docked in Malta from HMS Cumberland. 8 pints of Lager, dozen shots of rum, half a bottle of Whisky and some shots of cognac. He covered the tab, beat 5 serving sailors at arm wrestling before calling it a day. RIP you fucking Legend.

The opening battle was the southern Romans fighting the Germanic tribes of the North. Europe would later become a blend of 3 groups of white folks, the southern Romanics, the middle Celtics and the Northern Germanics. Germanics have always been known as freedom loving brawn. Celtics have beautiful culture. And Greco Roman culture provided the brains and education to Europeans.

The woman that played the wife of Maximus is Ridley Scott's wife.

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” King James Version (KJV)

The composer of Pirates of the Carribean and this are the same. Hanz Zimmer. Good scores he did for great movies are Interstellar, The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise, Inception with Leonardo Diccaprio, and the new Dune movie. Check them out.

18:18 You cut one of the best parts: "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Areillius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. "

It’s kind of funny, the coliseum is where most of the tourists and occasionally the high class went. Everyone else, which would probably be us, the locals and unimportant people would have gone to the… hippodrome I believe it’s called? It was much more affordable and accessible.

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Please react also to FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964). Gladiator is a semi-remake of that film, and I’d love to have someone compare the two.

What Ceasar did when people got restless? Put on the games on to distract the public and to avoid social disorder.... Like in nowadays different "doers" distract the masses with all kinds of 'games' and every other ways they can think of....

good reaction Greetings from Tarragona (Tarraco) Former capital of the province of Hispania (Spain) of the Roman Empire.

Well, Maximus refused to accept the new emperor, that makes him a traitor... he had no proof that old emperor was murdered. That was his biggest mistake.

Marcus Aurelius was a pretty great emperor and Commodus was a bad one that actually did end up fighting gladiators. But it wasn’t quite like this. Commodus fought gladiators that had blades with no edge. He was eventually killed by a freed gladiator that trained him for the dishonor of killing gladiators with dull swords.

Oliver Reed died during production. To finish his scenes, he was digitally cut and pasted from other shots, and in other places his face was placed CGI on a body double. Cost the production a bundle.

I really dig your reactions, but the one thing that is significant issue: you literally talk over a LOT of the dialogue of the movies, so you're only reacting to PART of the movie and are missing a lot of key story details. Aside from that, I really dig your personality! It's never not entertaining.

The image of Gladiators here is somewhat a myth; Gladiators cost far too much to train to have them killed so easily. Usually the ones who got killed were criminals sentenced to death. Sometimes people would take part in arena displays; risking bodily harm, to pay off debts, but rarely were Gladiators killed as part of the regular day to day displays. Only at major festivals was it likely to happen. kerk

When will the film be made showing the beautiful slaughter at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest? Where mighty Rome fell to its knees! *Quintilius Varus, give me back my legions!*

You're such a good reactor that I'm so disappointed in you on this one. You literally cut out every good line, every good scene in this film. This was a classic movie gone to waste. I'm left shaking my head in disbelief.

The NFL actually got ots idea to come into the arena like the coliseum. Kinda evil knowing that all the coliseum was for slaves to entertain the emperors and kings., kinda morbid huh?

I would say that Russell Crows best movie in my opinion is Noah, of you get time it's a beautiful betrayal of Biblical accounts and very well acted.

Two of my favorite movies with Russell Crowe are The Quick and the Dead and Mystery Alaska. Both underrated movies.

It's important to realize that the Roman Empire was not hereditary. In fact, in real life, Commodus was the first son by blood that inherited the "throne".

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This was a great one still breaks me when I watch it definitely up there in the top list of movies for me another great reaction Cali blend keep striving on to the next one

Here is some context to how bad Maximus trip was: he rode none stop wile wounded from modern day Germany to Spain and then was taken by slavers to Northern Africa and sold as a warrior slave.

Marcus Aurelius was the last great emperor of Rome, though we wasn't killed by his son. The Praetorians assassinated Commodus because we was mentally unstable and obsessed with the gladiatorial games, and he was destroying the Roman Empire.

"Dogs have existed for centuries." This is factual.

That fire from the ballista catapault was a substance called Greek fire it was terrible in the extreme it would burn and burn .the recipe was thankfully lost to time not that napalm is good .also terrible weapon.

when the movie came out. "Are you not entertained" was our go to quote for almost everything. literally everything we do. we say are you not entertained till this day some people use it jajajajajajajajaa

So glad you viewed this. Thanks for sharing. Saw it in the theater. "Am I not entertained?" I am. Thank you. Strength and honor.

When the Emperor says: “you have not seen what Rome has become”… it sadly reminds me of our modern times. We need to fight for a higher kingdom.

Loyalty is something existing as people existed, but was never defined or put into words for the past 2000 years since society existed

I have a random fact for you! The Senate all wore white togas, aka, Toga Candida. Which is where we get the term Candidate from :)

I just want to say that this is Hollywoods version of gladiator fights (real gladiator fights rarely ended in death) they also had refs to enforce the rules (one rule was if your opponent slipped and fell you had to wait until he got back up)

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"shakespearean tragedy".. couldnt sum it up any better, Great reaction.

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7:59 Its wasn't a horse, but I've done it with mules in my early teens, while riding in the mountains of Colorado during an elk hunt.

Another great review of a great film (one of my favorites). Keep'em coming! 😁

Damn she fine. Hard to focus on my man Maximus and Phoenix being awesome actor as always. Lol

Good Academy award winning movie 🎬. The sequel part 2 is coming in 23 or 24.

Nice reaction, but editing out all the key aspects of the movie like Maximus' reveal takes away a bit

They did use large cats in the arena. Unfortunately, they sent Christian men, women, and children into the arena to be fed to the lions and they were not given a way to defend themselves.

if you slow down the motion at 16.00 when the chariot crashes on its side you will see the compressed air bottle on the chariot

In a way Lucilla did become emperor through her son, being only 8 years old, she will be his closest advisor as to how to rule.

thank you for ure reaction , Marcus Aurelius was our great emperor !!! i love this movie !!

My best friend was stabbed with a screwdriver in that very spot. Yes ma'am it is a lung puncture.

6:17 you hit the nail on the head! Such Shakespearen vibe could only be granted by a UK director like Ridley Scott indeed...😎🔥❤️🇬🇧

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