Gladiator

Gladiator is set during the peak of the Roman Empire. The story revolves around Maximus (Russel Crowe), one of the best General's in Emperor Marcus Aurelius' (Richard Harris) army. The emperor is dying and makes his wishes known that Maximus be his successor instead of his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) . As you might expect, going through life with a name like Commodus, and then being passed over by his own father doesn't look good. He orders the death of Maximus, who manages to escape and become a gladiator while hiding his identity. He will attempt to return to Rome to ultimately seek his revenge. This film is directed by Ridley Scott who is a great English film director and producer. The story is written by David Franzoni who is an American screenwriter. This film a historical epic movie that is base on the Roman Empire.

The Gladiators life was hard and socially challenging. However, they were admired by people, not because of their social status but because of their bravery and daring and prowess in battle. The Gladiators were chosen from criminals or slave people who were forced to become Gladiators. The advantage that a Gladiator’s life offered was a chance of fame and glory. The chance for this was extremely slim for there were many dangerous beasts and people they had to battle, and survival was limited. However, if, in some cases, one did manage to win many battles, they would be held in the highest degree of respect, not to mention rich and famous.
In this movie, Maximus is general who was sentenced in death but escape it. Then he become a slave and was forced to become a gladiator. Being a gladiator is not easy. If they are a gladiator, based on the movie, they are a dead man because they’ll never know when they will die. Their life is only for entertainment.

Gladiator's purpose was to portray the life of the particular Roman general; Maximus the general-turned-gladiator whose popularity does threaten the power of the emperor—was key to the