be hosting a whole month of gladiator fights at the coliseum‚ it will be from July 1st to August 1st. A group of gladiators will be fighting at once under different circumstances. Once only one gladiator is left they will move on to the next round until the finals which are to be held on August 1st. The last gladiator left shall shall earn 500 pieces of silver and his freedom and his owner shall earn 1000 pieces of silver. If you wish to enter your slave in as a gladiator you will have to go to the
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Gladiator Julius Mitchell ENG 225 Prof. Jonathan Beller 13 March 2011 What would you do if you were engaged in a twelve year campaign; you have a wife and son who are waiting for you‚ but you are asked to be king and leader of your country? Would you refuse your king‚ and turn your back on your country‚ for the sake of two? Ridley Scott‚ director of Universal Pictures “Gladiator‚” brought to life‚ writer David Franzoni’s epic tale of Maximus‚ an inspiring and powerful Roman General
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of Colloseum. I’m going to fight along with other gladiators to entertain Roman high class society. I find it very ironic. I’m supposed to kill for entertainment of people I hate. But I need to focus on more important things. Like the freedom I’ll get if I will survive. I know the chance is so small‚ but that’s all I could’ve hoped for. And I’ll fight for it with all my strength. During all this time I’ve spent here I got to know other gladiators. I’ve met Flavius‚ who became a good friend of mine
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assignment I chose to watch the movie “Gladiator.” With any modern day movie one runs the risk of finding flaws in the historical accuracy. Most modern historical films have been adjusted to fit Hollywood standards thus compromising the historical accuracy. Gladiator is no different; this movie is a mixture of historical facts and Hollywood’s version of what really happened. The film attempts to depict the life and journeys of a Roman gladiator. We know the Gladiators for their brutality in the process
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Rome started in 753 B.C. and ended in 476 A.D. Rome is most likely the reason why the United States is like today. Trade was vital to Rome and the city of Rome itself has tremendous environmental advantages. They had Gladiators‚ horse racing and theater. Rome’s government was the most helpful. The Roman’s trade imported a whole variety of materials like beef‚ corn‚ glassware‚ iron‚ lead‚ leather‚ marble‚ olive oil‚ perfumes‚ purple dye‚ silk‚ silver‚ spices‚ timber‚ tin‚ and wine. The main trading
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literature Scott’s Gladiator Released May 5‚ 2000 Revenge tragedy Maximus = man driven by vengeance and the need to survive One of the best movies of the 21st century Won 5 Oscars Best Picture Best Actor Hamlet Hamlet’s father is murdered by Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle Failed execution of Hamlet Incest – Brother and Sister in law Hamlet finds himself isolated and detached from society Driven by revenge Confidant Ends in duel where both protagonist and antagonist die Gladiator Maximus’ family
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Jeannie Hardy PHO 184B Professor Smith September 7‚ 2102 Chapter 1 Essay The film Gladiator is not only known for Russell Crowe’s Academy award winning performance‚ but it is also known for it’s camerawork and cinematography. This film has a considerable amount of blatant formalism‚ which director Ridley Scott uses to portray Maximus’ message. Camera angles are commonly used to distinguish power in a scene‚ most of the time by using low-angle or high-angle shot. These types of angels are seen
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Movies have greatly changed in terms of violence. The first movie I choose to do was‚ “Gladiator”. It was released in the year 2000‚ and also won the Oscar for best picture. The director was Ridley Scott. The motion picture shows a lot of blood and people get slaughtered. In addition‚ the film has a lot of hand to hand combat with multiple types of arms included; swords‚ axes‚ and maces. Most of these scenes were shorter. The encounters that included more than just hand to hand combat tended to
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film or a digital storage device. Mis-en-Scene is used to represent the director’s role of what appears in the shot. This can include lighting‚ setting‚ costumes‚ props and actions of who or what is in the shot. Citizen Kane was a revolutionary film and advanced many film techniques that are still used today. Citizen Kane was released in 1941; Directed by Orson Wells who also stars in the film at the age of 25. It was him film debut. Citizen Kane used Mis-en-Scene and deep focus to show themes in the
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The fictional story of Gladiator is simplicity itself. General Maximus (Russell Crowe) fights in the wilds of Germania with the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius‚ is promised the throne with the mission of returning Rome to “The Republic.” Before he can finalize his anguished deliberations‚ Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)‚ Marcus’ son‚ sends his father out and claims the throne. Maximus is sentenced to death as a possible opponent‚ and is taken to the Black Forest for a messy death. His wife and child are
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