Gladiator
Gladiatoris an incredibly iconic movie, due largely to the amount of rewatchable scenes it contains.
Therefore, there has never been a better time to rewatch 2000’sGladiator.
Thankfully, the first film has no shortage of rewatchable scenes.
He orders Maximus to be killed as well as his family, taking the former into the forest.
The rewatchable nature of this scene comes from these aspects, asGladiator’s Maximus Decimus Meridiusbecomes the titular figure.
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This sequence culminates in one of the more iconic moments in the film.
The scene in question comes after Maximus and his fellow gladiators make it to Rome.
As they are waiting for the gladiatorial games to begin, Maximus is spoken to by Lucius.
Gladiator follows Maximus, a Roman general betrayed by the new emperor Commodus. After escaping execution, he is enslaved and becomes a gladiator. Set in ancient Rome, the story portrays his struggle for survival and quest for vengeance as he battles for his freedom in the arena.
He tells the fighter to remove his helmet and tell him his name, leading Maximus to reveal himself.
It’s hard to imagine that Russell Crowe could hate any of Gladiator’s screenplay.
The actor argued with director Ridley Scott and tried to improvise.
And I will have my vengeance, in this life, or the next.
4Maximus vs. An added twist is thrown into the mix when Maximus also has to reckon with live tigers…
The differences include the aforementioned more intimate feeling of having Maximus only have to face off against one character.
However, an added twist is thrown into the mix when Maximus also has to reckon with live tigers.
Maximus intends to do this in an attempt to reunite with the soldiers who still support their former general.
IfGladiator’s final scene does not work on rewatch, nor does the entire film.
As such, this scene may not only be the best in the film but also the most rewatchable.
After escaping execution, he is enslaved and becomes a gladiator.
