Are Lucius' Dreams In Gladiator 2 Visions Of The Afterlife?

An earlier script focused on Maximus had him rise through the Roman underworld after he died.

Ultimately, the scenes still work as dreams or afterlife visions.

Gladiator II Official Poster

They are the only sequences in the entire film that are shown without any color.

That would accurately describe Lucius at the time of these dreams.

He’s just lost his wife and was fighting in a battle that the Numidians were losing against Rome.

Lucius in Gladiator 2 and Arishat in black and white

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Cast

Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal) holds out his sword as in Gladiator 2

Paul Mescal as Lucius with a purple sky behind him in the Colosseum in Gladiator 2

Lucius and wife Arishat in Gladiator 2

Headshot Of Paul Mescal In The 77th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs)

Headshot Of Pedro Pascal In The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

Movies

Gladiator II