While the film isn’t perfect,Gladiator 2has received great reviewsfrom critics and audiences.
In contrast, theend ofGladiator 2transcended that to become about Lucius himself fixing the Roman Empire.
Acacius was simply a pawn ofGladiator 2’s emperorsand the Empire as a whole.
The most obvious positive of the shift was that it felt different from the first film.
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