Maple's first time watching Gladiator in a movie reaction.
Full Reaction Here: / diegesischad
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#Reaction #Gladiator #Sequel?
Maple's first time watching Gladiator in a movie reaction.
Full Reaction Here: / diegesischad
Maple's Links: msha.ke/mapledivine
#Reaction #Gladiator #Sequel?
Y'all excited for Gladiator 2?
Nope lol I think this is a movie that is so great it should never have a sequel
@@jaqondnorris8889 what about a sequel made 20 years later? lol
@@Diegesis makes no sense to me The way this movie ended it was perfect
I'm excited for Gladiator 2, Gladiator 3, Gladiator: Retribution, Gladiator: Revelations, Gladiator: Revengance, Gladiator: Beyond Colloseumdome, Gladiator: Purple Reign and Gladiator X And the reboot, annoyingly titled: Gladiator
The film is fictional but it is partly based on history and historically there is nothing more to tell
I’m in this movie! I was a Roman in the first battle scene. When Maple says’ that’s a lot of people’ around the minute mark, I was one of them! 10 days filming in 1999! This film has a very special place in my heart.
Super cool! As Maple said, it's indeed a lot of people. Any idea how many extras were on set during those 10 days?
That's awesome..I heard that they used 10,000 flaming arrows for that battle scene. Is that accurate?
Not that you have to, but do you remember where in that formation you would have been by that mark?
love that if you look closely you can see a bunch of the guys not fighting and just smiling
Lucky you! 👍
"Proximo, are you in danger of becoming a good man?" LOVE IT.
"He killed the man who set you free." Ol Prox did a total 180 after he heard that.
"If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead!" I love how the calvary just laughs in the face of Death.
One of the greatest films of all time visually stunning great acting from Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix just an amazing amazing movie.
I love the, “ are you not entertained? “ scene! It shows how he despises the crowd, yet still they love him. You give people violent distraction and they’re easily controlled.
There is a DELETED SCENE previous to the ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? ONE in which Proximus tells Maximus there's COMPLAINTS from the public about Maximus not giving a good spectacle because he has been killing his opponents too quickly and the audience is no longer entertained...that's why Maximus kills his opponents even more quickly this time!...And that's why in the next scene Proximus is pissed and asks him: "What do you want? Girl? Boy?"...and Maximus says: "I'm requested to kill, so I do and that is enough! " ...then Proximus explains that is enough for the villages but not for Rome and the Colosseum and that he has to learn to win the Crowd...aaahhh memories! and amazing movie!!! 👏👍
@@leopoldoastudillo7189 thank you for that! I always felt that the dialogue between Proximo (sic!) and Maximus in that "girl? boy?" scene was a bit forced and had unexplainable connotations. That deleted scene would explain them! SO thank you!
@@maxfilimonov5264 You're welcome 👍
I went to the theater to watch this 4 times when it premiered. It was, at the time, the greatest movie I’d ever seen. It still ranks up there.
I watched this in the theater as well when it came out. One of the top 10 I have seen in the theater till this day👍👍
IKR, even though it's 2023 yet this masterpiece is my all time favorite alongside Lord of the Rings triology and Braveheart are my top 5 oat... they're just incomparable and unrepeatable.
when I saw it at the cinema everyone was amazed, and applauded at the end. people need more movies like this.
Best movie ever. Period
One of my top ten movies of all time, lost count how many times I've watch it, Russell Crove is amazing in this movie. I always cry in the end.
Russel Crove should do a movie with Clive Warren.
Show me one single dry eyed man or woman at the end of this movie and I shall slay them as they are not human.
Among Ridley Scott's most legendary productions. Incredibly casted and such a great vision for it's time. The revival of the 'Sword and Sandals' era. First summer blockbuster of the new millienium. 48 consecutive awards including 5 Oscars. The story is so,,,,,,,, Epic as it should be. So many good quotes related to what makes this a story of being strong and honorable. It inspired so much about individuals and individuals as an force for what matters in life. Who we are and what we represent as people does echo in eternity.
One of the reasons I love this film is because its a 'modern' approach to the swords and sandals style. Instantly took me back to when I used to watch those reruns late at night on TNT during the summers in between school. The cast was such a powerhouse of talent, combined with Scott's magic, and Zimmer's music it was just amazing.
Im personally awaiting the return of the grand historical epic, they seem to have dropped off in the late 00s. There's just something about them I love and cant put into words why or even what makes them different from standard historical set fare. I dont know if modern audiences can appreciate the sweeping scope or what. Im a cinematography lover and I get totally engrossed by the camera movement and framing. Maybe the new Napolean film will reinvigorate the genre? The 1970 Napolean film was like a moving regal oil painting.
Maple: “if they gave away loafs of bread at games today, I would go buck wild” Me: “you and me both, sister. You and me both” 🤣
"panem et circenses" literal translation for "bread and circuses" being two of the best things to create a happy populace. Still seems to hold some truth 1800+ years later.
At "My name is Maxiums Decimus Meridius... ".... goosebumps.. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME... and I've seen this movie dozens of times. One of the greatest "reveal" scenes in movie history. And, this home baker's heart is warmed by your love of bread, LOL...
I LOVE how Maximus stares Commodus right in his eyes while he breathes his last. So satisfying.
I really like how Maximus belay's Quintus' order to move the artillery back then goes to lead the cavalry charge personally despite knowing the danger his own weapons will cause him. It's a brilliant way to demonstrate the main character's bravery and skill as a commander. A lazy writer would have just put in a dialogue scene where someone tells someone else what character traits Maxiumus has.
range is good
A great script, of course. Russell Crowe confesses in an interview that he almost left Gladiator because the script "was absolute garbage": "When we actually started the movie we had 21 pages of script agreed upon. A script is usually between 103 and 110 pages or something like that, so we had a long way to go and we basically used those pages in the first section of the movie. When we got to our second location, which was Morocco, we had to catch up." But, yeah, I love this movie.
I have the same spiel every time I see a Gladiator reaction so here I go: Marcus Aurelius is my all-time favorite person from history. He is remembered in history as a philosopher king which, according to Plato, is a ruler who possesses intelligence, reliability, and a willingness to live a simple life. He was a stoic philosopher and constantly reflected on his failings and how he could improve himself. He is the last ruler of the Five Good Emperors that presided over the golden age of the Roman Empire. I highly recommend buying Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, it is a compilation of his musings of stoic philosophy and his thoughts on good living and is far better than any mass peddled self-help crap that you see nowadays.
Meditations is free on Audible for those interested.
I'm a nihilist. Emil Cioran is my guy
*I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam. Also that's all I can stands, 'cause I can't stands no more! -Popeye the Sailor Man* *The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. -Bruce Lee*
Yes, the writings of Marcus Aurelius are amazing. . . . . and what brought you so low to become a nihilist? A mostly rhetorical question. Great fun at parties, I'm sure! Lol!
@@fullmoonprepping4024 I think nihilism is the ultimate form that realism takes. We're all mortal, and in the fullness of time even the human race will be extinct. The Earth will eventually be gone, the Sun dead, the cosmos plunged into the endless darkness of the heat death of the universe. Everything anyone has ever accomplished will be gone and there won't even be anyone left to have forgotten it.
One of the best movies ever made, even if it leaves me a mess of tears every time I watch it 😂
I really love how Quintus sort of redeems himself when he gives the order of sheat their swords.. awesome
That moment is, in a way, the moment many revolutions win. When the army holds back from supporting the old regime. When the generals let their soldiers stay in the barracks instead of killing protesters. When we see an uprising against a dictatorship, does the army roll the tanks over the students protesting in the squares, or do they stay on their bases?
"What we do in life, echoes in Eternity" WHAT. A. FUCKING. LINE!!!
I absolutely love how the sister gives the little speech at the end and they're all up in arms to carry him out. As they pan out, you see Commodus is laid out face down and no one gives a fuck about him. Just classic.
Hector was the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War in 'The Iliad'
When Maximus rides to his home, it's all the more astounding to remember he started in Germany and rode all the way to Spain
Most people don’t get that, and wonder what the deal is with the horse.
2 horses he left with, both died
The Colosseum was an incredible piece of construction and engineering. Hundreds of rooms for animals, and barracks for soldiers and prisoners. Sections of the floor could be raised or lowered to create different terrains, it could even be flooded for naval battles. Gladiators actually rarely died during fights as it was expensive to purchase a slave, train, arm, and sponsor them to risk them dying in a fight. In fact only one instance had prisoners die which was a group of condemned soldiers who gave the iconic line "we who are about to die salute you". There were also female fighters in the Colosseum known as Gladiatrixes. The visions Maximus sees of the door in the stone wall is the entrance to the Underworld, and the wheat field he walks through is the Elysium Fields, a section of the Underworld considered to be a paradise. The Greek Mythology version of Heaven.
It could not be flooded for naval battles. Not one piece of evidence exists. That is a misleading interpretation of a story. Maybe. But there’s no proof.
@@tempsitch5632 Very likely you are both right, you just need to agree that you are talking about different points in time. In the Colosseum as we know it today, 'naumachia' were not possible. For such purposes Augustus had an artificial lake built in the district of Transtiberim. The cellars of the Colosseum as we know it today date from the time of Domitian and Trajan. At an earlier stage of construction, the hypogeum (cellars with animal cages, dungeons for those condemned to death, trapdoors, ramps, elevators and rooms for props, access to the gladiator barracks) had apparently not yet been built, and Suetonius, Cassius Dios and Martial report that the Flavian emperors arranged fights with small ships in the Colosseum. Therefore, it can be assumed that the cellars that existed until then could be filled with water, later the water was drained again, the basements were covered with a wooden stage and then gladiator fights could take place on it.
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture! Before Russell Crowe was cast as Maximus, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Tom Sizemore and Hugh Jackman were considered for the role. Interestingly enough, Crowe was considered to play the role of Wolverine in the live action X MEN movie which went to Jackman. The movie was dedicated to Oliver Reed Proximo, whom died of a heart attack May 2, 1999. The opening battle scene was filmed in Surrey England, the gladiator training school was filmed in Morocco and finally the scenes involving Ancient Rome were filmed in Malta, which lasted for 19 weeks. Crowe sustained several injuries during filming and almost died as a direct result, especially the scene where he was fighting Tigris Of Gaul and the tiger almost killed him.
I like how Antonio is the only brown guy considered to play "the spaniard" haha
@@Diegesis Well to be fair some of us look light skinned and blue eyed. The rest of us got that caramelized complexion
@@Diegesis at this time in history spain would have been populated by the original Iberians or Roman colonists who were all fairly light skinned in comparison, the darker complexion only arrives with the Moors and the muslim conquest much later.
@@christianforsstrom2222 Indeed. So many people don't seem to realize this difference between the people of Spain, who are European (though with the North African influence you noted), and their children in the Americas, who are often also descended from the Americas' native peoples and/or imported African slaves.
sure but you're not New Zealandish
One of my all time favorites!!!! Phoenix's "Am I not merciful!" line still gives me chills
One of my top favorite movies
"Do ya love me, could ya learn to love me?"🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol I grew up in the country in the 80s, frolicking in tall grass was my whole childhood😜
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius..." was such an epic little monologue.
You are really fun to watch a movie with, thanks for a great reaction. Looking forward to the next one🙃
I agree to the frolic. 😄 (when he first escaped and rode one horse while leading the other is a very common practice. The horses tire, as you saw the final horse collapse at the end, so when you take 2, or often more, you can share the load and let them recover while you ride the others. Cowboys often took 4 or 5 horses out for a days work.)
I've seen this movie several times and still tear up
Maximus was shown getting knocked down a couple of times in the first battle to demonstrate that he can still fight effectively even from a disadvantageous position. That's so when it happens again later (e.g. against Tigris), when we're more invested in this character and his story, this ability won't seem to have come out of nowhere--even if we don't think about this connection, we already know he can get himself out of trouble, so it makes sense.
Chad I love the vignettes you put on the movie footage. The rounded corners and the angle cut are really great choices
Thank you. We gotta obscure the movie to keep from sky net getting in our booties all the time but if I gotta do it then I wanna do it in a pleasing way that isn't just printing the title over the top of the footage
The director, the composer, the writer, the main actor and many others on this production are actual geniuses at what they do.
At the beginning, that's a classic Alexandrian battle tactic: let the enemy smash against your line, and have the cavalry come in from the flank or the rear to crush them.
as you said, a lot of the lines are iconic and are used in games, movies, memes, etc. legendary movie
It's funny you should mention using this movie for a D&D campaign. The very first D&D campaign I played, our DM used this film music for us.
She hates him for killing their father ( the slap) but she still owes him her allegiance (kissing the hand) or her life could be forfeit as well . She also has a son to protect .
"You must know - he was your father" best, most underrated line in this movie and maybe all of cinema
Maple giving life advice about frolicking in tall grass to love our inner child was all I needed from this video and everything else is a bonus
A masterpiece. Every now and then, Ridley hits one out of the park.
Then you get Prometheus or Alien Covenant 😭
I'm right there with you - I cry at the end every single time I watch this
Haha seriously Maple is by far my favorite reactor on KZhead, always freaking hilarious, nothing goes over this girls head. 😄😄😄
I'm ten minutes into this video and I love it. What a perfect reaction
I very much appreciate that little Mighty Boosh reference you threw in there! haha
I’m still hoping for a Man On Fire reaction. After this, I believe it that much more so. Gladiator is a timeless masterpiece. Even a Spartacus series would be phenomenal at this point
Man on Fire would be a great reaction for any content creator to react to because so few of them do. Lots of twists and heartfelt moments.
@@jeffburnham6611 it’s one of the greats. And it’s even more difficult to decide it’s one of Denzel’s best. That’s saying a lot, considering everything he does is brilliant
I think there's hidden storyline in this movie. 17:50 "Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted." That guy seems power hungry. Would be typical Ridley Scott to hide the true story behind the obvious storyline.
Any woman living with dignity deserves lots of respect!
May, or may not, be one of the greatest movies ever made but it's definitely in my top 3 all time favorites. Every actor in this was exceptional and Commodus is one of the most villainous villains in movie history.🛡🗡🏹
it doesnt have to be the best to be your favorite :)
I didn't notice that extra at the fight screen. Lol he was smiling 😂😂
when she finds out the original script to this was like 16 pages long... and everything else was winged.. gunna blow her mind
"The frost...sometimes it makes the blade stick"--the 1980s would be proud of this one-liner. 😁
"Is that who's gone for 2 hours?" Lmao
Lol "the villian origin is happening so fast". He shows up after the fighting is done in an armored carriage lounging about. His father say "so much for the honor of Rome to maximus about his son, implying the son has been a let down. The song tells maximus to not get to comfortable in rest because he will call on him soon. Being rude instead of celebrating his success he is telling him I control you and I am not impressed with your success. Phenox also played the monolog before killing his father perfectly. He didn't show genuine emotion but forced emotion. He was able to capture the decietfulness of the character.
yeah they did a good job but it happens like ten mins into the movie. it's the kind of thing other movies unfold slowly over the course of the second act
This movie breaks my heart every time I see it, never seen it and not cried. It hits so hard 🥺
This movie is a story telling masterpiece and the soundtrack is amazing and heartbraking. I love this movie.
Everyone that I have seen react to this has mentioned the music, and I absolutely, wholeheartedly agree. The quality of Hans Zimmer's music cannot be overstated. Everything he does is absolutely epic and adds to the story and movie and emotions. So many good lines in this, both life lessons and epic quotes for memes and characters. Always love Maple's reactions. She always gets fully emotionally invested early on! :)
Another great movie reaction, congratulations on 100K!
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Another great movie featuring Joaquin Phoenix is The Joker. His late brother River Phoenix, was in an amazing movie called Stand By Me.
Yo man congrats on the 100k!
thanks brother. here's to this year kicking last year in the butt
LOL Commodus has the distinction of ruling over the shortest dictatorship ever. He takes power and is almost immediately undone by his rival. LMAO Still, incredible film, and Commodus is terrifically portrayed by Phoenix. Maple's got some bangers here as well. The bit about the bread for instance. XD
I loved this reaction Maple. Have a great night!😀
The song that played when he died was just awesome just really amazing prefect in every way
they filmed the opening scenes just up the road from the art college i was at, entertaining few days with them blowing up half the woodlands nearby XD
Are you the 'Roman Wearing Jeans' extra?
Great writing, great direction and amazing acting. Epic🔥
Oliver Reed died during shooting and there is a scene at the end where he is digitized into a scene.
the soundtrack alone is legendary
In the part where he say are you not entertained,in the original there it a airplane flying in the sky. They photo shopped it out
“Photoshopped” LOL
"i have a feeling this movies gonna be intense." haha not wrong
Glad you watched it. This movie is a masterpiece. x
i haven't cried this much since the notebook and my circumcision
"Who is this man?" He's the man we all aspire to become, him and Aragorn are the gold standard of what a man should be
Saw this in theaters when it was out. Outstanding then... outstanding now!
As much as I love the movie, it should be pointed out that most gladiatorial combat actually did NOT end in death. Gladiators were a very valuable and costly investment. Their owners far preferred them to not be slaughtered willy nilly. It definitely would have fit the historical Commodus to insist on a fight being to the death though.
The fact that you said "Mollywhopped" got my Sub.
Strength and Honor !
"Commodus : I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death? Maximus : You must know. He was your father." After that burn I wonder how Commodus could even stand up let alone fight.
Yeah Gladiator is up there on my all time favorite list
I remember seeing this in theatres when it first came out and saying "that is Oscar-worthy!" And it won mulptiple, including Best Actor for Russell Crowe
Dude yes, bread cannons at hockey games would be literal heaven on earth. Maple notices the important things 👌 and an Old Greg reference, lets go
The most dangerous man is a man who has nothing left to lose. That’s Maximums in this film.
Love how when he said the line you started squirmin like your werent squirtin 😂
I love your reactions dude keep on keeping on
Beautiful soundtrack too.
Derek Jacobi who plays Senator Gracchus is a legit world class stage actor, like Patrick Stewart
It's a good thing that maggots of most fly species are very picky eaters, and will only feed on dead/rotting flesh, leaving clean living flesh alone. Although it is rare, maggots are occasionally used even today to treat particularly tricky wounds, because quite frankly they do a better job in some cases than any physician could.
Proximo originally wasn't supposed to die. Unfortunately, the actor (Oliver Reed) passed during filming because of a heart attack, and they couldn't film his remaining scenes. So with some clever editing, a stand-in, and some pretty good CG, they created a reasonably noble death scene for him. Reed was known for living hard and fast. Very much a "live out loud" sort of guy, with drinking and all the other things one might do to spice up life. He was 61 at the time of his death. So, he burned his candle fast and hard, but it still lasted a fair while, all things considered.
Do you know what he was supposed to do from that point on?
Don't forget to tell the tale HOW Oliver Reed died: Out drinking (and heavily that, just as he used to) at a bar with some British sailors on shore leave, arm-wresting 5 of them and WINNING against each of them (at 61) he collapsed in the bar and died on the way to the hospital. Maybe not the most pleasant ways to go, but oh boy, what a way ...
A nice follow up perhaps is Master and Commander (Far Side of the World) also staring Russel Crowe 😉
I agree, who doesn't love a good frolic.
One of my favorite subtle things about the opening is the score itself. Zimmer heavily sampled from Holsts Panets Suite, specifically Mars. Mars is the Roman God of War. Most people never pick up on it but for music and history buffs, it's a fantastic bit of trivia.
Best trivia here.
Classic ! Saw at the theater, love this movie, thanks
wow, i nearly didn't keep watching, but glad I did. Totally enjoyed your reaction 👍
That “Old Greg” shoutout 🥲
This is my my first watch from y'all... and damn I already got a crush🤣
Damn I haven't heard the term molly whopped in forever lol 😂
One of Russell crowe's best rolls yet the ending really gets me every time.
I just watched this too and I cried like a baby .. four times. Lol
20:10 pulled back from the rabbit hole--"Not yet...-"Ernie Moore Jr.
Haha...love the "Old Greg" reference! "Do you love me!?"
20 seconds in and she already guessed it, we can’t fool her lol
Great movie. This movie has one of my favorite quotes "I don't pretend to be a man of the people but I do try to be a man for the people" by Gracchus. You know the actor who play Gracchus played Claudius the emperor that is mention in the movie in a great mini series I, Claudius. Other great Russell Crowe movies you should see is A Beautiful Mind, L.A. Confidential ,The Next Three Days. Other great period movies are Rob Roi 1995 with Liam Nissan and The Count of Monte Cristo 2002