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Set in Roman times, the story of a once-powerful general forced to become a common gladiator. The emperor's son is enraged when he is passed over as heir in favour of his father's favourite general. He kills his father and arranges the murder of the general's family, and the general is sold into slavery to be trained as a gladiator - but his subsequent popularity in the arena threatens the throne.
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One of the greatest opening scenes in all cinematic history. Ridley Scott is a bloody genius.
Naja bis auf die Alien Story aber ja ich mag ihn auch
Shame that Russell Crowe and Oliver Reed greatly disliked each other.
ما يعجبني في هذا الفيلم مع العلم أنه قصة حقيقية في حقبة تاريخية هو انتصار المضلوم على الضالم
You beat me to that statement Pete - that's as close to what it was probably really like in these campaigns as has ever been filmed - nothing short of _sensational_ .
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"What we do in life echoes in eternity."
Indeed, what THEY did echoes in eternity ! What most of us today do ? Echoes in echo-chambers ...
@@krixpopyikes
Marcus Aurelius
Bullsh!t in 20 years nobody will remember you . And thats just the thrueth
True word's .
How Sir Ridley can go from such perfect heights of cinematic story telling to the depths of Nepoleon I will never understand.
did you like his film Napoleon? was it bad?
@@noormuzahid9008 No I did not like it. It was horrible.
@@noormuzahid9008Napoleon würde sich im Grab rumdrehen typisch Hollywood
Totally agree
The battle scenes were unrealistic. It doesn’t seem right
One of the best pre-battle speeches. He mentions family as a great motivator to carry out their duties, not hollow concepts. That "riding alone, with the sun in your face" joke not only serves to relieve some of the pre-battle nerves, it's also a comforting reminder about afterlife. And, finally..."what we do in life, echoes in eternity"...all that delivered with the strong voice & charisma of a general, who despite his rank, is a "primus inter pares", addresses his troops as "fratres" and leads them from the front... This particular speech scene will always send shivers down my spine and make me stand straighter
Excellent way of explaining each detail and what its meaning and true purpose is
" Strength and Honor. ". Well, at least we know there were no democrats in the ranks of the Roman legions .
@@mikekaroules2820 hahaha very true
i love that he addressed them as brothers
Yes, and that humor has been in the military for thousands of years. Gallows humor, as it were. You need levity when you might die soon. You have to find the light even in gruesome circumstances sometimes. I would definitely follow a general like this into battle. It is obvious he cares about his men.
I was one of the Roman soldier extras in this part of the film . Amazing experience
That's amazing, where was It filmed?
@@christopherdenniston9013 if my memory serves me I think it was out by Colchester The set was truly epic …..huge . The money wasn’t get ….but the experience was
@@spanglestein66 That's grand, thanks
Were you told to throw those pila, use them as spears, or were they there just because they look good?
Bet you were a gregarius
"People should know when they are conquered...." "Would you Quintus? Would I?" Such a simple yet profound statement that humanized their foes and revealed that Maximus understood that in reality there was truly no difference between them, just the circumstances they found themselves in....
He knows they are fighting a brave enemy.
@@myplan8166 yep, he sees that they are fighting for their ideals and country just as he is
It wasn't long before they won back Germania
Well said
A man with emotional intelligence
The shot of the dog jumping through the flames into battle is bad ass.
It's meant to be a wolf. Romulus and Remnus, all that jazz.
However in Roman era there wasn't the german sheperd. The war dog was the cane corso
PETA wouldn't like it
THE DOG'S OF WAR !!! GOOOOOOOOO..!!!!!!
@@judasthepious1499 They can go fight the Legions⚔
I like the opening of this scene. You can tell Maximus is beloved by the men, Commodus was not just jealous of the respect he commanded, but he also knew he would never be able to become emperor without full control of the military - Maximus, while an honorable man, was a threat to Commodus's ascension to power simply because Maximus owned their hearts and minds.
One subtle point I think people miss because it goes by so quick is the dynamic between Maximus and Quintus. You can tell there is some tension and maybe even hostility between them. And that pours over into the scene where Quintus betrays Maximus.
this plays a lot into real Roman history, an Emperor always wanted to ensure the Legions were more loyal to him than to their general, the simple fact was who ever controls the armies, controls Rome. Augustus recognizes this and begins the practice of the Legions being directly payed by the emperor with "donatives" and introducing pensions for them. There was case where a Roman General recognized this fact too, I don't remember his name, but I'm pretty sure it was when Augustus was emperor a General saw his men held him with more respect than they did the emperor, this general having too much respect for Augustus himself decided the honourable thing to do, and what was in the best interest of Rome was to resign and become a farmer, relinquishing his power, and ensuring he did not threaten the emperor's rule.
@@Finn_MacCool i wouldnt say histility id say professional differences , often times officers disagree on how to do things on the flip side maximus says "would you quintus " when hes told that the germans should just accept they are conquered this means maximus sees quintus as a honnorable and brave brother in arms, i think its safe to say they served years together , which is why the betrayal hurts him so much
@@tavish4699 You make some good points, and you may be right, but I still disagree. Look what happens to Quintus after he betrays Maximus... He goes from being Maximus' deputy commander to captain of Commodus' Praetorian guard.
@@Finn_MacCool i would disagree. i think there was healthy respect between the two and agreeing to disagree on matters was not a problem. But Quintus's allegiance is to the authority of the roman empire, while Maximus is guided by his personal definition of morality rather than any external power. Quintus was following orders at the start as he did not know whether Maximus was guilty or innocent. And don't forget that Quintus told his men NOT to give Commodus a weapon at the end in the fight final. Quintus even obeyed Maximus's final order to release his fellow gladiators. It shows Quintus as a fair man who can still think for himself.
One of the finest movies ever made. Period.
one of the top 10, I would agree
Stop saying “period”. It makes you sound weak.
@ultimatebastiaan7794 well to be fair there was a lot of blood in the movie.
“STAY WITH MEEEE!!!” “What we do in life, echoes in eternity.” How can you not want to fight for Maximus with speeches like the one he just gave?
these are quotes from the book of Marcus Aurelius ,, Meditations ,, which are told 1x-2x in the film !
Stay with me Rod Stewart and the faces Hold the line Toto
One of the best battle scenes in movie history. Watched it wide screen 📺 UHD dolby surround, I felt like the arrows were passing by my head. The cavalry charge is so gripping, one has the feeling that you are riding with them through the trees. Unforgettably electrifying!!
When watching a movie with a really good TV set, it becomes a completely different movie.
See the original movie "The Fall of the Roman Empire" from the early 1960s. Huge cast and huge budget!! I like it better than this movie!
@@iamgermane it is not "the original movie",Gladiator is partially inspired by Fall but it is in no way actual remake of it.Both films mainly draw inspiration from the same historical period of the Roman empire.
@@paprskomet The plots are essentially the same.... I suppose the new film will be about the "Year of 4 Emperors"?
@@paprskomet Plot is close enough. The early 60s movie is better. They even recreated the Roman Forum in Spain!
I imagine this is the greatest depiction of how the Roman army battled. Brutal.
Who are they fighting ? Are they Germans ??? What language is that ?
@@sinabagherisarvestani8924Germanic tribes
This is definitely one of the most unrealistic.
@@alcel24 How is it unrealistic?
@@samslick9000 Historically, this movie is a joke, but let's leave it aside and look at this scene practically. 1. U don't burn the forest that u are in. It is suicide. 2. People don't go forward into burning forest. Reflexes. 3. Cavalry cannot ride through forest. And I loved the part of "Hold the line". Half of them would be on the ground by the end of this scene. 4. Horses don't go into fire. Even less than people. It is just impossible. 1 idiot horse can be found, but there are a lot of them. Panic->death. 5. U don't light arrows and shoot them, u put smth on them and light it up. And u certainly cannot kill smth with such arrow. This is not how it works. U don't put fire line ahead of u as well. It would cause a lot of chaos and burning people. U give one guy a torch and he runs and light the arrows. This scene is good for Demon lord sending army of zombies with fire protection into zombies without fire protection, but in real life...
"You are already dead." One of the greatest war movie scenes ever.
STRENGTH and HONOR
Scotch! And Soda. Long as you're on your way to the bar.
STRENGTH and HONOR
The Romans were blood thirsty killers. Do not give me this shit about strength and honor. This movie glorifies violence.
Can imagine the woke leftists saying that these days…
@@dreday77764 Are those "woke leftists" with you in the room now?
This is 100 percent proof why you do not make a sequel.... you cant beat this,
And also please don’t think about doing the re-master or remake stupid things.
Gladiator with current tech will be thrash … especially slow motions in this era are shit
sequels almost always suck, but they are really just about making money by milking the original movie's success some more to get bums in seats
a sequel is being made at the moment.
There’s only one sequel that truly complements the original, Godfather II.
The opening scene of this movie is really good. It shows the romans strong fighting as one cohesive unit instead of breaking and suddenly fighting one on one and throwing away the scutum... Pullo GET BACK IN FORMATION.
Except.. . They did break formation. In the end the barbarians rushed them so fast they were able to throw their primary weapon, the pila. And that they also didn't form proper lines to meet the enemy as you can see them in smaller groups.
@@koreancowboy42 yeah, the depiction of the infantry was the real disappointment in this otherwise cool sequence -- they just kind of walk along until they get rushed by the German mob and then it's just a scrum. The real foundation of the Roman army was its infantry and their extremely disciplined tactics, which were not on display here at all. The Rome TV show (for all its flaws in the second season) did an infinitely better job of depicting the infantry. Another MAJOR problem with this scene is if you actually look closely at the shots it is obvious that many people aren't even going through the motions of fighting -- at 6:34 in particular, some German holding a spear walks into the back of a Roman soldier who falls down and the German is just laughing like the camera isn't even rolling.
@@nerva- well the Roman legion is fighting on very bad terrain, it's muddy and uneven ground. Most of Roman's combat prowess is its flexibility especially on very good terrain due to the Roman's formations.
@@koreancowboy42 no, the Phalanx had the advantage on good terrain. The Roman legions were better overall because they were effective even in bad terrain with their disciplined use of Roman tactics, which were flexible, unlike the Phalanx. Also, the movie DOES show off them using the "tortoise" vs. arrows, but then it didn't follow through with them using proper discipline and tactics once the enemy charged them -- it was just every man for himself.
“Legionary Titus Pullo is a hero of the Thirteenth Legion! Now look at him!!”
Maybe the best battle to ever be on the big screen. Truly a masterpiece.
6:34 After decades I've just noticed that there's a barbarian extra smiling as he walks away from the Roman line. 😆
weird,like the scene was dubbed over him
They are all smiling :D, the moment you notice, this scene loses its magic :D
Good catch.
I just saw that!! LOL
Bro, I picked up the same thing today nearly after two decades i suppose. and suddenly saw your message. what a coincidence. Funny as hell.
"If you find yourself alone riding in Green fields with the sun on your face. Do not be troubled, for you are an Elysium and you already dead... Brothers, what we do in life echoes in Eternity"
Nobody does it better than Ridley. If this opening scene Doesn’t wake you up nothing will
They don't make movies this good anymore. such a shame
Blame woke idiots
All this woke crap ruined the movie industry
Watching this in 2024
At 225 now
April 15 2024 👍🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺
Me to
05:02 I remember in cinema the wide angle shot with all the ignited arrows, illuminating the sky, was absolutely mesmerising, on the huge screen, the shot gave goosebumps, amazing sound editing, you had the impression you were there in the shot in the middle of it. Even if you listen to youtube to the sound with decent headphones, you can distinguish the many sound layers during the battle. what a scene!
This is a Master Piece of a Movie. Master and Commander is another. Have we got something like this in 2010's? or 2020's? No. We learn to approciate what we lost only when it is lost.
bro hasn’t seen Kingdom of Heaven or Napoleon
Yes, even though it remains one of the greatest movies of all time for me , a true masterpiece, yes, we have gotten masterpieces since. It may not be everybodies cup of tea just like this movie, I am sure not everybody on earth likes this type of movie, but for example: Avatar, Troy . Prob few others.
You would expect that, more than 20 years after this film, Ridley Scott would drop something this epic in his new film, Napoleon. You'd be wrong.
Was it that bad ?
@@erops7933God yes. It was basically napoleon being a cuck. I really mean it was a cuck film
Yes
@@erops7933 Oui.
Thanks for the warning. I was keen to see it because of Sir Ridley’s reputation.
The Germanic Tribes. A great bunch of lads.
My ancestors. The German at the the beginning said “you are a dog.” Then when he’s holding up the head says “You (plural) are f*cking dogs!”
I admire the German tribes. They were defending their homeland and probably fought until the last man. They were forest people right?
@@ericb8004si per questo Roma rinunciò ad annettere i popoli germanici e scandinavi cosa che invece riuscì con i celti dell Europa occidentale. In realtà Roma non riuscì neanche a fermare le future invasioni barbariche.
1:55 great bit of characterisation shows he respects and understands his enemy.
He's just a company man looking after his pension. He get's the reality.
This movie must be seen on a big screen to truly appreciate it
Dog: "Why does the General Maximus rub my poo in his hands...and smell it?"
😂
make boss man ANGRY!!! STAY WITH MEEEE.... HOLD THE LINEEEE..... KILLL !!!!!!!!!
😂👍
I remember buying a bootleg video tape of this movie. A classic.
Lmao i was living in a village and it was one of the few movies i had i watched it like maybe 100 times
yes this was the first movie I had on VHS...And then purchased it again on DVD...Then Bluray...then 4K Bluray lol
Me too. I was in the Philippines and an Arabian vendor kept yelling “D B D D B D D B D!” I saw the Gladiator’s cover ripped out of a magazine or something inserted in the laminate of a blank dvd box. When I put it on, it was someone’s widescreen tv and you can see their lamp reflecting on the screen. Kept blocking my view. Shit was 30 pesos.
"They say no" - another great line
The opening scenes with the catapults and flaming arrows is incredible!
At it’s height the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan ran as far East as the modern Arabian Gulf, where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into the sea. Trajan himself stood on “a gigantic stone” and looked eastward. He could not know that he was exactly nine days march (on foot) from the furthest westward outpost of the Han Dynasty of China. As mind boggling as it is a Chinese Explorer from the Han Dynasty, the monk Zhang Qian, may have stood on that same rock and looked westward precisely 150 years before Trajan. Both men , Emperor and Monk, thought they had traveled far enough, turned around and went back home. EDIT: Never again would a Western Civilization at it’s Apogee be so close to Chinese Civilization at one of it’s Highest Peaks.
Imagine what our world would have been like if the Empire never fell.
STILL the greatest IMAX movie EVER 😈🏹🔥
1:27 Can anyone else here the Zulu chant from the movie Zulu 1964??
Spot on. I thought this too back in 2000 when I saw it. Big rip off.
The BEST film ever made (in my opinion). Apocalypse Now a close second.
Man, I pushed soooo hard for my wife to agree to name our only son Maximus... 12 years later and she saw her mistake in not doing so, still Sebastian is also a good name also.
See the original movie "The Fall of the Roman Empire" from the early 1960s. Huge cast and huge budget!! I like it better than this movie!
Lucifer is a good name.😈
My mum wanted to call me Tarquin. Why she chose Adolf is beyond me.
@@ThehulkGreen Not Austrian then?😅🤣😂😅🤣😂
@@ThehulkGreen lol!
Amazed how the Romans had napalm and the Gauls sound just like the Zulu.
XD haha indeed. But war chanting is common. It's abit funny they used zulu but still. But also it's not napalm, it's explosive pots that was made.
and the result is obvious......
The Roman army was technically the most advanced and proficient army of the ancient world and we known today that they actually did have catapults with burning oil charges. Dr Richard Carrier has good material on how advanced the Roman military technology was, burning charges were not even top of the list. The world’s first computer was found in an ancient shipwreck and it was made by the Romans.check it out!
@@Vitalclubsportya but they were not good at fighting in Heavy Forrest Environment even though they Did went back to Germania to Avenge Varus
@@Vitalclubsport you mean the antikythera mechanism? It was Greek
Epic movie. Goosebumps. Especially when the Emperor is watching as the infantry is slowing moving up and the fiery arrows are flying with cannons making that thwup thwup noises in unison. Lovely. Just amazing.
Those are catapults not cannons.
Great movie great actor Russell is the best and the music of Hans Zimmer is incredible ❤
The Roman Legion at its height were experts at combined arms warfare in the ancient sense. From catapults, archers, cavalry, scouts and infantry
Yup. Very few nation states have ever been able to use every weapon available as a combined army like the Romans at their peak. That's the big secret of the US military. Aside from our aircraft, our gear isn't dramatically better than everyone elses. An M1 isn't necessarily much better than a Leopard. An Arleigh Burke isn't better than a Korean King Sejong. An M4 isn't neccesarily better than an Ak74. It's our communication, coordination and our doctrine of letting lower ranks make decision based on their own initiative that make it all work. Historically, the nations that mastered this sort of combined arms have wrecked everyone. People think the Mongols were guys on horses but in reality they were masters of every form of warfare too. They had a strong navy, were masters of siege warfare and even used gunpower weapons and bombs to great effect.
In terms of opening battle scenes, this is right up there with Saving Private Ryan.
This epic scene accurately displayed the superiority of the Roman army.
There is no way gladiator 2 tops this.
Absolute great opening scene and the landscape really looks like in the the teutoburg forest (northrhine westphalia and lower saxony), where the romans lost three legions (17., 18. und 19.) including auxiliaries under Publius Quinctilius Varus in 9 AD.
Ridley was 62 when he released Gladiator, and 86 when he released Napoleon. I can imagine that it takes more effort to manage all the details when you are 86. Napoleon had plenty of issues, but I still enjoyed seeing it. The actress who played Joséphine looked like she came off the set of Blade Runner 2049.
I could watch this scene over and over. In fact, I always wished it was ten minutes longer, it was that good. And the background music was perfect.
1:28 as a native German, I hear something close to "Ihr seid verf!ckte Hunde!" = "you are f*cking dogs!" if thats true, thats so amazing that u can still understand parts of the same language in a time span of over 2k years
Mate,it is hollywood😂
OMG, jetzt verstehe ich ihn 😂
Er sagt verfluchte Hunde (Cursed Dogs)
@@TheSailorsPride ah okay, ja wie gesagt, war mir nicht ganz sicher, danke dir
Ich halte es für höchst unwahrscheinlich, dass wir ein einziges germanisches Wort aus dem Jahr 100 verstehen würden. Das ist Hollywood, da sprechen sie Hochdeutsch mit amerikanischem Akzent. Bei Spartakus / Blood and Sand haben die germanischen Sklaven auch so gesprochen.
I watched the movie for the first time a few days ago and i can say it was a fcking masterpiece. It's one of the best movies I've ever watched. The scene were Maximus reveal himself to Commodus was menacing! You have to upload that scene Johnny!!
but how they portrayed germans is desaster. they were not just fur wearing "barbarians". they would looked so much different. with helmets and swords.
@@timbaud5704 And what about the chanting @1:27? It`s from the film Zulu. Ridley Scott recycled the sound of South African Zulu warriors instead of using genuine words from Germanic inscriptions.
We got so many great films like this at the end of the 90's and early 00's. Gladiator is one of my favorites, it has real actors in battle instead of all that CGI bullshit we got today. Sure, there is some CGI in Gladiator, but not that much that it ruins the film. And above all, the films of the past didn't have any of that woke, social justice warrior, bullshit that is in film today.
👍 THAT !
I miss that time
@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676at that time white supremacy was reigning in movies
Being awake to social injustice is a surival skill.
True
i remember seeing this scene with my then young teenage son -- we were both amazed and mesmerized!
Great stuff. This and Alien, two of my favourite films. Not to forget Blade runner . He knew how to create believable worlds that none of us experienced before.
Black Hawk Down?
This age in warfare had a psychological ideal on both sides;To die in battle was a glorious death.
Not to be overlooked is the great music that accompanied and gave superb color to this movie!
My father, whom watched this movie so many times, that he still says on this scene: "You see son, one on one Germans would eat Romans like shit, but you add military tactics and discpiline, and the Rome was center of the world for a milenia." One of my favourite movies all time! Hans Zimmer with Ridley Scott, thats my shit
Germans or a Romans it's the same
Who will eat who ,it doesn't matter, egal
Yes indeed, trained robots gunning for a pension against real men defending their home..
ONE OF THE BEST, Advancement General's in there history of WAR.
The Germanians chant sounds oddly like the Zulus in the film oddly enough called... Zulu😊.
I love the quote from Zulu in this scene. The beginning of the Germans’ war chant is from that movie.
also, listen to the music. it's the same from pirates of the Caribbean starting about 5:58 timestamp
@@madkow1540same composer for both films but the score is definitely not the same
You have a good ear and even better taste in movies! I was about to comment on that also lol
“Would you Quintus? Would I?”
Russel Crowe is a great actor. I love his movies, his characters always make me feel I am there in that time.
Gives me chills every time
My favorite movie. This opening scene is just astonishing.
"Are you entertained?!!!!" This movie alone has so many awesome qoutes...
The "- Is acceptable. Agreed?" with the smirk is so good, as you find out quickly that he's part of the cavalry that is in risk of the catapults... So few great commanders in history but all of the greats had this in common: "I would never ask them to do something I am not willing to do with them." Knowing that putting part of your force at higher risk is the best move, and doing it, is one thing. Knowing that it's the best move AND THAT YOU'RE PART OF THE GROUP AT RISK, and doing it, is another thing.
One of the best movies I've ever seen
"Brothers, what we do in life, echoes in eternity ..... "
Hans Zimmer is the greatest composer of all time. The score is absolutely vital to the battle scenes.
Now that I’m older, I appreciate this scene so much more.
Age of Empires and Total War fans can get a kick from this, I'll say. Bit of a shame the original ending of the movie wasn't implemented. Would have been nice seeing Maximus Decimus Meridius become an immortal fighting in future conflicts like the Crusades, the Napoleonic Wars, the World Wars, and finally the Gulf War in the best montage possible (with perhaps a hint of Baccano!). *Side note: Bit of a shame I don't see any animation stuff in the Johnny's War Stories channel. Why's that?*
One of the best movie of all time
I never undertood that in IS movies even in Roman times they always have an classical orchestra to play during battles and even on the both sides. Unbelievable
Nothing like the masculine urge to bring back the Roman Empire.
And by the 20th century, the respective positions of the Italians and the Germans were exactly the opposite.
Contrast that with later woke movies where they potray blokes as hen pecked wimps!😡
One of my top 3 movies, which I will always watch, whenever it's on tv (with Pulp Fiction & Sicario).
"Hold the line! Stay with me!" That leadership. This movie still sends shivers down my spine, never got tired watching it, since 2000, I don't think I'll ever get tired watching it.
I can never not hear, "Zulu!".
lol 6:33 the dude just casually standing there smiling.
The best and most accurate portrayal of a Roman battle scean in the history of cinema..
Dont think they would use the legionaries in a battlefield like this. They were succesful because of them fighting together not in a caotic fight like this
Best in that it gets across the idea of the Roman military as a well organised machine, but it is not accurate in many ways. Most of the heavy equipment was only used during sieges, and Roman cavalry was never just "legionaires on horses" as depicted in the film. The Legionaires *were* depicted correctly AFAWK in terms of how the units were deployed and moved across the battlefield. That matches written records and artistic depictions from throughout the empire. But we simply don't have any firm record on how they actually fought because despite having the training manuals from various periods which say how the Romans *wanted* them to fight, the only accounts we have of them *in the field* ALL describe different things happening in practice.
Legionaries should throw their pilums to The Enemy lines before melee starts.
What's so accurate about this?
His dog's name is "Hell." Hence, "unleash Hell...." Just a little tidbit for you....
Throughout ALL of human history, incl. the present, HORSES have always been super-expensive, so you can imagine how much it cost to stage just this one scene! 🤑😱
Immortals, films, leading actors, screenwriters, director, musicians, producer. A film THE GLADIATOR (2000) that brought fortune to all those who had the fortune of participating in it. However, no one remembers the writer of this novel from which the screenplay of the film was taken: Daniel P. Mannix. Great honor to the writer of the novel.
"At my signal, unleash hell." "Huh?" "The dog. The dog! His name is Hell."
*ba dum tss*
I hate the bit where they clash and it looks like some of the extras are just having a chat at 6:34
Still my favourite movie of all time. Unsurpassed.
One of the coolest (if not "THE" coolest) battle scenes ever.
really wish russel crowe made a second one before he let him self go a prequel with some amazing battles would of been awesome
"Roma Victor"... Many nations would tremble hearing the war cry in ancient world.
Germans did not
It is nice how the enemy just stoof their shouting and let the Romans get ready.
I read some place that one of the reasons Ridley Scott was able to get such a look of realism to the forest burning was because they literally burned it down. The forest that they shot the scene in was slated to be destroyed, so they were given permission to go all out with the fire.
Best film ever made in my opinion 👌
Fun Fact: Crowe is not an Aussie. He was born a Kiwi AKA New Zealander.
When he's winning Oscars he's claimed as Australian. When he's punching someone's lights out he's "A New Zealand actor".
honestly still one of the sickest openings put to film. holds up after all these years, and will likely yet through eternity! SPQR
I wish there were a few more overhead shots while the battle is ongoing to really capture the scale. Such an amazing scene.
The Romans formation was formidable one 😮😮
Yes, they knew the art of war extremely well. They were very seldom beaten.
I just love that seen at 6:14, advancing together, shield to shield, should to shoulder, man to man. I feel I have done that in a previous life.
maybe in a gay sauna
@@AM-tn4om especially in a gay sauna!
Many have.
One of the best battle scene !
It’s still and always will be the greatest film ever made.
"¡Sí se ven así mismos solos cabalgando en los campos verdes con el sol en sus rostros... No se preocupen pues están en el Elliseum y ya están muertos!"🗡️🛡️
Strength & Honor, brother
It always cracks me up when movies show northern europeans running at a shield wall bristling with spears like a horde of zombies.😆 Also, they would have to finish fighting the northmen as quickly as possible so that they could fight the forest fire they just started!
Late 90's/ early 2000's had the most epic historical battle scenes. Now it would just mostly be CG
5:45-5:55 is one of the single greatest shots in the history of cinema.