boring... boring... boring...

Rating: Null/10 (18 May 2001)

i cannot understand why this film got so many oscars. the story is really boring... nothing happens that is not expected. you know exactly what's coming next. the fighting scenes are dusgusting, and i cannot understand why one of the darkest chapter of roman history is celebrated as if it was great. the "panem et circenses - bread and games"-mentality of this period was really awful, but in this film you do not learn about the cruelty of people who spend their sparetime watching slaves killing each other - no, the fights are shown like great spectacles, and nobody cares for the poor lifes of the abused slaves. for the spectators of the film the fights are the same like for the historical roman spectators - just fun and entertainment. i would have expected more social interest for the incredible treatment of people. i must confess that i liked russel crowe, but i think most of the women do so. the scene when he found his wife and his boy crucified was really touching. but the rest of the film he spent with being brave, brave, brave... and over all hans zimmers music... i like zimmer, but i hate it, when every scene, every breath is commented with music. it's like a musical curtain all over the film, and i would sometimes prefer completely silent scenes. if a sad scene is written, acted and filmed brilliantly, then i don't need weeping violins in the background to learn: ah, this should be sad now! and the computer animations! did they cost more than 10, 99? if yes: you don't notice that! all in all: you don't miss a thing if you don't see the gladiator.