The best of them all.

Rating: 10/10 (6 September 2007)

Gladiator is a great mix of well made visual effects, fabulous - incredible - music, beautiful storyline and amazing talent. Russel Crowe makes it all so real, his sorrow, determination and at the end his relief - all the emotions truly get transferred through the screen. Joaquin Phoenix is, as Crowe, very real in his character, makes the childish emperor appear as annoying as he should. But, of all the characters I love in this film I love Cicero and Juba the most. Their loyalty is admirable, and to be friends with them would be priceless.
Gladiator was the first of many epic films that premiered between 2000 and 2005. And, I think, it is the best of them. It has so many different layers - the revenge, the wish to get re-connected with ones family, the passion that survived, the will to help without any conditions, and the will to stay alive until the end.
I just love this film.