Right in the middle of the battle

Rating: 9/10 (7 December 2006)

The film "Gladiator" sets up quite a unique sense of what life was like for the thousands of slaves taken under the Romans and turned in gladiators. It follows the story of Maximus, a once powerful Roman general with the highest regard who is turned and enslaved to become what the Romans craved, bloody entertainment.
After his family is brutally murdered at the hands of Marcus Aurellius' son, Commodus, Maximus sets out on a revengeful mission to undo his family's sacrifice. Taken through rugged terrains, intense situations in the arena, and mysterious twists and turns, Maximus must do all he can, in order to die in peace.