A touch to the heart.

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 2000)

Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, is one of the few movies that touches your heart leaves you with a beautiful vision of a time that has long ago passed by. Starting from the inspirational beginning, depicting Maximus as a leading general during Rome's hard fought battles with Germania, all the way to the face off between Maximus and emperor Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius (the last of the so called Five Good Emperors), this film provides the viewer with an entertaining representation of the Roman Empire. Gladiator captures your attention like no other movie in two different ways. Firstly, the highly original gladiatorial battles are very exciting and entertaining. (You will be kept at the tip of your seat. I guarantee it!). Secondly, a great part of the movie is devoted to the development of a wonderful and deeply emotional plot, which makes the ending very appropriate and one-of-a-kind. I would also like to add that, contrary to popular belief, Gladiator hold historical accuracy, in the sense that Commodus indeed was murdered by an athlete. In conclusion, I would like to recommend this movie to everyone! Regardless of your feelings for on-screen violence, I believe that you will enjoy this film. You will walk away with a new appreciation for freedom and family.