Great movie Makes me want to fight as a gladiator

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2016)

In this movie Maximus's troubles begin after he has conquered the tribes of Germania and learns that Caesar has chosen him. When Caesar's son finds out, he grabs power for himself with brutality. Maximus gets away but is sold into slavery, ending up as a gladiator in Rome, where he fights his way to the top and confronts Caesars son. Russel Crowe as Maximus won best actor for his role in this movie because of his use of emotion to try to regain his title and get out of the arena alive. In my opinion it is one of my favorite movies due to the gory fighting while also following a plot line where Maximus needs to find revenge for what Commodus did to him.