Ridley Scott and his team gave me a brilliant lesson in history.

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2009)

Yesterday evening I learned more about a specific part of the history of the Roman Empire than I ever did on University. 'The devil disappeared from the details' and some angel must have entered. Marcus Aurelius was the only Roman Emperor who is also known as a great philosopher. His murdering by Commodus was a really cruel scene.
The role of Russell Crowe was played exceptionally well and the details in the whole movie were so exact that I still could blame some of my University-professors of not knowing what they were talking about.
History presented this way would become a new approach for youngsters who prefer all kind of subjects...minus history. Giving more than 10/excellent is not possible but Ridley Scott is in my opinion the best man to re-introduce 'History as a subject' on both High Schools and Universities. I'm afraid that some professors will have to choose for early retirement if that miracle would happen...