Amazing film

Rating: 9/10 (22 July 2012)

Gladiator is the film that first made me truly appreciate Ridley Scott as a director. I was a fan of Russel Crowe before this film but his spectacular performance as Maximus made me appreciate his acting skills even more.
I won't go through the plot because let's face it, you've probably already read up about the it however I will say that although the plot is amazing, it is not spectacular. I believe that what made this film amazing was a combination of the incredible acting, directing, scriptwriting and the incredible soundtrack. The fight scenes in this film are some of the best I have seen, there is one specific scene that I have in mind. If you have seen Gladiator, I am sure you will know which one I am talking about.
Gladiator is one of my favorite films of all time and it will remain that way. The only reason I did not give this masterpiece a 10/10 is because I do not believe that any film, or anything is truly 'perfect', but Gladiator is pretty damn close.