Maximus is Captain John H. Miller dressed as roman general

Rating: Null/10 (22 August 2000)

You must be blind not to see that Gladiator and Saving Private Ryan are, in general, same movies. Maximus and Miller are very similar characters . Both of them are simple men (one is a peasant and other is a school teacher)caught in jaws of war, dreaming of returning home. Both are great leaders, ruthless and emotionles in combat, caring their pain deep inside. Both have loyal and charismatic crew around them. Both of them have their noble cause, worth dying for. And their faith is the same.
Beside similarity of the main characters. The plot is the same. Both our heroes were betrayed by their superiors and sent on suicidal missions. Maximus didn't became gladiator because his emperor wanted that, but he was pushed into that situation by him. In both movies we can see the best scenes of combat in first 10 minutes. Combat scenes were done with same technique and they too look alike There are many more similarities between these two movies