Zulu/gladiator connection

Rating: 9/10 (3 September 2007)

I love the movie Zulu, as well as Russel Crowe's "Gladiator". Recently I watched both movies, and found an interesting connection between the two. In the opening scene in Gladiator as the Roman army faces off against germanic barbarians, the director choose to use a chant from Zulu as one from the barbarians. Loosely put, it sounds like "Bhoots Watsi, Bhoots Whatsidi", which is chanted a number of times, followed by a loud "Zuluuuuuuu!!!!" really intimidating and moving in its original form, its no surprise that someone remembered it and recycled it. not very historically true-to-form, but it worked in gladiator. However nothing can compare to the impression of several thousand Zulu chanting it from the crest of a hill preparing to attack.