Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Historically Amusing
Great tale of a Roman general, Maximus, who under dire circumstances is forced to become a gladiator. He antagonizes emperor Commodus and there is a kind of rivalry between the two throughout the whole movie. It is a heart wrenching tale of one man's struggle to survive against all odds with the only thing keeping him going is his hope for revenge against the one man that destroyed his life. The historical accuracy of the movie is amazingly good in reference to how the Colosseum was composed and some of the methods of fighting. Of course as in all other movies everything is dramatized to fit entertainment value but even with that Gladiator is a striking example of ancient Roman construct.