Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
This film sets a new standard for period films.
This is, without a doubt, one of the most historically accurate films of all time. I noticed some of you didn't like this movie. The #1 complaint seems to be historical accuracy. Someone described the tiger scene as comical. Define "comical." Do you not think that they did stuff like that in the Colosseum? As a historian by degree, I think you'd be mentally and psychologically shocked by some of the atrocities that were done in the Colosseum! True, Commodus did NOT actually kill his father, but what some of you don't seem to realize is that the number 1 rule of filmmaking is to ENTERTAIN, not educate. This is especially true with period films (films that take place long ago). Although some characters were actual figures, "Gladiator" is NOT a true story. Here's a common-sense rule of life: don't get your history from cinema!For the rest who enjoyed this film, I don't think we should be surprised that "Gladiator" is nominated for 12 Oscars, including Best Picture.