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Gladiator | Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-04-12 22:24:52
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2026-08

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This was an extremely powerful and incredible experience! The film's emotional weight, combined with the epic music and scale, immediately drew me into the world of Maximus and Rome. His journey from honored general to slave and then to hero was deeply inspiring. Russell Crowe's performance was so real and grounded and made Maximus feel like a man of real depth. Torn between duty and grief. I should have known Hans Zimmer was in charge of this score from the very beginning. When I saw his name pop up in the end credits, it all made sense! What I loved the most was the full circle nature of Maximus's story. The film opening with him daydreaming about his home, and in his final moments, returning back to that same dream with his spirit walking through golden fields toward the family he lost. That imagery stayed with me for a loooong time after I finished watching. Maximus wasn't just a warrior seeking revenge. He was a man aching to return to love, to peace, to home.Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿LINK: https://youtu.be/fOk_xuja75cI watched this on Amazon Prime

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Robert da Spruce

Great film! Looking forward to watching your reaction Kali!

Farbod

FYI this is the theatrical version (Runtime 2h 34m 49s) of the film for anyone that was unsure which edition to watch.

Simon

Epic. Been waiting for this one all week! Glad you loved it.

rubberkidney

those are the eyes of someone entertained

Farbod

Great reaction! Such a great film. I still remember the entire theater holding its breath when Maximus takes off his helmet and turns around to confront Commodus. Such an iconic moment. Thank you for watching this one.

Scott S

That was a fun watch-along, thanks Kali. High on my all time list, like many others. Glad you you enjoyed it!

Richard

Were you not entertained? That was a beautifully written synopsis and summary of your experience Kali. Russell Crowe was definitely one of the more respected actors in the business at that time. Sobering to think how much of the story is based on reality of the cruelty of ancient Rome and how they treated slaves and captives to satisfy the depraved appetites of onlookers. 😔

M1 Maz

This movie is so good! It's cool thinking about the themes of love and respect and comparing Maximus and Commodus. The difference between a man who isn't chasing being worshiped, who just wants to go home and be with his family. But EARNS respect so easily from everyone around him through his actions. And a man who relentlessly chases respect, and worship of his people. Only to be left dead on the floor, as you said, with no one giving a crap lol. Maximus is just such a powerful character on so many levels. Russell Crowe played him so well I can't let a Hans Zimmer film go by without praising the music! haha. It was so grand and epic when it needed to be, and restrained and calm when the situation called for it. The vocals (especially in his family's theme) reallllly stood out to me in this one. Also the music during the gladiator fights is so good! But I also love that in the two fights that mattered the most, against the one undefeated champion, and against Commodus, there was no music at all Phenomenal movie and reaction!! You always do so well in these movies with complex, emotionally nuanced characters. And picked apart all the themes so well, and were so invested. Was very enjoyable to watch, thank you! 'ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?!'

Lastboyscout73

You have now seen one of my top ten movies of all time. Another one I have seen so many times I have lost count. Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here? I still say those things sometimes, especially in my line of work lol. I still get chills when he takes his helmet off and turns toward Commodus and starts that epic speech. E-v-e-r-y-t-i-m-e! Ridley Scott is one of those great directors out there. I hope you in time explore some other movies he has done. They did last year put Gladiator 2 out, 24 years after this one. I have yet to watch it. I have heard mixed reviews. Sometimes a movie is perfect on its own so I'm hesitant to watch the recent version. This movie is epic, powerful and emotional no matter how many times you see it. I'm really glad to get to watch it again with you and see how you would react. You had the reaction I expected.

Richard B

Russell Crowe tells the story of the first days of shooting. It's the opening scene where Maximus sees a bird perched, smiles, and watches the bird fly away, which brings him back to the battlefield. Director Ridley Scott loved the contrast of his facial expressions and says, “you and me, we're going to be fing great together, mate.”

Mister Lou

I love this Russell Crowe movie! If you really haven't seen much of his work yet, I highly suggest 3:10 To Yuma and State of Play. two very different movies but both great in their own ways! and YES I would LOVE to see a re-reaction to the extended edition!

Robert da Spruce

Excellent reaction Kali! Really glad you enjoyed the movie! And yes, that was Richard Harris a.k.a Dumbledore as Marcus Aurelius 😊

Onno Smits

Commodus is definitely top 3 most hated movie villains for me. 😂 I agree with you that he is written and performed extremely well, to the point where you almost feel bad for him, but he's just a bit too deranged and incestuous. 😬 Percy Wetmore from The Green Mile still takes top spot though! I love the soft-spoken nature of Richard Harris (a.k.a Dumbledore)'s voice. It was perfect for Dumbledore, and worked extremely well here as a Caesar that is at the end of his rule, and reflecting upon his legacy. But my most favourite movie role for Richard Harris is undoubtedly in "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002), a movie which I hope you get around to someday!

KJ

It's a solid movie and a throwback to the "Swords & Sandals" epics from the Golden Age of Cinema - in particular 'Ben-Hur' from 1959. I'm pretty sure 'epic' was first used when describing that movie as it clocks in at a meaty 3 hours 42 minutes. It cost the studio $15 million to make which in today's money is about $165 million. Other famous Swords & Sandals movies of that era include 'Spartacus' (1960) and 'Cleopatra' (1963). Cleopatra was the queen Commodus was telling Lucius about. Gladiator had a great supporting cast of classic actors. You spotted Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius, there was also Derek Jacobi Senator Grachhus, and I believe this was Oliver Reed's final role playing Proximus.

kaliwali

Ah sorry, forgot to include that in my description! Thank you!

Stuart Brewster

Thank you! Was looking for this helpful comment! 😁

Russell Rutigliano

If you really liked Gladiator I highly recommend the TV show Spartacus that came out in the 2010's. Now it would 100% have to be a Patreon exclusive (You know how I feel about those) but it could not be helped. It's sooooo gory and there is a LOT of nudity. Def would be a no go for Youtube edits.

The Dingo

This is a good movie, but you can skip Gladiator II that just came out, in my opinion.

kaliwali

I've heard soooo many people mentioning the same thing, sadly :( And absolute *crickets* from the people saying "No, watch Gladiator II it's great!" So... It's probably, actually pretty bad, huh 😂🤣

The Dingo

It felt like a cash grab with a weak and overly contrived plot. And honestly probably my least favorite Denzel Washington role.

Chris Clarke

Germania in this case being in actual fact a forest to the southwest of London where trees needed to be felled anyway for routine forest management.

Calu

I know I am a bit late to the party, but if you liked Russell Crowe, you should most definitely add A Beautiful Mind to your list. As for Ridley Scott, well, I guess Alien just won the latest poll so that is an excellent start, but if you are looking for something more epic, closer to this movie, Kingdom of Heaven just released a brand new director's cut this past May.

Daniel

Such a great movie. The ending is tough to watch but beautiful somehow at the same time. Hans Zimmer cannot miss epic music.

Cause and Effect

its really hard to follow when i dont own the version you are using, so i have to adjust after a few minute cuz your version doesn't have the extended stuff, and its nearly impossible to resync since there is no sound or video reference to re-sync to. after the 3rd time, i gave up.