Movie Analysis Gladiator - 1690 Words

Gladiator, released in 2000, is directed by Ridley Scott, and follows the revenge tale of Maximus. In the beginning, Maximus is a General in the Roman army, and he is very close to the emperor. Commodus, the emperor s son, becomes jealous of Maximus s fame and kills his family. Commodus then captures Maximus, strips him of all his power and fame, and forces him to become a gladiator slave. Throughout the movie, Maximus goes from being a very powerful individual to having no power at all. He attempts to gain his power back through fighting in the arena and taking his revenge on Commodus. Being wronged by someone else makes victims feel powerless, they try to get rid of the powerless feeling by getting their power back through vengeance, and media, like movies and TV shows, only show the black and white of revenge. When Maximus learns that his family was killed by Commodus, he feels powerless. Maximus thinks he is the emperor’s right-hand man, and that he is a powerful voice in the Roman army and government. He is faced with the harsh reality that his family was murdered and no matter how much power he had, there was nothing he could do about it. Just like in the movie, when people become victims they feel powerless to do anything to right what was wronged. Taking revenge on the person who did the offending allows victims to feel like they have some sort of control over their situation. The victims want to do whatever they can to help with bringing their wrongdoersShow MoreRelatedMovie Analysis : Gladiator 917 Words   |  4 PagesIn the movie Gladiator, Russell Crowe plays a battle hardened Roman General who, through a series of unfortunate events, becomes a gladiator. He starts out on the front lines of a battle against barbarians. The war against them has been going on for some time however this is the final battle that will end the war. 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