Essays Tagged: "Gladiator"
An explaination into the Television Production process
ution exist for one reason, entertainment of the masses. Recently, the Academy Award winning movie AGladiator@ placed its gilded finger on the pulse of this timeless truth as the senators discussed Ca ... controls Rome.@ At the same time, in a forsaken corner of the empire, Russell Crow=s character, the Gladiator, received the same instructions from a political figure of somewhat less stature. AWin the ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
The Comparison of Beowulf and the Gladiator
The Comparison of Beowulf and The GladiatorIn every story or fairy tale it is always issues of good and evil that intensify and escala ... ory or fairy tale it is always issues of good and evil that intensify and escalate conflict. In the Gladiator and in the epic poem Beowulf, there were many similarities that occurred. For instance Max ... to free the slaves. They were both destined to go to heaven.In the story Beowulf and the movie The Gladiator, Beowulf and Maximus were two extravagant warriors who died fighting to protect their peop ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Ancient Roman Gladiators.
Aspects of the GladiatorThere are two sides to every story, clearly this was the case when the first Gladiator took ... e when the first Gladiator took the stage, for a revolution that changed history as we know it. The Gladiator was first known as the munus, or a funeral gift for the dead, but as time progressed so di ... ay proves, that very well might be the basis of our societies today. Even though the science of the Gladiator was short lived, it still remains as one of the pioneer sports to evolve to what we have t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
The Fall of the Roman Empire.
e poor had no power. There was no middle class in Rome. Emperors and nobles threw huge, extravagant gladiator parties that were extremely wasteful. Politicians constantly plotted against each other an ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History
Describe Commodus, (from movie Gladiator)motivation for growth and change through conflict.
Commodus changes for the worse. He is innately devious and this is not resolved throughout Gladiator. He identifies his main adversary as Maximus, his father's favourite, but in reality it is ... expressed in his actions and inter-relations with others. Thriving on death and blood, seen in the gladiatorial games, he mistakes violence for power. He is willing to cheat, threaten and murder to o ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
The realities of "Historical Movies" and how they are not truly historical or "love triangles."
s to fictionalize the event. While the movies Pearl Harbor and Titanic were fairly true to history, Gladiator, Braveheart, and The Patriot wandered closer to works of fiction.The movie Pearl Harbor is ... Pearl Harbor can be found in the movie Tora Tora Tora.Another movie considered to be historical is Gladiator, which is about the life of a gladiator in the Roman Empire. This is about how Commodus, M ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History
Story of a Young Gladiator who rose above all
The first gladiator game was in 256 B.C., for Junius Brutus Pera in their families honor after he They were al ... 256 B.C., for Junius Brutus Pera in their families honor after he They were all different types of gladiators too, they had different weapons and armor, some didn't have armor. They picked the weapon ... ns and armor, some didn't have armor. They picked the weapon and armor that best suited that person.Gladiators are people who fought to the death, to entertain roman's they called it the blood sport. ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
An essay that explains how the movie GLADIATOR portrays the characteristics of ancient Rome
World Civilizations- Gladiator AssignmentContrasting Values of Maximus and Commodus and how they reflect characteristics ... r, Commodus is a selfish, and spoiled, 20 year old men only thirsty for power; he was obsessed with gladiators and constantly trained as if he would become one himself. This is an immoral man, complet ... g them completely from the family unit."Strength and honor." This is what Maximus said to the other gladiators before their matches to remind them what they where fighting for and with what to fight. ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Gladiatorial contests.
velopment but it's the Romans who made it famous. A surviving feature of the Roman games was when a gladiator fell he was hauled out of the arena by a slave dressed as the Etruscan death-demon Charun. ... d carry a hammer which was the demon's attribute. Moreover, the Latin term for a trainer-manager of gladiators (lanista), was believed to be an Etruscan word (4:50). Gladiators of Ancient Rome lived t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator'
Great Scott!Ridley Scott has certainly picked a winner, in the captivating epic that is gladiator! An entertaining, enthralling and almost completely historically inaccurate epic, starring ... ship, drama and politics. Maximus is a respected and loyal general, turned slave, who then became a gladiator, and one that defied his emperor - a classic and intriguing storyline. Maximus embodies al ... heme, admirably. Maximus is a natural leader, loyal and respected, despite his social position as a Gladiator. Ironically, Commodus is jealous, obsessive and power-driven and abuses his position of au ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
Gladiator. Comparison from the movie to actual history. similarities and differences.
to death. When Maximus escaped, he was picked up by a group of men and sold as a slave to become a gladiator. As a gladiator, he fought many different types of gladiators. Quicker ones had nets with ... Quicker ones had nets with tridents and slower ones had curved swords with shields. There were some gladiators that even had chariots. In the actual history of Rome, there really were different types ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Hamlet vs Gladiator essay
When watching the movie Gladiator, one might notice how very similar this story is to the Shakespearean play, Hamlet. In Gla ... he loss of his son and wife, as does Hamlet for the loss of his father. The vengeance sought out in Gladiator is a result of treachery involving loved ones as is the vengeance sought out in hamlet. Fi ... f treachery involving loved ones as is the vengeance sought out in hamlet. Finally, both Hamlet and Gladiator are examples of dramatic tragedy where the main character ends up dying. Along with these ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Political Analysis of the movie Gladiator. Asked by prof to summarize & examine cultural influences, economy, political events.
Political Analysis of "Gladiator"Katie B.The movie "Gladiator" explores the complex political problem of one man's rapid tr ... res the complex political problem of one man's rapid transformation from general to slave, slave to gladiator, and gladiator to liberator. The bulk of the movie takes place in Ancient Rome, during a t ... traders headed to the Roman province Zucchabar.In Zucchabar, Maximus is sold to Proximo, a retired gladiator and gladiatorial trainer. As he rises in the ranks of the slaves in Zucchabar, Emperor Com ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Gladiators of the Past
Gladiators of the Past Hollywood has made countless attempts at creating a movie based upon ... ars for their accurate costumes and extraordinary settings and now, the 2000 film production of the Gladiator comes under the inspection glass. Was the Gladiator able to entertain the audience whilst ... ion glass. Was the Gladiator able to entertain the audience whilst also being historically accurate?Gladiators were chosen from slaves, criminals and prisoners of war whom were suitable for the job. F ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Gladiator Analysis essay
Gladiator, though not the most intellectually stimulating film of this decade, was deeper and more c ... s theme was not a simple "good-guy versus bad-guy" one as one might gather from the title. In fact, Gladiator in essence had very little to do with gladiators. Its real purpose, its real underlying fl ... ing his family, but fails to kill him. Instead, Maximus, is captured by slave traders and becomes a gladiator, a job which lends itself to his leadership skills and warrior abilities. Throughout his c ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies
"Movie review" A Beautiful Mind
sh mirrors his Oscar-awarded and -nominated depictions, respectively, of a fallen Roman general in "Gladiator" and a tormented scientist in "The Insider," as an accomplishment of total character immer ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Pick a historical related film and analyse its historical accuracy.
The historical accuracy of gladiator in some aspects was quite good but in others, quite bad. Even right from the opening scene ... t did not exist in ancient times.Marcus Aurelius was not quite 59 when he died, perhaps of plague. "Gladiator" does capture his kindly and philosophical nature, but his decrepit frailty, thin beard, a ... d was assassinated almost thirteen years later on December 31, 192AD. Although the time covered by "Gladiator" is not precisely indicated, it would appear that no more than two years could have elapse ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Spartacus- Movie Review WITH SOME EXTRAS
a movie there is historical truth behind it. The story is about a slave who was trained to become a gladiator along with other slaves. Unfortunately for the Romans, he had become too good of a fighter ... ly for the Romans, he had become too good of a fighter. He was one of the best fighters amongst the gladiators. Soon enough he becomes the leader figure of the gladiators and leads them through a rebe ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Gladiator: A Review
Gladiator, a movie starring Russell Crowe, takes place during the decline of the Roman Empire. The m ... istraught Maximus is then captured by traveling slave traders and is forced to fight as a traveling gladiator. He becomes so successful at fighting and leading his fellow gladiators; he ends up back i ... public, and there was no General Maximus under his command. Commodus ruled for twelve years, but in Gladiator it feels more like a couple months. Also his death, Commodus, rather than what happens in ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Soul of the Sword (short theatre play)
Scene OneThe setting is 300 A.D. in Rome. The Coliseum is at its peak showing Gladiators. Inside the Coliseum, a room is present with chairs, made for the senators and the Caesar ... s heard throughout.Decimus: Why do I do this? It is not moral, it is not righteous. I have enslaved gladiators for all my life. Three generations this has been in my family. Shall my children follow i ... has been in my family. Shall my children follow in my footsteps? It doesn't even pay well. All the gladiators do is die. Never have I had one that had success.Decimus pauses for a minuteDecimus: I ne ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing