2000 · action · drama · history
Gladiator
Directed by Ridley Scott2h 35m2000
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Our read: Gladiator (2000) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · drama · history entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Gladiator counts for a challenge
Sombre, kinetic, extreme action / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
- extreme
- epic-stakes
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