i love this part, also when the music starts at 7:00. I always loved films like this one, there's a true story in it and the music makes it beautifull. I'm 23 now and i still got tears in my eyes when i see this film.
"If you find yourself alone, riding in fields with the sun on your face, do not fear; for your neural pathways are firing haphazardly and out of sequence! You will become nothing!"
"Maximus... don't go to them, they don't exist anymore."
"Now we are free.... I won't see you again. Ever."
@ChainsawGutsFuck ...with a name like chainsawgutsfuck how can you patronize if he would have been athiest? just because you don't believe in an afterlife doesn't mean on your death bed you can't think of a happy place to be.....and he wasn't in heaven you tard..he was just with his family..heavens what you make it...obviously you think atheists don't believe in honor and life..they treasure life more because they believe you only have one...so don't be ignorant.
@andyrushx420 But I do believe in an afterlife. I meant an atheist version of this film would ignore all the "afterlife" bits, which pretty much made the film as emotionally charged and deep as it is.
@ChainsawGutsFuck im an atheist..but i still think all the good and bad in my life..its called reflecting..and im sure on my death bed i would reflect on my life and picture the ones i love last before i die to have one last image of them and be happy. but not until im ready or natures decided for me.
Last scene makes me cry like a baby every time! Saw this in the cinema when it was originally out; Absolutely unforgettable experience. In 12 years, nothing has come close for me!
The music is when the eyes start to water then when she says "Go to them." it's when they spill over. Thumbs up if this happens to you no matter now many times you watch this! Beautifully acted film! :'(
@neoflyboy nah..to me i took it as he was a honorable man who lived every breath to serve rome and his family and died. then how she felt knowing someone she cared about is dead. stadium all has silence and carried him off in mourning he died, and left the caeser behind showing rome care more about one good man then an a cruel caeser
The classiest, most honor-filled death scene in any movie ever. Watched this movie about 10 times, and STILL cry when Gracchus says "Who will help me carry him?".......
It came out in 2000 when I was 10....I'm 22 now and I've never stopped loving this film....along with the LOTR Trilogy...and Braveheart....very few quality Hollywood movies these days....tragic! can't wait for the Hobbit! :)
@nuttyjunior "Honor" . . . well actually, Roman soldiers didn't have that much honour . . . only power, and they used that power for whores and alcohol . . . sounds like my kind of army : ) . . . but no, if you want to see REAL honour, check out a samurai or ninja . . . NOT Roman soldiers.
Man, even wounded and dying of blood loss - Maximus is still a better fighter than his nemesis.
Justified in this case, seeing as he was a soldier and Commodus was born and raised soft. Don't get me wrong: He's a skilled swordsman, but he's not nearly as good as his rival.
@NicholasGeschke Look at the armour Commodus is using, it's too flamboyant, too many loose flapping bits that can be used against it's wearer. The armour Maximus uses on the other hand is functional, what decoration it has is unobtrusive and understated. It's been used too.
There's a shot earlier in the movie where Max removes his rings, that's an old soldiers thing, rings tend to get caught on things and you could loose a finger, He's more than used to fighting for his life in a melee.
At 7:45 you can see soldiers in the back, then seconds later it cuts to the the scene where they are going to carry him to the gate and the soldiers there are already lined up on both sides of it. LOL...
When he says "I will see you again but not yet, not yet." and smiles I get chills every time and the lady in the song is singing that was awesome! The song symphonies by Dan black and kid cudi is cool too it kinda reminds me of this ending song.
@dhas37 cant blame u, besides i think this movie is better than 300 and immortals, those just had to have it from special effects and action the blows off the screen, Gladiator had action, story, plot and a deep going plot, besides Russel is a bear also in real life and he trained his ass off for this movie
@Lagerfeld2008 Maximus is a roman, that is right, but that doesn't make him italian automatically. He is from a spanish province, so casting an italian actor for that role would not have been the right thing either ;)
Love this movie, one of my favorite scenes ever. I just noticed this though. Pause the video right when Maximus falls 5:43, notice the ground where his head is. Then look at 7:15 at what his head is laying on. LMFAO!!! They made him a sand pillow! Wonder how many takes they had of that scene, his neck start hurting or something?
I actually bought the movie soundtrack it's so awesome. Good to fall asleep to, it's relaxing and epic simultaneously. I actuallythought about an idea for ome Skyrim DLC involving "now we are free" being played as some Dwemer run into battle... In slow motion of course.
@TheI3lakey yeah he's the general - but Maximus is the emperor, that's why I asked...I mean the emperor is *supposed* to have more authority than a general right?
@schwarzfalk in this film the emporer is almost the biggest asshole...noone likes him...and would u give your emperor your sword if he cant even win a fair fight on his own?
important to know is that the emperor stabbed maximus in his hips right before the fight started
The emperor killed Maximus's Wife and Son, and the emperor killed his FATHER, the true emperor, because he wanted to make Maximus the emperor, not his son.
@schwarzfalk Quintus was a friend, and general, with Maximus. When Commodus went after Maximus, he bribed Quintus to keep out of it by making him the Captain of the Praetorians. I imagin that Quintus was disgusted by what Commodus did, and by his own behaviour, that is why he turned on Commodus in the end
@schwarzfalk The Praetorians were the emperors bodyguards (i know it was more than that, but look it up on wiki if you need more details). Being so close to the emperor, in my interpretation, they saw all the stuff he pulled, and thought 'f**k that, I'm not going to hlp him', whereas Maximus was a very respected man.
@Nianudd so basically you saying they placed honor above authority? that's good
but totally unrealistic - in real life no soldier would do that: any1 in the military gonna tell you, a soldier's programmed to follow orders, law & authority always comes first, and then the rest :D
@schwarzfalk probably not honour, that's just my reading of it from the film and the book, however, looking quickly through the article on the Praetorians, several emperors were actually killed by their guard, including Gaius Caligula, and Nero, who was deserted by the guard. I think it's rather more likely that it was done in the film to show the dissatisfaction of the Roman people with Commodus rather than anything historically rational. It is just a film, after all.
@Nianudd heh I know it's a film, but this ain't supposed to be LOTR or something ^^ so it's kinda logical to hold it by a higher standard of realism
anyway I didn't know pretorians have killed their emperors...these guys are supposed to be elite & their loyalty even stronger than the standard legionary (but iirc Caligula & Nero where nutcases right?)
nevertheless - remember the part where Commodus orders the execution of Maximus' family? did he send in the pretorians to do the job?
@schwarzfalk I think so, but speaking of elite and loyalty, wasn't Indira Gandhi killed by her bodyguards? Elite doesn't mean incorruptible. The article on Praetorians was really quite interesting. It turns out they actually sold the empire once in 193 AD, after they assassinated the previous emperor, Pertinax.
@Nianudd if that's true then it kinda contradicts this scene here don't u think? I mean IF it's the same men who blindly obeyed Commodus when he told them to kill a whole family, then these men are already completely corrupt just like the emperor & they would never suddenly side with someone as good as Maximus
@schwarzfalk Not necessarily the same men. There were a couple of thousand of them, and familiarity breeds contempt. The ones closest to him would have seen a lot more of his habits than the others.
Great revenge movie? That's why I disliked it. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is gained by revenge. it leaves you feeling empty. Ben-Hur is the far greater film - it promotes forgiveness.
Honestly, one of the best movies ever made and one of the most encouraging. I'll admit I did cry in the end. It's such a encouraging ending I have ever seen.
Rome has a lot of dark history, for example Emperor Nero during the Roman Empire, the slaughter of Christians.
Johntheninja100 1 week ago
I saw this film when I was 12 years old, a masterpiece.
Johntheninja100 1 week ago
This is the only film that I cry at every time I watch it.
AuroraWhispers 1 week ago
strenght and honour!
subsidia 1 week ago in playlist perpetuum mobile
I want to cry !!!!! :((((((
sSector5 2 weeks ago
Why did I have to lose the disc with the movie on it.
Eagle249 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
i love this part, also when the music starts at 7:00. I always loved films like this one, there's a true story in it and the music makes it beautifull. I'm 23 now and i still got tears in my eyes when i see this film.
SyslogSNMP 2 weeks ago
i fuckin love that movie
AliFayeFaye 2 weeks ago
Can't imagine an atheist version of this film
"If you find yourself alone, riding in fields with the sun on your face, do not fear; for your neural pathways are firing haphazardly and out of sequence! You will become nothing!"
"Maximus... don't go to them, they don't exist anymore."
"Now we are free.... I won't see you again. Ever."
Yup
ChainsawGutsFuck 2 weeks ago
@ChainsawGutsFuck ...with a name like chainsawgutsfuck how can you patronize if he would have been athiest? just because you don't believe in an afterlife doesn't mean on your death bed you can't think of a happy place to be.....and he wasn't in heaven you tard..he was just with his family..heavens what you make it...obviously you think atheists don't believe in honor and life..they treasure life more because they believe you only have one...so don't be ignorant.
andyrushx420 2 weeks ago
@andyrushx420 But I do believe in an afterlife. I meant an atheist version of this film would ignore all the "afterlife" bits, which pretty much made the film as emotionally charged and deep as it is.
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@ChainsawGutsFuck im an atheist..but i still think all the good and bad in my life..its called reflecting..and im sure on my death bed i would reflect on my life and picture the ones i love last before i die to have one last image of them and be happy. but not until im ready or natures decided for me.
andyrushx420 2 weeks ago
Last scene makes me cry like a baby every time! Saw this in the cinema when it was originally out; Absolutely unforgettable experience. In 12 years, nothing has come close for me!
walnutchair67 2 weeks ago
serves that spoilt emperor for stabbing him in the side b4 the battle started
Maximus wuld've thrashed the Emperor if that didnt happen
DJPJ911 2 weeks ago
@DJPJ911 He still thrashed him, just not as easily ;)
ChainsawGutsFuck 2 weeks ago
who the hell disliked this :'(
hurtythegiant 2 weeks ago
Sadly no they don't make movies liek this anymore and i wonder why the hell not!!!!! the movie would totaly pay for itself
TACOS291 2 weeks ago
God fucking Damn it they don't make movies like this anymore.
at40100 2 weeks ago
i nearly cried !
SpooKiiEE 2 weeks ago
The music is when the eyes start to water then when she says "Go to them." it's when they spill over. Thumbs up if this happens to you no matter now many times you watch this! Beautifully acted film! :'(
LegallyAwesomer 2 weeks ago 3
@LegallyAwesomer Every single time man!
pointvictor 2 weeks ago
God love Rome.
largesatsuma 2 weeks ago
If you don't mind Pilipic, I just had to add this to my channel. ;-]
EagleEyeGolfer 2 weeks ago
no matter how many times i watch this film. this part nearly brings tears to my eyes every time
dantotz 2 weeks ago
i like how they just leave commodus there haha
SonofRa47 2 weeks ago
@SonofRa47 LOL
EagleEyeGolfer 2 weeks ago
feels good to cry once and awhile
MrDew045 2 weeks ago
this end raises a question "are you doing something important with your life?". And that's why we all cry :_)
neoflyboy 2 weeks ago
@neoflyboy nah..to me i took it as he was a honorable man who lived every breath to serve rome and his family and died. then how she felt knowing someone she cared about is dead. stadium all has silence and carried him off in mourning he died, and left the caeser behind showing rome care more about one good man then an a cruel caeser
andyrushx420 2 weeks ago
Love this movie
Gabrielaheart1 2 weeks ago
This movie is great and all but I am sorry his wife looks like a tranny
erik3423 2 weeks ago
I cried the shit out of me and my girlfriends says to me: " Are you gay? " -.-
Well I cried motherfuckas !!! XD
1Kunene 2 weeks ago 2
@1Kunene REAL MEN CRY WHEN IT IS NECESSARY. HERE... CRYING WAS NECESSARY.
ApepItsirk33 2 weeks ago 6
Genius ending... sends shivers down my spine
cenerozzzz 2 weeks ago 23
this and A.I. are the only movies I've shed tears to
forerunner06 2 weeks ago
To be honest...I cried !!!!!
sharathshine 3 weeks ago
SENATUS POPULUS QUE ROMANUS.
BeBopDeluxe85 3 weeks ago
This is wonderful
OneBigCritt 3 weeks ago
The classiest, most honor-filled death scene in any movie ever. Watched this movie about 10 times, and STILL cry when Gracchus says "Who will help me carry him?".......
glovesave23b 3 weeks ago 3
@glovesave23b So true! and Lucius starts to walk forward first!
TheSchramazing 2 weeks ago
O VERDADEIRO AMOR MOVE MONTANHA,LINDO VIDEO,OBRIGADO
2014Evanildo 3 weeks ago
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WHY is the ending (of the song) cut off?!?!?!!!! O_o
@BladesNstuffs His name is Djimon Hounsou, hes a model-turned-actor. Really great presence!
phlearze 3 weeks ago
Maximus the best!
Sime4e1 3 weeks ago
Tuscany's landscape at the end.. AMAZING! :)
14Sere90 3 weeks ago
It came out in 2000 when I was 10....I'm 22 now and I've never stopped loving this film....along with the LOTR Trilogy...and Braveheart....very few quality Hollywood movies these days....tragic! can't wait for the Hobbit! :)
philspassion 3 weeks ago 2
i can't stop watching this, it's such a good film.
TheDivine770 3 weeks ago
Best version I've found so far! Thanks for uploading it!
PHJ710 3 weeks ago
Is it wierd that im a guy and i cried over this? :/
TheDivine770 3 weeks ago
i wish people still had the honor that they had back then
nuttyjunior 3 weeks ago 33
@nuttyjunior i know ..
psichoparano 3 weeks ago
@nuttyjunior what do you mean by 'honour' the Roman empire was a horrific place.
azarimanka 2 weeks ago
@nuttyjunior I do. I honor my country and to our soldiers that help other people from harm and destruction
zgrillo2004 2 weeks ago
@nuttyjunior what the hell are you on about
doza2112 2 weeks ago
@nuttyjunior "Honor" . . . well actually, Roman soldiers didn't have that much honour . . . only power, and they used that power for whores and alcohol . . . sounds like my kind of army : ) . . . but no, if you want to see REAL honour, check out a samurai or ninja . . . NOT Roman soldiers.
TheSouthernPsycho 2 weeks ago
The actor that played Juba also played Soloman in Blood Diamond.
BladesNstuffs 3 weeks ago
I cried like a man, excellent film. Strength and Honor
killeroforce 3 weeks ago
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One of the best films of all time to be honest
mrcod4manic 3 weeks ago
One of the best films of all time to be honest
mrcod4manic 3 weeks ago
Go to them
GotBeer213 3 weeks ago
2 people get killed by Commodus.
BoiiHaikal 3 weeks ago
WHAT A FUCKING GREAT MOVIE
fernanditoix 3 weeks ago
Man, even wounded and dying of blood loss - Maximus is still a better fighter than his nemesis.
Justified in this case, seeing as he was a soldier and Commodus was born and raised soft. Don't get me wrong: He's a skilled swordsman, but he's not nearly as good as his rival.
NicholasGeschke 3 weeks ago
@NicholasGeschke Look at the armour Commodus is using, it's too flamboyant, too many loose flapping bits that can be used against it's wearer. The armour Maximus uses on the other hand is functional, what decoration it has is unobtrusive and understated. It's been used too.
There's a shot earlier in the movie where Max removes his rings, that's an old soldiers thing, rings tend to get caught on things and you could loose a finger, He's more than used to fighting for his life in a melee.
leapoffaith20 3 weeks ago
great movie, great music
nuttyjunior 3 weeks ago
What can i say..., but "GREAT".....
dacunha1975 3 weeks ago
One of the very few Hollywood movies that aren't utterly crap.
Dovakhan 3 weeks ago
At 7:45 you can see soldiers in the back, then seconds later it cuts to the the scene where they are going to carry him to the gate and the soldiers there are already lined up on both sides of it. LOL...
Sp3ctr354 3 weeks ago
When he says "I will see you again but not yet, not yet." and smiles I get chills every time and the lady in the song is singing that was awesome! The song symphonies by Dan black and kid cudi is cool too it kinda reminds me of this ending song.
mateor09 3 weeks ago
Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome.
timmybear34567890 3 weeks ago
If this dosent make you cry or give you goosebumps, than somethings wrong with you.
VOICESINMYHEAD1 3 weeks ago 4
Pretty much the only film that can make me cry.
xSUPERxGTx 4 weeks ago
@xSUPERxGTx See the movie Butterfly effect it will make you cry
mackeo1234 3 weeks ago
I've never cry in a film, but at 7:45, I cried for the first time. That's how I want to die.
IkkazLeFeca 4 weeks ago
@IkkazLeFeca Jesus Christ me neither ,but that moment makes you cry
Roni21us 4 weeks ago
trop bien cette video surtout a la fin <3
kenzapotter 4 weeks ago
And then Spartacus shows up to kill them all.
Oenhero 4 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
8:18 .... love it !
iLikeToPlayXIV 4 weeks ago
8:02 no one cares about Commodus. LOL
1160168 4 weeks ago
@1160168 why should anyone?
iLikeToPlayXIV 4 weeks ago
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wolfff77 4 weeks ago
this was my fav movie when i was kid
dhas37 1 month ago 3
@dhas37 cant blame u, besides i think this movie is better than 300 and immortals, those just had to have it from special effects and action the blows off the screen, Gladiator had action, story, plot and a deep going plot, besides Russel is a bear also in real life and he trained his ass off for this movie
ISRAELKING100 4 weeks ago 2
I still feel after watching 100 times
MrDhyanandhan 1 month ago
this is sad. as evil as he was commodus was actually hot. i don't wnat to see him get killed.
interjectionmed 1 month ago
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My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius.
Commander of the Armies of the North.
General of the Felix Legions.
Loyal servant to the true Emperor, Marcus Aurelius.
Father to a murdered son,
husband to a murdered wife –
and I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
bobnublet 1 month ago
this movie is so fucking good :]
WhiteFoxEyes 1 month ago
well, i cried.
MillePetrozza666 1 month ago
This scene solidified Gladiator as my favorite movie of all time. No movie has ever had an ending so sad yet so happy. It's beautiful
Hannibal457 1 month ago 3
Italian sounds better....
oiurehj 1 month ago
I really hope there's an afterlife
Oenhero 1 month ago 12
@Oenhero Don't hope, because there certainly is.
halofreak41 1 month ago
it made me cry and iam 11 and truning 12 next month ;( ;( :(
theAdemar2010 1 month ago
@theAdemar2010 it made me cry and iam 25 and truning 26 next month ;)
Tikitxiki2 1 month ago 2
@theAdemar2010 turned 12 december:)watched it when i was 11 too
pokemonfreak12100 1 month ago
When a film makes a guy cry.....then it's a fucking good film.
HalfDecentVids 1 month ago 106
@HalfDecentVids How fucking true....xxxx
HywieBach 3 weeks ago
@HalfDecentVids puss
nuttakid2011 3 weeks ago
@nuttakid2011 SHUT UP. he isn't a puss
greatzez 3 weeks ago
@HalfDecentVids HHHHHHHHHHHRRR i dropped a tear too
WatisssDit 3 weeks ago
@HalfDecentVids I agree wholeheartedly, man. I sobbed like a baby on this film.
hislord1 3 weeks ago
This is one of the most epicest endings i've ever seen in my life, and i've had my share of epic endings.
EarthBoundReaper 1 month ago
Gladiator and Spartacus are my favoriete movies
runescapeSirr 1 month ago
QUINTAS is a coward....
hilaryduffok 1 month ago
now we are free. and i will see you again...but not yet...not yet
MrDeltaPixel 1 month ago 74
@MrDeltaPixel greatest last line cant help but cry
coolbeansjr 1 month ago
LOL they just left commodus's body laying there
zingalishis2 1 month ago
@zingalishis2 lol yeah they're like fuck that nigga
Oenhero 1 month ago
this movie is a masterpiece
carlosfriend123 1 month ago
"Now we are free."
VOICESINMYHEAD1 1 month ago
awesome clip excluding the part she lectures and everyone just stands there and looks at her.
If my elysian fields look like that, i wanna get there as soon as possible.
aquarrius6 1 month ago
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aquarrius6 1 month ago
Greatest movie ever made in my opinion.
GibsonUSA87 1 month ago
Love this movie watch it again and again!
Aidahadjimuddin 1 month ago
@Aidahadjimuddin But not yet...not yet.
Wolfman7870 1 month ago
@Legerfeld2008 it was filmed in the uk lol no joke
Ryanr75rc 1 month ago
Nice Movie, BUT why did they cast an Australian Actor for the roman Maximus? They have plenty of Actors in Italy.
Atleast the Germanic Hagen was played by an German.
Lagerfeld2008 1 month ago
@Lagerfeld2008
name any italian actor who could've done a better job than Russel Crowe? No? I didn't think so!
Redrin1 1 month ago
@Lagerfeld2008 Maximus is a roman, that is right, but that doesn't make him italian automatically. He is from a spanish province, so casting an italian actor for that role would not have been the right thing either ;)
DeeKay11998899 1 month ago
@DeeKay11998899 It could be an spanish man, but not a german one. Roman was LATIN, not BARBARIAN.
MatheusStradivari 3 weeks ago
@Lagerfeld2008 maybe they try to get one to play but none wanted to be in the movie
Awesomewolfpic 3 weeks ago
Dammit i can't handle all these feels ;_;
hitmonchan2092 1 month ago
wats it like in blu-ray?
Blackhoundrise 1 month ago
one of the greatest movie endings of all time.
CKapps 1 month ago
;( i cry everytime i watch this movie and i am a guy and i am not gay its just so sad ;(
GrieferKing007 1 month ago
Whatta boss...
RawfullMyEggroll 1 month ago
He was stabbed in the side, under his armpit.
Nianudd 1 month ago
best ever
butlikereally 1 month ago
lol everyone picks him up and just leaves the emperor on the floor
237cupcake 1 month ago
How can anyone dislike this movie, especially this scene?
13meenu13 1 month ago
Love this movie, one of my favorite scenes ever. I just noticed this though. Pause the video right when Maximus falls 5:43, notice the ground where his head is. Then look at 7:15 at what his head is laying on. LMFAO!!! They made him a sand pillow! Wonder how many takes they had of that scene, his neck start hurting or something?
TheGreatGizzo 1 month ago
вырезать кусок из фильма большого ума не надо
PowerEdge79 1 month ago
I've been searching youtube for this clip for months so I got tired and decided to just go buy Gladiator on blu ray.. and now I find it lol.
zzVegito 1 month ago 28
@zzVegito how much is it in blu ray
imisrael92 3 weeks ago
@imisrael92 i bought it new for 30
zzVegito 3 weeks ago
btw Lucilla is hot
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
I actually bought the movie soundtrack it's so awesome. Good to fall asleep to, it's relaxing and epic simultaneously. I actuallythought about an idea for ome Skyrim DLC involving "now we are free" being played as some Dwemer run into battle... In slow motion of course.
soaponaroapDG 1 month ago
Wow you should have said spoilers jeez
dog7156 1 month ago
@dog7156 spoilers? for me "Gladiator - Last scene + ending " sounds like there's spoilers in it?? ^^
jgfnhjfn 1 month ago
@jgfnhjfn lol I was waiting for someone to reply.
dog7156 1 month ago
btw who is this Quintus guy? he has more authority than the emperor (the soldiers obey him...??? ain't the emperor supposed to be top authority?)
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk Hes the general of the soliders isn't he? Im not to sure tbh.
TheI3lakey 1 month ago
@TheI3lakey yeah he's the general - but Maximus is the emperor, that's why I asked...I mean the emperor is *supposed* to have more authority than a general right?
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk Romes government influenced the US government a lot.
Just as the emperor is Outranks the general.
The president Outranks the highest ranked of the military.
Maximus never got to become emperor so he was always beneath the emperor's level.
1775edde 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk in this film the emporer is almost the biggest asshole...noone likes him...and would u give your emperor your sword if he cant even win a fair fight on his own?
important to know is that the emperor stabbed maximus in his hips right before the fight started
jgfnhjfn 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk alright you knew already...sry ^^ whatever...the scene wouldn't be half that epic if the general would give him a sword...
jgfnhjfn 1 month ago
The emperor killed Maximus's Wife and Son, and the emperor killed his FATHER, the true emperor, because he wanted to make Maximus the emperor, not his son.
ExtinguishedKhaos 1 month ago
@ExtinguishedKhaos Lemme make that more clear, he himself didn't, but he sent his men to do it.
ExtinguishedKhaos 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk Quintus was a friend, and general, with Maximus. When Commodus went after Maximus, he bribed Quintus to keep out of it by making him the Captain of the Praetorians. I imagin that Quintus was disgusted by what Commodus did, and by his own behaviour, that is why he turned on Commodus in the end
Nianudd 1 month ago
@Nianudd alrite so that explains why Quintus didn't wanna help him
but how come the guards obeyed Quintus & not Commodus? was captain of the pretorian a higher rank than emperor?
actually who had top authority in Rome, was it the emperor or some1 else?
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk The Praetorians were the emperors bodyguards (i know it was more than that, but look it up on wiki if you need more details). Being so close to the emperor, in my interpretation, they saw all the stuff he pulled, and thought 'f**k that, I'm not going to hlp him', whereas Maximus was a very respected man.
Nianudd 1 month ago
@Nianudd so basically you saying they placed honor above authority? that's good
but totally unrealistic - in real life no soldier would do that: any1 in the military gonna tell you, a soldier's programmed to follow orders, law & authority always comes first, and then the rest :D
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk probably not honour, that's just my reading of it from the film and the book, however, looking quickly through the article on the Praetorians, several emperors were actually killed by their guard, including Gaius Caligula, and Nero, who was deserted by the guard. I think it's rather more likely that it was done in the film to show the dissatisfaction of the Roman people with Commodus rather than anything historically rational. It is just a film, after all.
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@Nianudd heh I know it's a film, but this ain't supposed to be LOTR or something ^^ so it's kinda logical to hold it by a higher standard of realism
anyway I didn't know pretorians have killed their emperors...these guys are supposed to be elite & their loyalty even stronger than the standard legionary (but iirc Caligula & Nero where nutcases right?)
nevertheless - remember the part where Commodus orders the execution of Maximus' family? did he send in the pretorians to do the job?
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk I think so, but speaking of elite and loyalty, wasn't Indira Gandhi killed by her bodyguards? Elite doesn't mean incorruptible. The article on Praetorians was really quite interesting. It turns out they actually sold the empire once in 193 AD, after they assassinated the previous emperor, Pertinax.
Nianudd 1 month ago
@Nianudd if that's true then it kinda contradicts this scene here don't u think? I mean IF it's the same men who blindly obeyed Commodus when he told them to kill a whole family, then these men are already completely corrupt just like the emperor & they would never suddenly side with someone as good as Maximus
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
@schwarzfalk Not necessarily the same men. There were a couple of thousand of them, and familiarity breeds contempt. The ones closest to him would have seen a lot more of his habits than the others.
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I always get chills when I watch this! :')
samairborneshepherd 1 month ago
Sheath your swords, sheath your swords!
Fight you pussy!
samairborneshepherd 1 month ago
Chill bumps....I have have them now.
randomman004 1 month ago
Now we are free. And we'll see you again. But not yet, not yet...
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH MY FUCKING FEELINGS
MaribelRosabel1 1 month ago
"he who seeks revenge must dig 2 graves" 1 for maximus to honor forever, and 1 for commodus to take a shit on like a giant porta potty
comedyfreak94 1 month ago
9:15 doesnt exist!!
irongut12345 1 month ago
JOAQUIN YOU'RE SO HOT!
annetekoul 1 month ago
Great revenge movie? That's why I disliked it. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is gained by revenge. it leaves you feeling empty. Ben-Hur is the far greater film - it promotes forgiveness.
mracademyawards1 1 month ago
How the hell did this popcorn entertainment win the Academy Award or best picture?
mracademyawards1 1 month ago
great revenge movie
gc3k 1 month ago
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If Commodus was a national army, he would be the US Army : Rich, Coward and Hypocrite
Maximus would an Iraki man........who lost his family because of the US arrogance.
PrinceSamanti 1 month ago
Codle, the name of the song is now we are free by Hans zimmer
appleipad7 1 month ago
anyone know the name of the song
CODLEGEND94 1 month ago
@CODLEGEND94 "Now we are free" (Lisa Gerrard)
Lyrics are part hebrew, part homemade language :D
schwarzfalk 1 month ago
Honestly, one of the best movies ever made and one of the most encouraging. I'll admit I did cry in the end. It's such a encouraging ending I have ever seen.
appleipad7 1 month ago
btw how many seconds would Commodus have lasted if Maximus hadn't been inju