Gladiator

Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ was released in 2000 and won five Oscars (Academy Awards); including “Best Film,” “Best Visual Effects” and “Best Director.” Scott cast some well known actors such as Russel Crowe and Richard Harris. Some reports suggest it cost an amazing �145 million. The casting of Crowe as Maximus was significant because he is […]

The films which entitled as Ben Hur and Gladiator portray Rome as a state and empire. The portrayal of the Roman characters and Rome itself being in a negative or positive light depends on a few different things. Personally, I believe that both films portray Rome and Romans in a neutral light. Where the positive […]

Ben Hur and Gladiator both portray Rome as a vast, ever expansing Empire. However, each film’s Christian story tendencies pulls the depiction of Rome into slightly different lights. Ben-Hur is clearly an explicit Christian tale with a legitimate portrayal of Christ (although he appears infrequently) and uses obvious Christian symbols and concepts. The story is […]