CGI Animated Short Film: "Gladius" by ESMA | CGMeetup

[@Karzeo]

One of the best points in this animation is the hiding of the faces. Until his ally doesnt remove his helmet, he doesnt see it as an ally. The thin enemy gladiator, the same way.

[@Loafusbreadmyre]

I'm sure you'd also be glad to know the different gladiators were all directly based upon real classes of gladiator. The main character is a Retiarius, basically meaning "fisherman" or something similar, as they carry a trident, a net, and sometimes a sica sword. His main rival, a Scissor, was a type of gladiator specifically trained/equipped to fight retiarius, using their curved blade to cut the nets, and their armored hand alongside their gladius to combat the superior reach of the Retiarius' trident. The allied fighter was likely a Secutor, though there are many classes of gladiator that carry a gladius and a scutum (shield) and i'm not so well learned as to be able to tell at a glance which is which. Their armor/outfitting was also almost 100% accurate to real historical gladiators, and it was a treat to see it all through a history nerd's eye

[@Karzeo]

@@Loafusbreadmyre Oh yeah, I know now. I found this video cause I was looking for roman short movies and found this one... Now I'm actually gonna buy a gladius hispaniensis lol

[@zeeksfreaks602]

I think it was his brother that he killed :(

[@KaleKellerSalad]

@@Loafusbreadmyre dope, ice just gotten into ancient Roman shit and that’s fascinating

[@ryeoma]

the moment you see their faces, you feel bad for them. you dont see the anguish of a persons face if they have a masked helmet on the moment the helmet comes off, you can see their faces (i did not kill anyone im just guessing)

[@benjaminacuna8013]

A brilliant showing of what ptsd can look like in an animated medium

[@kayray4858]

I’m glad I read the comments, I was about to say the same. 👍

[@doublej4077]

OMG ! I had never thought of it before but am now thinking maybe those poor souls forced to fight in the Roman Colosseum may have experienced PTSD too. This was very well done !

[@Bannimann2]

@@doublej4077 Yeah, think about it, they had no choice - kill or be killed. Sometimes they got "lucky" and got pardoned by the emperor and got out of it, but most of the time they were forced to go to the arena over and over again, and keep fighting until the day they died. What a miserable life!

[@ModernAIEra]

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[@Shanehic12]

actually few fights were to the death

[@codyweidman4742]

Wow, the way he didn't see the enemy fighter as just another man until he choked the life out of him was a great way to visually show the dehumanization that goes along with combat. He needed to see him as a lanky monster

[@bugwar5545]

Winners see the enemy as monsters, and they go on to make a better future. Losers see nothing from the grave.

[@codyweidman4742]

@@bugwar5545 Did you not get the video? That guy was ruined by the horror he experienced, as are many veterans who suffer from ptsd. They can very well go on to make a better future, but I'm sure it's much more difficult when they are crippled by the psychological and emotional scars, and I'm sure they would rather go without them. And I'm sure it's difficult to imagine yourself as a 'winner' when you are haunted by the awful things you were forced by circumstance into seeing and doing. That is an attitude that smacks of someone who has never set foot on a battlefield, or even taken time to listen to veterans speak about their experiences. It stinks of someone who idealizes war as some pinnacle of machismo and honor, while willfully ignoring the disgusting degradation of human decency that it truly is.

[@bugwar5545]

@@codyweidman4742 Nope. My attitude is borne of my experience on the battlefield. Bad things happen there, and some soldiers do twitch out and fail to move on. Most soldiers do adapt though. You're acting like the kid that saw death and won't stop fixating on it. The rest of us grow up and get along with the reality, but you are stuck in a self imposed horror show.

[@codyweidman4742]

@@bugwar5545 yeah, right. This wouldn't be the first time I've had some keyboard warrior LARP at me about what a badass they are. Real veterans, who have the metals and the missing limbs to prove it, don't talk about this shit like this. It's not the death I'm fixated on, it's the trauma of the veterans. Listening to them describe seeing things so horrible that they envy the dead, because at least they dont live on with the memories. And the fact that you are all over the comments to this video pushing this narrative goes further to prove you are just a wannabe looking for attention.

[@Afroninja2025]

@@bugwar5545 not everyone can move on, doesn't mean it's by choice.

[@saltymisfit6566]

Proof that you don't need a lot of dialogue for any dialogue really in order to tell a fantastic story. This was fantastic

[@Z3ROMyth]

💯

[@joelzenny]

Amazing work. As a therapist and a student of history, this exploration into what the traumatic effects of being a gladiator must have been is really brilliant.

[@dereksmall4311]

@@Corndog_Enthusiast yes they fucking did

[@Silver-Nao]

youtube commentor challenge of not bringing their age,profession,past into things

[@jabonought]

@@dereksmall4311 do you know how much it costs to train a proper gladiator? we aren't all made of money you know! side note: thumbs up was kill and thumbs down was spare which makes gladiator movies very confusing to me. side siiide note still pretty traumatising as most participents were slaves meaning they were forced into it but po tate toe, po tah toe

[@n.johnson5184]

@@dereksmall4311 No they didnt. As Jabo said, it cost a lot to properly train them, and their value would increase as they continued to fight. It happens, but killing another Gladiator wasnt frequent.

[@TheHandofDestiny]

In reality that's not really true, they very rarely actually killed each other, people make it seem like we were uncivilized barbarians, but the truth is humanity hasn't changed in years

[@juyver11]

Wow, the kind of movies Disney could be making if they actually had good animators and story tellers like this guy.

[@Trj113]

And no executive’s killing good projects and ideas

[@KameariKillScreen]

Disney is incapable of telling anything except THE MESSAGE

[@limbisa891]

doesnt sell

[@vivekvr714]

Yrj

[@i_got_thizz7259]

FR!!

[@Legna1826]

This was as real as real can get for a CGI! The acting and the action was so life like. The vineyards, The purple grapes The hills in the back ground. The brick house in the sloped landscapes and even down to the olive tree.I had to admit , I even shed a tear when his son put his hand on his dads shoulder. Just a small tear.😇

[@Scott.E.H]

The fact that the other gladiators look like monsters in the heat of combat is a fantastic detail

[@moraamarolaloba]

I have been impressed by the expressions so well portrayed of the protagonist's feelings of rage, revenge, hatred. The pictures of the environment, like a still life, have a magnificent light, it is a beautiful work

[@Hydra_2-6]

Fun fact: Gladiatorial fights rarely ended in a death. This was because they were Very Expensive to maintain.

[@michaelarmstrong9617]

Yeah, they used darker skinned people, slaves, criminals, peasants, animals and troublemakers (although I am fine with the cristians being used up) as fodder for slaughter to keep the masses entertained. There's always plenty of undesirables to use up and not give the talent much real threat.

[@Liam-lx8xb]

It was still a blood sport and was way more gruesome than modern combat sports.

[@whwhywhywhywhywhywhy]

have to suspect they were largely riged too

[@TheLion-i4v]

They were probobly like moder WWE. Must be staged

[@Alteori]

omg 😭😭😭😭 The ending actually made me cry, the part where his son gently put his hand on his dad's shoulder as if he understood. He helped bring him back. You could feel the patience, love, and understanding. Omg.... this is such a powerful display of PTSD from the pov of an ex-gladiator. I've never once thought of this.

[@Alteori]

@@mrmysterious8124 Sure :D

[@spektorat]

its remind better ending of Gladiator if Maximus stayed alive and meets his family alive after all

[@danisim757]

What a pleasant surprise to see your comment here a year later haha! And I agree. Very effective visual storytelling here!

[@Hakido]

The music at the end fits both the "triumphant victory" and horrific realization, so well. Awesome.

[@mynameisyoshikagekira949]

Can I favorite comments

[@Reziichu]

That was sooooooooo impactful! The PTSD from a Gladiator of those times , i could not fathom. This almost brought a tear to my eye at the end. i was at the edge of my seat until I gasped when a life was taken. every moment was groundbreaking for me! WELL DONE!!

[@ModernAIEra]

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[@TheHandofDestiny]

In reality that's not really true, they very rarely actually killed each other

[@krevin543]

@@TheHandofDestiny truly? I thought it was common to be killed as a gladiator in the colosseum When I visited they said 400,000 were estimated to have died in there.

[@TheHandofDestiny]

@@krevin543 It wasn't common, Gladiatorial combat most of the time was closer to theatre, most gladiators were rented from their training school and a good gladiator was very expensive to replace, most of the time they only ended up with minor injuries as killing each other was not the point, remember this was all entertainment, gladiators were comparable to boxers, a single gladiator typically wouldn't fight more than a few times a year, and when they did it was usually because they wanted to or were just very popular, and then of course the money you could potentially make being a gladiator was quite impressive, all in all Gladiatorial combat was meant for entertainment and people don't really enjoy watching people die all the time unless they hate them, combined with the fact that gladiators were expensive and could make you a lot of money, no one really wanted them dead

[@samdouthitt5622]

@@TheHandofDestiny Didn't Comodus kill a bunch of them after training as a gladiator because he was a psycho

[@johnhanselman6371]

Every second of the video was a gem. 10 out of 10.

[@Piggar]

You could see how the memory haunted him. This was really emotional to watch!

[@lochman_cz]

I really like how you portrayed various gladiator types in this movie. Especially the enemy scissor

[@timcarman3311]

As others have mentioned, the portrayal of the effects of PTSD in this animated short is brilliant. Just as brilliant is the conclusion that communicates the importance having someone walk the road with you. The hand on the shoulder represents someone who anchors you to reality and who will love and support you in even the darkest episodes. The fact that we don’t see the face behind the hand gives the impression that it can be anyone of us that can reach out to someone who is suffering

[@conrad4852]

I was initially impressed by the animation but disturbed by the dehumanization of the enemy gladiators, but the revelation that this was just fear & anger rather than reality made for a truly powerful emotionally twist. Superb animation of an emotional moment.

[@tanik7131]

Epic and with amazing music. I like that their faces are really Greek, I review it several times and still feel delighted. And the moment of seeing the body of the murdered man for the first time gives me goosebumps. A masterpiece

[@DrachenGothik666]

They're Roman, not Greek.

[@teme68]

@@DrachenGothik666 read description bozo...

[@murielvieira4840]

They are gladiators. They are from Rome. So, they can't be Greek

[@DesignerShark44]

Sorry to correct you but I think you meant Roman

[@teme68]

@@murielvieira4840 why didnt you read Desc...

[@erainmartinez8175]

I love these kinds of actions not that many people talking but fighting so brutal is the reason why I love them so much

[@Amantducafe]

The most fascinating thing about this is that you can find records of people suffering from PTSD in ancient times. Like in Plutarch’s Life of Marius speaks of Caius Marius’ behaviour who, when he found himself under severe stress towards the end of his life, suffering from night terrors, harassing dreams, excessive drinking and flashbacks to previous battles.

[@davidanderson9103]

WOW, the grapes and vines/leaves were amazing.

[@zombiesalmon4997]

The cuts between him and the grape field is cool. I know it’s probably ptsd but I like to interpret it as a coping method to make it easier for him to kill people “Its just like cutting down plants…” Or perhaps maybe they’re flashbacks to the life he once lived before he became a gladiator? Either way its an awesome short film

[@Playa001]

Gladiators are my favorite of ancient warriors. Some chose to become gladiators to pursue glory and fame. Others were forced into it. Imagine being snatched from everything you know, a sword and shield shoved into your arms, forced to fight until the other warrior can’t go on, or dies. That can either make a man or break him down. Loved this video.

[@xzytqweo3538]

The music makes this animation. Very powerful on all levels.

[@michaelcamu625]

Such an impactful animation with no dialogue! These animators and storytellers have talent.

[@NJRacer623]

It's crazy to think that people have been suffering from PTSD forever but only recently has it been taken seriously.

[@artyom1264]

Humans have existed for ~200,000 years, yet PTSD was only being a mental health diagnosis in 1980, if we do the math then it literally took ~198,020 years for PTSD to be taken seriously… The number isn’t exactly 100% accurate so I could be wrong

[@icecoldrugby]

@@artyom1264 That's where you're wrong. PTSD as a term was codified in the 80s, but there have always been terms addressing the condition. In English vernacular alone there is Shell Shock, and Battle Fatigue, or Shakespeare's reference to Strange Moods. Only recently have humans had the luxury to diagnose mental health disorders more clinically because fewer people are sick classically or working in the fields vs lounging about campuses. Ancient Greece (5th century BCE, Sophocles) The Ancient Greek play, “The Ajax” details the events that lead to one of the greatest warriors of the Trojan War committing suicide. The play is a great narrative meant to represent the traumas that soldiers faced, and the way that this changed them psychologically. Ajax falls onto his own sword, committing suicide (spoiler, I guess). But the play is a case study in what soldiers emotional responses to stress and trauma. Many of the characters act against their better judgement, their lapse in judgement elicited by the harshnesses witness over 10 years of relentless war.

[@JustAki420]

Better to be a warrior in garden than gardener in war.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

An outstanding 7-minute masterpiece that is masterful visual storytelling of a former gladiator suffering from PTSD reliving painful memories of his former life as a gladiator and remembering all those he killed in the arena for the amusement of the Romans.

[@assassin3301]

The graphics in this is insane

[@Austin_Meadow]

retiarius, murmillo, thracian and scissor, real gladiator classes with historically accurate armor and weapons, each facing their respective nemesis, well done

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

A recruit here? What is beneath your feet? Answer the Doctore, what is beneath your feet?

[@FKOFFable]

I think the most profound part of this Short was the gentle hand that reached out at the end … that was Powerful … that love , support and gentle humanity can deliver us All from insanity and pull us back from the brink of despair 🙏

[@Cristian_that_artist]

A very clear depiction of the saying, "rather be warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war."

[@TheMeanMongoose]

"I am a warrior, so that my son can be a merchant, and his son can be a poet."

[@chriswolf529]

i am a very harsh judge when it comes to film making and i have to say the creators of this are brilliant. the storytelling is gold.

[@michaelmola1601]

There is a lot of symbolism in the specific types of gladiators depicted in this film. Our main character closely resembles the Roman Retiarius, or "net-man," albeit without the net itself. The Retiarii were meant to resemble fishermen with their tridents, daggers, nets, and lightweight apparel. This goes hand-in-hand with the typical type of opponent the Retiarii fought: the Secutor. The Secutor, or "pursuer," was more armored and had a smooth, rounded helmet to deflect the trident and net of the Retiarius. Often, the Secutor would wear scale armor and finned helmets which drew comparisons to fish. In this film, the Secutor also uses a Roman hand scissor, which could be seen like a fish fin as well. Gladiatorial combat was entertainment back in it's day, so the headline for a fight like this would be something like, "Who would win: Fisherman or Fish?" Obviously this fight is way different than a fisherman catching a fish, but when boiled down to it's simplest form it is the same. It is a fight for survival in both cases. Here it is quite literal, in the more mundane setting the fisherman fights to feed himself and the fish fights to free itself. If the fish dies, the fisherman lives and vice versa. The two other fighters (likely a Gallus and a Thracian) were meant to portray certain rival nations and their soldiers. The fact that both "soldier" fighters died seems to be a parallel to war. One side may survive a war, but they can still succumb to the basic test of survival. That is the base human fight: to survive. War itself is just adding superfluous justification to that struggle. Both sides wish to survive but it does not matter if the victor doesn't have the means to survive that basic struggle. If all resources are spent to win a war, then has it really been won? The outcome is the same. The nets have been cast and we are both inside and outside of them. Perhaps a Colosseum is merely a net with a different name. So, are we the fishermen or are we the fish?

[@whateveruchoose]

Wow! That was just so intense! A depiction of PTSD in ancient times? Wow!

[@fattcoke4705]

Wow yeah this is really good. It shows what PTSD is like in animation, and also tells a story line that is hella sad. I do like how it is never said what happens. It never says that the guy the mc killed was his friend, but it was definitely insinuated.

[@ChrisFowler01]

No matter how great the victory was, the losing of a friend and mentor stays with you forever.

[@killgora1]

Excellent video. Very well animated and very creative in it's story telling with the main character in a PTSD flashback remembering his combatants as monsters rather than just the humans they really were. Fun fact. Most Gladiatorial fights weren't too the death. Most of it was a show as Gladiators where professionally trained which cost a lot of money so just throwing them to the wolves would have been a waste. Of course death wasn't uncommon. Accidents happened, people get aggressive, or even just killed for the fun despite it not being necessary among many other reasons one might die in the Colosseum. Estimates suggest that 1 in 5 or 1 in 10 bouts resulted in someone dyeing. Also thumbs down most likely meant mercy and a thumbs up meant death to the defeated. Though this usually happened when the crowd wanted it. If two fighters put on a good show and the Crowd was happy mercy was likely the end result. Who would want a great fighter to just die when they could live again and put on another great show. Life of a Gladiator was brutal and often short. But weather forced as a slave or voluntary for fame and glory the people of Rome loved it.

[@brandonk4477]

The haunting cheer from the crowd. Very sad.

[@TheHawk3r]

My respect for all the soldiers protecting their peoples. Your sacrifices give hope and security to your families. May god help us all.

[@deliq9607]

cin5mada What, soldiers are just drones brainwashed by the government. They are not humans anymore.

[@HALFUNKN0WN]

This should be filmed a movie.,. In a few moments, he told the whole story.

[@stevefrasier8269]

Poignant and thought-provoking work. I'm truly impressed, not just with the technical prowess, but the heart that went into it.

[@ZedFred-po8dw]

Scars never fully go away. Neither does trauma. Especially trauma gained from combat. I really like how down to earth this animation was. In combat, you never see the enemy as human. It's only after the dust has settled that you realize who the monster really was, and that shit will stick with you for the rest of your life. Pro tip; put down the phone, touch some grass, and stay in school.

[@Loafusbreadmyre]

GOD DAYUM this short was fucking amazing. Y'all did your homework on this one too!! The mc being a Retiarius paired with a Secutor works so well, and the main rival being a Scissor fits perfectly as Retiarius and Scissor were very commonly made to fight one another. And the monstrous forms the enemy gladiators take until they both die is MASTERFUL. Ugh this is so great

[@florintanase9348]

somebody who knows his his history

[@MrNoLen5]

5:55 *"Daddy, are you done beating the f#$% out of the tree?"* Jokes aside, this was dope.

[@ZachBlackforest]

First: Awesome animation! a huge round of applause to all involved! Second: Fuuuu.... now I want to boot up Gladiator Begins again! welp, guess it's time to throw down in the arena once more and put the serious hurt on some poor shlubs.

[@mk_wizard]

We need more stories that explore what happens after the fight even if you win because underneath it all, do you really win if you have this kind of trauma? This is also why I always had a special love for the film "Gladiator".

[@petyr4]

Those plants are wonderful animated. So much detail in general. Love it.

[@sebastianleona501]

Magnificent! -Spy

[@bgt2848]

Beautifully and powerfully done! Wish we had more animation like this!

[@tburns5943]

PTSD is real, and a someone who struggles with it. This was a great video.

[@rexhilverstone7154]

Beautiful work! The faling rose petals scene in the colosseum was marvelous! This all looked incredible, and I also want to give props to the sound designer(s) as they sounds were great as well! Congratulations to the team!

[@AfaqueAhmed_]

Losing someone you love channels some kind of hidden energy to make you a monster .

[@WrenWylder]

I suffer from PTSD with flashbacks. You captured the pain and fear perfectly. I sobbed while watching this, well done

[@romariokoropasi1710]

This is blend of love and war

[@IM-pm9nz]

Evocative, immersive, beautiful and haunting. The lack of dialogue was really impactful, especially since we didnt have english when the main character may have spoken a bunch of ancient dialects none of which would be recognisable to the majority of us. Thanks for the creation, amazing work

[@symmetry8204]

this film showed so much from PTSD to the fearfulness, dehumanization, and trauma in war.

[@matthiasbraatz4604]

Oh what a great emotional movie. Thanks a lot.

[@thomaspeake6448]

Awesome... totally awesome...🤘😜🍻🇨🇦

[@bikebudha01]

Pretty accurate really. For all those 'wanna be' soldiers out there, actually fighting and killing will fuck your mind over for the rest of your life. Being a pacifist doesn't 'look' near as cool as being a solider, but it's the far better life choice.

[@edgarpledge5206]

🤓

[@m.y.a.111]

Your gov. differs

[@jorgebarriosmur]

If a war ever breaks out in my country, I will volunteer for the same platoon my King will be fighting in...... I will charge with courage against enemy positions by his very side. Not one step ahead, not one step behind........

[@lincolngravemann682]

Sometimes there isn't a choice often there is but not always

[@Briselance]

@@m.y.a.111 Reality differs.

[@vanessachiunda7262]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼❤❤❤❤ absolutely breathtaking! I felt so many emotions all in 7 minutes. Bravo. This is beyond Disney potential. I wish more animation could truly captivate reality so beautifully. Bravo. Pixar is trying to get there. But this us raw and uncut. So do so beautiful.

[@EL_LOGOS]

No puede ser, esto me ha conmovido hasta las lágrimas. Que duro debió ser un gladiador y luchar en contra de tu voluntad solo para entretener. Vemos al chico en shock al ver que había matado a un chico igual a él. 😥 La deshumanización del combate era horrible. Al final de cuentas quizá ninguno de ellos tenía que morir, todo fue por un espectáculo

[@chrisandann1]

I was very invested during the entirety of the film. Well animated. Great story

[@jamiegreene7683]

this actually makes me sad, cus the timing HE gets it, just sometimes when its dusty and ya dunno who ya fightin with, then when the dust clears and ya realize shite has ta be talked bout...whoever made this, i both love you for lettin me remember a memory and hate the shite

[@pretparkfansbelgie]

❤ what a beautiful short movie. A strong story with a stronger backstory I love it.❤

[@blackskull3276]

I absolutely adore this short film. I feel like it Beautifully encapsulates the fog of war How distorted it is when you live through While staying within the real world

[@GTO-Onizuka22]

J’ai adoré, en particulier les décors dans les vignes, le réalisme est bluffant, l’animation est également incroyable bravo !

[@electricbayonet2]

I like that both pairs of gladiators have a matching set of proportions. I'd be genuinely interested in a companion animation from the perspective of the gladiator that fought the protagonist. His companion, far greater and experienced, went against his counterpart, and was lost in the fog of war...and when he suddenly got _bodied_ by his enemy's bruiser, he killed it when he saw the chance. And then he got the 'First Time Fighting Ornstein and Smough' treatment. Jokes aside, he killed the bruiser, and then was suddenly faced with a berserker that could already match his speed and now could overwhelm his strength.

[@GplayAccount]

It quite looks like a real person 😱👏👏 *sorry if there's a wrong word, it helped by google translate

[@Vipers_Pit]

An perfect picture how PTSD feels like.

[@thekingofbacons1977]

Why does this guy do not make movies? This guy literally can do it hisself.

[@BenofLaMancha]

God, there really and truly are just so many shitty/mediocre short films floating around on youtube, some of them pointless, some of them incomperhensible, some of them so full of themselves that they're nigh unwatchable. I'm so, so glad I hit play on this one, because Gladius was one of the best shorts I've ever seen. The sheer emotion wrung out of a story with no dialogue whatsoever was awesome. I thoroughly enjoyed it, along with the 'the opponent was human' reveal was powerfully effective.

[@tireins1072]

Amazing job. A very good story telling. You guys did a phenomenal job.

[@befeleme]

This is so impactful that I feel PTSD coming up just by having watched it.

[@Laurentius256]

A very beautiful video. I really appreciated the accuracy of the equipments

[@ModernAIEra]

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[@hannahmetzger4880]

I _really, REALLY_ hope that there'll be a sequel or prequel to this someday!! 😁.

[@7spiritualcompass706]

Wow. I am stunned. This was truly sad. How easily we can become feral animals. I can recall this behavior from many of the poor young soldiers that survived Viet Nam. So sad.

[@Shifang]

Wow! I admire the detail of the environment, right down to the heat shimmer. Pretty impressive!

[@centurio101]

Very nice work! I love that you researched the equipment and weapons of the different types of gladiators! Also I sm pretty impressed that you researched about the Scissor since he is pretty uncommon

[@trampychknsnarp1380]

Love your profile picture

[@centurio101]

@@trampychknsnarp1380 love yours too! Looks so good! Cayde 6 will live for ever❤️

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

What is beneath your feet. ANSWER ME! WHAT is beneath your feet

[@juliancorrales395]

Other than them fighting to the death as a slave trained for fighting is a very expensive thing

[@Hebi626]

Amazing! Even as a free man, he could not leave the Arena ...

[@divyajnana]

Wonderful work, very nicely scripted, and great CG, thank you

[@creativeplustv]

Super work

[@alyssonerick1034]

Adorei, ele é um homem que precisou lutar pra sobreviver mas hj é marcado e assombrado com suas ações, estão de parabéns!

[@WiseArkAngel]

The fact that he suffers from PTSD long after his time as a gladiator has come to an end is spot on when it comes to realism.

[@nikolacieslak988]

I already know I'll love this

[@Lesaloote]

I was wondering why they were fighting monsters. They weren't monsters, they had just dehumanized their opponents. That was brilliant, as a born and raised Greek they got the balkan environment down to the T, from the vegetation to the sounds of the cicadas. Μπράβο!

[@pinimodulo]

Absolutely BRILLIANT! Everything is gorgeous, from the characters, music, animation and overall feeling of the short! This is one of the best animated shorts I have seen (and I am sure have seen thousands)

[@judahhall]

Better than Disney

[@isaquejogoseproducoes3318]

Caramba,isso foi intenso.... O cara é traumatizado pelo passado de lutas,foi tocante quando o filho dele apenas colocou a mão em seu ombro e então ele voltou a si. Algo interessante é que na hora que ele lutou estava visualizando os oponentes como monstros,mas na realidade eram humanos assim como ele e quando o magrelo morreu e a furia do cara se aplacou ele lembrou disso. Não sei quem criou isto,mas está de parabéns

[@chimmichurri6940]

Im glad it didn't take the turn i thought it was going to. I thought after his PTSD espiode went away it was gonna show his kid or a fellow farm hand that he killed. Holy damn this was great though. I loved the hell out of how the scale armour on the lanky monster looked like feathers alot

[@matthewmolloy4680]

Absolutely beautiful. Crisp animation, the attention to detail is fantastic. Truly a wonderful and emotional rollercoaster of a short film. Excellent work.

[@rolandoperez8054]

It's very hard to forget nor erased from the past that a life was taken.

[@nickolaithewolf3822]

"I will die a glorious death for a just cause, and the blood shed by us will fertilize the tree of freedom, burn a new stigma on the forehead of oppressors, give birth to countless avengers. An example to follow is the best legacy that we can leave to posterity." - Spartacus.

[@janszmilewski6695]

Just wow. Really amazing work. I wish there were full lenght movies like this.

[@LaHuertadeIvan]

De Gradiador a Hortivanero!

[@covingtoncreek]

Whew. Well done. The way he bit the guy's neck at the end. His humanity was completely gone at that point.

[@cheesysaysme2329]

We always feel like were fighting monsters in the ring... But truth is, were just fighting each other. And for what exactly?

[@ThatRandomLittleDiddly]

Entertainment…

[@artyom1264]

For the crowd…

[@zaynevanday142]

Supremacy 🔥

[@adamjohnson6016]

I thought it was a day dream fantasy thing at first and then it's clearly PTSD at the end, really good.

[@Shanehic12]

fun fact most gladiator fights weren’t to the death

[@kaical8273]

Killing animals or watching animals kill each other was also more common than watching people fight to the death.

[@Shanehic12]

I dont know much but that sounds right