Gladiator (2000): "Am I not Merciful" Scene

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[@YouDeaf1x1]

(2000) "Am I not merciful?" (2019) "Am I not funny?"

[@trellzx86]

How about another joke murr-ay

[@dontmatter307]

Why is everyone so rude?!

[@michaelaamesquita2804]

🤣🤣🤣

[@muhammadgestinev9761]

@@dontmatter307 Nobody is civil anymore.

[@wildboy3937]

2000 suffocate his father 2019 suffocate his mother

[@ubermenschmexa]

"All I have are merciful thoughts."

[@senoram8886]

JAJAJAJAJAAJAJA

[@theboltthrower8661]

How about another joke....

[@ubermenschmexa]

@JustDeplorable Joaquin Phoenix's Joker, he has a line that says: "All I have are negative thoughts."

[@blackpowerdiva4958]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spacedas915]

Hahaha

[@tido1691]

Anyone else on a Joaquin Phoenix watching spree?

[@krizjamz9823]

Joker

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

LOL I think most people who liked the movie did.

[@NudePizza69]

Cant get enough

[@nabilaayerdi1450]

lol ME!

[@josephpurdue7583]

Totally, can't get enough of him after Joker

[@Frserthegreenengine]

This scene has left me with a big question - Why did Joaquin Phoenix not win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?

[@straburyred]

Exactly!

[@ferjimenez1520]

Not even the Academy knows

[@sspdirect02]

Benicio Del Toro got it, that’s why.

[@JPerry-jw9ik]

You know why... :)

[@skyelark155]

Was a disgrace

[@campbell953]

I remember seeing this as a kid and being absolutely terrified of this character, every second of screen time was tense. I feel lucky to live in this era of actors, he’s one of the greats.

[@partizanlegis]

Me too, how do you feel about his portrayal of the Joker? The guy is so talented in playing Mad characters!

[@mhm77887]

@@partizanlegiscompletely agreed

[@m.mcmillion9764]

He didn't receive enough recognition for "Walk the Line." Reese Witherspoon got all the credit, but he was phenomenal in lead role.

[@thomasnugent7629]

Wow, how young were you when you saw it?

[@markusklein7222]

Honestly think without Joaquin Phoenix the movie wouldnt be half as good he carried the entire movie.

[@RaoulFel]

2:03 when I take a spider outside instead of killing it

[@ferjimenez1520]

Raoul Fluke lmaoooo same

[@Blinkengene12]

LMFAO 😂

[@schoolaccount8576]

Hahahahaahha

[@johnparven6187]

Lol next time I take a spider outside I will cite his speech.

[@sam2stu]

Lol me too

[@movieguy992]

Joaquins slightest of lip trembles when Maximus says "You should know he was your father." Legendary acting.

[@kroneexe]

He's very good at the subtle stuff. Like how his voice shakes when he's on the Murray show in joker.

[@joejoerunya8908]

Yea that was a punch in the stomach for sure

[@OytheGreat]

And the tremble in his voice when he says "Smile for me now, brother". Phenomenal.

[@vinceA3748]

Joaquin Pheonix is such an underrated actor. He was magnificent in this role.

[@tiagocampos9824]

Not underrated from the fans' point view in my opinion but definitely underrated from the academy's point of view. The way I see it if somebody should have won the oscar it was Phoenix and not Crowe. Crowe's performance was great but Phoenix outshines it

[@gibsmcgibbon]

Vince Almaraz Joaquin is truly brilliant actor , if you think he is good in this watch ‘the master ‘

[@michaelmalek4572]

got completely robbed of an oscar. his performance in this movie is one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest. right up there with daniel day lewis

[@losthalo428]

why do retards love the word "underrated" so much, I wonder

[@dreamthedream8929]

@@tiagocampos9824 Oscars are bullshit. Plenty of great actors, directors and movies do not even get nominated. Its just a show. For example Tom Cruise has no Oscar. Can you imagine that? Also Keanu Reeves doesnt have one. Jeff Goldblum does he have an Oscar? No I dont think so! I could go on and on. Its not important who does or doesnt have oscar.

[@yokobyeol6255]

He has the deepest eyes I've seen

[@Kaizerchiefable]

Ridley Scott filmed him with deep shadows, so his face looks like a skull. And his acting is on point in this movie. Maybe the greatest actor of our generation

[@EloSilvaC]

The most beautiful, expressive and shine eyes in the world 😍

[@missthor1685]

His eyes is gorgeous and beautiful

[@tanujaaravikumar2710]

He has the most gorgeous green eyes and his eyebrows shape them and make them look even better

[@Missjunebugfreak]

He has incredibly stunning eyes.

[@encarnavazquez8057]

Extremely talented, truly mesmerizing, insanely handsome: ladies and gentleman, Joaquin Phoenix

[@lizziemccoy6403]

NOW _HERE'S_ THE FLAVOUR

[@user-hw4hf2zb3t]

philanthropist, animal activist, lover, artist.

[@roseflower9794]

GORGEOUS❤❤💋💋💋👄

[@J-Boog]

That was a cringe ass comment

[@TbYolo]

I mean Joaquin Phoenix is good looking but he's always had a creepy weird look to him as well

[@fischek]

Joaquin Phoenix owns this movie...

[@dantheman4838]

I agree. Back when I first saw the trailer to this movie it was the clips of Joaquin Pheonex in his armor and laurel reef crown which made me really want to watch it. He looked very authentic as a tyrannical Roman Emporer and I knew I had to see it on the big screen.

[@jeepamir508]

Just like Russell Crowe does

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

@@dantheman4838 LOL! I too remarked to my sister that he looked "very period" when we watched the movie together. Exactly how I've always envisioned a Roman Emperor to look.

[@dontmatter307]

And the night

[@Elias_-_-]

If you a fan of joaquin phoenix going us : facebook.com/groups/394729190621915/ A group of joaquin phoenix lovers

[@hieloz]

"You must know...he was your father." That was the biggest deepest wound in the whole film, joaquin potrayed it perfectly by just quivering his top lip to try and show that it did not affect him.

[@brandondaniels9471]

Alternative movie ending: _Commodus: Mic drop 🎤guards, let him go... i have absolutely no come back to that crushing line!_

[@rebekaah777]

He was perfect for this role. "Am I not merciful?!" Gives me chills every time.

[@chasehedges6775]

What a perfect performance

[@mieyabollin9087]

The fact that this line was improvised makes this more incredible!!

[@samheidke2354]

'Smile for me now brother' - the way he delivers that line. DAMMM!

[@carmenluquelagos9007]

smile?? he’s really the joker !

[@muhammadgestinev9761]

'Put on a happy face'

[@maxajames]

It is almost impossible to believe this same actor portrayed Theodore in "Her" and Arthur in "Joker". What a versatility!

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Loved him in 'Her'. Such a beautiful heartwarming performance. Joaquin is a truly gifted actor.

[@hmnanda]

Or uncle merril in signs lol

[@kristinaant9747]

Watch The Master

[@maxajames]

@@kristinaant9747 Yeah, I will.

[@KidaMilo89]

And Johnny Cash!

[@TheBiakko]

Fact : the second “Am I not merciful” was an improvisation from J.Phoenix, but they decided to keep it. True story.

[@voluschpab4121]

TheBiakko it made the scene

[@jacobsaunders1092]

Uhh MAN that totally owns the scene, awesome

[@killerjg]

No, I here for Zimmer.

[@flomrtnt3367]

He's a genius

[@ted__ryan]

He does uncanny acting in all his movies. He is unique

[@88Cdizzle]

The way Commodus is speaking in third person about his sister, but then at 1:00 the camera pans to show she's there. Hearing every terrifying threat. Absolutely incredible cinematography.

[@zika238]

"All I have are negative thoughts"

[@xmynationalanthemx]

"You see, I was in love with my sister. Her rejecting my advances 267 times really did a number on me, so I left Rome and moved to Gotham City and that's when I became a whackjob."

[@sebastianemond5313]

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if Arthur Fleck was a long lost descendant of Commodus, like how many bloodlines can be traced back to Attila the Hun.

[@theboltthrower8661]

@@xmynationalanthemx Love how you narrated that in a Heath Ledger´s Joker way 😂👏👏👍

[@ethanharmer5151]

I love how gentle and quiet he is with every line he speaks. yet there is this power and ruthlessness to that gentleness that scares the liquids out of my body. its why he makes sense as joker. I wish we got to see him as a fully fledged confident joker at the top of his game. because I can't even imagine how terrifying that would be

[@ernaherlina8014]

His acting as Commodus is the closest I can imagine any actor has portrayed charismatic tyrants. Idi Amin, Khaddafi, Pol Pot, Soeharto, Saddam Hussein and many others real life tyrants are soft-spoken, seems gentle but at the same time ooze out charisma and ruthlessness.

[@thekitten9777]

Just saw Joker, wow just wow is all I have to say. Joaquin absolutely must play the role again

[@genetenz]

That would be wrong of him to play that version.

[@maarekstele2998]

To be honest he would play a great nero

[@chasehedges6775]

@@maarekstele2998👍👍👍

[@drazulao]

Joaquin stole every scene in Gladiator as he does in every movie he acts in. He's such a legend.

[@robomop9711]

That line, “so that Commodus and his progeny will rule for 1000 years” is haunting. Not only is he cruel to his sister, but he was prepared to subjugate the world to his cruelty for all eternity just so he could gain immortality.

[@chasehedges6775]

Along with “AM I NOT MERCIFUL!” at 2:04. Just chilling and terrifying

[@Basedlocation]

Thats rome lol cope Roma aeterna

[@tomzadvydas1758]

Rome would be gone in three centuries

[@Turin_Turumba]

Are you suggesting he was not merciful?!

[@Turin_Turumba]

​@@tomzadvydas1758The Eastern Empire lasted another 1000 years

[@humbertoventura6818]

"Nothing happens to anyone who is not fitted by nature to bare" - thats a Marcus Aurelius quote. Maximus is learning from someone.

[@stuco81]

You can see why that scene was cut, totally interrupts the flow of the sequence.

[@humbertoventura6818]

Actually, I think it gives much more meaning to the sequence. If you did not see yet "Gladiator - director´s cut" you should check it out. It adds about 30 more minutes of footage and makes "Gladiator" a far better and insightfull film.

[@latrolettteeeeeee]

A bear is an animal. --'

[@latrolettteeeeeee]

That is spelled bare not BEAR.

[@cpdoom]

www.dictionary.com/browse/bear

[@robertgriffiths7483]

“I knew a man who once said death smiles at us all… all a man can do is smile back” Damn. What a line

[@dongato6838]

Gladiator has always been one of my favorite films. The more the years go by the more I've come to appreciate the brilliance of Joaquin Phoenix's performance. It was the best in the movie. His dark and twisted portrayal of Commodus created one of the greatest and most memorable villains in cinematic history.

[@C0LL0SSUS]

Agreed. Jack Gleeson the actor who played Joffrey on game of thrones said he based his acting from Joaquin on gladiator.

[@jacobortegatv1598]

And he will slay the role of the joker.

[@lyeee6]

C0LL0SSUS i also see a lot of Joaquin’s commodus in Ramsay - the hair, the speech pattern - i googled gladiator immediately just to look at the similarities

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

@@lyeee6 I agree. Ramsey acts more like Joaquin Phoenix than Joffrey. No hate on Joffrey. That actor is amazing in Game of Thrones.

[@josefcamilleri6934]

For me had to win the oscar too luke Olly Reed too but that year there were Chocolat and Crouching tiger hidden dragon too......but Gladiator stood still

[@lazarcatalina1176]

Joaquin Phoenix eyes drives me nuts.He is obsessive!

[@user-ib4si5kf9k]

He is a scorpio,thats why.

[@chandlerrose4545]

Йордан Маринов As am I.

[@ThisReckless]

@@chandlerrose4545 Brought to you by Cool Story Bro inc. I'm a Scorpio too so what.

[@ThisReckless]

@@chandlerrose4545 ARE WE NOT MERCIFUL??!!11

[@anneguesana]

These eyes seduce me 😍

[@ardenvida4598]

Joaquin Phoenix is now primed to play the Joker and this performance has earned my faith in him edit: I was right :) it's a shame that the movie ended up being a scorcese rip-off tho.

[@Scrungge]

Arden Vida Also depends on who plays batman

[@unadurkovic9205]

WAIT IS HE PLAYIMG THE JOKER BECAUSE I AM HERE FOR IT

[@ardenvida4598]

Una Durkovic yeah nothing's confirmed but there have been serious talks. I really hope it happens tho. What a major step up from Leto honestly

[@timmy4312]

Arden Vida it's confirmed now

[@ferjimenez1520]

He is absolutely perfect for the role

[@AkiraFollower]

Russell Crowe was VERY GOOD in this film, but Joaquin Phoenix was GREAT.

[@lukasmiller486]

Anon, I just watched this again last night and totally agree with you. Russell Crowe is good but it seems he always plays the same character with little variations-rough, tough, melancholy, rough, tough and melancholy, etc.) Heck, even Connie Nielsen runs circles around Crowe in her scenes with Phoenix.

[@belinea282]

Nothing more, nothing less.

[@emzocanzo]

I watched this again for the 100th time and I just keep falling in love with him 🥵 why do I ALWAYS fall for the muderer physopath. Haha anyone else?

[@parinikasharma317]

True, I thought both Connie Nielson and Joaquin Phoenix stole the acting show.

[@Howlingburd19]

I thought both of them deserved an Oscar :)

[@THE______TRUTH]

Knowing what his personality is like I am absolutely stunned at how great of an actor he is. He becomes a different person entirely on camera.

[@mariac.9055]

Joaquin portrayed this character as if it were a Shakespearean performance. So intense and riveting, I remember I couldn’t keep me eyes off of him.

[@heatison11]

"The gladiator who defied an emperor" Man that line alone should've gotten Phoenix an Oscar

[@nicktroisi6347]

22 years ago Joaquin Phoenix gave us one of the greatest movie villains of all time

[@jambler15]

100%

[@chasehedges6775]

Such a legend

[@adityadas5820]

Hans Zimmer's score just elevates this scene to another level.

[@pinkcrazygirl]

Finally Phoenix gets the recognition he deserves.

[@krizjamz9823]

Joker

[@karpatka1797]

I know right? He should be this popular long time ago.

[@ted__ryan]

I always loved his acting.

[@davidclark2669]

Phoenix deserved oscar for this performance... his powerful and yet jelous roll of maximus was delivered to such an extreme high!

[@CamiMack5616]

When he screamed in her face, I jumped. He scared the hell out of me. 😂

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

Pussy

[@britishcanadian9077]

The scream was ad-libbed, her reaction to it was genuine.

[@Insertnameher3]

imdb?

[@thomaskaaz1]

Or perhaps her reaction was also ad-libbed

[@tek512]

Proof?

[@stuco81]

They tried the scene two ways, one with Commodus whispering and one with him shouting. During the editing process they decided to cut the two takes together, to what we see in the final film. Think I heard that on the Directors commentary on the dvd.

[@R2TheM]

J Brown the ad-lib was scripted 🤭

[@seanjoseph1700]

" I knew a man who once said, death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back "

[@elm4380]

Sean Joseph that has to be one of the greatest lines ever

[@jesseling6672]

"Smile for me now,brother " 😈

[@genosynca]

2019: "My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face. She told me I had a purpose: to bring laughter and joy to the world"

[@user-hw4hf2zb3t]

We live in a time with one of the greatest actors to ever live.

[@nuckymancini7013]

Should have 3 Oscar's by now...

[@SomethingSomethingg]

Couldn't you say that about any time? Lol

[@markusklein7222]

Daniel Day Lews ? Sadly he is retired. But could rewatch there will be blood thousand times one of the best acting roles of all time.

[@vvthetalentlessduo6976]

Yep

[@ChequeWriter]

Hhm, I disagree.

[@dantheman4838]

From the start of this scene until the closing credits, the movie becomes an opera. The dialogue, visuals and music dance in perfect harmony.

[@xmynationalanthemx]

I remember reading an interview or something w Ridley Scott and he was saying how in the scene w Commodus and Lucilla, Joaquin had asked him how to deliver the “am I not merciful” line, and Scott told him to either be passive about it or be emotional and high strung about it, and Joaquin chose to be highly emotional about it. I also read that Connie wasn’t expecting him to yell in her face, so her reaction was genuine!

[@chasehedges6775]

Awesome acting

[@jambler15]

Also love the music. First 2 mins very similar to "Watch The World Burn", Hans Zimmer in The Dark Knight.

[@deenagara9151]

FUN FACT: When he yells "AM I NOT MERCIFUL?" to Connie Nielsen, he was actually ad-libbing, which explains why Nielsen's expression was so genuine. Gosh! You got to love Joaquin Phoenix for his fine acting. No wonder both Kate Winslet and Nicole Kidman were right after all!

[@ted__ryan]

Imdb much 😂

[@XXthekingofyouXX]

One of the greatest movies ever made. How Joaquin Phoenix didn't get an Oscar is beyond me.

[@Hinshu85]

One word, Benicio Del Toro.

[@XXthekingofyouXX]

@@Hinshu85 - who?

[@yr5334]

@@Hinshu85 benicio del -what?

[@niasosito]

I use this timeless monologue in my public speaking class. Great performance by an awesome actor!

[@mjolnir9421]

lmao- give us more context pal

[@bencotton9414]

1:53 - this is masterful acting! The turn of the head, the displeasure of her disobedience...and then..."AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!?!?!" And to top it off it was improvised by Joaquin Phoenix! I love Benicio del Toro but come on! No one is more iconic that year than Commodus!

[@bencotton9414]

Even such slight things like the way he ends his sentence so softly with "he will die..." just shows how little he feels for his nephew or his sister...

[@memphispiper2823]

⁠@@bencotton9414if anyone was to give him a nephew it was going to be Commodus himself is he not merciful?

[@Helspont2]

"Look at Me!!!" Ledger and Phoenix, two acting titans...one role. I can't wait for Joker in 2019.

[@stevenjones4059]

Jack Nicholson you twit he is the Joker better yet the Joker is him

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

"Nothing happens to a man that Nature has not fitted him to bear", said minutes before Nature has him bear a dagger to the back before his final duel with destiny. Such powerful symbolism...

[@moimaris3369]

The woman lost it al. Her husband, lover, father and her brother.

[@sebastianemond5313]

I think her brother was lost long ago, 'cause this guy who would force his wacko seed inside her couldn't possibly be her brother anymore. Her husband, father, and Maximus on the other hand, I agree with.

[@paulmccarthy1527]

Thankfully she could keep her son

[@Tonatheos]

Nah bruh, she sold Maximus out. That's why he died

[@glenn2056]

@@Tonatheos it's between her old lover and her son, who do you think she would choose?

[@blakewalters1001]

This man made me hate him in this movie; award worthy

[@barbarablue2571]

Joaquin should have won the Oscar as Commodus. This villain is one of the best i´ve ever seen.

[@dickiewayne]

He won Oscar for Joker

[@FlashEarth89]

I came here after watching Joker. It's because Joaquin is a brilliant actor. Anyone else? Lol

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

Dude own DC movies HELL! He owns 2019!

[@debbie0608]

Same!!!

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

@@debbie0608 😎🤜🤛😃

[@roseflower9794]

the best!!!!!!!!!

[@cheesy_yeety]

Me

[@KreshDraven6]

Man, the acting in this film is insane Truly a masterpiece

[@freedomthemorrison2358]

Back when Hollywood was actually good

[@ldude]

Sean Usmanovich so true, all we get now are remakes and super hero movies, fuck.

[@Sofia_._._]

Hollywood still makes lots of good movies, they’re just usually not that popular

[@mew10521]

So true

[@FREE_WILL_DEFENDER]

@@Sofia_._._ true

[@dreamthedream8929]

Fuck you, John Wick is simply amazing. Nothing more to say to you. Just better shut up. The Conjuring films are amazing too. So yeah, simply shut up.

[@xandercanale]

This image of early morning Rome is just breathtaking and scary

[@88Cdizzle]

"I Knew a man who once said Death smiles at us all....all a man can do is smile back. I wonder.....did your friend smile at his own death? You must know.......he was your father"

[@sebastianemond5313]

"...You loved my father, I know. But so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn't it? Smile for me now, brother!" *stab* 🗡 And like the brothers of old, Cain and Abel, Commodus stabs his "brother" in the back.

[@davidfernandezselles-3829]

It is incredible that the script was being written as the same time they were filming

[@sabrinawanderer7560]

Maximus never bat an eye in telling this mad man that he murdered his own father..

[@Copat87]

One of the most powerful scenes in the whole movie. "AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!?" The way he delivers that line always sends chills down my spine no matter how many times I watch this part.

[@partyoflife77]

And he was improvising here did you know that ...cool right

[@chasehedges6775]

2:04 CHILLS! Amazing actor

[@chasehedges6775]

@@partyoflife77 Really awesome

[@rebekaah777]

Same, chills every time!

[@KLAEYZ]

Lets not forget the building music driving that scene and how it climaxes at just the perfect moment. Gladiator is one of the rare films where score, cinematography, costume design, sound design, directing and acting all come together with such brilliance. Remove the music from this scene and it isn't even half as good.

[@ShawnZRice]

The fact he totally ad libs yelling "Am I not merciful!!" And it became one of the most iconic lines in the film, shows us just how brilliant an actor he was.

[@castafioreomg]

Are you not entertained ?

[@bhe8336]

This film is a fucking masterpiece.

[@sahityabk]

ya this is my favorite scene. goosebumps when he moves closer to her and says "...and as for you...you will love me...as i loved you" coupled with the music. omg

[@michaelbell2897]

I love how, as the movie progresses and Commedeus gets more and more comfortable making evil decisions, how his countenance becomes darker and darker.

[@nihilisticbarbie]

This is probably the first movie that made me fall in love with Joaquin Phoenix as a preteen. His face and the deepness in his eyes was something I had never seen before, it was like being hit by a semi truck; at least that's how it felt for me when I was younger 😂 I've supported Joaquin all these years and to see him now gain accolades and recognition for Joker is just incredible and witnessing everyone realizing just how talented he is puts a smile on my face. Seeing this just brought me back to the days, not too long ago, when I had time to dream. Thank you for uploading!

[@marianariva1664]

Your comment is so beautiful!. I love Joaquin too!.

[@dannybarr6078]

You sound like the kind of person who falls in love with serial killers! 😂

[@TeChNoWC7]

People are always saying I look heaps like him, so I’ll take the compliment 😂😂😂

[@BakerWild]

'When I had time to dream' - I love that

[@Seca95]

Me too! Well I never had a crush on him. But I remember the fascination - or whatever feeling that was - the first time I watched this movie as a kid. I was 9 in 2000. The deepness in his eyes, as you said, and his demeanor manages to stir something even in a child.

[@davidsavage519]

I remember saving my 4th grade allowance money to buy this movie on DVD after I rented it. Some 15 years ago. I must have watched it 100+ times. Joaquin was always so mesmerizing to watch, even when I couldnt follow the story 😂. My eyes were glued to him every moment he appeared, and Ive been a massive fan since. Now my boy is the JOKER! The world is mesmerized again. Your fans are incredibly proud of you, Joaquin, and we are grateful for the amazing work you do. Legend.

[@HXNZ99]

What an actor. Best Joker ever.

[@aarondamico2627]

Agreed

[@guyfromthe80s92]

Agreed, Let’s hope we win the Darby today

[@facehairteeth]

Phoenix is amazing...but Ledger owns the Joker forever.

[@yr5334]

@@facehairteeth ledger can't top this legend

[@Tonycillian5]

@@yr5334 Phoniex is a better actor, Ledger is a better joker that’s just facts

[@youzettasonsofdigits1639]

who knew that Commodus had such a great Joker laugh?

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Commodus did an excellent job portraying Joaquin Phoenix in The Joker.

[@BarbieAllNightDance]

He definitely is more remembered than Russell Crowe. Still never won an Oscar to this day either (Joaquin Phoenix)

[@chandlerrose4545]

Solid Water I agree completely.

[@GOD-ti9xp]

Solid Water -You sound like you care

[@ndzapruder]

Two weeks after the official Joker trailer aired, the clown Pepe meme went viral on left-wing media, so no, he won't win an Oscar for his portrayal of the Joker either, even though his tormentors on the subway are Wall Street millionaires and the anti-antihero mayor is a caricatured republican.

[@johnparven6187]

Yes Juaqin should have won the oscar in this movie and Russel Crowe should have won the oscar in beautiful mind.

[@TvConfusionn]

Nameless Cliche He will

[@godzillavkk]

He's going to be the next Joker!

[@Hummels_83]

godzillavkk I hope so!

[@godzillavkk]

"Robin will stay with me now. And if Batman so much as looks at me in a manner that displeases me, he will die laughing. If he decides to be noble and takes her own life, he will die laughing." Turns to Harley "And as for you, you will love me as I loved you. You will provide me with an heir of pure madness, so that the Joker and his comedy will rule Gotham for a thousand years. Am I not funny? (Pause) AM I NOT FUNNY!?

[@samkresil6011]

That`s good.

[@losthalo428]

godzillavkk Well predicted, sir

[@roel40001]

the profit

[@brandondaniels9471]

3:28 - some of the best acting i've ever SEEN _'maximus..... Maximus!...... MAXIMUS!!!'_

[@Fummy007]

When you feed the cats even though you're not supposed to.

[@MartinBergnerGuitar]

The first cut to the colloseum after his outburst with the music always sends shivers down my spine. It's the moment when the whole tragedy of the entire story comes finally together and just explodes... everything that happened has led to this moment. It's tragically beautiful... What a perfect scene this is I'm stunned everytime!

[@sunnygirlll_2001]

One of the best movies ever!

[@Chris_NEM]

one of the greatest scenes in film history

[@AA-qb7ni]

I love you, Joaquin.

[@gabrieliligan1416]

"My life is a comedy" -Commodus 2019

[@drewjames7947]

Phoenix is literally the best actor of all time

[@inbrooken5602]

Mmm... maybe one of the greatest with daniel day lewis

[@powerfultoa7]

The Joker has cemented my belief he is the Best Actor of all time!

[@pavledrakulic9456]

LOL

[@yr5334]

The g.o.a.t of acting

[@drazulao]

I truly believe he is.

[@halyketarrant]

“I used to think my life was a tragedy. Now I realize, it is a comedy.”

[@clifordnorence45]

Is it normal that Im watching this and wondering how can this human be the Joker too? Like the Acting is so amazing that With the eye test I can’t say that it is the same Arthur guy I saw Friday night

[@joesheridan9451]

He has joined the chameleon club that only a handful of legendary actors are in

[@nihilisticbarbie]

Joaquin is just gifted, period 👏🏼 Thank God for his brother River for convincing him that he was talented enough to do this to share with the world

[@jhfdhgvnbjm75]

when he shouts, it wasnt scripted, he just said he had an idea and to let him try it.

[@glennmodlin6165]

One of the greatest and most impactful moments in cinematic history. This one scene. Wow

[@chasehedges6775]

👍👍👍👍. Absolute masterpiece of a movie

[@bertag24]

Yes, you are. Poor boy, he wanted nothing just to be loved by his father...

[@catalinad6982]

Ntobeko Miniyonke LMAOOOO XDD

[@tek512]

He was loved by his father. It did nothing to prevent him from turning out to be a nutjob.

[@stevenjones4059]

@@tek512 A true father wouldn't give a empire to a mere General over his own flesh n blood so yea he wasn't a real father

[@grandadmiralthrawn9231]

Looking back on the movie it does make you feel a bit bad for Commodus. He wanted nothing but to be accepted and loved. He believed his father didn't love him, he tried to do everything to please the crowd gave them food (before the fight between Maximus and Tigris) and listened to the people when they were cheering to kill or live. When Maximus spared Tigris you could see Commodus smile because he thought the crowd would turn on Maximus as he went against the wishes of the crowd. As soon as they started cheering for Maximus and calling him merciful, it made Commodus realise that not even his own people respect or accept him and that nothing he did would be good enough. His sister was the only one that he believed loved him. She was always there which is why he clung onto her. If he had let her go then he would have had absolutely no one. I agree he was a cruel person but you can see him through the movie get worse and worse until he finally broke down completely in this scene. Imagine growing up believing your own father doesn't love or accept you, becoming emperor and finding that you rule over an empire that will never accept or truly love you, finding out that the army doesn't love or accept you (they lied to Commodus about Maximus being dead in Germania), finding out that your sister who has been there for you since you were a child doesn't love you anymore. That would be enough to drive anyone mad

[@liamjm9278]

@@stevenjones4059 "A true father would give ultimate power to a crazy brat that would end the current golden age and is more preoccupied with cosplaying as Hercules than running the worlds strongest empire, rather than give it to a competent man that knew what he was doing."

[@HLHReviews]

Joaquin Phoenix ad-libbed screaming “AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!”. Connie Nielsen didn’t expect it and her frightened reaction is genuine.

[@chasehedges6775]

Awesome performances all around.

[@SylviaM.2204]

You can feel his pain and his desperation in this scene with his sister....i love his playing. What a character. Always find him "better" than Maximus...

[@alicialouisesese9174]

Gladiator 2000. River died in 1993. 7 years later. Imagine how fresh is it for joaquin to be acting after his brother's death?

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

In a movie with an absolutely stacked cast, full of brilliant performances, I truly believe Joaquin outshined everyone, even Russell Crowe who was pitch-perfect. It's so good to see Joaquin go on to be who he always was, one of the finest actors of his generation. Every detail of his acting is perfect.

[@xmaria26]

Joaquin's so fucking attractive here. Gosh.

[@larryolive4829]

We love psychotic, hot, intelligent guys with deep eyes

[@shanehughes3511]

Fun fact, Jack Gleeson incorporated a lot of Phoenix portrayal into the role of Joffrey Lannister. He felt a lot of the mannerisms Phoenix used in this film were perfect to portray a mentally ill dictator and so used them when portraying King Joffrey in Game of Thrones. It definitely worked.

[@crikitaftw]

Even just the line "But so did I" is masterfully delivered, that whisper of his conveys all the pain and suffering he had borne all the time he had yearned for the love of his father. I know the real story between Marcus Aurelius and Commodus was nothing like whats is portrayed in this movie, but it certainly makes for interesting storytelling.

[@RG-si6dy]

I read that the line when he screams , "AM I NOT MERCIFUL WAS AD LIBBED" and her reaction was genuine as she didn't expect it.

[@NautiusMaximus]

Correct

[@Howlingburd19]

This might come as an unpopular opinion, but I was personally more impressed with Phoenix’s performance here as Commodus than I was with him as Joker (both are Oscar-worthy performances) Edit 2023: this opinion still stands and this movie is still a masterpiece

[@pxu156]

Agreed.

[@Charlotte8591]

Agreed!

[@davidbarlow8414]

agreed

[@Anonymous-jv5hq]

I think both performances were excellent! But I agree I prefer Commodus

[@SirWilliamRoyce]

I absolutely agree. This is his best role by far. I hated his character so much in this movie. Goes to show you how amazing he portrayed him and he was only a kid when he acted here!

[@leronedonaldson3186]

It’s amazing to me,that Joaquin’s performance is so good in this movie. It’s makes you overlook Connie Nielsens performance, and not because it’s bad, in my opinion she did an amazing job, you can see the emotional pain in her face. She does such a good job that, I had to remind my self it’s not real, it’s just a movie. Joaquin was so amazing, and breath taking, it’s makes it so easy to over look her performance. That is true definition of great acting.

[@andym28]

I was in Rome just before this came out. Was very powerful saw it three times in the cinema. One of the last truly great films.

[@samkresil6011]

Bloody hell!

[@ThomasWilliams89]

they don't make good films anymore.

[@planeguy95]

Blade Runner 2049 is this century’s masterpiece in my opinion

[@stevenjones4059]

@@planeguy95 For me Godzilla 2 is the greatest movie of this decade the 2010s as Gladiator was the greatest movie of the 2000s decade

[@stevenjones4059]

@@ThomasWilliams89 That's because you haven't seen great movies

[@AidanMclaren]

"You get what you fuckin' deserve!" vs "Am I not merciful?!"

[@GeorgeUssssss]

Who's here after he's spoken the greatest speech in history?

[@oscarstainton]

The Joker has imprisoned Jor-El and is horrifyingly in love with Queen Hippolyta.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

@Oscar Stainton Plot twist: *Queen Hippolyta was Joker's Sister.*

[@smallies7154]

The best acting performance I've ever seen 💯

[@detancarville]

Joaquin is one of the best actors alive. What a man, what a talent, what a great, passionate performance. I love all of his movies, but Gladiator and Joker are my favourites.

[@whereami2477]

2:04 When you open your bedroom window to let the fly that's sitting on the window out but it won't leave

[@sam2stu]

The back and forth between Commodus and Maximus in any of the scenes in this movie is exceptional writing and acting. Classic encounters captured in time. Film at its best.

[@lesliechan31]

This was when I developed my JP obsession. Joker just helped seal it. So freaking hot.

[@vbgggfff]

5:36 Ungodly epicness.

[@l.jjacksonjr6623]

Movie Trivia : he ad libbed ' am I not merciful'. Made the scene more in depth with the theme of tone of the scene.

[@friidrottskarlsson3878]

I love how Commodis eyes are constantly covered in dark, to portrayl how evil he is

[@lukamilas8648]

5:43 - 5:51 with the door above them opening and him looking up at the light… at the peak of his power!