Gladiator | First Time Watching | REACTION - LiteWeight Reacting

In this movie reaction video I watch Gladiator for the first time!! This was way better than I ever expected it to be! I can't wait for the new movie to be out now!
#reaction #moviereaction #gladiator
Reaction Edited by: Landon O. from Falcon's Nest Productions - Twitter @Landon_O_Leary or KZbin at / @landon_oleary
Watch the longer version of this video on Patreon!
/ liteweightgames
Follow me on Instagram:
/ liteweightgaming
Follow me on Twitter:
Li...
Outro Music: Val Holla by Geographer
A HUGE shoutout to my Contributors!! Thank you so much! Your Patronage is what allows me to continue bringing you new content and allows me to grow and improve the channel!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

You can find the full reaction on Patreon!!: www.patreon.com/liteweightgames Thank you for the support on this one! I loved it so much! Next up: Forrest Gump!

[@peterdubois65]

Please check out Heath Ledger in the classic aussie film Ned Kelly

[@sca88]

Not exactly a Nostradamus but I predict you'll cry during Forrest Gump.

[@thejohnbeck]

you might want to avoid gladiator 2 until people tell you it's good. cuz it's probably going to suck

[@toyota420xp]

Because the Roman's were evil trying to conquer the world

[@toyota420xp]

This movie isn't factual the Roman's never conquered the German tribes

[@jlog1c]

He smells the dirt because he is a farmer. Skilled farmers can assess the condition of the soil by feel, look, and smell. Just a way to keep reminding us that he is a home and family man before anything else, his reminder of home.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

That so cool!!!

[@Thom1212]

He was a soldier of Rome. HONOR HIM!

[@TheGoIsWin21]

​@@Thom1212Maximus would have preferred to be remembered as a farmer

[@ChrisV87]

that´s a really good answer, I like it and makes the meaning of the symbolism even deeper. I always simlply thought he smells it to become closer to "becoming one with the battleground"

[@mmxxiii9503]

I didn't know that about the farmers, that's very interesting

[@jasonparry3220]

I am in this movie! I was a Roman In the opening battle scene. Spent 12 days filming with Russel Crowe, Richard Harris and directed by Ridley Scott in 1999. Some wonderful Memories.

[@ace6483]

That's awesome, How do you manage to get something like that?

[@jasonparry3220]

@@ace6483 more by luck than design. They used my Uni as a source of extras. We all had a great time.

[@stephengamber7000]

How Cool! That must have been a great experience.

[@TheWartHawg]

Just think about how fortunate you are. Had you been cast as a barbarian, you wouldn't have survived to post. ;-)

[@Belohanga2]

📈

[@thestokes91]

Maximus continually earning the respect and loyalty of all the men around him is one of my favourite parts of the movie. Just a natural born leader

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Such a good point!

[@robmaddison8645]

Everything he says has purpose. He doesn't speak much but when he does he demonstrates experience and such common sense.

[@TomBombadil89]

Joaquin Phoenix's busy little bee speech has to be some of the best acting ever put to screen

[@LiteWeightReacting]

He is literally so good!

[@fluffylittlebear]

@@LiteWeightReacting He was so convincing in this role that his face angers me even to this day. It's a gift and a curse.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Agreed. I'm always so disappointed when reactors cut it short.

[@andreshernandez1180]

@@Cosmo-Kramer Let’s hope you can recover from that, little one.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

@@andreshernandez1180bless your heart for getting offended. We’ll pray for you

[@Shifty1971]

They were the Praetorian Guard for Caesar. Basically the personal bodyguards for the ruler. They weren't part of Maximus' army.

[@andrew77961]

Yep. And you can tell Quintus didn’t like giving the order, but he knew if he didn’t he’d be executed himself.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Yeah, I realized that later and pointed out my mistake! 🤗 May have been cut out, but I did correct myself later on

[@BadassRaiden]

The Praetorian Guard were also notorious for being quite corrupt and power hungry, as many assassinations and usurping of emperors were carried out by its members.

[@mnomadvfx]

@@andrew77961 "And you can tell Quintus didn’t like giving the order, but he knew if he didn’t he’d be executed himself" Realistically though Cicero could have just taken a short walk to the nearest soldier tent and screamed bloody murder. Within 60 minutes the relatively inexperienced praetorian would be dead or surrendered, and Commodus would be under Maximus's sword.

[@mestupkid211986]

@@mnomadvfx Realistically speaking, yes. He had the loyalty of his Legion, whats like 5 Praetorians to that?

[@nerulon089]

I'm not ashamed to admit as a grown man, I cry just like you in this movie 😅 I can't believe they make a sequel to this movie... this movie is perfect they way it is.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

Aye. It surprises me that they got Denzel Washington to be involved. The man has dropped a notch in my estimation.

[@Stogie2112]

Everything we've seen of the sequel so far reeks of redundancy. The story is just more of the same. I won't go see it.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

I’m excited to see what they do with the sequel!

[@bestopinion9257]

@@LiteWeightReacting I do not have much hope for the sequel. But we'll see.

[@bestopinion9257]

I do not know why you cry. The general did his job even without an army at his back and against all odds.

[@MichaelJr561]

My name is maximus decimus meridius, commander of the armies of the north, general of the felix legions and loyal servant of the TRUE emperor, marcus aurelius. Father to a murderer son, husband to a murderer wife. AND I WILL HAVE MY VENGEANCE, IN THIS LIFE OR THE NEXT 🍿🔥🐐

[@LiteWeightReacting]

😭😭😭😭😭😭 so so so good

[@Ryecrash617]

That really is the "My name is Inigo Montoya ..." of this movie.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

Oops. "Murdered," not "murderer." I suggest an edit. (That pair of mistakes changes the meaning an awful lot!)

[@orangewarm1]

OK, calm down.

[@justinflowers8676]

The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end, Highness

[@blakewalker84120]

4:10 "This song sounds like it would be in Pirates of the Caribbean." Yep. Hans Zimmer composed it. He's a musical genius that has done too many movies to count, including the first 4 Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

[@JasonTerminator2]

Zimmer didn’t do Pirates 1, that was his close collaborator Klaus Badelt, who worked on the score of Gladiator with Zimmer

[@piotrangelus7534]

I can listening music from movie everyday :)

[@LiteWeightReacting]

I’m glad I wasn’t super far off then!!! Great music in all of them!!

[@hadoken95]

@@JasonTerminator2 That's muddy - there's a story that Zimmer IS responsible for the Pirates theme, but gave the job over to Badelt. Regardless, both fantastic composers.

[@mnomadvfx]

UUUUGHGHGHGHHGHGHGHHG - the proper credits are literally on the soundtrackalbum cover, the wikipedia page for the film and just about anywhere else it is officially mentioned. Hans Zimmer AND Lisa Gerrard composed it 🤦‍♂ For about every 30-40 comments I see on YT crediting only Zimmer for this film score I see only 1 that gives Gerrard credit too. It's so sad to see people putting this guy up on a pedestal when his almost all of his best credited work is through collaboration - but then it's not like Zimmer's publicists ever go out of their way to shine a light on his collaborators. Hans Zimmer had very little compositional range at this point in his career (IMHO it peaked at Da Vinci Code in 2006 but that's another story). It's no accident that Crimson Tide, Gladiator and Last Samurai all have very similar sounding score cues, because he couldn't actually compose something significantly different in the 8+ years between those separate productions. Basically everything on the soundtrack score that isn't a battle scene in Gladiator is clearly mostly Lisa Gerrard's composition work - her signature is even embedded in the instrument choices which are extremely diverse (to the point of being considered dead instruments by most musicians) as a result of her Dead Can Dance band work. Zimmer is not a genius, though his publicist clearly is from the way his actual credits seem to be perceived differently from reality - that I won't dispute for a moment 😅 Genius is a strong word to apply to music, especially to film composition as it necessitates a simpler musical style vs the classical symphonies, sonatas, concertos etc that influence this genre. I'd say few film composers even amount to the level of truly gifted, and I would not count Zimmer would not number among them. I'd count John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, John Barry, Jerry Goldsmith, Howard Shore, Patrick Doyle and maybe Michael Kamen, though the latter died so young in the early 2000s I think he still had room to grow 😔 If I could count Zimmer himself for one thing it would be a single composition on the Da Vinci Code score called "The Poisoned Chalice" which is my favourite of his work. The best thing about ZImmer generally would be his influence or mentorship on future composers - of whom there are several in the film composing industry, including Klaus Badelt, Harry (and Rupert?) Gregson-Williams, John Powell and Mark Mancina.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

I love how, at the end, the Senator asking for volunteers to carry Maximus results in politician, slave (gladiator), and noble (young Lucius) coming together to honor him in that way.

[@nathanjacobus3577]

All while Commodus lay forgot in the dirt.. 😂

[@eXcommunicate1979]

Politician, Noble, Military, Slave, all coming together to carry away his body. Perfect.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"And it's, like, a happy ending, but it's so sad." Exactly. Simultaneously beautiful and terrible, for there's no way to reverse the tragic ending of his family.

[@wscottwalters74]

And yet, he is finally free to join them.

[@EmeraldBayMovies]

​@wscottwalters74 But in reality, there most likely is no afterlife. So he just died, and that was it for him

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@EmeraldBayMovies And for his family too, sure, so if this was real life it would only be tragedy -- but within the framework of the story itself things are different.

[@wscottwalters74]

@@EmeraldBayMovies That is, of course, your opinion. At the end of the film, however, we see him going home to his family. So I think the story ends with a sense of serenity.

[@D23-88]

I've read that the "AM I NOT MERCIFUL" that commodus shouts was improvised and you can see the genuine fear in Lucilla's face when he does it. Really enjoyed your reaction and subscribed!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

That’s really cool thanks for sharing!

[@mohammad3426]

This is my dad's favorite movie of all time, and I first watched it as a kid in grade school, before rewatching it as a grown-up in college, and now it feels really cool to watch someone else watch it.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thanks for sharing your memories with the movie! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@joeberger3441]

14:28. "those are his men, they arent going to kill him". - unfortunately that was actually the Praetorian guard, not the Roman Army. They are loyal to Ceasar. Think of them like a combination of the secret service and gestapo all in one. This particular detail was likely assigned to Commodus and not his father necessarily.

[@Musabre]

Yeah the purple cloaks are meant as a visual cue to show that they are in league with Comodus. First time ive seen someone assume they were Maximus' men 😄

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Yeah, I realized that later and pointed out my mistake! 🤗 May have been cut out, but I did correct myself later on

[@joeberger3441]

​@@LiteWeightReactingyep I caught that after I made the comment. Great reaction btw! You're one of the few who acknowledged that they were supposed to lose the "battle of Carthage"

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

In some ways, it was more a matter of whether the Emperor was loyal to the Praetorian guard than the other way around 😶

[@mnomadvfx]

The irony being that the Praetorian killed their fair share of emperors throughout imperial history 😅

[@Musabre]

I love the fact that Now we are Free is your link going into this. That has some heavy emotional weight to it ^_^. This was fun!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

It always made me cry, somehow sounds so heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time 😭😭

[@6sKi6z6]

Oliver Reed died during the filming of this movie. The shot of Proximo looking at Maximus through the grated window in the dungeon was recycled from an earlier clip of him. And they used a body double when he gets stabbed to death. I’d say it’s pretty seamless. Especially given the year this came out.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Wow!!! I had no idea! They did an amazing job with that!

[@Scottie_S]

Somebody said (can't remember who) that "Oliver died doing what he loved - drinking and surrounded by sailors..." 😉

[@MrRosebeing]

Oliver Reed was a brilliant actor, and quite the interviewee to have on your talk show. Very sadly missed.

[@originalbadboy32]

​@@MrRosebeingHe was definitely one of a kind that's for sure. They don't make em like that anymore.

[@martinmayhew145]

A great Bill Sykes in Oliver! 1968 Musical was Oliver Reed

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

The actor who played Proximus (the Gladiator trainer) was Oliver Reed. He was an extraordinary british actor, with a very interesting, fascinating and atypical life. He also was known for his alcoholism, having some scandals on TV and cinema as a consequence of this. During the filming of Gladiator in 1999, he sadly passed away. He had been sober for months, but one night (during a break from filming the movie) in an Irish pub in Malta, he drank three bottles of Jamaican rum, eight bottles of German beer, numerous double whiskeys and challenged five young English sailors of the Royal Navy to arm-wrestling at The Pub bar (which after this incident was called Ollie's Last Pub). His bill, which was never paid, is preserved in a decorative frame in the bar.

[@joaoparente6505]

What an epic ending!

[@reedusurrights2547]

I bet he went out the way he wanted to either way

[@sjuthberg]

I knew he passed away before the movie was completed. But holy moley, that was a pretty epic way to exit the stage...

[@KCohere33]

I know him best from The Who’s Tommy

[@DoctorPsilocybin]

This is one of those movies that instantly became timeless classic. It will still be watched many decades from now.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

It’s so good and will echo in eternity!

[@JasonJayC1]

Not only will his actions echo in eternity but in the end he finally got to go home to his family and stay with them forever in peace as he always deserved.

[@kschneyer]

A terrific reaction! This is the first of yours that I've seen, but I'll definitely be looking for more.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Awesome!! Glad you enjoyed!

[@charlesmartel8112]

Another comment for those with the patience - there was a "thumbs down" in the gladiatorial arena - but it did not mean 'kill' - it meant "plant your weapon in the sand" and spare that opponent's life - for which there was ample reason. There was also a "sideways thumb" that meant "slit his throat" - but there was never a "thumbs up". The "sideways thumb" was rather rare - as were fights to the death - for a simple economic reason ; not only were 'ordinary slaves' expensive that only the wealthy could afford - a trained gladiator represented a huge investment - at least a year's worth of training with a weapons master that was also very expensive to retain. During that time the future gladiator got the best nutrition and training available for health and peak physical conditioning - because it was necessary. As most gladiators were slaves - their masters wanted to recoup that large investment by seeing them win combats on which huge sums of money would be wagered [ Romans loved to gamble ] - a fight in Rome's arenas could bring instant wealth if successful. So....gladiators were too expensive to simply "kill off" as the film portrays.......my understanding is the fight would end with "first blood drawn".......and the losing gladiator would be taken off to get care and heal up for another day.

[@mattiasandersson8693]

There where some fights which were to the death if i recall correctly. But that was a special event, that only happened between two really successful gladiators. A sine missione I believe its called.

[@DVouts11]

My all-time favorite movie. The cinematography, the fight choreography, the acting, the directing, the score EVERYTHING about it is as close to perfect as it gets and as much as I love your reactions, I clicked extra quick on this one. Lets go!

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

I can see why!!!

[@andreshernandez1180]

Not bad for a recycled plot from two older movies.

[@gandalfnooo2743]

@@andreshernandez1180 how mad

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@andreshernandez1180 You must be fun at parties.

[@andreshernandez1180]

@@Cosmo-Kramer If I weren’t you wouldn’t have been born, ask your mommy 😉

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

Him smelling the dirt has a lot to do with the profession he actually loves--farming. He knows soil and centers himself by doing that.

[@system3008]

I always thought it of paying respects to the people that have fought and died on it before him.

[@TheAlkochef]

Its a ritual. Everything u say is a part of it

[@primaitalia753]

@@Crazy_Diamond_75 At that time, Roman religion had a goddess of creation. Practically every religion had one. And as a religious man, he probably honored the goddess as well, as a devout man.

[@jmvsic]

In case no one has mentioned it yet.... the vocalist and composer of the song ("Now We Are Free") you really like in this movie is Lisa Gerrard. She's part of a band called Dead Can Dance... She has released a handful of solo /collaboration albums as well and if you really like the song in this movie I'd suggest starting with her album titled, Duality. She's an amazing musician and vocalist, and I will always mention and recommend her if given an opportunity. Great video and take care.

[@Kick278]

She's just protecting Lucius. She knows he would have him executed first...

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Good point!

[@Robban6948]

OMG! This movie is so awesome and I so happy to hear that you like 2cellos as well! I think that the song you mean is called Now We Are Free😊

[@LiteWeightReacting]

YES!!!! It’s so beautiful!! 😭

[@vodengc520]

@@LiteWeightReacting It's all about listening to the final three songs in a row, since they all lead into each other. "Elysium", "Honor Him", "Now We Are Free". So good.

[@TeeZee22]

Haven't even watched it yet, and this already makes my day, week, month, etc. The best reactor reacting to one of the best movies ever!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Had to watch it for you!!!!

[@TeeZee22]

@@LiteWeightReacting Appreciate you so much! Hope you see my other comment from after I watched this!

[@gslank15]

A phenomenal film. The score from Hans Zimmer is just perfect.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

He’s so flipping talented!!!!

[@JakeM794]

Such a great movie. Thank you for reacting to it, Lite!!

[@dtz1000]

It's so crap compared to a classic like Spartacus, but most people here probably haven't seen that one.

[@joeberger3441]

​​@@dtz1000nonsense.. Spartacus was a classic in the traditional sense but it wasn't an outstanding film by any sense of the word. You're looking at it through a bias of "older = better". Which isn't the case at all. This movie was more successful by every quantifiable metric. To say that it's "crap" is an unpopular viewpoint for a reason.

[@dtz1000]

I actually unsubscribed after she said this average movie was "so good" and started her fake crying. Just another dishonest KZbinr imo. Watch Spartacus then tell me this was "phenomenal".

[@dtz1000]

​​@@joeberger3441 I did not say it was crap. Only that it was crap compared to Spartacus. I do hold that one in very high regard. This one is just an ok movie overall.

[@PinoWilber]

​@@dtz1000lol, i cry myself and its one of my all time favourites along with Matrix, Oldboy(2003), LotR, Lord of War, ..

[@johncarzello]

Greetings from Montreal Quebec! You have a natural gift to review a masterpiece like Gladiator.

[@rogertemple7193]

Gladiator is a really awesome adventure film and it's been quite awhile since I've seen it glad you are watching and reacting to it have an amazing Wednesday and thank you LiteWeight.😊📽️📺🎥

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Loved it so much!!! Thank you for watching!!

[@allbies]

'Now We Are Free' is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard, so ethereal yet gives feelings of connection to human history and spirit.

[@diannaellis4708]

As you said, the dirt is like chalk and keeps his hands from getting sweaty. But him sniffing the dirt is a reminder that he is a farmer.

[@Krusesensei]

To 'ground' himself.

[@KyleCollins-ny4em]

Holy shit! It’s his bubba thing. Like how bubba knows bout skrimps. Maximus knows bout dirt. He sniffs and then thinks, “Yeah we win this war then we can come down here and shrimp this dirt.”

[@bestopinion9257]

He is one with the dust. He knows he can die and accepts it and is relaxed and can put his skill at work without panic. We all go back to the dust.

[@fubar1217]

We just got back from Italy and on our tour of the Colosseum, the tour guide heard me say to my gf, "Are you not entertained?" Apparently they love the movie there and the tour guide told us how she went to see Russell Crowe's band when they were in town and at the end, everyone started chanting "Maximus.....Maximus.....Maximus.....Maximus....." Lol

[@omaridanner1254]

Wassup Liteweight how are you today really enjoying all of your videos and reactions keep up the amazing work my friend 😊😊

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thanks for the support! I hope you enjoyed this reaction!

[@aliWRLD23]

You caught onto every single quote and scene that I love myself, and you understood the power behind those words. I was right there crying with you lmao. TAKE THIS SUB

[@Frangucci]

This is Ridley Scott's best movie. The brotherhood shown at the end is always a tearjerking moment

[@mnomadvfx]

Ironically my favourite Scott film has always been his first, The Duellists since I saw it back in the 00s. The Duellists is criminally underrepresented in his body of work - responsible for launching not just Ridley's own career, but also that of actor Pete Postlethwaite who has a tiny cameo as a generals barber. Seeing that film at Cannes is what prompted the producers of Alien to hire him as the director which kick started his illustrious career. There's also a special connection to the author Joseph Conred of the novel The Duellists is based on to both Alien and Aliens. The ship in Alien is called Nostromo - named for the title of another Conrad novel, and the colonial marines ship in Aliens is called Sulaco, named for the main location in the same novel. Conrad also wrote the novel Heart of Darkness, which was adapted into the Francis Ford Coppola's film Apocalypse Now in 1979, only 2 years after The Duellists.

[@system3008]

Also Alien and Bladerunner. All are equally brilliant.

[@neutchain7838]

yeah the guy has a few bangers on his roster ( Black Hawk Down, The Martian was also him ) so its really hard to choose.

[@BobLeach_DarkWolf]

One of the best edits I've seen. (This is my favorite movie) love the emotion. Great job. :)

[@scottward6974]

One of the most beautiful films of all time! Ridley Scott is a magical little leprechaun genius. I cry like a baby at that ending every single time, especially when Juba buries the figures and says "I will see you again. But not yet." Props to Joaquin aswell for playing that role so frickin well. Even though Commodus is an arsehole, you can see quite clearly what's motivating him, to him it's all unfair. He just wants to be loved but simply isn't loveable so nobody loves him and that's hell! All his actions stem from that.

[@josephcrowe2908]

This is honestly the best review I've seen of this. You kept the integrity of major scenes. And watching your wonder at certain parts knowing you would understand soon. Really good. ❤

[@Emmanuel_Lacombe]

“Who are these guys?!” They’re Pretorian guards, personal guards of ceasar. They don’t report to the army, explaining why they didn’t care.

[@kvatchyobiv8540]

True they only reported to their comander or some cases the cesar himself, when certain missions required full secretism even from the pretorians, as emperors and kings known throught history, some missions require a certain secrets even in their own personal guard.

[@hbububhvgvyv63]

Its so sad he never got to see his wife and kid for like 2 and a half years until they were dead 😢, Absolute Masterpiece of a movie! Forever one of my favourites. And will definitely echo in eternity ❤

[@camaroman266]

He said in the beginning to the senator that dirt washes easier than blood. So as soon as he gets that handful of dirt you know he's about to fight 💪

[@dazediss6629]

This is one of the best movies for shouting random quotes of whilst drunk in a pub smoking area. Some random stranger will always reply with the next line. The amount of times I’ve just sniggered and said “you knew…. Marcus Aurelius”!? And some stranger out of nowhere will snap “I didn’t say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once”! Or my favourite “those giraffes you sold me…. They won’t mate….They just stand around looking at each other….not mating”. “You sold me…. Queer giraffes”! It also works with Troy & Braveheart.

[@kavehnamvar]

RIP OLIVER REED. his voice is fenomenal . Just listen to and don't look at film when he is talking about being gladiator before their first battle. He had a beautiful raspy voice

[@donallmccrudden4812]

If I remember right, gladiator was his last film, possibly?

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Yes he did!

[@kavehnamvar]

@donallmccrudden4812 he died during the filming of gladiator

[@donallmccrudden4812]

@@kavehnamvar I think he challenged a few sailors to a drinking match in Malta and ended up having a heart attack

[@oblivionsmuse]

Prob my fav Ridley Scott film of all time. I've seen it well over 20+ times and it STILL makes me cry and gives me chills. The music, the dialogue, the set design. . . this is nearly as close to a perfect film as it gets, IMO. Glad you loved it!

[@klove5765]

NOW WE ARE FREE he tells Maximus as NOW WE ARE FREE plays in the background

[@Ashes2Ashes]

This movie is easily in my top 3 I've ever seen. Glad you enjoyed it and loved the reaction!

[@English_MoFo]

Haha LOVE the pink ❤This is a good one. Oliver Reed challenged Crowe to a fight but gladiator declined. 😂

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thank you!! It’s already faded so much! 😭

[@dagfincarp1113]

Your reactions are so endearing. And the fact that you can add real historical perspectives makes your content so unique. Great work!

[@Kimlur]

Ha ha ha that sobbing "So fucking good" at the end...made me smile!

[@4Kandlez]

What a lovely reaction, you're such a sensitive soul, the ending gets me every time too. New subscriber

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!

[@jasonbourne9819]

The men who tried to execute Maximus in the beginning were the infamous Praetorian Guards. The Emperor’s secret service. They were following orders from their new boss.

[@billyroberts6774]

exactly, Maximus shouts PRAETORIAN and challenges him to fight in the woods

[@ImDerpyDuck]

Seeing Lite getting emotional even thinking of "Now We Are Free" I was just like "Welp, better strap in for another emotional mugging down memory lane" 😂

[@cezararosti9054]

I'm from Brazil and I don't miss your reactions, I don't know you personally but I think you're a lovely person...😘🇧🇷

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thank you so much!!!

[@NordmanTTV]

hahaha! your line at 28:40 "damnit Haagen, get in formation!" got me dead ngl xD

[@6sKi6z6]

One of my favorite movies. I was freshly 18 when this came out and I saw it twice in theaters. Shadows and dust!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

This would have been amazing to see in the theatre!!

[@Not_A_Cyclist]

Liked and subbed. I had the privilege of seeing this movie in a theater, and a good one at that, and that initial battle sequence left me buzzing. I remember after the movie sitting in the parking lot of the theater just processing everything. Glad you were able to finally experience this movie for yourself.

[@TeeZee22]

I had such high expectations for this, and as usual, you elevated over that! I knew you would have a difficult time with what happened to his family, but I hope the rest of the movie made it worth it! And Forrest Gump is next? That will be great also!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Thank you so much for requesting this one!!! It was so heartbreaking, but such an amazing watch! I’ve never been so conflicted about a death 🤣 so sad, but also so happy that he’s with his family again 😭

[@KreshDraven6]

Thank you so much for this reaction! Favorite film of all time. Incredible performances, direction, cinematography, fantastic narrative and a superb score by Zimmer. Chills AND tears every single time I watch this masterpiece, Gladiator has one of the most powerful endings that I've ever seen

[@blizzywilk]

My favorite movie of all time since it came out in 2000. Joaquin Phoenix is one of the greatest method actors in history. And the music by the legendary Hanz Zimmer makes this movie what it is. Fantastic reaction. BTW, they made up their own language to the song that you like. ❤️

[@LiteWeightReacting]

He really kills every role he’s in!! So friggen talented!

[@blizzywilk]

​@@LiteWeightReactinghave you seen Joker yet? Now that showcases his vast array of talent.

[@jonpevehouse]

If you want to see Joaquin in an underrated movie, watch Return to Paradise, which was 2 years before Gladiator. Also stars Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche, but Joaquin steals the show.

[@lechatel]

Crowe carries this movie, however. He had to be super convincing as the hero otherwise it would have been incredibly cheesy. It is incredibly hard to play a hero without being either wooden or unbelievable.. He can't camp it up like a villain can. He has to be more subtle.. Crowe did that in spades. We actually believe he IS Maximus. Some of the quiet moments he has- the look in his eyes, a catch in his voice, are quite superb and some of the best acting I've seen. Great acting doesn't have to be over the top. Sometimes quite the reverse. By the end of the movie we loved that rather potato-headed battered gladiator and cried tears for him. That was about Crowe. The most unlikely epic hero ever, given that he isn't at all good looking as most leading men are in roles like this.

[@nussbaumjm]

Just a couple minutes in, "I need to write that quote down!" "I hope you have a whole notebook," says I.

[@tossedburrito9028]

The soldiers in black uniforms were The Praetorian Guarde and to my knowledge they answered only to Caesar himself, within the context of the military hierarchy. They were the equivalent of the Secret Service and their only job was to protect the emperor. Except the police force and fire brigade who were also Praetorians, if memory serves.

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

In several instances, Caesar answered to the Praetorians! And in a couple cases, the Caesars were themselves former Praetorians.

[@NoName-yx1ux]

Join the club I'm a 53 yr old man I've seen this movie 100 times and I still tear up at the end, seeing you cry made actually made me cry a little bit 😢

[@joeybossolo7]

That ending is absolute perfection. I’m actually mad they’re releasing a “Part 2”. I don’t think this can be improved.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

I’m actually excited to see what they’re going to do with it!

[@system3008]

It can't be improved. 2 is just a money grab.

[@muximus2771]

They will almost definitely put their weird political messaging in it and it will probably stink but they got some great actors so we'll see. Don't know why they can't just make original content instead.

[@system3008]

@@muximus2771 they can't make anything original because they've become a machine that it's sole purpose is to pump out propaganda to the masses. They do that by corrupting anything that the masses care about. I don't see an end to it.

[@bestopinion9257]

They use exact the same location for Coloseum. I hope they do not think this would be enough 😂

[@crichhanson]

Love your reactions! Sorry I'm late, I just found you and can't wait to dive into your playlist and future reactions. Thank you!❤

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Joaquin Phoenix deserved an Oscar for his performance in this fucking film.

[@decidueye2963]

Nope, I think maybe for Walk the line or The Master

[@Stogie2112]

@@decidueye2963 .... Phoenix has had several Oscar-worthy performances. He's allowed to have more than one!

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Who won instead?!

[@Stogie2112]

Benicio del Toro - Traffic - Javier Rodriguez (Winner) Jeff Bridges - The Contender - President Jackson Evans Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire - Max Schreck Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich - Edward L. Masry Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator - Commodus

[@decidueye2963]

@@Stogie2112 Yeah, that's why he should've won for Walk the line or The Master.

[@chefskiss6179]

Absolutely loved this watchalong with you, thanks for that. And yes, I have my fingers crossed for a naval battle to be shown(!). I have an incredible amount of respect for an artist when they actually admit they can't do something... and that is Hans Zimmer. On working on "Now We Are Free" that starts when Maximus falls at the end, he said it needed something more, more than what he could provide. And he found it with the voice of Lisa Gerrard. Bringing her in and having her create those vocals, they gifted that movie and cinema with an incredible score.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Hans Zimmer is seriously the best!

[@mako5996]

They dont make movies like this anymore. :/

[@JASONCWB]

It was really cool to watch your reaction video. You felt the emotion that the movie conveyed and transmitted it to us. Thank you for expressing such true feelings.

[@sheryldalton8965]

In real life Lucilla was part of a plot to kill Commudus that failed. He killed her coconspirators but exiled her. He "performed" in the colesium with feats such as battling 50 ostriches. Easy to whack their heads off with a sword.

[@brandonatchison4769]

R.I.P. ostriches.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@sheryldalton8965]

@@LiteWeightReacting you're welcome. I'm just full of trivia lol

[@Cherokee9898]

Don’t remember the exact quote from Wellington, but “nothing is more melancholy than a battle lost than a battle won” fits so well after the opening battle.

[@panathas1]

I've seen so many videos of people reacting to Gladiator and I have to say this is the best one I've seen. I grew up watching this movie, it was my parents favourite. I would cry at the end because my mom cried hahaha. Thank you so much for this beautiful reaction !

[@CubsFan2023]

If you haven't seen it, you might like "L.A. Confidential", which was Russell Crowe's Hollywood breakthrough.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

What’s that about?!

[@CubsFan2023]

@@LiteWeightReactingAt its core, police corruption.

[@KevinVenturePhilippines]

Joaquin made all others actors feel like quitting after this movie. A lifetime achievement captured on film.

[@Xehanort10]

8:07 I just realised that's Richard Harris the original Dumbledore who after he died was replaced by Michael Gambon leading to the infamous "HARRYDIDJAPUTYERNAMEINTOTHEGOBLETOFFIRE" scene.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Hahahah yeah I had to look it up because there were parts that sounded just like him 🤣

[@genghisgalahad8465]

I had no idea he was Jared Harris's dad! Or that Jared was his son!

[@ericwalker8636]

As someone who is 61 years old, I'm always a little confounded by the fact that so many people know him from Harry Potter and this but NOTHING ELSE. I, too, was unaware until today that Jared Harris is his son.

[@BobCrabtree-ev4rz]

​@ericwalker8636 Tell me about it...I'm 65 and,while I can't say I'm confounded,I can say I find it tragic that so many prominent actors are only recognized today cos they happened to have a part in a pop culture movie.The bulk of their career is forgotten,but for a role in a kids film.

[@kalen1702]

I haven’t watched a reaction to this movie for more than 10 minutes ever because they didn’t get the vibe. Your reaction was perfect. Genuine, knowledgeable, observant, engaged, etc. It was just fun as hell to watch

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Wow! But compliment, made my day. Thank you so much!

[@josephhein9497]

@@LiteWeightReacting I'm always blown away at your historical knowledge. It filled me with joy when you mentioned Pax Romana. It really helps with these films when you can apply a bigger context to the world of the time.

[@charlesmarkovetz6797]

Beautiful reaction one of the most human reactions to this I have seen. Fantastic keep it up

[@eXcommunicate1979]

It's characters like these, the archetypes, that I try to model my own behavior on. Maximus (Family, Honor, Loyalty). Jean-Luc Picard (Reason, Empathy, Curiosity). Benjamin Sisko (Passion, Friendship, Duty).

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

As a Roman, I'm always excited when I see people from all over the world loving this. Almost as much as I hate all the historical inaccuracies they filled the movie with... 😅

[@SisyphusOfSodom]

You are not roman. You hate inaccuracies that doesn't suit you, but you seem to love believing in some that suit you.

[@josephhein9497]

Quite similar to the pride AND disappointment we Scots have for Braveheart. :P

[@DefenestrateYourself]

@@SisyphusOfSodomcope and seethe, squirt 😂

[@andreshernandez1180]

@@DefenestrateYourself So you’re just crying all over the place 😭 😂 Grow up, child.

[@rdistinti]

this was the best gladiator reaction I have seen -- I love the movie and have seen many reactions

[@6sKi6z6]

They gave Maximus a dog in the opening because it’s an easy way to convey a “good guy” to audiences. Comudus was a real person and he did try to sleep with his sister. But Maximus is obviously fake.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

Sounds like he was… interesting hahahah definitely need to do some research on him though because he’s probably fascinating to learn about!

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Commodus did try to assassinate Lucilla during his time but he did not make any sexual advances toward her. He ain't Caligula.

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

Unfortunately, in the real history, Marcus Aurelius didn't seem to have much issue handing the empire off to his son. They were co-emperors for several years before his death.

[@1MahaDas]

Wow! I haven't seen more tears for this film reaction than any other. This chick wears her soul in broad daylight! Well done!😢

[@thejamppa]

Maximus is composition of many legendary Romans. As farmer doing his duty for Rome by leading its armies and offered nigh unlimited power, that would make Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus as main inspiration for Maximus.

[@mlong1958]

Oliver Reed (Proximo) passed away before the ending of principle photography. He was supposed to live in the film, but he had not finished his scenes. With some clever editing and body doubles, they managed to finish the movie. Throughout his career, he was known for his heavy partying. RIP.

[@sheryldalton8965]

The only other revelation in a movie as good as when Maximus reveals his identity is when the corrupt captain in "La Confidential" asks Guy Pearce if he knows Rollo Tomasi.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Why you gotta say?

[@peaknonsense2041]

Marcus Aurelius asked how he would be remembered; in the year 2000 his book Meditations was handed to every soldier in my platoon. "If you want to lead; learn that book"

[@GF-172]

:-)

[@LiteWeightReacting]

🤗

[@maxmccrabb2477]

“Damnit Hagen get in formation”. I think I’m in love lol

Why did they make a sequel to this masterpiece of a movie? All it will do is tarnish the reputation of it. What a horrible idea.

[@pauldavis5665]

Exactly. I used to like the original, but now I don't even like the original anymore because they are making the sequel. Forever tarnished.

[@Short_Round1999]

One of the fun facts about this is if you notice when we are following Maximus the film is in lots of warm colors like oranges and browns, but when we see Commodus it changes to cool colors like grey, blue and blacks

[@Stergios937]

Fact about the movie. Oliver Reed (Proximo) died while filming Gladiator. After a while he is a CGI.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

That’s wild! Thanks for sharing!

[@kalskirata9075]

Maximus's legion was red and gold, with silver or Gray armor like most legions. However, the praetorian legion or the personal guard to the emperor which they were the only ones allowed to wear a purple because purple is the color of the emperor which is why they wore more ceremonial Black and purple

[@leerobinson5372]

Russell was amazing , but Phoenix stole the show.

[@david-j1r9m]

I'm 77 years old, this is, quite possibly, the best movie I've ever seen.

[@LiteWeightReacting]

It is so good!!

[@cyradus]

That song, "Now we are Free" is a song written by Hanz Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard. She performs many of her songs in a self-created idioglossia language that she and her sister created when they were kids. That is my favorite part of the movie, when Juba says, "I will see you again...but not yet".

[@FriedFx]

22:10 the most iconic movie line! Glad you get it now haha! Such a great movie!

[@moozstreams9680]

Many people don't catch that Maximus called Commodus "your highness" which is what you call the general royal family; you call the Emperor "Your Grace". That's some badd ass shit!

[@nick_t_013]

I can’t be the only one that has this movie in their top 10 best movies of all time right?

[@Allen-hg2hu]

It's my number 1