Gladiator is a cinematic masterpiece!!! (2000) | First Time Reaction and Commentary

[@VerowakReacts]

What an amazing EVERYTHING!! What other movie is as epic as this one? If you want to support me here's how: Patreon (full length & polls): www.patreon.com/ Subscribe to the channel: kzbin.info Follow me on Twitter for stuff and selfies: twitter.com/verowak Become a channel member: kzbin.infojoin

[@jamesellis1972]

On the theme of revenge, I suggest Man on Fire with Denzel Washington

[@stevengriffin3193]

In a very different way, The Godfather has that epic, timeless quality similar to Gladiator. A masterclass of interpersonal ambitions and motivations.

[@geraldherrmann787]

In direct comparison by epic and content, there´s only one movie which beats this one: BEN HUR from 1959.

[@benu4842]

In a different vain but epic none the less Ice Cold in Alex second world war film with a love story haven't seen anyone react to it and The Pianist definitely epic unbelievable if it wasn't based on a true story.

[@CroweDharmaReloaded]

Braveheart!!

[@heatison11]

Phoenix should've won an oscar for his performance, "The Gladiator who defied an emperor", that line just blows me away

[@dnish6673]

Why do you dislike Del Toro’swin? Did you even see Traffic? Frankly, Phoenix was behind that plus Willen Dafoe that year.

[@Luk3W07f]

It’s nice to know how much you appreciate a good score and a quality composer.

[@VerowakReacts]

It's half the fun of movies for me. Some movies just have such an amazing and memorable soundtrack

[@BoboftheOldeWays]

I met Phoenix once at a charity event I was working, and had a chance to speak with him for a few minutes. "I *hated* you in Gladiator," I said. He looked at me, confused for a minute, and then smiled and said, "thank you. I'm glad I could make you hate me so much."

[@VerowakReacts]

I would love to have a despicable villain role, it would make me happy if people hated me in a role. I bet he gets that kind of comment often haha

[@Stogie2112]

Fan: "I hated you in Gladiator." Phoenix: "Why? Didn't you like my performance?" Fan: "Oh, I meant to say that I hated Commodus in Gladiator!" Phoenix: "Much better." 😄😄

[@yzwme586]

he's an amazing actor

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

The actor who played Proximo (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 (after a bet), 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.

[@VerowakReacts]

It always breaks my heart when people are on the mend and relapse :( 😭

[@benvandermerwe4934]

Enjoyed him as Vulcan in Baron Munchausen.

[@purplegorilla9592]

Oliver Reed was a tremendous actor. One of my favorites of all time, truly. He is difficult to describe as an actor, but there is sternness to him that really sticks out. Top notch.

[@ronweber1402]

@@VerowakReacts Oliver Reed and Keith Moon used to party together occasionally. It's hard to comprehend the chaos that would ensue but it would have been unforgettable chaos.

[@NemeanLion-]

@@domingocurbelomorales8635 Most people are shocked when I tell them he was the infamous Bill Sykes in 1968’s “Oliver!”. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXqrnYWKhpisn5Isi=YYLzXqOhWwFj4N-L

[@supernicko123]

Hans Zimmer has done a lot of really incredible music, but personally this one has always been my favorite of his. It is just amazing in every aspect.

[@JackOiswatching]

I begged my big sister to take me to this when it came out in theaters as I wasn't yet 18 and she ended up loving it even more than I did. A masterpiece!

[@hgman3920]

When Maximus rides home after he is betrayed, he basically rides all the way from Germany to Spain. That's why the horse dies under him from the hard ride.

[@FilthTribeFTP]

Same thing nearly happened to my girlfriend....

[@GeorgeTropicana]

​@@FilthTribeFTPyeah but I'm sure his horse is more attractive than whatever you can get

[@deathtoraiden2080]

@@FilthTribeFTP Damn, did you ever find out who did it?

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@deathtoraiden2080 I'm sure he can just buy another "Real Doll" from the internet.

[@FilthTribeFTP]

Lmao, what are these comments? That's the best you all got? 😂 I remember when I was in middle school...

[@ManuelRomero-h7b]

Cool trivia: Maximus says his horses names are Scarto and Agento. Those names are latin for Scout (Tontos horse) and Silver (The Lone Rangers horse).

[@Stewart682]

The fact is that Commodus ruled for 15 years and was assassinated for being a brutal bastard.

[@mjolnir9421]

15 years? i didnt know that?

[@JusBidniss]

Joaquin Phoenix ad-libbed his shouted, “Am I not merciful?” Connie Nielsen wasn't expecting it, and her startled reaction was genuine.

[@iggtastic]

That's such a great line. Without it I don't think the scene would have anywhere near the impact it has

[@urborg74]

I appreciate how genuine your reactions are. So many people faking emotions and fishing for tears. Thank you for being real.

[@VerowakReacts]

I always say, honesty is the best policy! 😊🥰

[@yellowblanka6058]

This - genuine people/genuine emotion on social media are as rare as unicorn tears.

[@JohnSmith-vy7ck]

Pheonix did an incredible job playing Commodus. All time movie villain.

[@VerowakReacts]

I love it when someone plays an amazing villain! This is a very good example of that, I'm surprised he didn't win an oscar

[@NateAZ]

He is one of the great actors of this age, he absolutely killed this role. Makes me wonder what we might have seen from his brother, River, if he were still around...he was another great actor with the potential to be at least as good as Joaquin.

[@INDRIDCOLD83]

When it comes to villains he is right up there with Daniel Day Lewis as Bill The Butcher and Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh.

[@idgaffritp]

Your reactions of disgust and revulsion towards Commodus are PRICELESS! 🤣🤣🤣

[@VerowakReacts]

An expression says a thousand words 🤣😇

[@neutchain7838]

I would say that marks the work of an extraordinary actor. You hate his character pretty much from the very beginning...if not hate you can just feel something is off with that guy but it quickly turns into that so its all good lol. JP was great in that role.

[@charleshartley9597]

Maximus turning his own dagger against Commodus and *slowly* piercing his throat at 44:25 is gratifying. Bloodthirsty to say, but Max watching the disbelief in Com's eyes, then the life drain from his face. Brutal but *so* satisfying. Great reaction Vero!

[@idgaffritp]

32:18 "He must kill your name before he kills you." I think this means...Commodus wants the people's love, but they love Maximus. If he kills Maximus now, they will forever hate Commodus and Maximus will be a god to them. But if Commodus can ruin Maximus' reputation so that the people hate him, then Commodus will have their support (and love?) in killing him.

[@cornball7883]

Well said!

[@yzwme586]

🎯

[@skush9146]

Small "fun" fact, in the scene with the tigers, at one point of filming russel crowe was about 2 feet away from *actually* getting mauled by a tiger. They used real tigers for the shots and crowe ended up closer than planned and actually had to roll dodge.

[@szalard]

I watched the movie in 2001. Then I went to study abroad and felt homesick. There I bought the soundtrack, and I was so happy. When I went home with it, I started listening to it, making me cry like a baby. I couldn't stop crying. I think I cried for half an hour non-stop.

[@s4ndmanthorsminion637]

"what we do in life, Echos through eternity " soooo powerful , strenth and honor.

[@Stogie2112]

32:15 Juba: "You have a great name. He must kill your name before he kills you." Maximus is seen as a superhero. His name, his "greatness", is becoming well-known throughout all of Rome. Commodus knew that he couldn't just have Maximus killed. He had to find a way to destroy his aura of invincibility first.

[@Bruce-r4z]

Continuing to rock with Verowak is paying dividends. One of my favorite movies and watched multiple times via pay per-view cable back in the early 2000's. And she is a music/composition lover as well. Big up to you

[@VerowakReacts]

Ahh pay-per-view! I always heard about it but we never could afford it lol

[@Stogie2112]

22:03 If you look to the far left, you can see a man in the crowd who appears to be wearing a white t-shirt, jeans and a black belt!

[@VerowakReacts]

🤣 He's ahead of his time

[@Syncr0w]

I've got to say your reactions are facsinating. I haven't seen an anylitical reactor quite like you before. At this point I've seen a lot of your videos and you see the context clues and correctly deduce the plots correctly. You are very expressive and your observations even through emotions is a joy to watch. I can say with absolute certainty that I have never seen a reactor cry for a protagonist and point out how the antagonist, Commodus's corpse is being ignored by the other characters in a scene offhandedly whilst wiping away tears. I think you may be my new favorite reactor.

[@laertesindeed]

The shot with him running his hand over the tops of the Wheat was so iconic that Teron Gregory decided to animate the same thing when he made the Varok Saurfang character in World of Warcraft go back to Nagrand in search of Thrall and run his hand over the top of the Wheat growing there. This was for the WoW cinematic titled "Safe Haven" if anybody wants to watch it on youtube.

[@sodiumcrush]

So good. It has it all... Everyone involved was on point. Always have to stop and watch when it's on.

[@VerowakReacts]

It'll be a movie I rewatch many times, that's for sure

[@VlReaderr]

Imagine how spectacular this movie was on release, in cinema, on big screen.

[@cajunsushi]

Great movie and great reaction. My earliest memory of Richard Harris is hearing him sing MacArthur Park on the radio in 1968.

[@system3008]

My first memory of Richard Harris is watching him in Orca the killer whale on Betamax in the 80's as a kid. I hardly ever remember the first time I see or hear something but that I do for some reason.

[@originalbadboy32]

Saw Hans Zimmer live at the o2 in London last year... Was epic. Lisa Garrard was there too for Gladiator.

[@VerowakReacts]

Oh wow that must have been so amazing!!!! I'm glad you got to experience that 🤩

[@originalbadboy32]

Yes it was.. Although Interstellar was my favourite bit, was incredible.

[@VerowakReacts]

@@originalbadboy32 Interstellar soundtrack is one of my favourites!

[@blizzywilk]

My favorite movie of all time since it came out in 2000. Joaquin Phoenix is one of the greatest method actors in history. Great reaction. ❤️

[@TheATOMICGOBLIN]

"You have a great name, he must kill your name before he kills you" in essence is the same reason he gave the thumbs up when he was first confronted by Maximus. (and also why his food was not poisoned)

[@ysmith494]

Thomas Bergersen is one of my favorite composers, he worked with Hanz on the Interstellar soundtrack.

[@VerowakReacts]

It seems I need to listen to his soundtrack this week!

[@matthewdevine8275]

Because of my brothers I grew up on the soundtracks from this. When I finally watched it, it was new experience to be already be super familiar with the music and it was cool to see it in context. I always liked to imagine what was happening on the different scores I listened to. Glad you gave it a watch!

[@johnmason9655]

The real location of Maximus's house , and the Elysian fields is the Val D'Orcia in Tuscany. Lucky enough to visit there, a couple of years ago.

[@nicolaimehrung442]

Commodus is such a great villain. He is so weak, he is so pathetic, but still he rules. So absurdely realistic for this world. Joaquin Phoenix did a hell of perfomance. Furthermore this masterpiece is one where you have outstanding dialogues.

[@VerowakReacts]

The script is so solid! I love all the dialogue and the performances, so many amazing characters

[@billschmidt8261]

I've always been a fan of history and a great admirer of Rome and its permanence. After seeing this movie some 20 years ago, I went to Rome to see the monuments that remained, especially the Colosseum. The movie has always moved me deeply and I was glad to see that, like me, you were in tears at the end.

[@VerowakReacts]

That sounds like a great trip! I love it when movies give us the extra push to do something like that!

[@crispy_338]

My parents took me to this movie when I was 3 years old and I fell asleep halfway through 😂 only a couple decades later did I realize what an absolute masterpiece of filmmaking this is. The score especially brings tears every time I hear it.

[@VerowakReacts]

Clearly the movie doesn't meet 3-year old you's standards 😂

[@ThistleAndSea]

This is one of those special movies. I enjoyed rewatching it with you, Verowak. Thanks for sharing this one.

[@StoriesThatSuck-pw1vi]

This movie is such an epic, in every way. This is why Ridley Scott is probably my favorite director -- he tells the story, and he tells it in an artistic way that keeps it visually interesting but still allows the audience to see what they need to see. I hope that makes sense.

[@DrewDragoon]

Keep up that same energy when you watch gladiator 2. Ridley Scott is a hack who accidentally made an awesome film, is my only take away once I take a step back and look at his filmography

[@ronweber1402]

@@DrewDragoon A hack? He did Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster, Alien, The Martian you're nuts..

[@originalbadboy32]

​@@DrewDragoonhe's accidentally made quite a few great films over the years... Sure some of his films aren't great, so yeah he's not perfect.. But hack? JFC

[@VerowakReacts]

I've seen a handful of his films and love them all!! I really quite enjoyed "The Last Duel"

[@StoriesThatSuck-pw1vi]

@@VerowakReacts My favorite movie of all time is Alien.

[@yzwme586]

THEE best movie I have ever seen, still to this day, since I saw it back in 2000. The ending never fails to make me shed a man tear.

[@VerowakReacts]

It's so entertaining and the story is so well done!! The ending hits so hard too

[@tehawfulestface1337]

Hi Verowak, I’m impressed that you knew about ‘remounts’, taking a spare back up horse. I was thrilled when I saw this the first time. So many actors who have a history in swashbuckling films. Proximo played by the late Oliver Reed played Athos in two Four Musketeers films. Cassius, the guy with the eyebrows, David Hemings played Alfred the Great, the 1969 film was very similar to Braveheart with epic battles against Vikings. Tony Curran, the redhead would-be executioner of Maximus was one of the Vikings in The 13th Warrior. Highly recommend that film. The big German guy Hagen, played by Ralf Moeller, played Conan the Barbarian in the TV series. He was very good, the series not so much. Tommy Flanagan, the scarred squire Cicero was one of William Wallace’s warriors in Braveheart. Sven-Ole Thorsen, Tigris of Gaul, one of Arnie’s closest friends has appeared on almost all of Arnie’s films. When I saw this in theaters I was shocked by the war chants of the Germanic tribes in the opening scene. They used the Zulu war chants from the epic film Zulu! They may have changed that later. I will have to check that out. When I was 5 years old my father took me inside the ruins of the Roman Colisseum after dark. We snuck in after the guided tour in 1965! It was the scariest place I had ever been in at that age. When Gladiator became a hit, I was commissioned by a wargaming company to sculpt all the different types of gladiators.

[@johnsimoney2035]

32:16 “He must kill your name before he kills you”. Commodus has to kill Maximus’s reputation before he actually kills him, if Commodus kills him first, he’ll make Maximus a martyr….cutie!

[@SilvanoA]

A great movie and story, great Verowak 👍

[@VerowakReacts]

I choose to put myself at the same level of greatness as the movie and story, based on this comment 🥰😊

[@jeroenadmiraal8714]

Harry Gregson-Williams is a student of Zimmer and has composed some excellent scores for many years already.

[@mattroper7214]

That explains it, he does the music in Man on Fire which has the same ending song by Lisa Gerrard, according to IMDb😂😂😂

[@VerowakReacts]

Oooh now I really need to listen to what he's done

[@mattroper7214]

@@VerowakReacts if you haven't seen Man on Fire I highly recommend it, you can't go wrong with Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken

[@VerowakReacts]

@@mattroper7214 So many people are recommending that one... I feel like it's a must soon

[@greymoonz1]

Smart, sensitive and genuine reaction. Subscribed instantly. PS : I DIDNT CRY 😠😿

[@jacobwalsh1888]

Also, the real life Marcus Aurelius is a fascinating person. He was a philosopher as much as a warrior, and he wrote extensively.

[@joeybossolo7]

Yup. His diary/memoirs, ‘Meditations’, collected and published long after his death are a fantastic read.

[@Griff_94]

The Perfect Storm with George Clooney is a great watch

[@thunderstruck5484]

The great Oliver Reed played Bill Sikes in the musical “Oliver” 1968 and The Three Musketeers 1973, saw both at the theater, great actor incredible screen presence, thanks

[@VerowakReacts]

He won me over in this role, I need to see more!!

[@Divionist]

'Now we are free' is by far one of my favorite movie soundtracks. It's up there with the LOTR soundtracks for me 😊

[@Csaba__]

I love when you let your videos be long haha Havent finished yet but im enjoying it a lot!

[@tenderklang]

As soon as You study, how many of Hans Zimmers works are created, You cannot miss the name of Harry Gregson-Williams.

[@ianhill8345]

Great reaction Verowak to a ridley scott classic. This movie is epic and the music score is amazing. Big thumbs up

[@VerowakReacts]

Thank you so much Ian!! I'm glad you enjoyed it, I think this movie is one of my favourites (and the score helps!)

[@sumelar]

Now We Are Free is one of my favorite songs. 2Cellos did an awesome cover of it, highly recommend.

[@VerowakReacts]

I feel like I must have heard 2Cellos cover, but since I can't automatically hear it, I'll have to listen to it! And all their other covers too haha

[@curiousthecat]

Some of us are old enough to remember Derek Jacobi (senator Gracchus) as Claudius in the 1976 miniseries’I,Claudius’ (13 episodes), based on the book of the same name by Robert Graves. I don’t know if it’s available other than DVD (if that). An ‘epic’ series about the Roman Empire between 44 BC and 41 AD. The original Game of Thrones.

[@ronweber1402]

I watched it when it came out. I was in high school at the time and I haven't seen it since. I had no idea that the same guy who played Claudius also played senator Gracchus.

[@curiousthecat]

@@ronweber1402 At the other end of the spectrum, he also played Corvinus, the OG of both the lycans and vampires in ‘Underworld: Evolution’. I really did enjoy ‘I, Claudius’. Both the book and the mini-series. I had the DVDs, but left them behind in one move or another.

[@goblin2bis707]

Yes, i have the DVDs in a wood box ! great TV serie

[@dgillphotos]

"Busy little bees" - Pretty sure he won the Oscar.

[@dgillphotos]

"I will see you again, but not yet." So good!

[@dnish6673]

Nominated. Benicio Del Toro won for Traffic that year.

[@benjamindover6685]

Movie is no doubt masterpiece of all time And thanks to Hans Zimmer's music, movie is so much better One of, if not the best, pieces of music ever written for a film

[@joshuacordero8163]

Now you know why this is a classic!!! Thanks for sharing !

[@VerowakReacts]

My pleasure!! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@LuminairPrime]

27:56 The VerOOH right before Commodus' ooh is so good 😂

[@bradpriebe9218]

The ones already in the arena were "experienced" gladiators, where the ones shackled together were new.

[@SixFootTurkey_]

I have zero hopes for Gladiator 2, but Harry Gregson Williams is a pretty solid composer too! He did Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, and Metal Gear Solid 2. I also would like to mention that the real-world Marcus Aurelius's Meditations is very thoughtful stoic philosophy that everyone should read. I like the Gregory Hays translation. And tying into the movie, I feel that Gladiator's "strength and honor" is an echo of Marcus Aurelius's "justice and reverence".

[@venomoverlord7016]

I have serious dbouts of anyone who doesnt cry to this movie - i suspect they are not human

[@jeffsherk7056]

Verowak, a long time ago I did lots of research on medicine during World War 1, and I learned that the most influential voices in American military medicine at that time had been medics -during the American civil war (1861-1865). One of these doctors was William Williams Keen, and he wrote in his book that Confederate wounded often showed up at hospitals with maggot infested wounds. Maggots are fly larvae. This infestation looked disgusting, but the wounds healed without infection because the maggots only ate dead tissue, which is where infection would start.

[@yellowblanka6058]

*guy screams in pain*......*in neutral tone* "oh that guy's dead" - LOL, that slayed me.

[@MANIAKRA]

If you love Hans Zimmer you should try to grab tickets for his next NA tour in 2025 :) I went and it was a life changing experience.

[@aj897]

46:58 Even though she’s crying, she still looks so pretty with her hair behind her ears.

[@klove5765]

He buried the figurines exact spot where Maximus died

[@VladislavBabbitt]

I saw this in the theatre when it came out in the year 2000. Very well done overall.

[@neilfleming2787]

I love how you got so bloodthirsty in the last fight...totally agree

[@VerowakReacts]

Evil Vero shows up from time to time, when needed

[@HanMedSkjegget]

such a beautiful movie. The ending, when the music swells and Maximus falls, always gets me to tear up. If I were to rate movies based on their score I think the top 5 would all be composed by Hanz Zimmer 1. Gladiator 2. Interstellar 3. Inception 4. Crimson Tide 5. The rock

[@joshuasingleton9373]

The fact you watched signs and loved jaoquin phoenix in that and then watched this and hated him shows his range as an actor!!!

[@VerowakReacts]

I know, right? That means I have no idea if I'll love or hate him in his other movies haha

[@MichaelSmith-rp6ud]

Your review was everything I had hoped it would be.

[@VerowakReacts]

I'm glad to hear that!! The movie was on par with the music, which means it was absolutely phenomenal!!

[@trol68419]

Joaquin Phoenix as Commodore (tee hee) was just deliciously evil. I'm glad you enjoyed it, great reaction vid.

[@VerowakReacts]

That damn Commodore!! 🤣 Thank you for watching and I'm glad you liked it 😊

[@stevenwinterhill3623]

Darling this was fun to watch with ya 😊😊

[@VerowakReacts]

I'm glad you had fun !! 😊🥰

[@carlosloza2447]

Glad you're water this one. Such a great movie!

[@fernandof.2225]

great reaction. I love those tears at the end. You look great :) I purchased the Soundtrack CD. I love soundtracks. I purchased some CDs for just one song. I appreciate the use of good headphones. You should use them for all your reactions. The movie RAINMAN has a beautiful song and I blast my ears with good headphones.

[@vudujl83]

My name is Gladiator...very simple line and yet so powerful within the context of the film

[@VerowakReacts]

The script is solid. All the lines (and delivery) are meaningful

[@joenobody5631]

​@@VerowakReactsAnd they were basically writing it as they went along. Just incredible.

[@rromano158]

5:18, "That guy looks familiar." I should hope so! He's Richard Harris, has been in loads of movies and stage plays. He's best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies, King Arthur in Camelot, Abbe Faria in The Count of Monte Cristo, and English Bob in Unforgiven, just to mention a few.

[@VerowakReacts]

Yup, like 10 seconds later I recognized him by his voice 🤩

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Verowak! ⚔

[@VerowakReacts]

My pleasure!!! 🥰

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@VerowakReacts 💜😊💜

[@sca88]

In the 90's I dated a girl who immigrated from Germany (I'm in the U.S.) and I knew just a tiny bit of German but I could understand the German barbarian leader when I saw this in the theater.

[@deathtoraiden2080]

The war chants that play during that scene are actually not German at all but taken straight from the movie Zulu.

[@Charles_Bro-son]

That Commodore 64 reference though^^ Fun fact: Germania wasn't indeed fully conquered by the Romans. I live near the former ancient border wall called "Limes" which some of its ruins still remain. It's sort of the equivalent to the "Hadrian's Wall" in Great Britain.

[@chuckvelten5337]

Check out the movie that came out around 1974. It's a remake of a British movie called and then there were none. It's titled in 1974 10 Little Indians. It has a semi All-Star cast. And it is based off of British mystery novelist Agatha Christie's book. A much younger Oliver Reed and one of the greatest endings in film history. And amazing plot twist at the end. Happy New Year to you and yours. Hope you will check out so many more movies of the '60s and '70s. Take care.

[@eldi4blo66]

I love your smile. When the movie came out someone told me it wasn’t that good so I didn’t go watch it in theaters. When I finally watched it on tv I was really upset because it was great and this is the type of movie you want to watch on a big screen

[@VerowakReacts]

Thank you!! Hopefully you didn't listen to that person's opinion on movies again. You wouldn't want to miss out on more epic movies!

[@thewonkyembouchure]

When I first watched the film in cinema, I came out disappointed, considering it trite and clichéd. But over the past 25 years, given what standard fare is these days, I’ve definitely reconsidered my view and now see it as, to use an overused word, an “epic” film.

[@justinbeynon7980]

Another epic period piece well worth considering is Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Also with Russell Crowe. Different kind of movie but also one of my favorites. It's the most realistic movie set during the Age of Sail during the Napoleonic period. It came out a few years after Gladiator and was nominated for 10 academy awards but was far overshadowed by Lord of the Rings that year.

[@VerowakReacts]

I watched Master and Commander on Patreon earlier this year, I'm hoping to edit it for KZbin next year, it was a pleasant surprise. I remember wanting to watch it since Pippin (Billy Boyd) was in it lol

[@sheryldalton8965]

In reality Lucilla did conspire to kill Commudus. He found out & exiled her but killed her coconspirators. He would perform in the colesium. In one show he "battled" a large group of ostriches. Guess they were easy to decapitate.....

[@CidLufaine]

After 24 years, I still consider this the greatest movie ever made. I've only seen it 10 times or so though.

[@Sd-cl6of]

I'm so glad you finally managed to see this. Your one of the few people who appreciate this movie for everything I do. I saw this when it came out back then. And I feel the same about it now, as I did then. I hope you do too.

[@mustavogaia2655]

10:13 - When Lucilla says "my father favours you now" I understood as at some point the Emperor chose another suitor rejected Maximus as a proper husband to Lucilla, while Maximus seemed to really liked her. That is why he looks hurt until now. I think the marriage of the real Lucilla was arranged when she was 13-14;

[@VerowakReacts]

Oooh that makes sense! It would explain why they didn't end up together

[@Yash-hr3uv]

@@VerowakReacts It's also hinted (and basically confirmed) that her son (Lucius) is Maximus' son

[@tomyoung9049]

First word that comes to mind when hearing Gladiator is Epic.

[@VerowakReacts]

Absolutely. If I think "cinematic masterpiece", this is on the list!

[@dublindutch6346]

This movie was (still is) so good when it released in cinema. awesome react 😊

[@VerowakReacts]

Thank you! I'm excited for Gladiator 2 now!!

[@zamdrist]

There are few more satisfying deaths than that of Commodus. Top tier movie for sure, up there with Godfather and LotR.

[@2684dennis]

if you like that kind of things, you should look for andre rieu, he is dutch. he stil does concerts all over the world, he did some amazing concerts and songs

[@letitiabeausoleil4025]

Hi Wak. I could see how excited you were to watch this. Such a good movie.

[@VerowakReacts]

Well hello there!! ☺️ The music hyped me up, and the movie delivered!! 😍

[@jefffisher1045]

Some of the finest acting there is. When you kill the name, you kill the man.

[@yellowblanka6058]

This is the first DVD I watched back in the day when DVD players had just hit mainstream prices.

[@Cam-yu8wy]

"Oh my gosh I hate that stupid Commodus bastard" - made me laugh so hard with that one 😄But yeah, this one is easily in my top 10 favourite movies

[@VerowakReacts]

It's such an amazing movie!! 🤩

[@jamesdamiano8894]

When Commodus was telling Lucille that she would love him and bear him an heir. She should have said you must be joking. Lol.

[@commanderwyro4204]

some of this track by zimmer was very clearly used again in pirates of the Caribbean. especially in that first battle

[@VerowakReacts]

I have no issues with hearing epic music in more than one movie 🤣

[@echoesofmalachor3700]

Hans Zimmer’s Chevaliers De Sangreal is still my favorite but there’s about 4 other of his theatrical scores that are just a tiny bit behind it.

[@VerowakReacts]

Oh yes, I had forgotten about that one!! And thank you for reminding me that I need to see the Da Vinci Code so I can hear it haha

[@Akopov4]

There is the soundtrack of Gladiator- Duduk from the north. Duduk it is a flute of Armenian shepherds. Now it is popular folk instrument in Armenia. There is the nice song of Chris De Bourgh - shadow of the mountain. It is the song of Roman soldier who returns home after the long warfare , returns to Pompeii 😢. It is not related to the movie, but I like it

[@chrism7395]

Marcus Aurellius is generally considered to be one of the (relatively) "good" Emperors. Commodus was the polar opposite; if anything, Gladiator plays down his excesses.

[@darkjedi447]

You know your composers very good!👍 I'm impressed that someone on KZbin actually pays attention to the music like you do! I love composers too ( esp. John Williams❤, and James Horner ). GLADIATOR is a great soundtrack, and so glad you enjoyed the movie. I know you already know a lot of John Williams soundtracks, but I'm not sure if you've ever heard James Horner's soundtrack to STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN? That's a beautiful one too ( if you haven't already heard it lol ). Hint for a reaction movie if you haven't done STAR TREK yet. Hmm, am I allowed to recommend a STAR TREK reaction when I'm a STAR WARS fan? 🤭 Thanks as always for the fun reaction. Keep smiling👍🙂