Gladiator MOVIE REACTION!!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

Cameron and Isaiah sit down and watch Gladiator (2000) on Amazon Prime Video for the very first time! if you enjoyed this video please leave a like, share, and subscribe! Comment down below your favorite moment from the movie "Gladiator"!
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[@NetanelWorthy]

His “AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!” line was never meant to be said. It was not scripted. He ad libbed it and her reaction is genuine.

[@jimmy2k4o]

It was never meant to be yelled you mean He didn’t write it he just repeated it and yelled which was unplanned. He was supposed to say it once softly like he did. The second time where he yells it, was ad libbed by phoenix so Connie Nelson’s reaction is somewhat genuine.

[@rawtrout3402]

Ridley Schott told him to yell it but not tell the actress so her reaction was real

[@CrimsonRoseDancer]

In answer to your question about the sister, yes, she drugs him. It’s the only way to keep herself safe from his advances. She’s playing the game long enough to save herself, her son, and Rome. In the extended scenes you see her say he needs to die but she’s sad that it’s come to that. All she wanted was her brother to be a good man but she had to give that up and accept he needed to die.

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

18:17 All Caesars were dictators, including Marcus Aurelius. He just happened to be a wise, just dictator, whereas Commodus was the opposite. "Dictator" is not synonymous with "Tyrant". It just means that one man has absolute power.

[@camandzay]

Good point, thank you for bringing this up!

[@artbagley1406]

I think the term for a dictator who has lofty ideals and a humane personal ethic for ruling the masses is BENEVOLENT DESPOT.

[@kevdeeA]

This is the movie that made the world notice Joaquin Pheonix's potential as a great actor.Excellent job by Russell Crowe as well.

[@camandzay]

I can totally see that he was AMAZING! Of course Russell was as well too as you mentioned!

[@Fallopia5150]

Walk The Line as Johnny Cash in 2005 is well worth a watch too.

[@citizenbobx]

He got best supporting Oscar for 2000, with Crowe taking Best Actor, I believe. Marcus Aurelius was a real figure, as well as Commodus, a titanic douchebag who makes most of the top 5 lists of Rome's worst Emperors. He set the empire up for 100 years of instability. According to legend, a conspiracy got to him by hiring an athlete he was fanboying about to strangle him, which is the anecdotal basis for the film, but other than that, it's just a movie.

[@owre]

He was pretty awesome in To Die For with Nicole Kidman a couple of years earlier.

[@IndigoDaisey]

@@owre You've got to watch The Insider, which is based on a real person. I saw Crowe in this first. Really, really good.

[@tomaskennedy]

I love the ending, where his image of the afterlife was the road leading downhill toward his farm, with his wife and son at home, waiting for his return. ❤️

[@annaolson4828]

Despite being a history buff, and knowing not all the details can be historically accurate, Gladiator never fails to make me cry multiple times.

[@4everhealthwellness344]

I love the message in this movie, which is no matter how much power you have, even if you are the most powerful man in the world, if you don't have honor and morals, if you are evil, prideful, arrogant and don't respect your fellow man, you will inevitably fall. On the flipside, if tou are a person of honor and integrity, you are courageous and do right by those around you and selflessly fught for what's right, that no matter how low you start from, you will inevitably RISE

[@jessestanley1690]

At the end when he buries the little statues in the blood of Maximus gets me every time

[@dwhitman3092]

💯

[@terdellferguson216]

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and such great music in this entire film. Joaquin Phoenix's performance is easily one of my top 10 greatest performances. He did not win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but he was nominated. One of my Top 10 films, and always delivers. Great reaction guys.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

6:33 Commadus(sp): "Have I missed the battle?" Cesar: "You have missed the war."

[@camandzay]

What a line!

[@Hanmieson]

Girls: He didnt cry watching titanic. Do men have feelings? Boys: Watching Gladiator.

[@CrimsonRoseDancer]

Have them watch Field of Dreams and most guys actually sob.

[@sarahhall2934]

Never cried during Titanic… but Gladiator makes me bawl my eyes out every time

[@Baldwin-iv445]

​@@CrimsonRoseDancerI haven't watched that film since I was seven and I still remember being moved.

[@maggieshevelew7579]

I just love this movie. I saw it when it first came out, and it’s when I discovered how great Russell Crowe was. For a period of about ten years he dominated every movie he was in. He won the best actor Oscar for this, and the movie won best picture. My favorite Russell Crowe films: “L.A. Confidential”, “A Beautiful Mind”, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”, “Cinderella Man”, and “3:10 To Yuma”. I really enjoyed your reaction. Subscribed.

[@camandzay]

Thanks so much! It is such a great movie! We’ll have to consider some of those other movies you mentioned, thanks for bringing them up!

[@Jason_Van_Stone]

Master & Commander is a fking amazing movie

[@johnthorsson1515]

@@camandzay A Beautiful Mind is outstanding. Based on a true story also.

[@tonybuckley6413]

@@Jason_Van_Stone outstanding

[@billparrish4385]

As far as being historically accurate, _Gladiator_ does accurately depict the Roman culture, the gladiators as enslaved entertainers, the political intrigue, etc. However, there was no general named Maximus -- he is an amalgam of several historical figures. There was an emperor Marcus Aurelius, followed by his son Commodus, who did fight sometimes as a gladiator in the Coliseum, until the Senate, which grew impatient with his ineffective rule and dishonoring of his title, paid off his training partner to assassinate him. There is also no record of him smothering his father, whom history records as having died of natural causes. Which it would, if the secret murder shown in the movie had actually happened....

[@johnthorsson1515]

Commodus was known to like to fight in the collesium. And much like he did with Maximus, he was known to rig the fights in some way so that he would win.

[@MichaelLesesne]

We’ve all been dead before. Before you were born, you were dead. When you die, you will return to that place. Energy cannot be destroyed. Rest assured. You will live again.

[@Jskew]

Guys, this is the only movie I paid 6 times to go see in the theater when it came out. I can not explain to you the feeling of the Coliseum scene on a screen with 100 other people cheering. Much love and keep on keepin on J.

[@stephanievallejo-perez578]

“Uh, what kinda love we talkin’ here?” 😂 Yeah, homeboy was in love with his sister.

[@rodneysisco6364]

The classic salute of the gladiators to the audience before the fighting started was " We who are about to die salute you "

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

Maximus sees the gates of heaven to go be with his family, but he stays in our world long enough to have vengeance and free the republic.....man tears. I also appreciate how the senator asks "Who will help me carry him?"

[@camandzay]

Such a great line! And yeah what a MAN!

[@YouTubeIsCriminal]

This would all have been avoided had Maximus immediately retreated to his legionaries instead of isolating to his tent.

[@alexistrebexis3195]

Guys, “Caesar” wasn’t part of Julius’s name. It was his title. Like “king”. And it wasn’t specific to him. This was a different time than Julius’s.

[@sandraback7809]

Zay is right. I love Roman history and while it’s not a documentary the film took us into a believable world of Ancient Rome. I adored this film and is only one of two I’ve watched multiple times at the cinema and on DVD over and over. Great reaction I’ve subscribed 😀

[@camandzay]

Thanks so much glad you enjoyed! And yeah the movie does a great job at pulling us into that time!

[@davidspellman2566]

This is DEFINITELY in my Top 10 movies EVER. And it did win plenty of Academy Awards💖 BTW, Joaquin Phoenix improvised the shouting "Am I not merciful?" to his sister in the movie, so her reaction was real. Also, Maximus had no choice to be merciful to Commodus, even if he had disabled him, because Commodous would have immediately ordered Lucius to be killed. (Of course General Quintas did seem to finally get some courage when he disobeyed the Emporer and ordered his men to "Sheath your swords!" But Maximus sure couldn't count on it.) Great reaction!

[@billparrish4385]

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Commander of the armies of the North. General of the Felix Legions. Loyal servant to the _true_ Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.

[@arkikali5632]

Just as an aside, I think the actor who played Proximo (the owner of Maximus's gladiator group) was supposed to have a bigger death scene, but he died during filming, so they CGI'd that image of him and just had them murder him right there.

[@WilliamMoses355]

He was supposed to survive, and be the one who buries his statues at the end, instead of Djimon Hansou.

[@arkikali5632]

@@WilliamMoses355 Huh. Well, they did an excellent job with having DH do it. The "Not yet" line was seamless.

[@DevInvest]

It’s no wonder that Commodus turned into The Joker

[@stkn1630]

A few of these characters are real but the story is fictional. Marcus Aurelius named Commodus co-emperor in 176 ad and after his death Commodus became sole Emperor from 180 ad to 192 ad when he was assinated

[@camandzay]

Thanks for this information!

[@thunderstruck5484]

Never been more pumped up leaving a theater after watching this movie, I wanted to call my brothers and sword fight in the backyard, but we’re all in our 50s at the time, thanks guys really enjoying your reactions, been watching last few days

[@jjsdad4952]

So proud of you boys “Now tea bag him” Next generation is in good hands.

[@amalamakalow782]

For me, Gladiator and It's a wonderful life are the all time greatest movies.

[@megabrak83]

I wonder how can you really enjoy this movie talking so much guys :) ? Reactions are so much better than commentaries

[@QueenCallisto]

Do not "F" with a man who has lost everything.

[@eddieevans6692]

Another movie about a gladiator, and in some ways a precursor to this, is Spartacus. Directed by Stanley Kubrick and staring Kirk Douglas, Lawrence Olivier, Tony Curtis and Charles Laughton, it's an old school epic that encompasses spectacle, political intrigue and inspiration. It's based on a true story and has held up quite well. Certainly Ridley Scott had it on his mind the entire time he was shooting this movie. Give it a shot. I think you will like it.

[@camandzay]

We’ll have to look into it, thanks for the suggestion!

[@dfa3366]

You are correct....a great villain make the movie all that better. We saw that with Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. Phoenix was nominated for an Oscar and Ledger won the Oscar. And of course Russell Crown took home the gold.

[@jkirtleyheacting]

Any Ridley Scott movie is always worth watching. Alien , Blade Runner, and you have to watch "Kingdom of Heaven" the full directors cut. Great reaction to a classic legendary movie.

[@RdP1921]

This was great. If you like these kind of films, then you should definitely check out The Last Legion, loosely based on the the fall of the roman empire, and Troy based on the trojan war. If memory serves, Hector (one of the main characters from Troy) was mentioned in Gladiator- i think its when comodus see the kid playing with his sword, he refers to him as being “hector reborn”

[@rollotomassi6232]

Guy's, your editing is pro level, every key moment was captured. Such a great movie and I either love watching reactions to it (if done well) or hate them(if done wrong). I never felt you guy weren't paying attention and even when y'all talked over a line a bit you would retrace yourself, very mature for lack of a better word. There are many great epic movies that I look forward to watching with you guys. That said; Your critiques are a little rough and using dating as a denominator isn't even relevant. Stating "for a movies made way back in 2003..." shouldn't be a consideration. I find very few(if any) newer movies hold a candle to older epics, especially CGI filled crap that's pumped out today with corny one-liners and goofy character development. IMHO anything less than 9 can't be taken seriously. Epics to watch: Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption( both adaptations from Stephan King books and directed by Frank Darabont), 300 by Zack Snyder, The Last Samurai with Ken Watanabe and Tom Cruise(Cruise's best acting), Forrest Gump by Robert Zemeckis.

[@RPShredow]

The dude who played Joffrey Baratheon said he was inspired by Joaquin Phoenix playing Commodus.

[@sophiepalmer-doran344]

the flashes from the afterlife to the present may show his transition from this life to the after life

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

14:32 Sorry for being a stickler but when referring to a PERSON the correct term is hang or hanged. HUNG is for an object like, “hung Christmas lights” or “I hung that picture on the wall”. And his wife and son weren’t hanged they were crucified. Romans loved crucifixion as punishment.

[@nathanbarnes8535]

Maximus himself wasn't real, but he was based off a combination of historical figures and someone by the name of Narcissus.

[@goldenager59]

As I understand it, Narcissus was a professional wrestler rather than a soldier, but of course one sentence doesn't really define a life. 🤨 🙂

[@camandzay]

Thank you for this information!! Good to know!

[@jillfromatlanta427]

No one named Narcissus existed....at one point early on they were considering calling Crowe's character by that name. Thankfully Maximus Decimus Meridius was chosen instead.

[@SouthPaw718]

Imagine this movie without Joaquin? Imagine that they casted Nicolas Cage instead? Great reaction guys! Cheers 🍻

[@gara9165]

Pheonix + Crowe = OG lineup

[@camandzay]

So good!!!

[@obscillesk]

rofl that groan at Commodus and his sister, sounded like an inadvertent Inanimate Sensation opening

[@sheryldalton8965]

Maximus is a fictional character. Marcus made sure Commudus took the throne after he died but he really was a bad man & bad emperor. Lucilla did hatch a plan to kill him but he found out. He exiled her & killed her coconspirators. He did perform in the Coliseum with such feats as fighting with 50 ostriches. He was eventually murdered.

[@katerinathurnova3385]

Beautiful movie and Joaquin And Russel are amazing actors.Autors call it like historical movie. This Is historical very inaccurately. But still excellently shot.

[@richnorcal]

Great movie, very well played by all. I'd like to recommend a movie called "L.A. Confidential" ..Russell Crowe is in it, it has a large cast,,it is about police corruption in Los Angeles in the early 50's but it's so much more then that, I believe it won some major awards.

[@camandzay]

Thanks for the suggestions, definitely heard the name before but never seen it! Something to consider for sure!

[@Muck006]

Maximus could not have "gotten together with the sister", because he is a simple man and just wants his farm and a wife ... but she is part of royalty and thus Rome. Unlearn the expectations for "Hollywood happy endings".

[@MsTeaRex]

Football players are our modern-day gladiators... History repeats itself.

[@ollikuhta9127]

Or MMA. However, in reality gladiators rarely fought to the death. They would end the fight after some minor wounds, so the gladiators could live to fight again. Weapons were designed so that they cause bleeding but no deep wounds.

[@kristymcdowell6185]

How u gonna do my man Proximo like that?? lol. My fav scene is when he’s telling Maximus that he too was once a gladiator. Also the actor who played Proximo died making this movie in real life. Gladiator WILL ALWAYS BE in my top 3 movies of all time. The soundtrack is always on my playlist.

[@camandzay]

Wow didn’t know that, thanks for that, his performance was great in the movie. Glad to hear it’s a favorite of yours, thanks for sharing!

[@hbk314]

@@camandzay I believe his death scene is a re-use of his part from the scene earlier where he says "ashes & dust."

[@titanz1029]

Ive seen clips and knew the overall plot but i haven't actually seen this movie, which is absurd because it's right up my street, historical action/drama set in ancient Rome? Hell yes, sign me up! I know I'm missing out!!! So even though I haven't seen the movie, I give this reaction a......👊👊👊👍

[@camandzay]

Hahaha love the reference! And you should totally watch it sometime it’s really good! Especially since it fits what you like! Thanks for the comment regardless! I give this comment a 👊👊👊👍!

[@titanz1029]

@@camandzay ooohhhh! I know you're being bombarded with movie recommendations but this type of movie has just reminded me of Braveheart! How could I have forgotten???!!!! Definitely a movie for you guys to check out, if you haven't seen it already!

[@orangewarm1]

Maximus did not exist. He was based on a general though and several others.

[@camandzay]

Thank you for this!

[@cog4life]

Watching with you guys is so great. I hadn’t seen this and never had any desire to but I really enjoyed it. I agree about the casting. 😊

[@jor.jor.]

Loved the reaction! Classics was one of my majors so I've seen this movie quite a few times 😅 it's a fantastic film, always hits the feels.

[@camandzay]

Thanks so much Jor! And yeah it really is SO good! Glad you enjoyed!

[@alohamilkyway]

Love your reactions and so impressed by the depth of your cinema knowledge; just subbed! Just a note though, this is the 2nd great movie you've reacted to (that I've seen you react to at least) where you wanted a 2nd part or trilogy to flesh things out (the 1st was The Last Samurai). I think there's a commendable elegance and confidence to ending a story within just one film. Like a really good short story that a) leaves enough elements that allow the audience to fill in the world on their own, and b) ends where it can end beautifully. Hope you'd consider that, too. :)

[@jezzla330]

the first emperor was also dumbledore in the first 2 harry potter movies. the late and great Irish actor, Richard Harris

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

You should consider Braveheart.

[@camandzay]

Thanks! It’s definitely on our list!

[@ak6905]

You have Self-awareness as a virtue. Hilarious! 😂

[@jrafel1707]

The casting, action, & directing of this film was outstanding! Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus, deserved his best supporting actor award. This movie and Cinderella Man were 2 of Russel Crowe's best films IMO . All of the actors nailed it or it wouldn't have been able to draw a viewer into the story as well as it did. Some of those scenes were so intense due to the tension from the script, the acting and the way the scene was shot. Great reaction! I disagree that there is no 10 movie thouigh! When One movie is the one that sets the standard for others to beat, it becomes a 10. One has to take into account the technology at the time the movie was filmed, and the genre, but In my opinion, when "The exorcist" was released, it was a 10 for the scary movie genre. I think that movie ruined all movies that were supposed to be scary that came after. I watch a "scary" movie now and go "meh" ....It was the first movie to set up the possession themed films that we are now all used to now.

[@Nehmi]

So I so this with my bros my junior year in college. (Yes, I'm old). Everyone of us was white knuckling it, trying not to cry in front of one another at the end.

[@Zseventyone]

Ok both of you need a little help here. Caesar was a title like emperor. He was not Julius Caesar. The title was named after JC & Caesar Augustus.

[@dbonyadi]

Maximus could have killed the emperor for what he said to him about his son and wife. But he waited. A good lesson. He knew he could not kill him then and there.

[@edbluez99]

The war chant of the German tribe before the Romans attack is actually from the movie ZULU

[@QAF4life]

Just subscribed, this is the best reaction I’ve ever scene…gladiator is one of my favourite films of all time, your hatred for commodus cracked me up 😂

[@tomaskennedy]

36:09 Proximo was originally supposed to survive til the end of the movie but they had to change the ending because the actor, Oliver Reed, died during filming.

[@janetuss6496]

if Hans Zimmer does the soundtrack, 99% chance I will like the film lol.

[@zomish13]

Historically this is not accurate but the world it created and showed is, and the events could have been. Commodore ruled for almost 15 years and was actually strangled by a wrestler in the bath. This is my favorite movie ever.

[@DJDoena]

He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him!

[@camandzay]

A great one as well!

[@billparrish4385]

You guys worried about the dog in the beginning cracks me up. He's a general's dog. This is not his first barbecue.... 😎

[@rodneysisco6364]

This was after the Germanic tribes WIPED OUT 3 entire Roman legions at the battle of Teutoburg Forest

[@simon2077]

A lot was skipped over. You missed several scenes. Totally agree on casting of Phoenix & Crowe. The sister & Gladiator were lovers BEFORE both of them were married to different partners. Both sons were the same age. Not sure if you boys review really old movies. One I highly recommend is one of the first epics that helped launch movies like the 10 Commandments, Ben Hurr and many others, review QUO VADIS? (1951, the year I was born) Over 10,000 real extras used in this movie., not a bunch of computer animation. No tigers, LIONS during the reign of NERO, the tyrant. Beyond twisted.

[@00Spiral007]

If you ever hear someone described as a "stoic" or damn, that's "stoic" you have marcus aurelius to thank for that. He was a conqueror but also a philosopher. I like that he only mentions it once when he's talking about how people will remember him, and it's funny, because we remember him today for all those things.

[@acmalin927]

GREAT reaction. You can tell how much you guys appreciated this movie. Very cool.

[@artbagley1406]

"You are in Elysium ... you are already dead" is very reminiscent of Captain Ronald Speirs' statement to Pvt. Albert Blithe in "Band of Brothers": "We're all scared. You hid in that ditch because you think there's still hope. But Blithe, the only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. And the sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier's supposed to function. Without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it." The older gentleman who spoke to the group of slaves (future gladiators) was himself, years ago, a gladiator; he's now a procurer of new candidates for the various coliseums in the Roman Empire. Compare/contrast: "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!" vs. "AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!"

[@Curraghmore]

The actress who played Maximus' tragic wife fared much better in real life. She married director Ridley Scott in 2015.

[@pduidesign]

Is Joaquin Julius???? My dudes, I can’t believe you just said that! Julius Caesar was the FIRST Caesar. His last name was Caesar. To honor him, every dictator that came after him was called Caesar. Julius Caesar died 100 years before this at least! Jaquan plays Commodus.

[@jasonmain6398]

Julius Caesar was the first casear 😆. The old man is Marcus Aurelius and his son is commodus. They lived hundreds of years after julius

[@camandzay]

🤣gotcha! Thank you!

[@jcarlovitch]

During his reign Caesar was a name not a tittle and therefore his whole male side of his family were Caeser's including his Father Senator Gaius Caeser. It did not become an official tittle until his adopted son Octavian became emperor.

[@goldenager59]

Gaius Julius Caesar was a man among men in a time when just being an ordinary man was a tough chore. It's surprising that when Shakespeare has his Mark Antony declaim, "His life was gentle, and the elements / So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up / And say to all the world, This was a man!", he is speaking over the body of Brutus, Caesar's most infamous slayer. The aura of Caesar was a means of keeping his memory bright unto the latest generation, and his name became so identified with the might of Rome that even among the rulers of alien cultures like Germany and Russia, it was desirable to lay claim to the name in a variant form. But I suspect that the name became a truly impersonal *title* once the aura was officially acknowledged in a man who was not of the Julio-Claudian family (to wit, Vespasian). Perhaps I'm mistaken - but it seems a reasonable thing to suppose. 🏛️ 🤔

[@jasonmain6398]

@@jcarlovitch the Julius part is really the more critical part of his name. And the later title was Augustus. The names we assign to emperors were usually not what they were called, but kinda nicknames we use because they're distinct and brief.

[@sophiepalmer-doran344]

historic notes Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 26 April 121 - 17 March 180 was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers known, but later, as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calm, and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161. Marcus Aurelius was born during the reign of Hadrian to the emperor's nephew, the praetor Marcus Annius Verus, and the heiress Domitia Calvilla. His father died when he was three, and he was raised by his mother and his paternal grandfather. After Hadrian's adoptive son, Aelius Caesar, died in 138, the emperor adopted Marcus's uncle Antoninus Pius as his new heir. In turn, Antoninus adopted Marcus and Lucius, the son of Aelius. Hadrian died that year, and Antoninus became emperor. Now heir to the throne, Marcus studied Greek and Latin under tutors such as Herodes Atticus and Marcus Cornelius Fronto. He married Antoninus' daughter Faustina in 145. After Antoninus died in 161, Marcus Aurelius acceded to the throne alongside his adoptive brother, who reigned under the name Lucius Verus. Under his rule the Roman Empire witnessed heavy military conflict. In the East, the Romans fought successfully with a revitalized Parthian Empire and the rebel Kingdom of Armenia. Marcus defeated the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatian Iazyges in the Marcomannic Wars; however, these and other Germanic peoples began to represent a troubling reality for the Empire. He modified the silver purity of the Roman currency, the denarius. The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire appears to have increased during his reign, but his involvement in this is unlikely since there is no record of early Christians in the 2nd century calling him a persecutor, and Tertullian even called Marcus a "protector of Christians".The Antonine Plague broke out in 165 or 166 and devastated the population of the Roman Empire, causing the deaths of five to ten million people. Lucius Verus may have died from the plague in 169.Unlike some of his predecessors, Marcus chose not to adopt an heir. His children included Lucilla, who married Lucius, and Commodus, whose succession after Marcus has been a subject of debate among both contemporary and modern historians. The Column and Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius still stand in Rome, where they were erected in celebration of his military victories. Meditations, the writings of "the philosopher" - as contemporary biographers called Marcus - are a significant source of the modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy. These writings have been praised by fellow writers, philosophers, monarchs, and politicians centuries after his death. Commodus 31 August 161 - 31 December 192 was a Roman emperor who ruled from 177 to 192. He served jointly with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until the latter's death in 180, and thereafter he reigned alone until his assassination. His reign is commonly thought as marking the end of a golden age of peace and prosperity in the history of the Roman Empire the Pax Romana. Commodus accompanied his father during the Marcomannic Wars in 172 and on a tour of the Eastern provinces in 176. The following year he became the youngest emperor and consul up to that point, at the age of 16. During his solo reign, the Roman Empire enjoyed reduced military conflict compared with the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Intrigues and conspiracies abounded, leading Commodus to revert to an increasingly dictatorial style of leadership, culminating in his creating a deific personality cult, including his performing as a gladiator in the Colosseum. Throughout his reign, Commodus entrusted the management of affairs to his palace chamberlain and praetorian prefects, namely Saoterus, Perennis and Cleander. Commodus' assassination in 192, by a wrestler in the bath who held him underwater, marked the end of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. He was succeeded by Pertinax, the first emperor in the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors.

[@RKnights]

Truly enjoyed your reaction to this movie. This is one of my favorites. Top ten for sure.

[@camandzay]

Thanks! And glad you like it so much!

[@ITPalGame]

"Do you like movies about gladiators? You should watch Ben-Hur.

[@fefe2222]

Such a great movie and soundtrack

[@sirjohnmara]

Fun Fact: SPQR are still the initials of the Comune/City of Rome in Italy, it says so on more modern stuff like manhole covers, the city crest, documents etc.

[@stkn1630]

You should read Meditations a book of Stoic philosophy written by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Considered one of the better Roman Emperors

[@camandzay]

Thanks for the suggestions! He definitely seemed portrayed as a good emperor!

[@LightMovies]

After Gaius Julius, "Caesar" become a title used not only by the roman empire, but also by the Ottoman and Bizantine empires. So being a Caesar ment being an Emperor. It was the equivalent of Zar in Russia and/or Kaiser in Germany. There's an interesting fact about the thumb-up/down thing: It's not mantioned at all in any roman scriptures, it's all based on a painting of that era, portraying a Gladiator receiving a "thumb down" from the emperor, and the meaning is still debated. Someone figured out it might say "kill him", but others argued it could be "sheathing the sword", so the opposite.

[@Zseventyone]

@9:55 lol. Really nice one left.

[@otacon6566]

32:24 I forgot how incredible the THX is in this movie. I don't have a sound system hooked up yet.

[@linarandel]

One of my favourite movies, so good!!! Love the reactions 💖🌸

[@camandzay]

Glad you like it! Agreed, It’s so good!!

[@davehelms1398]

The mini series 'Spartacus', per Game of Thrones' tells the story of Rome in more detail.

[@jathygamer8746]

Love this movie and other Crowe, Ridley Scott movies! Great react! 🎥 💓 🍿

[@camandzay]

The other Crowe and Ridley movies are definitely something for us to consider getting to at some point! And thank you!

[@C0C0NUTJOE]

Without sounding rude, but I feel it's a generational thing to want to stretch this film out into 3 movies. It's a modern trend for studios to extend a concept out through multiple films to maximise profit, and in my opinion, loses quality in doing so. I love that this is a standalone film. Makes it more impactful. Good stories well told can fit a lot in a short amount of time.

[@buddystewart2020]

Completely historically wrong, but it was such a great movie. Just think of it as fiction. A great fictional story. Great acting, all around great acting.

[@omanipadmeum7319]

Almost everyone thinks that the thumbs up means that the defeated gladiator gets to live on. However, it is the absolute opposite. With the raised thumb, which was passed by the throat as if cutting someone's throat demanded "DEATH". The clenched fist, with the thumb laid on, was the sign for "GRACE". The final decision, however, lay with the Emperor, who mostly agreed with the opinion of the audience.

[@CitiZENCAT-ie5dt]

Marcus Aurelius is the father of Stoicism.

[@aklein7864]

Zay mentally checking out while Cam shills for subscribers continues to make me laugh - don't ever change! Great point about Joaquin Phoenix, but it's true for most stories. Heroes are only as good as the bad they have to overcome. 👍

[@kevinonions9108]

classic "chilllls" off

[@Cmcoluch]

In one script I’ve about they had Russell Crowe survive in it which makes no sense that would’ve ruined the ending for me. That ending is as close to perfect as you can get.

[@edbluez99]

And thumbs up actually meant kill, as in unsheathe your sword - not live.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

14:33 i stand corrected. it did make the youtube cut. 😆

[@javawsey]

Well boys, there is an after life. There is also before this life. We are all eternal

[@SweeranSwift]

A classic !