Okay GLADIATOR (2000) YOU GOT ME!! - First Time REACTION!!!

Hans Zimmer does it again, pairing a SENSATIONAL SCORE with one of the best films I've seen in a while. Pop a squat and watch with me the phenom that is Gladiator (2000). FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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[@livetotell100]

Actually, The Pirates of the Caribbean music sounds like Gladiator music since Gladiator came out years before.

[@VolatileSupernova]

That's what he meant, he mentioned earlier in the video this was one of Zimmer's earlier movies so he would be listening for things that may have become influences to his future projects.

[@pauld6222]

Joaquin Phoenix was just brilliant in this movie. I cant picture any other actor playing this part better.

[@TheToscanaMan]

Right you are

[@acereporter73]

"Who will help me carry him?" 😭😭😭

[@johnwdaley4727]

Ya Ace, that line gets me every time...l'm a movie buff, & this is my all-time favorite...

[@LalaDepala_00]

This has been my favorite movie since the moment I saw it at the age of 12. Nothing has ever come close.

[@aragmarverilian8238]

"You are the son that I should've got." hits so hard.

[@malacaimarbas2048]

Something I never noticed before this reaction (despite watching this movie more than five times) is that Maximus’ armor, the silver embossing on the chest piece? Shows a pine tree, two facing horses and sheltered beneath the tree? A woman and child.

[@bessonnet]

At 33:36 his gives him little statues representing the divinities who protects home and family. In French "penates". We still use the word in the expression "regagner ses penates" (to go back to one's penates), meaning going back home

[@ryane5483]

39:40 That second "Am I not merciful" was an ad-lib.

[@rangerone8813]

Maximus returning home is a timeless event. A scene like this could be set in any part of the world, in any culture, in any period in history, and it would hit the same.

[@nicholaswalker4791]

I love the opening of Maximus walking through the wheat field like he was already in touch with his potential death

[@robbinsnest6163]

44:35 I'm an alto! Thanks for the shout-out 😊

[@jillfromatlanta427]

The truly amazing thing about this movie is not known by most viewers. Oliver Reed (Proximo) died of a heart attack while they still had about 1/4 of the movie still to film! Using film from the editing room floor and some cleaver special effects, Reed 'finished' the film and allowed Djimon Honsou's character to survive at film end (he originally did not). Just amazing.

[@SpidermanandhisAmazingFriends]

Oliver Reed played one of my favorite villains, Will Syckes

[@jillfromatlanta427]

Hans Zimmer did some great scores years before this (Backdraft) and years after (The Last Samurai and The da Vinci Code). Epic composer in so many ways ..

[@jbooker7099]

2:54 I'm actually totally impressed that you knew the legend Richard Harris. You should watch the movie Hawaii. I guarantee you nobody else, but myself, will recommend that movie...but it is a fascinating and great movie!

[@superbeast7738]

This movie stuns everyone who watches it. A very underrated movie, and is a masterpiece!

[@musashi28]

thats a real men there teared up in the moment he finally finished his journey and is reunited with his family... great reaction!

[@quicksimplebeauty]

I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it in the theater (and I saw it as many times as I could afford in the theater before it left, and many times since) it's just... a moral, honest man who wants nothing more than to go home and love his family. "Go to them" gets me every time

[@AlejandroDiazadiaz201]

They did burn that forest down

[@lizmagu3189]

"What we do in life echoes in eternity"

[@stevieb3077]

i really liked your emphasis on lighting. You helped me to focus on the film in a different way. I also like the expertise in music that you bring to your reactions. Count me as a new subscriber.

[@WriterReactsChannel]

Appreciate your kind words. Welcome to the community ✍🏻

[@makani9004]

Funnily enough, in real history the thumbs up meant to kill your opponent. It's easier for us to understand this way though. Such an incredible movie, I went in just expecting great fights, which it has in spades, but I left just full of cinematic bliss.

[@kirkmusack727]

We still have that now a days just not to the death it’s called MMA , boxing, wrestling

[@blizzywilk]

My favorite movie of all time since it came out in 2000. Another great reaction Bro.

[@peperino25]

i recommend you : 🔥 *300* (2006) 🔥 _starring Gerard Butler & Lena Headey_ Directed by *Zack Snyder*

[@geraldherrmann787]

How about reacting to the GLADIATOR 2 Trailer? 🙂

[@Blaiyan]

Really enjoyed this. Subscribed. I can't find one reaction of immortal Beloved with Gary Oldman. Its about beethoven. I'd love to see that.

[@scottiepatterson4251]

I really like the work that you put into explaining the significance of cinematography for most of us who don't necessarily see it happening in the moment. A new subscriber. I would love to see your takes on Cinderella Man also with Crowe, and The Last Samurai with Cruise. Both movies also convey many subtleties within the script thrown in to make the audience feel a certain way...Both movies are also classics 👌

[@maggieshevelew1693]

Cinderella Man is probably my favorite Russell Crowe film. Great suggestion!

[@kennethdennis7624]

The Noah pun convinced me to subscribe.

[@Chris55555.]

Hello, check out a movie called, 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Adventure/Drama (1992). It stars Gérard Depardieu, Siqourney Weaver, Armante Assante. It portrays a version of the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on indigenous peoples. Directed by Ridley Scott. Thank you, Chris.

[@diannaellis4708]

Believe it or not, Russell Crowe did all his own stunts and is an expert horseman. He has a great love and respect for horses .

[@susiemendenhall4307]

Your expressions make this everything! Love this movie, even though it is so heart wrenching at times ❤

[@Muck006]

21:00 Come on ... we STILL have the same principle as the romans had to "keep the population quiet": *_panem et circensis_* BREAD and GAMES (sport, TV), because IT WORKS!

[@yuiiop4197]

they did do a controlled burn in that forest

[@steffanhymer1285]

I've loved this movie since I was 10 years old and I couldnt even understand the plot points then. Every aspect of the movie was so good that even not knowing what I was missing, it was still amazing. And it only got better as i got older and could understand the story.

[@JessByou]

Your reaction has made me a subscriber cause not me here crying with you even though I’ve seen this movie 1,000x!!! Lol

[@WriterReactsChannel]

Welcome to the community 🥲

[@Muck006]

Since you do TV SERIES ... you should react to *BABYLON 5* ... the (IMO) best written series ever, because it STARTED OUT WITH A FIVE-YEAR-ARC ... and seasons 3 and 4 were written by one man only (the first time that has been done). They won two HUGO awards ... with 45 minute episodes against big budget movies! After you are done compare the writing to "modern garbage" like Loki, Ahsoka or The Acolyte ... and include the BUDGET in those considerations, which was just $650.000 per episode for Babylon 5 (adjusted for inflation that's ~$1,5 million today). *This should make clear what is missing for TV series these days!* [Babylon 5 isnt perfect, because there are quite a few plot holes due to actors leaving the show or JMS simply screwing up some things ... but the general plot is breathtaking, with several high points each season. The sets are also pretty crappy, but they were the first to really use CGI in a TV series ... and THE ACTORS ARE "LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE" for their acting and chemistry.]

[@TaiNguyen-um2ji]

Please check out the new trailer for Gladiator 2 coming out later this year

[@Mamarozan]

Fun fact: Ridley Scott did get permission to burn the forest down 😆

[@Muck006]

The amount of times I said to myself "you're not there yet" ... whenever you were shocked by something on the screen ... "Killing the entire family" is a TRADITION, because AVENGING YOUR FATHER'S DEATH was also traditional in greek and roman mythology.

[@patron40silver]

Top 5 all time favorite movie, villain and scenes for me. One of the few I give an A+.

[@maggieshevelew1693]

Great reaction! Hope to see you react to more Russell Crowe films - Master and Commander, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, L.A. Confidential…. he couldn’t do a bad film during his peak years. Subscribed.

[@billyhndrsn4542]

Also The Sum of Us film from 1994 was just a beginning of the talent of Russell Crowe.

[@christinemclaurin2631]

Hilarious, love it! Please watch Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey!! ❤❤😂😂😂

[@willsutton2235]

ridely scott really did burn the forest

[@kimbervoss3753]

Spot on about Zimmer's score..total potc vibes..

[@Roller-Ball]

Great review................If you haven't seen. Would love to see you do the.........300

[@ryleyspencer822]

Nice reaction dude. Glad this makes a masterclass

[@sylviado298]

Excellant movie.....but you made me cry with you.

[@kimbervoss3753]

Ok..I'm only 14 minutes into your reaction and as a fellow writer and filmmaker, you've already earned my subscription.. Looking forward to what your channel will bring..xo

[@WriterReactsChannel]

Welcome to the community, my friend 🎬✍🏻❤️

[@DestinyAwaits19]

Next movie - Black Hawk Down. Another Ridley Scott classic.

[@tomaskennedy]

16:27 Zucchabzr, where the slave traders take Maximus, is in modern-day North Africa (Algeria, I think).

[@rakwraithraiser7315]

Am i not merciful!!!!!!!

[@TaiNguyen-um2ji]

Another great reaction

[@tomaskennedy]

5:26 Strap in… 👀

[@leslierobertson5397]

Pirates is by a different composer !!

[@Probiccy]

The Last Samurai next please!

[@jlerrickson]

Luciano Pavarotti sings a song called "Il Gladiatore" that always resonated deep within me: it was many years before I acknowledged that the film came before it. Regarding your question on performers at the end of their lives, there are two examples that always come to mind: Burgess Meredith in "Grumpier Old Men", and Johnny Cash performing the song "Hurt". They feel like two sides of the same coin.

[@timothypanngam2249]

Your reactions are brilliant. Have you seen “Master & Commander, the Far Side of the World.” It’s another amazing Russel Crow performance

[@user-ux9ll3yk5y]

Don't forget Oliver Reed.

[@RonaldNetzel]

SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER

[@ryleyspencer822]

What does this mean? I'm a chess lover and a fan of bobby

[@jlerrickson]

Yes, please! It's a dark horse of a film, so perfect.

[@RonaldNetzel]

@@ryleyspencer822 it’s an excellent movie.

[@MANIAKRA]

Great reaction dude, subbed

[@WriterReactsChannel]

Welcome to the community ✍🏻

[@tomaskennedy]

38:15 His name is Ralf Möller. He’s a German ex-bodybuilder and actor. He played Conan in Conan The Adventurer, the tv spin-off to the 2 Conan movies.

[@weeddegree]

You should check out snatch by guy Ritchie, not related but a great cultural film.

[@EveraldoCruz-kh3bj]

Bro react to the lord of the rings trilogy🎉

[@PhoenixFit2024]

You’re cute. Subscribed. Lol.

[@gaetanopanico300]

Rome italy❤

[@agedp8386]

I wish I could speak more highly of your well-thought-out analytics, but they are marred by your frequent use of a very small set of exclamations which happen to be actual names held in high regard by several billion people globally, and therefore likely a good share of your potential audience...

[@michaelhartsell6566]

Cry baby!