Maverick and Andrew discuss and review the 2000 release of Gladiator, by Ridley Scott and David Franzoni. 

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Episode Highlights

0:00 "Gladiator" Introduction and Rating

5:49 Opening Scene

7:26 What Maximus Stands For

20:28 Marcus Aurelius

24:49 The Brutality of Rome

33:27 What's At Risk?

41:15 Themes

45:34 Symbolism in Lucius

50:37 Commodus

56:50 Heightened Tension

1:01:44 Revelations

1:07:45 Overtly Moralistic Movies

1:12:13 Satisfaction!

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Podcast Mentions and Notes

The 9 Points Rating System: https://www.alostplot.com/9-points/

The 9 Points Rating System Explained: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/maverick51411/episodes/2023-09-20T06_00_00-07_00

John Wick Review: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/maverick51411/episodes/2023-12-06T17_00_00-08_00

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