"The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story!"

Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator' is a monumental achievement in filmmaking that is still an astounding cinematic experience with each watch. From the grand production, exceptional characters and fantastic action, they sure don't make them like this anymore. Let's break down GLADIATOR!!!

Table Of Contents 

0:00 (Intro) 

2:03 (Ridley Scott) 

3:56 (Is The Ancient Epic Movie Dead?) 

13:25 (The Mob and Arena as Plot) 

17:55 (Story / Steven Spielberg) 

20:48 (3 Screenwriters / Production in Jeopardy) 

35:00 (Juba & Oliver Reed’s Death) 

39:50 (Real Romans and Fact vs Fiction) 

51:55 (Building Colosseum & Rome) 

1:00:07 (Deforestation) 

1:04:12 (Filmmaking Mistakes) 

1:15:52 (Why No Spanish?)

1:25:27 (Intermission)

1:41:36 (Scene by Scene)

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