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The Gladiator

The Gladiator is a fantastically filmed movie. There are not many gladiator movies or roman movies that can compare to this one because it`s not just one very buff very strong guy slashing throats and killing people it has a very good back story that makes want to know more about our Gladiator. I have probably watched this movie about 17 times and 17 times over, I just can’t get enough. It`s just to incredible.

This story is about a man named general Maximus Decimus Meridus who leads the very powerful roman army to a decisive victory against Germanic. Ending a long war. This pleases the emperor who is very close with Maximus. Though the emperor has a son he grants Maximus temporary leadership over Rome. His son envies this and kills his father giving the throne to him. Maximus finds out what he has done and tires to tell but is betrayed by his own soldiers. The son Commodus orders Maximus and his family to be executed, Max escapes, and goes back to his homeland, but to only find his wife and son dead.

After putting them to rest he is found unconscious and awakens is a small village in north Africa. When he gets there he must become a gladiator, being the best he fights his way fight after fight in the arena. Hiding his face buy a mask Commodus –who watches all the fights- still does not know it is Maximus. Finding out that his army is still loyal to him he plots to free the slaves and bring back order to Rome. After having completing that, Maximus dies and joins his family in the heavens.