The film gladiator is a 2000 historical action/drama film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe. The film won five Academy Awards in the 73rd Academy Awards ceremony. Ridley Scott also directed other films such as Blade Runner, Legend, A Good Year, American Gangster, Alien and Thelma & Louise. Overall, Gladiator cost $145.7 million to film and promote, with much of the production cost spent on computer special effects. However, the movie grossed over $187 million in American theatres and
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of physical or verbal force against self or other. It is also a form of control that includes emotional abuse (Oxford Dictionary). Violence goes back to ancient times. In Roman times a popular form of entertainment was gladiatorial combats. Gladiators fought either to the death, or to first blood, with different weapons. They also used animals, where they combined them with gladiatorial combat. Video games first came about in the 1970s, but it was during the 1990’s that violent games truly
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Cameron Barela December 8, 2013 World Civ I Professor Walker Gladiator The largest functional difference between the late republic and the early imperial government was essentially that the republic was unable to control the vast empire while the imperial system could. The key problem raised by the Roman republic’s size was it was not able to control the military, a problem that led to several rounds of civil war and political murder. By contrast the centralized autocratic powers vested in
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Shakespeare powerfully focuses on the negative consequences of ambition in the text 'Macbeth' and in the film 'Gladiator' directed by Ridley Scott and how it can lead to one's downfall. Macbeth is shown as the "noble" hero by the King after slaying the Thane of Cawdor and claiming victory in the war for Scotland, while Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator' portrays Maximus as the "noble" hero but still not comparing to Macbeth like Commodus does in the film. Shakespeare effectively focuses on the cynical
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thorough consideration, and being truthful with the reality of life before setting out to create an idealized world affects the archetypal characters, as they are made to preform their roles based on that decision. Director, Ridley Scott’s epic film, Gladiator, explores the outcomes of turning one’s idealistic standard of life into reality. The film does so through the journeys of the classic hero archetype, the villain archetype, and lastly a character that is not classified as a general archetype, but
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Gladiator Ridley Scott Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix Derek Westerman McDonald History 134 42/21/2014 The movie gladiator was a film that was originally intended to stay as true to history as possible, but director Ridley Scott was unable to keep that at the conclusion of the movie. The first problem with the historical accuracy of this movie is the political aspect. In this film they state that the Roman Senate was chosen from the people to speak for the people when in
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Gladiators Days:Anatomy of A Prison Murder In the film Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder, a documentary that describes how people are living miserably every day in prison. Daily riots are inevitable throughout nation’s prison system. In our nation’s prison system, inmate often get assaulted, raped, and murdered behind the prison walls. During three years timeframe, the film had crews visited prison to interview inmates, guards, and officials about the violence in prison. Gladiator
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Idaho “Gladiator School” and Corrections Corporation of America By: Scott D. Malone Background Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) contracts with the state of Idaho to manage some of the state’s prisons. CCA, runs the largest prison in the state called Idaho Correction Center or (ICC). ICC according to an Associated Press (AP) report, has more incidents of violence than all of Idaho’s prisons combined1. The prison is so violent that inmates have nick-named it the “gladiator school”
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Commodus, a name synonymous with the 2000 film Gladiator starring Joaquin Phoenix, ruled the Roman Empire both jointly and solely from 177 to 192 CE. His story is a cautionary tale, one that highlights the problems of a man wanting the powers of the emperor without having to assume responsibilities of said post. Moreover, some scholars have argued that it was with this lack of responsibility by Commodus that began the decline of the Roman Empire. At a young age, Commodus was groomed, along with
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Inserting my mouthgaurd sloth-like in my mouth while gazing at my enemy. He stares back while strapping on his black gloves probably thinking I am not fit to go against him. My coach put on my gladiator-like headgear and started blabbing about the kid named Kaden but I didn’t care, so I looked at the kid across the ring and judged him. He is skinnier than a twig, I thought, and to make it even worse, he looked thirteen but he was fifteen. I know I am going to win, just looking at the kid reassured
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