This one slow motion shot serves the same function in the scene as cranking a catapult into place in Gladiator ... battle. It’s cause and effect. We see the slow motion shot of Napoleon first ...

Acacius' speech after the opening battle scene in Gladiator II is very important ... Maximus' speech after the opening battle in the first Gladiator movie brings to light some interesting ...

Gladiator also scored 12 Oscar nominations and five wins, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe. Russell Crowe as Maximus facing off against another man in a scene from the film ...

For starters, Gladiator II follows Paul Mescal as the adult version of Lucius, the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) in the first movie ... reveal Maximus won the battle, but the war for the ...

"Gladiator II" features a naval battle that occurs at the Colosseum for the crowd's amusement. The scene is rooted in real ... in Rome go back to the first century BC. Areas, including the ...

The tale of making “Gladiator” is every bit as epic as ... In the movie’s opening battle scene, the wounds on Crowe’s face were very real, caused by his horse backing him into tree ...

With “Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott returns ... Bakowski points to the choice to include baboons with alopecia in a key scene where Lucius first proves himself a worthy fighter in front of ...

as well as scene-chewingly brilliant acting from Denzel Washington, what has stayed firmly the same is the feel of the film. Much like the first Gladiator with Russell Crowe’s Maximus ...

"Gladiator II" features a naval battle that occurs ... might seem, the scene was, at least partially, inspired by history. Water spectacles in Rome go back to the first century BC.