This film is based on a Roman General named Maximus (Russel Crowe) who led a great roman army that fought the barbarians atthe beginning of the film which was a nice battle. He is then wished by the emperor of Rome to make Rome a republic and make him leader of the republic. But the emperor's son, who is the bad guy, doesn't want this and he wants to be the Roman emperor after his father dies. When the emperor's son finds out, he decides to kill his own father by strangling him then sentencing Maximus to death and killing his family making sure that his rule as emperor would be a sure one. Maximus escapes returns back to where he and his family lives, but he sees his wife and son crucified in front of his house. Maximus is then caught by wealthy merchants and sold off as a gladiator, to kill for entertainment. His years of fighting as a gladiator made him know that he could avenge the death of his family.

The film is very entertaining and visually stimulating with the computer graphics which stand out a lot in this film. Blood and guts are a dominant feature in this film. A part in this film which I think is really funny is the way he cuts off the heads of many other gladiators. Russel Crowes acting is not very good since he makes a stupid grumbling sound everytime he talks. The films storyline is sometimes confusing or plain stupid and it can be predictable.

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