GLADIATOR

   Today,i will give information about meaning of gladiator and epic film,Gladiator.I chose this topic because Gladiator is the my favourite film.Actually,it  is the best film i have ever watched.Whenever i watch,i am really fascinated.If  you watch it,maybe you will feel like me.

   Firstly,i want to start with information about gladitors.The meaning of gladiator is expert of sword in Latin.In era of the Roman Empire,it was the name which was given to Professional fighters.These fighters were mostly slaves or guilty people.They fought in the celebrations for  the sake of god.They had to fought till death.When one gladiator was injured,his life depended on the decision of his emperor.When emperor turned his thumb down,it meant “death” or when he turned his thumb up,it meant “life”.If we associate them with modern day,they are workers who are under control of the employer.

   Secondly,Gladiator is a epic movie directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix.Russel Crowe played the role of Maximus who is a General of the Roman army.Joaquin Phoenix played the role of Commodus who is son of the Roman Emperor.The movie is about taking revenge.After 180 B.C,The Roman Emperor,Marcus,tell his son that after his death,General Maximus would be a new emperor of Roma.When Commodus hear this news,he lost his temper and he kill his father by strangling.Then,he command his soldiers that General Maximus and his family must be killed.Maximus’s wife and son is killed but he manage to escape from soldiers and he begin fighting as a gladiator.After years,when he come back to Roma,he has just one aim-taking his family’s revenge by killing new emperor,Commodus.