My Personal Quest through the Metaphysical World: My review of the movie "The Gladiator" ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

The Gladiator
⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson from a story by Franzoni. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena, determined to avenge the murders of his family and the emperor.

Source: Wikipedia: The Gladiator (2000 Film)

The Gladiator (2000) Official Trailer HD
⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

Warning! Spoilers ahead! The Gladiator is rated R! For mature minds only!

Plot: ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

In AD 180, the Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius intends to return home after he leads the Roman army to victory against Germanic tribes near Vindobona. Emperor Marcus Aurelius tells Maximus that his own son, Commodus, is unfit to rule and that he wishes Maximus to succeed him, as regent, to restore the Roman Republic. Angered by this decision, Commodus secretly assassinates his father.

Source: Wikipedia: The Gladiator (2000 Film)

Poster: ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

My Review: ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

I first watched the movie "The Gladiator" when I was 18 years old while I was still living in Belgium in 2001. The movie "The Gladiator" really had a lasting impression upon me. It portrays a Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius that has been waging battles and wars for the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Emperor Marcus Aurelius in history is known as the philosopher Emperor and for his incredible views and thoughts on life and its purposes.

Historical quotes from Emperor Marcus Aurelius
⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

In the movie Emperor Marcus Aurelius wants the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius to take over his role and to reinstate the Roman Republic and does not want his own son Commodus to take over his role. Because of this Commodus is so infuriated that he decides to murder his own father. At the same time he orders the execution of General Maximus and his family. Maximus is taken away into the forest to be executed by two Praetorians but he kills them both while they were trying to execute him. Maximus then flees on a horse and quickly travels to Hispania to try to save his wife and son but is sadly too late. Heartbroken and full of pain and sorrow he drops down on the earth and passes out. He is then found by slave traders that take him in and one other slave nurtures him back to health. He eventually lands in one of the most distant provinces of the Roman Empire were he is sold as a Gladiator to entertain the Roman Populace. When the newly crowned Emperor Commodus takes power in Rome he decides to revive the Gladiator Games and many Gladiator owners like Proximo are asked to go to Rome to provide the best entertainment for the Roman people and for the new Emperor himself. Maximus has sworn to take revenge and fights hard in the arenas and always seems to win against any ods. He eventually becomes so famous in Rome that Emperor Commodus has to destroy his name first before he can kill Maximus.

I watched the movie several times years later with an adult mind and I must say that I have to agree with Julius Caesar, that a Roman Republic is destined to fail and that most Roman Senators are corrupt and only wish to enrich themselves even further. And the same people who are destroying us today had infiltrated Roman Society back then and took over the Roman Government bit by bit. Emperors like Julius Caesar and Emperor Hadrian tried changing this in their respective ways but we all know that Julius Caesar was then murdered by Brutus because he tried to change the system back then! Although in the movie Emperor Marcus Aurelius is portrayed as a very wise and knowing man he believes that the Roman Empire can only be saved by reinstating the Senat and that the Rome Empire should become a republic again. Yes, in some sense he is right, if the successor of a Roman Emperor is not a good hearted or righteous person like Commodus isn't in the movie then he would be a bad dictator or ruler. So it is difficult to differentiate what type of rulership is better. If Julius Caesar had survived he would have passed massive reforms across the empire, and as a good and righteous dictator or ruler he would have brought stability and prosperity for the entire Roman Empire! Julius Caesar changed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. And his reforms that he could pass through before his assassination changed the Roman Empire for ever. Sadly the same wicked creatures that manipulate today's countries and political leaders had the same influence during the Roman Empire and hence most likely had Julius Caesar assassinated as more recently these people have had John F. Kennedy assassinated in the USA!

And Empire is only as good as its leader! If you do have a good leader then the people have the full right to dethrone him and put another leader in power that would ensure that this new leader or ruler will put the needs of the people above his own egoistic needs!

A Republic has sadly many flaws, most "elected" senators who then choose the new ruler can be bought by the ones who have lots of wealth and influence. Like today's politicians are mostly paid and financed by the very same people who are destroying our white western nations!

The movie in my eyes is though a very well made movie, it is a very sad story though. Maximus' family get murdered in the worst horrible way and his entire life is destroyed! The only thing that keeps himg going is revenge or in my words to get justice and punish the wicked Emperor Commodus!

While rewatching the movie decades later I had many synchronicities while rewatching the movie. And according to my metaphysical experiences the movie "The Gladiator" is an approximation of an actual story that happened in the pan-multiversal continuum! So if you want to watch a sad but a very well made movie and story then I suggest you watch it!

My personal AI created Meme: ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

I created this meme using the online version of "Adobe Photoshop" and I added the quote using the Mematic App. What Emperor Alexander Severus states:

What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.

This quote from Emperor Alexander Severus really resonanted with me. I felt like he was telling me a message. You can only punish certain individuals, creatures, programs etc if you understand what that punishment does. So in essence, you can only do to others what you have experienced yourself!

Dedications: ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

This blog post is dedicated to:

General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe)
⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

This blog post is dedicated to the family of Maximus Decimus Meridius: Lucilla (Giannina Facio) and Lucius (Spencer Treat Clark)

Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris)
⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

Proximo (Oliver Reed)
⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

This blog post is dedicated to Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, David Franzoni, David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, John Mathieson, Pietro Scalia, Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard!

This blog post is dedicated to the entire Cast and Crew that helped create "The Gladiator"! Thank you!

This blog post is dedicated to DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions and Red Wagon Entertainment!

This blog post is dedicated to Adobe!

Prayers and Contracts: ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️

With this blog post all contracts (past and present) of Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russel Crowe), Lucilla (Giannina Facio), Lucius (Spencer Treat Clark), Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) and Proximo (Oliver Reed) will become legally binding!

With this blog post all contracts (past and present) of Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, David Franzoni, David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, John Mathieson, Pietro Scalia, Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard will become legally binding!

With this blog post all contracts (past and present) of the entire Cast and Crew that helped create the movie "The Gladiator" will become legally binding!

With this blog post all contracts (past and present) of DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions and Red Wagon Entertainment will become legally binding!

With this blog post all contracts with Adobe (past and present) will be updated and become legally binding!

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Amen! ⚔️🏛️🛡️✝️🛡️🏛️⚔️p>