Movie Review

Galdiator, featuring Russell Crowe, is just about my favorite movie of all time, with Inception as a close runner-up. The movie has great action, as well as an excellent plot. The general is named to become the next emperor of Rome, but the emperor's son isn't having it. He's so angry that he kills his own Father so that he would become the emperor immediately. This shows the viewer that the son is a coward and does not really have the bravery to lead Rome. The general, who should have become the emperor is taken into slavery, which means that he becomes a gladiator. Because he is such an advanced fighter, he gains the attention of the son, who is not yet aware that the excellent gladiator is the former general. I don't quite remember if the emperor finds out that the gladiator is the general before or after the emperor had killed the general's family, but this was another act that showed how cowardly the emperor really was. I suppose I really like this movie because it shows that those who fight with valor and with purpose eventually win the battle. The emperor was able to lead Rome for a short period of time, until the emperor and the gladiator had to face off. Even before the match, the emperor had the gladiator constrained and he stabbed him. The gladiator wins of course, despite being injured prior to the match. By the end of the movie, the Senate and other politicians realize what the son really was and they glorify the gladiator after he has died. They leave the emperor in the middle of the Coliseum and carry the gladiator away to salute the "true emperor of Rome". While it's sad that the gladiator had to die, it is a happy ending because his greatest wish after his family is killed is to join them in the "after-life". Great movie, with excellent action, and an equally tremendous story.