Transcript bYTEBoss Gladiator

Who were the Romans?
Who were the Romans?
Who were the Romans?
When did they live?
Who were the Romans?
When did they live?
500 B.C. until 1400AD
Who were the Romans?
When did they live?
500 B.C. until 1400AD
Anno Domini
Before Christ
Who were the Romans?
When did they live?
500 B.C. until 1400AD
Where was their capital? What was it’s name?
Who were the Romans?
When did they live?
500 B.C. until 1400AD
Where was their capital?
Rome
Rome
How big was their empire?
How big was their empire?
From Spain
To Iran
How was Rome ruled?
How was Rome ruled?
Like ancient China, it was ruled by emperors.
It had a government and elections to choose leaders.
The government was run using money given by taxes.
How was Rome ruled?
Like ancient China, it was ruled by emperors.
It had a government and elections to choose leaders.
The government was run using money given by taxes.
What did Romans like to do for fun?
They liked to have fighting
contests using gladiators.
These were held in big
buildings called coliseums.
What did Romans like to do for fun?
Commodus
Lucilla
Maximus
Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Summary of the film
Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and
the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the
Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir instead of his own son,
Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family
condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his
family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into
the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him
now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look
into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.
Discuss the following questions with your partner and give your opinion:
1) Why did the Emperor want Maximus to rule and not his son?
2) Why does Maximus’ family get killed?
3) What does he want most in life after this has happened?
4) How is Commodus different to Maximus?
5) What is Maximus advised to do to become a great gladiator?
6) What is the ‘beating heart’ of Rome? Why is this?
7) What can you learn from the film about ‘power’?
8) In your opinion, what makes a great ruler or leader?
Hail to the barbarians!
Forward!
Arms at ready!
Drop your weapons.
Gladiator, the emperor has asked for you.
I am at the emperor's service.
Rise. Rise.
Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to
match you. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Or was it Hercules?
Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You do have a name?
My name is Gladiator.
How dare you show your back to me?
Slave! You will remove your helmet and tell me your name.
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius... commander of the armies of the north...
general of the Felix Legions... loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius...
father to a murdered son... husband to a murdered wife... and I will have my vengeance,
in this life or the next.
AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS POWER, THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS VAST,
STRETCHING FROM THE DESERTS OF AFRICA TO THE BORDERS OF
NORTHERN ENGLAND.
OVER ONE QUARTER OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION LIVED AND DIED
UNDER THE RULE OF THE CAESARS.
IN THE WINTER OF 180 A.D. EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS' TWELVEYEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE BARBARIAN TRIBES IN GERMANIA WAS
DRAWING TO AN END.
ONE FINAL STRONGHOLD STANDS IN THE WAY OF ROMAN VICTORY
AND THE PROMISE OF PEACE THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE.
- The production had a budget of approximately $103 million, much of which was used for computer effects.
- 2,000 extras appear in the Colosseum scenes - but another 33,000 appear cheering alongside them, added via
computer during postproduction.
- The film's construction team (consisting of more than 300 technicians from Great Britain and Malta) re-created
the Roman Colosseum by constructing the first tier, which measured approximately one-third of the circumference
of the 2,000-year-old original and 52 feet high. Computer graphic imaging added the remaining tiers.
- Costume designer Janty Yates and her team created more than 10,000 individual costumes, including 12
versions of Russell Crowe's armor (to account for various stages of wear, as well as stunt doubles).
- In a forest near Farnham, England, the battle between the Roman Legions and the Germanic army was staged,
which involved the shooting of 16,000 flaming arrows and 10,000 non-flaming ones.
- Supervising armorer Simon Atherton and his team designed and manufactured more than 2,500 weapons for the
film.
- After co-star Oliver Reed died tragically of a heart attack late in shooting, more than $3 million was spent on
computer effects to digitally create a death scene for him. This involved scanning a three-dimension image of
Reed into computers, manipulating it so that his face could smile and talk, and then digitally pasting Reed's head
onto a body double.
- Wardrobe supervisor Rosemary Burrows was responsible for setting up "wardrobe villages" - space for 2,000
extras a day to dress and have their hair and makeup done. This included mud baths for soldiers, who needed a
coat of battle grit.