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Strengthen our strengthen her Strengthen at my
signal, unleash hell those accountaboots infantry former

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for advance march is ready god nck, but that three weeks from now I

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will be opposting my crops. Imagine
where you will be and it will be

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so Hold the line stay with me. You find yourself alone, riding in

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green fields with a sun on your
face, do not be trouble. Oh

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you are in elysium and you're already
dead. Brothers, what we do in

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live that goes in atonity. Epics
have been as much of a constant in

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cinema as hot, fresh, buttered
popcorn. These films are lengthy in nature,

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wide awe inspiring sets, fight scenes, and special effects, coupled with

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dynamite performances to tell a story that
spans time and leaves an undeniable impact on

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the viewer. As synonymous as popcorn
is to film, one genre of film

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is synonymous with epics. That is
the quote unquote sand in sandal films or

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films about ancient Rome in this week's
film is one of the best ever released

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in two thousand, directed by Ridley
Scott, Gladiator introduces us to Roman General

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Maximus deretis Meridius Russell Crowe in his
breakthrough Academy Award winning performance, who is

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selected by Marcus Arelius Western film legend
Richard Harris in one of his final roles,

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to succeed him. However, those
plans are thwarted by his son Comedists

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played by Joaquin Phoenix, who murders
him and kills Maximus's family and sets Maximus

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through the path of slavery in being
a Colosseum gladiator. However, Maximus's popularity

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grows and it leads him with the
chance to avenge the death of his family

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and emperor in a final climactic battle
with Comedists. In our introductory clip,

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we hear the great General Maximus rally
his troops before a battle shortly after the

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film begins. Our next clips show
Marcus Aurelius with both men. First,

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with Maximus, we hear the tender
care and honesty he has with Maximus.

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This hearkens to a father and son
like relationship that two have. We will

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then see his interaction with his own
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as a father as he tells Comedists
he is being bypassed as successor is giving

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this role to Maximus. We hear
the pain of regret. It was so

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fragile, and I fear that it
will not survive the winter. Maximus,

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let us whisper. Now together you
and I. You have a son.

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Tell me about your home. My
house is in the hills above the HILLO

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very simple place. Pink stones are
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It smells of herbs in the day, jasmine in the evening. Through the

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gators, a giant poplar figs,
apples, pears whose soil marcus black black,

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like that my wife's hair. Grapes
on the south slopes allows on the

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north. While Poni explain him in
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He wants to be one of them. Remember the last time you were two

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years, two hundred and sixty four
days, and this morning I envy you,

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Maximus. It was a good home
worth fighting for. There is one

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more duty that I ask of you
before you go home. What would you

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have me do, Susan. I
want you to become the protector of Rome.

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After I die, I will empower
you to one end alone, to

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give power back to the people of
Rome and end the corruption that has crippled

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it. You accept this great honor
that I have offered you with all my

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heart. Now, Maximu, that
is why it must be you. But

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surely a prefect, a senator,
somebody who knows the city, who understands

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her politics. But you have not
been corrupted by her politics. And Commoduce

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Commodus is not a moral man.
You have known that since you were young.

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Commodists cannot rule. He must not
rule. You're the son that I

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should have had. Commodists will accept
my decision. He knows that you command

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the loyalty of the army. I
need some time, So yeah, my

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sunset, I hope you will have
agreed. Now embrace me as my son,

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and bring an old man another blanket. And now, Marcus in Commodists,

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are you ready to do your duty
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you will not be emperor, which
was Oh, the man is to take

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my place. My powers will pass
to Maximus to hold in trust until the

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Senate is ready to rule once more. Rome is to be a republic again.

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Maxus, Yes, my decision disappoints
you, he wrote to me once,

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listing the fourteen virtues wisdom, justice, fortitude, and temperance. As

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I read the list, I knew
I had none of them. But virtues,

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father, ambition, that can be
a virtue when it drives us to

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excel resourcefulness, Courage, perhaps not
on the battlefield, but there are many

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forms of courage, devotion to my
family, to you. But none of

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my virtues on your list. Even
then, it was as if you didn't

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want me for your son. Oh
commons, you go too far. That's

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the faces of the god. For
waste. Please you can make you proud.

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One kind word, one fuck where
you rest, make your chest and

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help me tight would have been like
the song A hard four thousand years.

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What is this gonna bean? You
hate so much? A life I wanted

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was to leave of Caesar, father, commdess you are false as a son?

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Is my failure as a father?
I would put to the whole world

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to love me. I mentioned at
the beginning of this review that these epic

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films almost always have amazing performances,
and this film is certainly not an exception.

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As a matter of fact, it
could be viewed as the standard.

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The aforementioned performance of pro nonwithstanding,
Walking Phoenix used his performance in this film

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to shoot into the upper tier of
Hollywood actors. A spot he has not

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seated since. Our next scene shows
the bevy of emotions he brought into this

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role. Lust, jealousy, anger, pride, deception, deceit, greed,

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callousness, They're all here. In
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commedist confronts his sister, who he
has lusted over, and callously explains how

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he is taking her son Lucius away
from her. Then, before his climactic

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fight with Maximus, he confronts him
as he is tied to a post,

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and in a brief moment, we
are teased with a possible love he may

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have for Maximus, but that changes
as he coldly stabs him in the kidneys,

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debilitating him for their final battle,
and demands that the wounds be covered

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by armor for their climactic showdown.
It's done. What a fine nephew,

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And what if his mother? Should
they share her love's fate? Should that

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be merciful? Comments the merciful Lucius
will stay with me now, and if

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you smutter so much as looks at
him, no manner that displaces me,

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you will die. She decides to
be noble and take her own nus.

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You're not done. As for you, you will love me as I loved

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you. You will provide me with
an air of pure blood, so that

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commonness and this parton you will prove
for roupacitis. Am I'm not a merciful

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reservoir on a certain track. I
apinion nothing happens to anyone that he is

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not fitted by nature to bear as
they call for you. The general who

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became a slave, The slave who
became a gladiator. The gladiator defied an

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emperor. Striking story. Now that
people want to know how the story ends,

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only a famous death will do what
could be more glorious than to challenge

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the emperor himself in the Great Arena. You would fight me? Why not?

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Do you think I'm afraid? I
think you've been afraid all your life.

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And like Maximus the Invincible, who
knows no fear, and you're a

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man who once said death smiles at
us. All all a man can do

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is smile back. I wonder did
your friend smile at his own death?

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You must know he was your father. You loved my father? I know,

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but so did I. That makes
us brothers, doesn't it? Smile

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for me? Step on his arm
concealed the room. In two thousand,

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this film took Hollywood by Storm.
It was released on May fifth of two

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thousand, right around the time for
summer blockbusters, but it not a normal

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time for films looking for Academy Awards
or other year end awards. At the

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box office, it raked in seven
point seven billion dollars worldwide. It re

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emphasized the importance of summer blockbusters,
and many experts have stated it's say the

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fledgling DreamWorks studio at the time.
After winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion

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Picture Drama, it was nominated twelve
Academy Awards. It won five, including

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Best Picture in a Major Upset and
Best Actor again for Crow. It was

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nominated for others, including Best Director
for Ridley Scott and Best Supporting Actor for

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Joaquin Phoenix. In regards to epics, this film checks all the boxes.

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Operatic esque soundtrack, on inspiring cinematography, mesmerizing performances, compelling story, and

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wide spanning shots that blow the viewer
away. This film is one of the

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sand and Sandals epics that should be
and must be enjoy by all. I

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hope you join me next week when
for our final review of the year,

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and in honor of Christmas, we
will look at a young boy's quest to

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procure a Red Rider gay in nineteen
four film A Christmas Story for up Lemon

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h and Matt connorton a lunch.
This has been a classic film wick Eric Bilging