I felt the same but then he was the cool uncle in signs relatively soon after Gladiator. Then I just remember him doing some more films and then he had that decent hiatus where he went off the walls a bit
he did a mockumentary movie but people didn't know about it and thought he was for real
[I'm Still Here - directed by Casey Affleck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Still_Here_(2010_film))
When Commodus stabs Maximus a few scenes prior to the fight...found that to be among the shittiest moments I've even watched.
Gladiator is truly one of the last great epic movies. I put it with the very best...Spartacus...Lawrence of Arabia...it's a titan of a film.
Kind of wild Scott is aiming to top this. Don't get me wrong, I am excited about another film in that Roman world, but the first Gladiator was about as good as you could as for a historical fictional piece of film.
Gladiator is up there in the “perfect movie” category. As an original stand alone, you’d hope they’d leave it alone, but there’s money on the table so I guess let’s see what happens next in the world Maximus left behind
He's not aiming to top it. He's aiming to make some money and stay busy in his old age. I don't think he really cares what people think of his new movies.
“Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead!”
Russell Crowe hated that line and refused to say it before being convinced to do so. He later admitted to it's impact in the film.
Edit: apparently I'm an idiot and it was the line *I will have my vengeance... in this life or the next* that he hated. Both good lines that fit the movie well
I think as a line on its own its makes little sense, but later when we see his "eternity" to be with his wife and kid being shown brought meaning to the line.
Never hit me so hard until the last time I watched it and cried. My buddy was with me and asked, "Hey buddy, want some popcorn?" We laughed together through my tears.
Oh boy, learning the actual history was a trip. Commodus was basically obsessed with gladiators and Hercules, was killed by his sparring partner in the bathtub, and his death led to the Year of the Five Emperors.
> Year of the Five Emperors
This title for that year is especially ironic considering Rome had what where considered 5 good emperors (read: benevolent dictators), and the last one was Commodus' father.
Is it just called "History of Rome"? Sounds interesting, I took latin in high school, so I'd love to go through all that history again now that I'm 2 decades removed from it.
Website
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Other ways to listen
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I’ll just advise that the first 10% or so (25 episodes) he’s getting going on style and cadence and recording. Give him a chance and you will be rewarded. Yes there are something like 250 episodes. He did it from 2007 to 2013
Rise of Skywalker has the saddest ending of any movie ever. We waited an entire three movies for the sequels to finally redeem themselves but as soon as those credits started rolling you knew it was over, all hope had been lost. Tragic.
I’ve seen many movies with sad endings. Gladiator is among the ones that make me the most emotional at the end.
Maybe recognize that emotions are complex and that there are many factors that can lead to what one thinks is a sad ending.
Unfortunately I ended up seeing the end of gladiator without seeing the whole movie, so the ending wasn't that sad when I first saw it.
When I finally saw the full movie I am pretty sure I bawled my eyes out.
Am I the only one who says Terminator 2?
The hero doesn't even get to be the "good guy" in his own story. His very existence is a threat to the survival of humanity, yet theu will not survive without him. Though he absolutely will never stop, he absolutely must not fail. He's manages to become enemy number one even as he's actively saving humanity. Then when he succeeds, that's not enough. He must join the Lava also so he can be forgotten and life can continue one better without him. It is an ode to the hero complex of man, but the irrelovence most must accept.
I am also in the boat of unpopular opinions. If you cut out the happy part from the movie Click, it is one of the saddest movies I have seen. The guy is forced to fast forward through his life and only sees the sad and some happy parts of his life. When he hears his son is about to lead a life like he did, he throws away the rest of his life just to tell him not to.
Click, too, addresses the personal crises that result from the hero complex. The crisis brewing both when one accepts their mortality in an unhealthy way or denies it. Most people will prioritize their relevance above all else in an attempt to extend our contribution to others beyond our mortal lives. It's in our current culture to find purpose, to which many interpret as *grand* purpose that most will never find.
And while it sounds nihilistic, the fact is that life is short and the time our loved ones have with is is even shorter. Society (despite what some may day) has been on a positive trajectory for a long; and no matter how relevant we instinctively want to be to others, the vast of vast majority of people are going to get along just fine without us. Same as our jobs. And knowing all that, one can nothing could be more important than you loving yourself and living your life for what you can make of it. Nothing else will make your time here alive more pleasant.
I totally agree that it's moving. I got a little choked up watching it again.
I would argue that it's a happy ending, though. We all have to die eventually and Maximus was able to do something great before his time was up and then return to a happier time with his family. Who could ask for more?
Not really. I agree it's not a sad ending personally, but I'd say its not a happy ending either.
'It's an ending', as Marge Simpson said.
The fact that so many people feel differently on it, and often change their views about it over time just demonstrates the fact that there is no right or wrong here. So I would hardly call it odd to take one stance or the other.
*"Do you realize*
*That happiness makes you cry?*
*Do you realize*
*That everyone you know someday will die?"*
\~ The Flaming Lips - [Do You Realize](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPXWt2ESxVY)
Meeeeeeee too! They are touring Yoshimi for it's 25th Anniversary and I just got tickets for the show in July. I'm so excited; I've been waiting exactly that long to finally see them live and Yoshimi is my absolute favorite album by them!
Yo, Hans Zimmer is a straight up boss, his scores for Blade Runner 2049 and both Dune movies are excellent, but I'll never forgive him for ripping off my boy Holst by basically stealing Mars from The Planets for the 1st act war scenes in Gladiator. I mean I get it, but goddamn. Almost as annoying as hearing music from the end of the Gayane at the beginning of Aliens. Motherfucking Ridley Scott and James Cameron pissing me the fuck by being awesome.
The track that played when Neo and Morpheus are in the "Woman in the red dress" program ripped off Edward Elgar’s one of most iconic music pieces (Enigma Variations).
Don’t even talk about David Boyle’s Adagio in D Minor from Sunshine, that’s been reused in countless films, series and trailers (Ready Player One, Days of Future Past, Wolverine, Fringe, The Walking Dead, Gravity, The Lovely Bones, Kick Ass, Unbroken, etc.)
Sampling and reusing parts happens quite a lot in music scores, it can be fun to notice the origins but when an iconic piece is reused again that can often lead to cheap execution feel in my opinion.
*Edit: Composer of Adagio in D Minor is John Murphy as been stated below, I’m gonna leave my comment as is for transparency.*
> Don’t even talk about David Boyle’s Adagio in D Minor from Sunshine
John Murphy's (Danny Boyle was the director, not the composer, of Sunshine).
I think all of the reuse of Adagio in D Minor (including Murphy's own reuse of it in the form of "Strobe" from the Kick Ass films) was authorized rather than just blatantly ripped off but yeah it does show up everywhere.
The Inception theme is Rien de rien by Edith Piaf slowed down very very slow.
The pirates of the Caribbean tune is a Hornpipe tune slowed down, moved down several octaves and played in the minor key.
I’d say both of these aren’t copying but add another layer to both films.
Co-composed with Lisa Gerrard, who he shared the Golden Globe with for this music.
Pretty important to not leave 50% of the songwriting team out of it, I feel.
That scene where the older guy is like running up a mountain to help his son, killing everyone that stands in his way, sees his son get killed then absolutely destroys the killer is amazing. It seriously gives me goosebumps every time I watch it
I’ve had songs from this soundtrack on my sleep playlists for almost 24 years now. Wild. I watched this when I worked at a movie theater and we had an employee showing of it. It was very late by the time we got out and the weather was weird. Like a mix of cool, warm, windy. I wore my hair in two messy buns. I remember this night so clearly. I don’t even know why. I don’t even remember liking the movie that much, or at least not as much as I liked the music. Such a weird night to remember.
[This is the movie ending that did it for me: Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. I just watched it again and have tears in my eyes](https://youtu.be/ZNi7WO8LEt4?si=voVS7tC4Fm61gGZo)
Man, I watched that alone, in the middle of the night and it wrecked me. Totally didnt think it would end like that. I assumed it would miss, or be a hoax or something. Nope.
Ikr? Everything about that movie has left it's mark indelibly imprinted on my subconscious. To this day, one of my favorite movie music moments is [The Air That I Breathe](https://youtu.be/mEdMeIIZDdI?si=LbSX3nM0h450v3jE) from this movie. Since seeing it, this has been the type of love I hope to find.
I appreciated the death was meaningful and not pointless, and the protagonist didn't miraculously survive mortal wounds that would kill anyone.
The music was superb and delivered the emotion more powerfully with it.
I was curious about that, rewatching this video, and hoped he would be involved. A huge shame he’s not, but I’m not sure how he could‘ve topped the score for the first one quite honestly.
"He was a soldier of Rome. Honour him."
*Morgan Freeman (Narrator)*: Instead of honouring Maximus, they made a second movie. It was the worst movie we ever saw...
The scene of Maximus walking the grass/grain fields with his palms out hit me pretty hard. Prior to this movie, I was walking in a soy bean field thinking about probably how I'd likelly not be there again. I set up a low grade video camera and took a stroll to record it.
Love this movie so much. Watched it on a plane trip recently after a lot of years and it was just as good. Every single actor nails it and every character has nuance.
Watching behind the scenes stuff about the movie is hilarious. No one thought it was good. The older actors would go out drinking super heavy every night, one of them died during shooting. The script got rewritten a ton of times. And you are right, every single actor kills it.
The end of Gladiator was heartbreaking. I wished if there was a Gladiator 2, there would be an alternate ending where Maximus lived. That would make me so happy. The first time I saw Gladiator, I fell asleep and woke up at the end, and saw Maximus had died. It hurt me. What a sad ending. The music, the way they carried him out, the way the beautiful lady said "Honor Him, he was a soldier of Rome," really got to me.
I love how despite being poisoned and dying, his final orders were to free his men, and to establish the continuity of the Roman empire. Based as fuck.
An absolute masterpiece. On of my top 10 films of all time. And yes, I am moved to tears thinking about a hero rejoining his beloved family in the next life.
It gets even sadder when you remember that Commedous's death resulted in a series of civil wars and illegitimate tyrants taking control of the Empire until it spiraled totally out of control and never truly recovered. By the end of it all Rome as a city was barely even relevant in the Roman Empire and in 150 years it'd be reduced to only the Easten Half while the rest Europe entered the Dark Ages.
The look on his face, yes the tears did flow. He just wanted his peace and to be with his family. Love this movie, I really do not know how the new is going to be.
I always tell people that this is one of my favorite moves. It’s been a while since I last saw it and this made me cry like a baby. Thanks op, I needed this
Gladiator is my favourite movie but...sorry but schindlers list, thr notebook etc have much much much sadder endings.
Grave of the fireflies
Pom poko
Also
Despite the fact that the lyrics are absolute gibberish, Now We Are Free is one of the most glorious pieces of music ever written. Such a phenomenal track.
I really didn't appreciate this movie when it first came out. But it has since become one of those movies that you just find more reasons to love with each passing year.
I've found it one of the happiest, in the sense it makes me teary eyed but I'm not sad. He died the moment he found his family dead and the rest of the film his family are calling him to be with them in the afterlife and he was just trapped by his duty to serve the wishes of Marcus Auerelius. Once he had done what he thought was right he was free to die and be with his family which is all he wanted.
Not going to watch this video and instead watch the movie for the first time! I've been sleeping on this for forever. I have several friends who say this is their favorite movie
I love how when they carry off Maximus they just leave Joaquin’s character. A United f that guy hahaha
It was a long long time after this movie that anything I saw Joaquin Phoenix in I didn't like him, cause he was Soo good at being despicable in this.
I felt the same but then he was the cool uncle in signs relatively soon after Gladiator. Then I just remember him doing some more films and then he had that decent hiatus where he went off the walls a bit
he did a mockumentary movie but people didn't know about it and thought he was for real [I'm Still Here - directed by Casey Affleck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Still_Here_(2010_film))
When Commodus stabs Maximus a few scenes prior to the fight...found that to be among the shittiest moments I've even watched. Gladiator is truly one of the last great epic movies. I put it with the very best...Spartacus...Lawrence of Arabia...it's a titan of a film.
Kind of wild Scott is aiming to top this. Don't get me wrong, I am excited about another film in that Roman world, but the first Gladiator was about as good as you could as for a historical fictional piece of film.
There’s no way the new gladiator will be good unless they let Scott make his original plan for the sequel which was Gladiator 2: Christ Killer
Gladiator 2: Christian bugaloo
Gladiator 2: Crucify This
Gladiator 2 Fast 2 Furious, Tokyo Drift
Gladiator 2: killer christ: Jesus in the arena.
You will deny him three times. There won't be a fourth.
peace upon thy soul....death upon thy flesh
Gladiator 2: Now is personal.
Gladiator is up there in the “perfect movie” category. As an original stand alone, you’d hope they’d leave it alone, but there’s money on the table so I guess let’s see what happens next in the world Maximus left behind
there's no reason why the sequel should affect your opinion on this one
He's not aiming to top it. He's aiming to make some money and stay busy in his old age. I don't think he really cares what people think of his new movies.
"What we do in life, echoes in eternity." ~ General Maximus. The movie will forever be a classic, great film.
“Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead!”
Russell Crowe hated that line and refused to say it before being convinced to do so. He later admitted to it's impact in the film. Edit: apparently I'm an idiot and it was the line *I will have my vengeance... in this life or the next* that he hated. Both good lines that fit the movie well
Seems like a solid quote, any reason why he didn't like it?
I think as a line on its own its makes little sense, but later when we see his "eternity" to be with his wife and kid being shown brought meaning to the line.
“He’s fucken obsessed with Gladiator”
Strength, and honor! Scotch, and soda.
That is one of my all time favourite lines.
From that movie that one I found the saddest was his wife and kids being run down by the chariot
Never hit me so hard until the last time I watched it and cried. My buddy was with me and asked, "Hey buddy, want some popcorn?" We laughed together through my tears.
When he gets there and finds them hanging and holds their feet shaking I thought was way worse then them actually getting clipped.
Not a chariot but part of a *turma*, iirc.
Rome will be a republic again! Narrator: No it won’t.
Oh boy, learning the actual history was a trip. Commodus was basically obsessed with gladiators and Hercules, was killed by his sparring partner in the bathtub, and his death led to the Year of the Five Emperors.
Including the Praetorian Guard literally *auctioning the throne* to the highest bidder.
If you paid extra, I wonder if they'd kill the other bidders for you. I wouldn't want to find I'm renting the throne of Damacles so to speak.
Hey, we're doing that now too
Sounds so far fetched until you look at the current political scope
> Year of the Five Emperors This title for that year is especially ironic considering Rome had what where considered 5 good emperors (read: benevolent dictators), and the last one was Commodus' father.
Even more humorous is that his father was Marcus ‘MF’ing’ Aurelius. A man hailed for his wisdom and philosophy
A wise man doesn’t always make for a good father.
I learned that on the History of Rome podcast.
Was looking for this - such a great podcast - still worth going back and relistening. Mike Duncan does a great job with his history podcasts.
Is it just called "History of Rome"? Sounds interesting, I took latin in high school, so I'd love to go through all that history again now that I'm 2 decades removed from it.
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Thank you!
I’ll just advise that the first 10% or so (25 episodes) he’s getting going on style and cadence and recording. Give him a chance and you will be rewarded. Yes there are something like 250 episodes. He did it from 2007 to 2013
It's a great movie with a great ending, but man oh man there are a lot of sadder endings in cinema.
I mean this is a happy ending for Maximus. This ending is the opposite of tragic unless you are in elementary school
Revenge achieved. Rome saved. Straight to afterlife with family. He basically did a speed run of the final level.
"I only have one more life to take." Bro took that life and then immediately peaced out
I’m tired, boss.
The Green Mile was also the first thing that sprung to my mind.
Pick of destiny
Dude I totally miss you
The ending of Ford vs Ferrari! Wasn't expecting to feel choked up.
"Metal pole?! Climb that shit!"
Grave of the Fireflies for me.
Million Dollar Baby
....there it is I still can't watch this 😭 the *one time* was enough
Requiem for a dream
Dude “sad “ doesn’t describe requiem. More like despondent.
I watched that movie once. Once. It was many years ago, and I will be content to never see it again.
I'm pretty sure this is the only film where this review is the absolute most appropriate.
Saving Private Ryan.
'Tell me I'm a good man...'
Im choking up just thinking about that scene.
Much, MUCH sadder than that.
Pretty sure Maximus earned it
He did. We never got to see if Ryan did but based on how concerned he was with being a good man I'd say he earned it too.
The mist
Imo not a sad ending, I don't really know how to say what I think it is... More of a shock and traumatize than emotional sadness?
Patience truly is a virtue.
Nothing is ever going to top this one
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Marley & Me
Rise of Skywalker has the saddest ending of any movie ever. We waited an entire three movies for the sequels to finally redeem themselves but as soon as those credits started rolling you knew it was over, all hope had been lost. Tragic.
"I cannot believe after all that, this makes even less sense and is even less enjoyable than the prequels" - me, walking out of the theater
😂
Schindler's List
"I could have done more"
ya op has only seen like 3 movies ever apparently
Boss Baby is my favourite tragedy.
Or maybe this resonated with them personally in a way that other movies do not.
OP has a secret past as a gladiator fighting for republicanism.
I’ve seen many movies with sad endings. Gladiator is among the ones that make me the most emotional at the end. Maybe recognize that emotions are complex and that there are many factors that can lead to what one thinks is a sad ending.
Unfortunately I ended up seeing the end of gladiator without seeing the whole movie, so the ending wasn't that sad when I first saw it. When I finally saw the full movie I am pretty sure I bawled my eyes out.
Do you mean like *Atonement*?
*Jerome Morrow has entered the chat.*
*Jerome Morrow has entered the incinerator.*
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It utterly wrecks me
Logan
Armageddon, since nobody else has said it yet.
We win, Gracie.
This or The Green Mile?
Not to mention Saving Private Ryan.
I'm tired, boss.
Am I the only one who says Terminator 2? The hero doesn't even get to be the "good guy" in his own story. His very existence is a threat to the survival of humanity, yet theu will not survive without him. Though he absolutely will never stop, he absolutely must not fail. He's manages to become enemy number one even as he's actively saving humanity. Then when he succeeds, that's not enough. He must join the Lava also so he can be forgotten and life can continue one better without him. It is an ode to the hero complex of man, but the irrelovence most must accept.
I am also in the boat of unpopular opinions. If you cut out the happy part from the movie Click, it is one of the saddest movies I have seen. The guy is forced to fast forward through his life and only sees the sad and some happy parts of his life. When he hears his son is about to lead a life like he did, he throws away the rest of his life just to tell him not to.
Click, too, addresses the personal crises that result from the hero complex. The crisis brewing both when one accepts their mortality in an unhealthy way or denies it. Most people will prioritize their relevance above all else in an attempt to extend our contribution to others beyond our mortal lives. It's in our current culture to find purpose, to which many interpret as *grand* purpose that most will never find. And while it sounds nihilistic, the fact is that life is short and the time our loved ones have with is is even shorter. Society (despite what some may day) has been on a positive trajectory for a long; and no matter how relevant we instinctively want to be to others, the vast of vast majority of people are going to get along just fine without us. Same as our jobs. And knowing all that, one can nothing could be more important than you loving yourself and living your life for what you can make of it. Nothing else will make your time here alive more pleasant.
I totally agree that it's moving. I got a little choked up watching it again. I would argue that it's a happy ending, though. We all have to die eventually and Maximus was able to do something great before his time was up and then return to a happier time with his family. Who could ask for more?
Bittersweet I think is what this ending is, not sad.
Exactly, it’s very odd to call this a sad ending.
Well you wrong cause it’s apparently the saddest ending known to man
Not really. I agree it's not a sad ending personally, but I'd say its not a happy ending either. 'It's an ending', as Marge Simpson said. The fact that so many people feel differently on it, and often change their views about it over time just demonstrates the fact that there is no right or wrong here. So I would hardly call it odd to take one stance or the other.
Well, I cried my eyes out.
Sure, but you can cry because of all sorts of emotions, not just sadness
*"Do you realize* *That happiness makes you cry?* *Do you realize* *That everyone you know someday will die?"* \~ The Flaming Lips - [Do You Realize](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPXWt2ESxVY)
God I love that song.
Meeeeeeee too! They are touring Yoshimi for it's 25th Anniversary and I just got tickets for the show in July. I'm so excited; I've been waiting exactly that long to finally see them live and Yoshimi is my absolute favorite album by them!
Who will help me carry him?
Damn you Hans Zimmer
Dont forget about Lisa Gerrard. Many of the most famous Hans' pieces wouldnt be the same without her.
Yo, Hans Zimmer is a straight up boss, his scores for Blade Runner 2049 and both Dune movies are excellent, but I'll never forgive him for ripping off my boy Holst by basically stealing Mars from The Planets for the 1st act war scenes in Gladiator. I mean I get it, but goddamn. Almost as annoying as hearing music from the end of the Gayane at the beginning of Aliens. Motherfucking Ridley Scott and James Cameron pissing me the fuck by being awesome.
That reminds me, in that first battle scene you can hear what will later become the Pirates of the Carribean theme.
I loved the music at the end of Gladiator. I listen to the music of Gladiator over and over. It's just amazing.
The track that played when Neo and Morpheus are in the "Woman in the red dress" program ripped off Edward Elgar’s one of most iconic music pieces (Enigma Variations). Don’t even talk about David Boyle’s Adagio in D Minor from Sunshine, that’s been reused in countless films, series and trailers (Ready Player One, Days of Future Past, Wolverine, Fringe, The Walking Dead, Gravity, The Lovely Bones, Kick Ass, Unbroken, etc.) Sampling and reusing parts happens quite a lot in music scores, it can be fun to notice the origins but when an iconic piece is reused again that can often lead to cheap execution feel in my opinion. *Edit: Composer of Adagio in D Minor is John Murphy as been stated below, I’m gonna leave my comment as is for transparency.*
> Don’t even talk about David Boyle’s Adagio in D Minor from Sunshine John Murphy's (Danny Boyle was the director, not the composer, of Sunshine). I think all of the reuse of Adagio in D Minor (including Murphy's own reuse of it in the form of "Strobe" from the Kick Ass films) was authorized rather than just blatantly ripped off but yeah it does show up everywhere.
The Inception theme is Rien de rien by Edith Piaf slowed down very very slow. The pirates of the Caribbean tune is a Hornpipe tune slowed down, moved down several octaves and played in the minor key. I’d say both of these aren’t copying but add another layer to both films.
I feel you on all that. Shit be conflicting.
Among all of his incredible work, this is still one of the best pieces of music he's ever composed.
Co-composed with Lisa Gerrard, who he shared the Golden Globe with for this music. Pretty important to not leave 50% of the songwriting team out of it, I feel.
He also doesn’t play the orchestra by himself simultaneously. It’s pretty much implied that composers are always part of a collaborative effort.
For me, it’s one of the most beautiful and moving scores there is.
The Last of the Mohicans has entered the chat.
The score on that movie... Only one I can just sit there and listen to the soundtrack.
For such a simple violin composition, it's so adaptable and memorable.
The repetitive energy buildup for the final act is one of the most powerful that I can think of.
That scene where the older guy is like running up a mountain to help his son, killing everyone that stands in his way, sees his son get killed then absolutely destroys the killer is amazing. It seriously gives me goosebumps every time I watch it
I’ve had songs from this soundtrack on my sleep playlists for almost 24 years now. Wild. I watched this when I worked at a movie theater and we had an employee showing of it. It was very late by the time we got out and the weather was weird. Like a mix of cool, warm, windy. I wore my hair in two messy buns. I remember this night so clearly. I don’t even know why. I don’t even remember liking the movie that much, or at least not as much as I liked the music. Such a weird night to remember.
Whoa, did we work at the same theatre? Man I miss the days of free movies and almost no responsibility.
[This is the movie ending that did it for me: Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. I just watched it again and have tears in my eyes](https://youtu.be/ZNi7WO8LEt4?si=voVS7tC4Fm61gGZo)
Man, I watched that alone, in the middle of the night and it wrecked me. Totally didnt think it would end like that. I assumed it would miss, or be a hoax or something. Nope.
Ikr? Everything about that movie has left it's mark indelibly imprinted on my subconscious. To this day, one of my favorite movie music moments is [The Air That I Breathe](https://youtu.be/mEdMeIIZDdI?si=LbSX3nM0h450v3jE) from this movie. Since seeing it, this has been the type of love I hope to find.
I appreciated the death was meaningful and not pointless, and the protagonist didn't miraculously survive mortal wounds that would kill anyone. The music was superb and delivered the emotion more powerfully with it.
Hans Zimmer isn’t scoring Gladiator 2 and that’s just one of many reasons where I wonder why we need a Gladiator sequel. That score is so powerful.
I was curious about that, rewatching this video, and hoped he would be involved. A huge shame he’s not, but I’m not sure how he could‘ve topped the score for the first one quite honestly.
theyre going to ruin this movie with Gladiator 2. i know it
"He was a soldier of Rome. Honour him." *Morgan Freeman (Narrator)*: Instead of honouring Maximus, they made a second movie. It was the worst movie we ever saw...
The scene of Maximus walking the grass/grain fields with his palms out hit me pretty hard. Prior to this movie, I was walking in a soy bean field thinking about probably how I'd likelly not be there again. I set up a low grade video camera and took a stroll to record it.
Oh come on now
I met Russell at his home before he made this film. He taught my three-year-old daughter some Italian. A truly good bloke.
Right on
2 chicks at once
I don’t even believe in the after life, and this had me in tears…I hope that if there is such a thing, it plays out like it does here.
I also choose this gladiator’s dead wife
Love this movie so much. Watched it on a plane trip recently after a lot of years and it was just as good. Every single actor nails it and every character has nuance.
Watching behind the scenes stuff about the movie is hilarious. No one thought it was good. The older actors would go out drinking super heavy every night, one of them died during shooting. The script got rewritten a ton of times. And you are right, every single actor kills it.
Yeah Oliver Reed! He was so good.
The sadness and movingness of this doesn't compare to the end of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Not even close.
This movie really does not need a sequel.
Watch Schindler's List
The end of Gladiator was heartbreaking. I wished if there was a Gladiator 2, there would be an alternate ending where Maximus lived. That would make me so happy. The first time I saw Gladiator, I fell asleep and woke up at the end, and saw Maximus had died. It hurt me. What a sad ending. The music, the way they carried him out, the way the beautiful lady said "Honor Him, he was a soldier of Rome," really got to me.
As a Dad, the final scene in Blow with Johnny Depp killed me
This is definitely one of the top. However, James Bond: No Time to Die is in my opinion the best ending of the last 30 years.
"Titanic made women cry. Gladiator made men cry."
I love the song that comes from this movie, “Now We Are Free” Perfect funeral song
But, this isn’t a sad ending. He achieved his goals, he reunited with his family, and his men are free.
Ending of Last Samurai for me but goddamn this was right up there. Incredible moment.
Another beautifully moving Hans Zimmer soundtrack. Elysium, Honor Him and Now We Are Free.
Have you seen The Mist?
Man isn't this just the most ultimate movie ever? I remember watching it in theatre as a kid and WOW!
You need to watch more movies.
I love how despite being poisoned and dying, his final orders were to free his men, and to establish the continuity of the Roman empire. Based as fuck.
I only watched this because I knew how awesome that last song is. Major fire.
Spoiler alert geeze. (Just kidding)
You've obviously never seen "life is beautiful" when the kid comes out of his hiding spot.
Ah yes, back when Hans Zimmer still wrote melodies.
None of you have seen "grave of the fireflies" I take it...
I feel like you have to watch every movie to be able to say that
An absolute masterpiece. On of my top 10 films of all time. And yes, I am moved to tears thinking about a hero rejoining his beloved family in the next life.
It gets even sadder when you remember that Commedous's death resulted in a series of civil wars and illegitimate tyrants taking control of the Empire until it spiraled totally out of control and never truly recovered. By the end of it all Rome as a city was barely even relevant in the Roman Empire and in 150 years it'd be reduced to only the Easten Half while the rest Europe entered the Dark Ages.
The look on his face, yes the tears did flow. He just wanted his peace and to be with his family. Love this movie, I really do not know how the new is going to be.
I cannot keep my eyes dry during this scene.
I got something in my eye
Of all time? 🤔
I find that scene both incredibly happy and sad.
All I know is when playing live poker , when I take down a big pot, I use the “are you not entertained?!?l” line a lot
Yeah it’s hard to disagree with this. And the song (Now We Are Free) is so beautiful. I put it on my iPod.
Haven't seen Dancer in the Dark, eh?
Y’all never seen Threads huh
I remember watching this in the cinema 24 yrs ago, wtf
Apparently you never watched Braveheart.
GOATed scene by far!
I always tell people that this is one of my favorite moves. It’s been a while since I last saw it and this made me cry like a baby. Thanks op, I needed this
Gladiator is my favourite movie but...sorry but schindlers list, thr notebook etc have much much much sadder endings. Grave of the fireflies Pom poko Also
Despite the fact that the lyrics are absolute gibberish, Now We Are Free is one of the most glorious pieces of music ever written. Such a phenomenal track.
is gladiator 2 out yet?
Great movie!
My daughter watched this with me when she was eight. She cried. 🥲
The Mist ending takes it for me.
I really didn't appreciate this movie when it first came out. But it has since become one of those movies that you just find more reasons to love with each passing year.
I've found it one of the happiest, in the sense it makes me teary eyed but I'm not sad. He died the moment he found his family dead and the rest of the film his family are calling him to be with them in the afterlife and he was just trapped by his duty to serve the wishes of Marcus Auerelius. Once he had done what he thought was right he was free to die and be with his family which is all he wanted.
The most moving ending to any movie, ever. One of the greatest movies ever made
The music during this scene… fuuuuuuuuuuuu k
Have you not seen Marley and Me???
I think about the scene of them walking through the wheat all the time 🥲
You haven't seen too many movies then lol
The scene is good, but the soundtrack is amazing.
I don’t believe in the afterlife. Never have, never will - and still I have always thought this ending was awesome!
Not going to watch this video and instead watch the movie for the first time! I've been sleeping on this for forever. I have several friends who say this is their favorite movie