Starring; Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, the first Dumbledore, and Wonder Woman's mom
I'm re-publishing reviews from shortly after I finished my LDS mission and got to start watching movies again. I've cut some parts out, and the italic sections were added today, but everything else is the first version. They were originally written for missionary friends who were still serving. I was very excited by everything
Looked awesome.
Joaquim Phoenix (Commodus) killed it!
Loved the running-his-hands-through-wheat/rubbing-his-hands-in-dirt-before-a-battle thing they had going for him. Very earthy. I grew up in a desert, so it’s super-unnatural for me to see that; it’s very relaxing to see something alive between my fingers or when I look down. No green = no life and all that.
You get the sense that Maximus is like a super-duty-driven guy who also happens to be a soldier. Truth in Television there, since IRL you have to work constantly to get anything you’d want or need in life and the easiest way to do that is to be part of something bigger.
Super-long. I got one of the DVD cuts where they added extra scenes and the whole thing was like two hours fifty minutes. Too darn long! I heard that they added extra political scenes that weren’t in the original release, which makes perfect sense. The normal version is two and a half.
Super-long. I got one of the DVD cuts where they added extra scenes and the whole thing was like two hours fifty minutes. Too darn long! I heard that they added extra political scenes that weren’t in the original release, which makes perfect sense. The normal version is two and a half.
Those outfits tho. Commodus was Lord of the Bling in this.
The meme value in this was huge. I wrote a whole separate article for the missionaries in my mission that was just #relatable moments from the movie's run. "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!" and so on
The meme value in this was huge. I wrote a whole separate article for the missionaries in my mission that was just #relatable moments from the movie's run. "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!" and so on
Sad as heck
Overall, I see why people like it. Violent, naturally, and there's some very unpleasant language at one point, so maybe look that up beforehand, but overall good as it's hyped as being. Basically every guy from my generation quotes this film, and it earned its place in our vocabulary. Remember, friends, what we do in life echoes in eternity.
Overall, I see why people like it. Violent, naturally, and there's some very unpleasant language at one point, so maybe look that up beforehand, but overall good as it's hyped as being. Basically every guy from my generation quotes this film, and it earned its place in our vocabulary. Remember, friends, what we do in life echoes in eternity.
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