Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor. Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne.
It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Tomas Arana, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan. DreamWorks Pictures distributed the film in North America while Universal Pictures released it internationally through United International Pictures. But I didn't need 3 hours and 11 minutes of bland comedy to understand it.Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson.
So if that's what this film's message is, then I think I understood that part. So instead of investing in the future of their country, they hoard it all for themselves instead. For far too long, Mexico has failed to properly invest in itself because so many of their nation's richest people know that everyone else is just itching to take their money away at every turn. And that's why Mexico is the way it is now. They are trying to tell you that Mexicans only look out for themselves and no one else. The only way I can make sense of this movie is that the producers used this film as a subtle way to say F YOU!! To Mexico's ignorant and selfish ways. And he decides to leave it all to the one person in the family who needs it the LEAST? I get that this is satire and it is meant as a subtle jab as to how poorly the country of Mexico manages its riches in reality. But the deceased grandfather is secretly filthy rich with who knows how many millions in gold and property. The entire extended family in the small mining town is basically dirt poor. The plot itself strikes me as odd (and yes, I fully know it is satire). So that right there was the film's major undoing. Even TWO hours might have been way too long. For starters, 3 hours and 11 minutes is WAY too long for a comedic satire. So I applaud this film's producers for attempting to bring light to Mexico's underlying social problems. And if you come from a small remote town in Mexico, you REALLY understand it. I understood the point of this movie's satire perfectly.
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