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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 414384" data-attributes="member: 8">GLADIATOR (2000)[ATTACH=full]54985[/ATTACH]Basically it&#039;s a spaghetti western in the arena, and there&#039;s no reason why that shouldn&#039;t happen. But Gladiator takes itself a little bit too seriously and it also lacks an iconic score.There&#039;s a lot of exposition in both script and scenery which makes the film drag and it also undermines the cartoonish tone of the story.The Ancient Rome theme is great for talkie scheming dramas like I, Claudius - or hunxploitation stories like the Spartacus series (or Caligula) when the viewer is sort of complicit in the villainy of evil murders and white muscle slavery.Maximus&#039; larger than life wholesomeness and the story&#039;s pseudo-philosophical tone didn&#039;t do Gladiator any favours. It&#039;s revenge porn done wrong, and the two and a half hours running-time is very much felt.First rewatch since the early 2000s, I don&#039;t remember if I liked it the first time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 414384, member: 8"] GLADIATOR (2000) [ATTACH type="full"]54985[/ATTACH] Basically it's a spaghetti western in the arena, and there's no reason why that shouldn't happen. But Gladiator takes itself a little bit too seriously and it also lacks an iconic score. There's a lot of exposition in both script and scenery which makes the film drag and it also undermines the cartoonish tone of the story. The Ancient Rome theme is great for talkie scheming dramas like I, Claudius - or hunxploitation stories like the Spartacus series (or Caligula) when the viewer is sort of complicit in the villainy of evil murders and white muscle slavery. Maximus' larger than life wholesomeness and the story's pseudo-philosophical tone didn't do Gladiator any favours. It's revenge porn done wrong, and the two and a half hours running-time is very much felt. First rewatch since the early 2000s, I don't remember if I liked it the first time. [/QUOTE]

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