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After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now rule Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and look to the past to find the strength to restore Rome’s glory to its people. Elsewhere" "Stranger Things" watch Gladiator II. it stars Paul Mezcal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn and more in TV and film.
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In the years following the release of the first film, there were many attempts to write a sequel. His version focused on the more mythical elements of Ancient Rome, and Maximus would have arrived in the afterlife to confront other souls who have yet to ascend. He is eventually instructed by Jupiter and the other Roman deities to return to earth to find and kill Hephaestus, the former deity who betrayed them.
Lucius: Strength and honor
From there he is resurrected as a Christian and returns to Rome to stop the spread of Christianity when he crosses paths with the new emperor Lucius. The film would have ended with Maximus being cursed to live for eternity, and would have included a montage of the soldier fighting in the Crusades, World War II, and the Vietnam War, eventually revealing a modern-day Maximus working at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The studio decided not to pursue this version, but the script can be read online.
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The visuals are stunning, the sets and costumes accessible and stunning. Pedro Pascal is great in every scene, he really sells all the emotions in such a subtle and minimalist way. And that’s pretty much what I found good here.
It should have won our hearts from the very first scene, but somehow it didn’t
The main character is one of the biggest problems, he always looks pale like he’s not acting and has no real emotions. There is no more time at the beginning of the film for the audience to meet and like him, to make his motivations more believable and the story more emotionally relatable. Another big problem is the ubiquitous story, Denzel Washington’s Plot 39; his character is just weird and bloated, the dialogues are generally shallow… i expected worse but this movie still blew me away….