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Good Storytelling

posted 5 years ago by HelpMeRhonda (1155)
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A highlight of this movie is the relationships Maximus has with 2 older mentors: Marcus Aurelius the Emperor, and Proximo the former gladiator and slave owner.

Each of these sage-like men give Maximus advice on how to aspire to be what they believe he’s capable of. At the beginning, Marcus pushes Maximus to follow Marcus’ wishes for Maximus to become emperor. He knows it’s Max’s destiny, pretty much, to become what Marcus once was: a great emperor for the Republic, one that would free the Romans.

Later on, in a parallel way, Proximo gives similar advice to Max, that Max can be the gladiator Proximo once was, and win his freedom from slavery.

And then we learn Proximo was granted his freedom by Marcus, and it just comes full circle! Good storytelling!

[–] Volley (3368) 4 years ago

Yeah and nearly 20 years later, I had no idea that Proximo’s actor had died during filming, they did an excellent job with the material they had to work with!

[–] Stratego (29239) 8 months ago

No, there's hardly any story.

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1155) 4 months ago

There’s hardly any you.

[–] Stratego (29239) 4 months ago

I've got more posts than you have, so there's more me than you...

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1155) 4 months ago

….And then you woke up, went to the bathroom, and looked down.

[–] Stratego (29239) 4 months ago

And there you were ready to be flushed!

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1155) 4 months ago

Lol

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1155) 4 months ago

Don’t do Mr Hanky the Christmas Poo like that.