How is war presented in the opening scene of the film 'Gladiator'?
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How is war presented in the opening scene of the film 'Gladiator'? The action packed film 'Gladiator' was recently created in the year 2000, by DreamWorks and Universal productions. Directed by Ridley Scott and staring Russell Crowe, the five Oscar winning film was a huge success in the box office. Set in 180 AD the highly successful film sees Maximus - a great roman general - lose his rank, his home and his family when a new roman emperor comes to power. He then becomes a gladiator in the coliseum and once again becomes a great hero. At the end of the film, he dies and is finally reunited with his family once again in Elysium, which was the roman view of heaven. Whilst watching the first ten minutes of the film, I have been concentrating on the way that war is presented. I have been looking...

