Posted by luvsanro
Well Gladiator is the best movie ¡ I m just curious to know , that is it a true story ?
Posted by *Jojo*
@lu - If it is . . . then we can say too that King Arthur and Helen of Troy (inspired by Homer's - Iliad) . . . WAS
Alexander the Great surely is . . . which according to scholars, was the greatest of them! Had he lived longer . . . the 'fate' of America would NOT be what it IS now . . .
Posted by jbm888
yes it is, go to rome where you can actually see the great arena where the gladiators held the bloody battle.
Posted by batesie
err, based on facts, yes...
Posted by *Jojo*
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@jbm - I guess Lusavnro was pertaining to the story of the movie - Gladiator per se, where the King was killed by his own son and fell in love with his own sister and planned to kill the TOP general (Russell Crowe) as he knew his father has plans of putting Crowe in his (king) position when he dies . . . etc. It's really a nice movie, though it was OUTBESTED by Denzel Washington's - Training Day
in the Oscar's (Movie of the Year)!
Posted by carkitter
I would say it fiction, but using actual events and people from history with a generous dose of artistic licence. And some inspiration from Ben-Hur / The Ten Commandments / Greatest Story Ever Told.
Posted by *Jojo*
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@car - I think the 3 movies you've mentioned were - TRUE ! Had it NOT been, then there's just NO reason to believe the Bible after all
Just like with that of: The Passion of the Christ !
Posted by gelfen
Gladiator is best described as a fictional story set in a historically accurate setting and based on real people and events.
more information here: Gladiator: The Real Story
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sorry jojo:
2000 Academy Awards:
Gladiator - Best Picture, Best Actor (Russel Crowe), Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, and Best Costume Design
2001 Academy Awards:
Training Day - Best Actor (Denzel Washington)
A Beautiful Mind - Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly), Best Direcotor (Ron Howard), Best Screenplay based on previously published work.
*Russell Crowe was robbed by post-9/11 american patriotism*
Posted by *Jojo*
@gelfen - I stand corrected matey . . . I am NOT that certain with my last post that's why I posted the smiley "
" after Denzel Washington's name. I am a bit confused about the year though, as I 'KNOW' that one of Russell Crowe's BEST movie to date was outbested by Denzel's . . . which I think is a 'crap' flick (Training Day) . . . and that was the movie - A Beautiful Mind, and the year was 2001 and NOT 2K ! Sorry for that . . .