Chew Bert Zian 1105245
The scene I like the most is at the beginning of the movie, where the scene show the great skill of Maximus, as a general, controlling and directing his army to win the war.
This scene show the characteristic of Maximus, which is intelligent, brave, and confident, and is respected by all his followers.
He make sure all his army is in position, and then waited their enemy to appear and then surround them by leading his army from another site. The way he plan for this war is the key elements of their army to win the war.
He impressed me by the way he lead his army, it is so brilliant and I feel that he is too good to just be a general.
After the war, Maximus is being asked by the old emperor to take over his place and be the next ruler instead of his son, this show that Maximus also being trusted by the emperor.
The starting of the movie is very interesting and exciting which attracted me desiring to continue watch the movie, but the only thing I don't like about the movie is the crucial and extremely bloody scene.
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This is a general comment for you all.
You all seem to like these scenes for more or less the same reason? No one disagrees? No one is really critical of this film? I don't think you are looking at the film with critical eyes. I have four questions for you to answer. You will need to do a bit of research to answer these.:
1. Is the story a hero's journey? Try to describe it as a hero's journey and see if it fits the template.
2. What did you learn about Rome from this movie? Do some research on the characters. Are they real people from history? Is the film accurate in historical detail? And architectural detail (for example, the Colosseum/ Flavian Ampitheatre)?
3. What was happening to the Roman empire during the period of Commodus' rule? And what eventually caused the decline and downfall of the Roman Empire?
4. Is this film propaganda for a certain set of ideas or a way of life? Did the writer, director and actors intend for you to have the reactions that you have expressed here? Aren't you just a bit suspicious and critical of the film and the black and white division between Commodus and Maximus? Such a bad and nasty Emperor and such a loyal gladiator! One is a 'good Roman' and the other is just out for himself? Doesn't it all seem a little too simple? So, again, is this film propaganda for an idea of loyalty? To answer this, look at which country produced it and when it was produced. How is the film 'constructed' to provide a lesson to the audiences of that country of its origin? Is it really about Rome, or about the country it came from? What was happening in that country in the years just before it was created?
We will discuss these issues in class next week. Answer them on your blogs before then and be ready with your answers next week.
Thank you.
Ray
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ReplyDeleteGet your missing assignments together. I am extending one more week to get it done. We will discuss in class.
**All blogs complete by Friday 31 September 12 midnight.
Much more writing, discussion. Photos and sketches and discussion of what you found interesting and learned from INSIDE the Islamic Museum--your sketches and statement should complement eachother.
**Sketchbooks hand-in during the final makeup class on Tuesday 4 September.
Thank you
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