Gladiator's Cruel Commodus Death Scene Was Worse In Real Life

Summary

• Death of Commodus
  Gladiator
  in real life it was worse – he was poisoned and drowned.
• the success of
  Gladiator
  led to a sequel called
  Gladiator 2
  scheduled for release.
• Gladiator
  's historical inaccuracies include the description of Commodus' death.

Death of Commodus Gladiator in real life it was worse, because he suffered a completely different fate. As one of the best gladiator movies, Ridley Scott's Gladiator earned 465.4 million dollars at the box office. The film was well received upon its release and scored 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Russell Crowe's role as Maximus left a legacy for the actor and Joaquin Phoenix was also well received. Gladiator's antagonist, Commodus. In addition, success Gladiator spawned a sequel, Gladiator 2, which is all set for release in November, 24 years have passed since the release of the first film.

Gladiator follows the life of real general Maximus Decimus Meridius (Crowe), who is hunted down and sold into slavery by Commodus (Phoenix), the emperor's patrician jealous son, where Maximus vows revenge on Commodus for killing his wife. and his son. But even though it is a historical epic film based on real life events, Gladiator contains some historical inaccuracies. A particular inaccuracy involves the death of Commodus at the end of the film because While the Roman emperor was killed in real life, Commodus' death was actually worse than depicted. Gladiator.

Commodus Was Poisoned And Drowned In Real Life

His Death was more political than Gladiator portrayed

Commodus was a true Roman emperor who ruled from 177 AD until his brutal assassination in 192 AD. During his reign, Commodus often displayed megalomaniacal tendencies, asking people to portray him as God-like. Shortly before his murder, Marcia, believed to be his mistress, found a list of people whom Commodus wanted killed. Discovering that it was on the hit list, Marcia, along with three others, planned the assassination of Commodus. First, they poisoned his food, he vomited, and when that failed, they sent his wrestling partner, Nargis, to drown him in the bath.

A real-life Roman emperor was assassinated due to his political ineptitude and megalomania, which began to affect those around him.

However, in GladiatorCommodus' death was more emotional. A real-life Roman emperor was assassinated for his political ineptitude and the growing megalomania that begins to affect those around him. Although Commodus' death is changed, the film also touches on the betrayal of his men. Gladiator's the ending includes the betrayal of the Praetorian Guard, who were supposed to protect the emperor but retreated to allow Commodus to be killed. It somewhat reflected actual historical events, as the Praetorians were involved in the assassination of a number of Roman emperors.

Gladiator's Altered Commodus Death Makes More Sense for the Movie

The change allows closure for Maximus

However, in GladiatorThe death of Commodus turned from Maximus' assassination plot into a revenge mission. It made sense to change his death in the movie Gladiator Commodus portrays Maximus as a vengeful and scheming villain with a personal vendetta. because he was chosen as his father's successor. Instead of a debased assassination plot, it makes more sense The Gladiator movie ends With Maximus, he finally avenges his family's murder, because he ensures it Gladiator with an epic and emotional finale, it surpasses a separate real-life conspiracy that will not provide closure.