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well, I have heard many people say that Gladiatior isnt historically accurate. Just wondering if anyone can tell me why and give some examples from the movie that are historically inaccurate.

from this site

http://www.moviegeek.homestead.com/files/gladiator.htm

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all from here

http://www.yorku.ca/mediar/releases_1996_2000/archive/051100.htm

Who cares? Gladiator is a piece of shit.

^true very true ....

A gladiator fighting for his freedom. Yeah, as if that happened.

Gladiator is not meant to be a documentary - historicity doesnt count and its silly to judge it as a shitty movie on that basis.

yea the real thing to say is who cares because it wasnt on the history channel... you know I heard that theres no historial proof of a so called middle earth damn we better hate on LOTR now

Originally posted by BackFire
Who cares? Gladiator is a piece of shit.

took the word out of my mouth

The reason it's a shitty movie is the hour long moments between the fighting that you fall alseep during and make you miss the fighting.

So the reason cause its shitty was because the story was being explained through visual/dialogue development ?

I think its just to say that Gladiator did not meet some of your expectations.

1. I like Gladiator

2. who said it was historically accurate to begin with? It's a movie........fiction.....somebody sat down and wrote a story. Nobody claimed it to be "based on a true story". Star Wars is not historically accurate either..........

3. why is a thread about an epic-drama in the sci-fi forum?

I loved gladiator.. great movie. I hope they make a sequal/prequal.

Originally posted by Evil Dead

3. why is a thread about an epic-drama in the sci-fi forum?

Its Cinemaddiction's Fault ! He moved It !

Is any Historical movie based on true facts. Always exaggerated slightly, if not alot. I thought Gladiator was an good movie though. "On my command unleash Hell, then nip out and buy a loaf a of bread and some milk".

Originally posted by Evil Dead
1. I like Gladiator

2. who said it was historically accurate to begin with? It's a movie........fiction.....somebody sat down and wrote a story. Nobody claimed it to be "based on a true story". Star Wars is not historically accurate either..........

Originally posted by GCG
Gladiator is not meant to be a documentary - historicity doesnt count and its silly to judge it as a shitty movie on that basis.

Exactly, it wasn't meant to be historically accurate in the first place so to dismiss it as a good film on that basis is just well idiotic really. On that note, has their ever been a film that was 100% historically accurate anyway?

In answer to the origianl posters question. Some of the characters and events were real but most of the film especially the story was fiction. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what was real from what was fiction by just doing a little bit of research.

Originally posted by forumcrew
yea the real thing to say is who cares because it wasnt on the history channel... you know I heard that theres no historial proof of a so called middle earth damn we better hate on LOTR now



Originally posted by Evil Dead
3. why is a thread about an epic-drama in the sci-fi forum?


That's what I keep asking

Originally posted by BackFire
Who cares? Gladiator is a piece of shit.

Jeez, we get it! You've been saying that over and over.
Anyways, I don't care whether or not it's 100% historically accurate. It made sense, stayed true to history for the most part(except for some nitpicts that no one cares about whatsoever), had great writing, and had fantastic acting.

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