Gladiator
Ridley Scott once again directs a phenomenal film riddled with action, trickery, treason, love, and revenge. Russell Crowe is molded for the role of Maximus and portrays his character as a devoted father who is trapped between his love of family and love of country. After his family is taken from him and he is expelled into slavery, he fights his way to the top of the gladiators and seeks his revenge the evil Emperor. In this film review by the New York Times, (found in the link above) the film is praised the plot is summarized. The film describes a moment in which Maximus reveals his face to Commodus. The suspense and dramatic irony used in this moment is riveting. While the audience knows that this mysterious masked Gladiator is Maximus, Commodus does not. He thinks that Maximus was executed years before.
The role of Maximus was originally casted for Mel Gibson but Russell Crowe's compelling audition won over the Ridley Scott.
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