Ridley Scott’s Extended Version fighter Make Commodus a more insidious villain.exist fighter, Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius played by Russell Crowe is chosen to replace the dying Caesar Marcus Aurelius, resulting in Marcus being murdered by his son Commodus (played by Joaquin Phoenix), and Maximus’ wife and son as well. execution. Phoenix’s sly and treacherous Commodus became one of the greatest villain performances of the time.
fighter Still hailed as one of Ridley Scott’s best films. However, like many of Scott’s films, fighter It also had an extended version released on home media, extending the run time from 155 minutes to 170 minutes and adding more layers to multiple characters. Commodus himself is one such beneficiary, and an important deleted scene deepens his crimes.
Commodus disagreed with the Roman Senate
fighter Shows that Commodus was completely focused on his lust for power and ignored the great problems plaguing the Roman people. To divert attention from Rome’s affairs, Commodus claims 150 days of gladiatorial competitions, but one of the scenes in fighterThe prolonged cut shows the real price Roma must pay for it. Senators Gracchus and Gaius, played by Derek Jacobi and John Shrapnel respectively, expressed concern about Commodus’s hedonistic way of governing and the financial burden his gladiator games had placed on him. Rome.
But also, fighter In this deleted scene, real-life character Lucilla reveals that Commodus is selling Rome’s grain reserves to pay for gladiatorial fights, while warning that “people will be hungry in two years. ” in spite of fighterCommodus’ theatrical film portrays Commodus as an incredibly selfish ruler, and this extended footage shows how fragile his genuine concern for those he rules over is. These fixes also increase the urgency for Maximus to stop Commodus.
Gladiator’s deleted scene elevates the movie
While Maximus’ hatred of Commodus was filled with a desire for revenge, Maximus also loathed the fact that he watched Rome degenerate into Commodus as Caesar. Maximus, along with Lucilla, his slave owners Proximo, and Gracchus, hatch a plot to overthrow Commodus, but a deleted scene reveals that Commodus was actually destined to starve Rome, making the quest theirs becomes even more important. character’s narcissism fighterproves that he is willing to lead Rome to destruction as long as he remains on the throne.
Marcus warned Maximus early on fighter That thing”Commodus cannot rule, he cannot rule!“, And fighterThe extended clip paints a clearer picture of what Marcus fears will happen if Commodus succeeds him.exist fighterMaximus is fighting to restore the dream of Rome.extended cut of fighter shows that under Commodus his battles were even fiercer.