Gladiator is an epic historical movie directed by Ridley Scott that that released in 2000 and became the second highest-grossing film of the year following Mission Impossible 2. The movie became a talking point because of Russel Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix as the limelight-stealing performers and the iconic dialogues from Gladiators that helped the movie become a success.
The movie is loosely based on the real events that unfolded during the reign of the Roman Empire. The movie went on to win 5 Academy Awards and an Oscar for Best Picture, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 58th Golden Globes. All in all, Gladiator won a total of forty-eight prizes and awards that year! Check out some of the best and most iconic dialogues from Gladiator.
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1. The strong words of Maximus before he decided to win over everything…
“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” – Maximus
2. When Commodus is petrified…
“The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story! But now, the people want to know how the story ends. Only a famous death will do. And what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena?” – Commodus
3. What we do in life echoes in eternity…
“Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line! Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead!” – Maximus
4. When you are not afraid of death…
“I knew a man once who said, “Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.” – Maximus
5. When a person has more influence than the king…
“Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome.” – Lucilla
6. What one needs in life the most is love… One of the most iconic dialogues from Gladiator.
“Father. I would have butchered the whole world… if you would only love me!” – Commodus
7. The big question…
“Quintus: People should know when they are conquered.
Maximus: Would you, Quintus? Would I?”
8. You will have the strength to face all difficulties that you are strong enough to face…
“Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear.” – Maximus
9. Not yet!
“And now we are Free. I will see you again… but not yet… Not yet!” – Juba
10. When Marcus knew his end was near…
“I am dying, Maximus. When a man sees his end… he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. How will the world speak my name in years to come? Will I be known as the philosopher? The warrior? The tyrant…? Or will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self? There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish… it was so fragile. And I fear that it will not survive the winter.” – Marcus Aurelius
11. When he is counting every single day ever since he is left alone…
Marcus Aurelius: “When was the last time you were home?”
Maximus: “Two years, two hundred and sixty-four days, and this morning.”
12. When destroying a person’s legacy is more important than killing that person…
“You have a great name. He must kill your name before he kills you.” – Juba
13. When you are loved…you are at peace.
“He sleeps so well because he is loved.” – Commodus
14. Winning the crowd is the only solution…
“Listen to me. Learn from me. I was not the best because I killed quickly. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.” – Proximo
15. We can not choose our time of death but our actions leave an image of us behind…
“Ultimately, we’re all dead men. Sadly, we cannot choose how but, what we can decide is how we meet that end, in order that we are remembered, as men.”- Proximo
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