Gladiator 2 obviously had a very different take on the protagonist's revenge-fueled battle since ... different from the first film. Repeating plot points from the original movie was mostly fine ...

The genius of the 2000 movie “Gladiator” wasn’t just ... The audience first sees Lucius leading men in battle—just as Maximus did at the beginning of “Gladiator”—but Lucius is ...

"Gladiator II" features ... As far-fetched as the battle might seem, the scene was, at least partially, inspired by history. Water spectacles in Rome go back to the first century BC.