Ridley Scott returns to the arena with Gladiator 2
Let’s be honest when Ridley Scott announced that he would make a sequel to his cult film Gladiator (2000) more than twenty years later, there was as much excitement as fear. How can we make a film today that lives up to this monument of cinema? Especially because Ridley Scott’s latest successes have not always been unanimous, especially regarding the direction taken for the saga. Alien.
However, 2024 will be the year of Gladiator 2. A sequel that will see Lucius (Paul Mescal), the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen)returning to Rome after having lost everything and wanting revenge by passing through the arena. According to the trailers, he will be introduced there thanks to a character played by Denzel Washingtonwho for his part wants to put an end to the tyranny of the emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger). Finally, note the presence of Pedro Pascal in the role of a general who will face Lucius in the Colosseum.
Gladiator 2 will be released in less than a month. The promotion surrounding it has already sold the film well. But the best was yet to come with the first opinions. In fact, a first screening of the feature film was organised, and the lucky ones who saw it showed up very complimentary towards him. Much more than we could have hoped for.
Here are the first reviews!
We learn from Variety that this screening, held in Los Angeles, took place in front of an audience made up of Academy Awards voters and members of the actors’ union. After the enthusiasm of those present, the American media affirmed it Gladiator 2 it could allow Ridley Scott to win in several months the Oscar for best directorand Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington who were also nominated for an Oscar as best actors. Exactly that!
The trend was confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) with the first reactions swept away by Gladiator 2. Clayton Davis, Awards Editor Variety he then announced that it was a “damn, coming back from the cinema” before stating that the feature film is what Ridley Scott has done best since The fall of the Black Hawk. Furthermore, according to him “Denzel Washington is having a blast in one of his deadliest roles“.
The same goes for movie buff Boston Brand, for whom Gladiator 2 East”an absolute cinema“, with “epic scope and some of the greatest action sequences in cinematic history“.
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The excess continues with an opinion that does not just speak of a”great sequel“but definitively”one of the most beautiful moments in the history of mankind“powered by”Ridley Scott, the reincarnation of Jesus“. More seriously, another user of Gladiator 2not only one of the best films of the year, but perhaps also”one of the best of all time“.A film that”defies expectations“, and in which “the music is just as great as the original, the writing is incredible with tons of action on such a massive scale it feels unreal“.
To summarize, Gladiator 2 it would therefore be”an absolute triumph“and a movie”breathtaking“marked by high-level performances, especially from Denzel Washington, and who manages to put on a great show while offering”an intimate and emotional story of family and honor“.
Of course we must remain cautious about these initial opinions. More than once we have read overly laudatory reactions to films that were ultimately average (such as after screenings of Marvel productions). Furthermore, these opinions are not those of the press, which perhaps could be more moderate. In any case, the French public will have to wait November 13th be able to form your own opinion on the matter Gladiator 2.
Source: Cine Serie
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