J.Hunter- Gladiator Film Analysis

In this clip from the film Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott he uses a sort of second-century Roman Colosseum to take his viewers back to the Roman times of intense action and enthusiasim, although this particular scene is at a point of dialogue and seriousness captured with the cinematogrophy by close-up shots of the actors, capturing their facial expressions. Scott also makes the scene alive with the sound of the crowd yelling in the background and dramatic orchestrated music. The scene also gets viewers at the edge of their seats with the use of many weapons as props, hinting of action. My impression of the scene is that it feels very realistic. It really feels as if I were a spectator in the colosseum watching the confrontation between the two characters take place. My favorite thing about the scene is Scott's use of cinematogrophy, capturing every aspect of the scene from the main characters to the dirt and wind hitting the face of a spectator in the crowd.