Gladiator Intro paragraph- Tevin Lanier

In Ancient Rome, Ridley Scott takes us through the mind of Maximus better known as "The Gladiator". "The Gladiator" played by Russell Crowe is an example of how losing your family to senseless acts of violence can turn a man into a crazed killer. During Maximus being in Rome, he has winessed some very gruesome events due to his participation in the military. Maximus saw many violent acts as the leader of the army,but experiencing his family being murdered took a serious toll on him. Maximus is now turned into a killing machine with no regard for human life, all to get revenge for his murdered family. Since Rome's government played a major part in their deaths, they now shall reap the effects of Maximus' wrath.