Gladiator

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There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it, and any more than a whisper, and it would vanish; it was so fragile. And I fear that it will not survive…

Ridley Scott has directed a handful of game-changing films in his time in Hollywood, but Gladiator did what few films have done in history: become a critical and cultural touchstone.  Much has changed since the film came…