What are some historical differences in the movie "Gladiator" verses real life?
824013
An excellent movie! Although I have seen the movie several times and am taking a class regarding the Greeks and Romans, I cannot recall any particular historical difference. You could try imdb.com
335429
While the story is fictional, the depiction of World War 2 in the movie is considered the best ever.  It is the most accurate depiction of what really happened, unlike what video games depict.
424212
Its not real - they would have both died about halfway through the film in real life.
1034137
well,the movie is much milder than the play,the play is extremely vulgar,while the movie is very interesting.
975235
It's not based on a novel but it's also not an original screen play.  It is based on another motion picture called "il mare".
152325
Yes, Jurassic Park was a fictional movie but had alot of true fact in it.
674884
In Shakespeare, and in much other old literature, the people are commonly depicted as ignorant, violent beasts, who only became more dangerous when assembled in mobs.  This was a convenient way to depict ordinary people when the world was governed by royalty and by small numbers of wealthy land-owners, and it was one of the reasons that many Europeans expected the United States to fail right away when we announced that "we the people" were going to govern ourselves.  In reality, the violent and lawless groups in Rome were the paid bodyguards serving wealthy senators.  More than once, a popular leader of the ordinary Roman people was beaten or killed by these private troops, but the history was written by Senators, so they often claimed that the people themselves had suddenly turned on their own leaders.  Shakespeare's era got all of its history of Rome from the writings of the wealthy and their servants, so what you see of the Roman people in his plays is naturally as negative as the ancient propaganda itself.
326786
Well...it's not really something I enjoy as such (although I have seen some very beautifully filmed sex scenes in the past).  I recently got around to watching Rome last week, which was notorious for its sex and nudity.  In the context of the story, though, it was all appropriate...in fact, quite restrained given the historical period.
149494
There really was a battle at Troy, but the movie probably had taken a few liberties with it to make it more interesting.
1027712
There was a Sylvester Stallone movie from 1981 called "Victory". It was about a group of POW's that get a soccor game against the Germans, but really do it as an escape plan.
573032
Here is what a reviewer on Amazon has to say on the topic.\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000069HSP/102-7802541-0853764?v=glance&n=130\n\n"As for accuracy to what occurred, a group of soldiers that were there appeared on The History Channel's "Hollywood vs History" program and they concurred that it was 75-80% factual. 20 - 25% Hollywood. That's probably a good ratio indeed."
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Of the 2 movies, I think Shakespeare in Love was the better movie. Here is my reasoning. Although, Shakespeare in Love was a comedy it was also one of most brilliant piece of writing. The script and the story was really inspired. If you are a Shakespeare afficionado, you would understand the little subtle touches in the the screenplay. And it was brilliantly acted as well.\nSaving Private Ryan was not really a favorite of mine that year. It was a good movie but I have seen better war movies. The opening was very good but once the mission to search for Ryan begins, the story sort of looses its way (in my opinion). The ending was especially cliched.
474254
Roman emperors used a thumbs up to allow a gladiator to live if he'd fought well. Thumbs down and it was curtains for the poor guy.\n\nMay be this is where we got the idea from.
526854
*sigh* Its not all lies.  The history is about 50% true, 40% theory-assumption, and 10% just plain wrong.  The book was very one sided, but more exciting.  I felt the movie was much clearer about what was true and what was theory, therefore being more fair to Christianity.
235827
Who put the glad in gladiator?\nHercules!!!\n\nWhose daring deeds are great theatres?\nHercules!!!
253338
Man is a great general and is loved by the emperor as a son.  Emperor is killed by heir apparent and when general refuses to pledge allegience to new emperor his wife and child are killed, his estate pillaged and he is taken in the woods to be executed.  He escapes but becomes a slave and in turn a gladiator.  He must then fight his way through the ranks of the smaller venues to reach Rome and avenge his family.
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One that puts you through the journey, feeling like you are really going through the good times, through the bad times.\n\nSomething real, and hereby hard to watch.\n\nExample:\n\n1) When a Man Loves a Woman\n2) What Dreams May come\n3) American History X\n4) Hotel Rwanda\n5) Léon\n\nFor different examples of real life...that won't leave you indifferent!