《角鬥士》電影海報
《角鬥士》，肅穆的心情，生命的意義
★影片信息
導演：雷德利·斯科特
編劇：大衛·弗蘭佐尼 / 約翰·洛根 / William Nicholson
主演：羅素·克勞 / 傑昆·菲尼克斯 / 康妮·尼爾森 /理察·哈裡斯
類型：動作 / 冒險 / 劇情
製片國家/地區：英國 / 美國
上映日期：2000-05-05
片長：155分鐘 / 171分鐘（extended version）
又名：神鬼戰士 / 帝國驕雄
★英文導讀
In AD 180, General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) leads the Roman army to a decisive victory against Germanic tribes at Vindobona, ending a long war on the Roman frontier and earning the esteem of the elderly Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris).
Though he has a son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the dying emperor wishes to grant temporary leadership to Maximus, hoping eventually to return power to the Roman Senate. When his father tells him of the decision, Commodus, already bitter that Marcus favors Maximus over him, murders his father in a fit of rage and claims the throne.
Maximus realizes the truth about Marcus' death, but is betrayed by his friend, General Quintus (Tomas Arana), who reluctantly instructs the Praetorian guards to carry out Commodus' order to execute Maximus and his wife (Giannina Facio) and son (Giorgio Cantarini). Maximus manages to escape, and races home only to find he was too late to save his family. After burying them, Maximus is found unconscious by slave traders and taken to Zucchabar, a Roman city in North Africa. There, he is bought by Proximo (Oliver Reed), and forced to fight for his life as a gladiator in arena tournaments.
During this time, he befriends gladiators Juba (Djimon Hounsou), and Hagen (Ralf Möeller). Juba tells Maximus to have faith that he will be reunited with his family in the afterlife.
Maximus proves a fierce gladiator; with nothing left to live for, he is fearless in the arena. He ultimately reaches the prestigious Roman Colosseum, where his group is contracted to fight in a tribute to the Battle of Carthage.
Concealing his identity with a helmet, he skillfully leads a band of gladiators to defeat an opposing chariot and archer force, earning the crowd's praise. Forced to reveal himself to a stunned Commodus in the arena afterward, the crowd votes to spare his life, and Commodus appeases them by doing so.
Maximus later wins against the undefeated gladiator Tigris, as well as tigers released into the arena, yet refuses to obey Commodus' command to perform the coup de grâce. As a result, he is declared "Maximus the Merciful" by the crowd, increasing his popularity and further frustrating Commodus, who cannot kill Maximus without making him a martyr.
Following the fight, Maximus is told by his former servant Cicero (Tommy Flanagan) that his army is still loyal to him.
Maximus then conspires with Commodus' sister Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and the senator Gracchus (Derek Jacobi) to rejoin with his army and topple Commodus by force.
Commodus, however, suspects his sister of betrayal and forces her to reveal the plot using veiled threats against her young son Lucius (Spencer Treat Clark).
馬克西蒙斯是羅馬帝國戰功顯赫、受人擁戴的大將軍。老國王馬庫斯·奧利利烏斯對大將軍賞識有加，有意加冕於他。老國王對將軍這種超越親情的寵愛自然招來太子康莫迪烏斯的妒忌與不安，太子伺機殺害父親，搶先登上王位，並馬上下令誅殺大將軍一家。
馬克西蒙斯死裡逃生躲過暴君的魔爪，可是他所有的家人都未能倖免於難，返回家園，他只看到滿目瘡痍的破敗景象。走投無路的馬克西蒙斯只能投身為奴，從昔日的大將軍淪為一名角鬥士，在血腥廝殺中苟且求生。
憑藉英勇的氣魄和高超的武藝，馬克西蒙斯漸漸脫穎而出，晉級到羅馬的大角鬥場。這一次，他的劍直指暴君康莫迪烏斯，失去親人的痛苦，淪為奴隸的屈辱，在馬克西蒙斯的內心燃起了熊熊怒火。
★精彩對白重現 Colorful Sentence
Marcus Aurelius: And what would you believe?
Maximus: They fought for you and for Rome.
Marcus Aurelius: And what is Rome, Maximus?
Maximus: I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.
Marcus Aurelius: Yet you have never been there. You have not seen what it has become.
I am dying, Maximus. When a man sees his end... he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. How will the world speak my name in years to come? Will I be known as the philosopher? The warrior? The tyrant...? Or will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self?
There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish... it was so fragile. And I fear that it will not survive the winter.
馬庫斯：那你相信什麼呢？
馬克西蒙斯：他們為了你和羅馬而戰。
馬庫斯：馬克西蒙斯，羅馬是什麼？
馬克西蒙斯：我到過世界上許多別的地方，那裡既冷酷又陰暗，而羅馬象徵著光明。
馬庫斯：但你從來沒有去過那裡。你沒看見羅馬已經變成什麼樣了。我快要死了，馬克西蒙斯。當一個人快死的時候……他會想知道自己的一生是否有價值。人們將來會怎麼評價我呢？會推崇我是個哲學家嗎？一名勇士？還是位暴君……？或是讓羅馬回歸自我的皇帝？恢復共和制的羅馬是個夢想。你只能悄悄地說。再大聲一點的話，它將會消失……它是如此脆弱。我擔心在殘酷的現實環境中，它根本無法存活下去。
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