To what extent is the film Pompeii an accurate historical representation of slavery in the Ancient Roman era? The film Pompeii is a historical based tragic romance directed and produced by Paul W.S Anderson, starring actors such as Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, with Jared Harris, and Kiefer Sutherland. The film was filmed in Toronto, Oriana and was shot primarily at Cinespace Film Studios. Pompeii first premiered in France, Belgium and Russia on the 19th of February and then was later released in most major territories of the next following day. It was released to the rest of the public on the 28th of February, in 2D and 3D. The main plot of the film was set in 79 A.D and took place, of course, in the city of Pompeii, under the volcano Mount Vesuvius. In 79 A.D the emperor Vespasian died and his oldest son Titus succeeded into his throne. The movie incorporates this fact, and uses it to suggest corruption within the government. The film also …show more content…
While Pliny's letters about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius were written 25 years after the explosion, his detailed writings make them a primary source as they are his first hand experience of the disaster. Anderson’s romantic story was also based on the archaeological findings of the "twin lovers", an entwined gladiator and his lover, preserved by hardened volcanic ash. Anderson also stated “We would do a real helicopter shot over the ruins of the city so that we knew we were getting the layout of the city correct...Then we would project a computer-generated image over the top of the real photography... That is how we got the architecture of the city