Film Roman Essays

Roman Polanski 's 1971 film version is memorable for its explicit violence. Polanski makes a number of interesting stylistic choices to emphasize the themes of ambition, guilt, and the corruption associated to power. From his innovative position, the most intriguing choice was the decision to cast Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth. Traditionally, Lady Macbeth is an older figure in the story, and her power over Macbeth is that of a strong-willed wife. But, by casting a 26-year old physically attractive

Ancient Greek and Roman films have innate properties that accommodate the genre to prosperously generate success at the box office – grand battles, charismatic leaders, eccentric sexuality, and divine figures ensure that the general public will purchase admission to observe both the narrative and spectacle. Among these Ancient Greek and Roman films are the cleverly written comedies and the powerful/dramatic tragedies (both based upon the work of accomplished ancient playwrights) that opt out of the

In Rome, the Roman Colosseum has a purpose of not only as a scene for entertainments such as Gladiator fights and games but also has a symbolic meaning of power and grandiosity of the Roman Empire. The spectacles that were arranged at the Roman Colosseum were meant to entertain the Emperor of Rome and were financed by him and the elite. Gladiator games that consisted of the battles between trained fighters with special weapons were the most popular activity in the Roman Colosseum. There was even

The Roman Empire is often praised for being advanced far before its time with the many innovations and breakthroughs that came about during its reign. Although there has been much history recovered long after the fall of the empire, some structures still remain a mystery. One of these happens to be the Roman Colosseum and is still standing in present day Italy, and there are still many questions to be answered about this gargantuan structure. Colosseum: Roman Death Trap is an hour-long documentary

The perspective of the film was through the eyes of a Holocaust survivor named Wladyslaw Spzilman. The director, Roman Polanski, was inspired by his parents; They were send to several concentration camps, and his mother died at Auschwitz. This made the Holocaust a very personal and traumatic event to him, which is portrayed in his film. Polanski’s point of view of the Holocaust is illustrated in the several scenes and images throughout the movie. For example, the Germans continually put restrictions

Conflict between ethnic groups have always been a societal issue all across the United States. In particular, the poem “Strange Fruit” written by Abel Meeropol is a prime example of the injustice that the African American community faced during the segregation and the Jim Crow law era. As stated in the article, “Strange Fruit” is a haunting protest against the inhumanity of racism” (Blair 2012). Meeropol utilizes literary devices to paint a picture of the horrific treatment and the lynching of the

Introduction: Gladiator is a film about the Roman emperor’s son, Commodus, betraying the general, Maximus Decimus Meridius, by murdering the emperor and seizing the Roman throne. Then Commodus murders Maximus’ family, resulting in Maximus becoming a slave and eventually a gladiator. Soon after, Maximus arrives at the Colosseum where he seeks revenge from the death of his family by killing Commodus. Three Important Historical Points: Many of the events in this movie are changed to have a more entertaining

I recommend historical drama epic Gladiator because it reveals a major Roman theme despite ubiquitous factual inaccuracies. The film stays true to the Rome’s theme of shift in leadership through the representation of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. The Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, symbolized the golden age of the Roman Empire. He is considered the last of the “Five Good Emperors” by Niccolò Machiavelli. Commodus, on the other hand, was one of the worst Emperors of Rome, and he represents the inexperienced

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

The history of Roman numerals follows the history of ancient Rome itself, from its beginnings at the Latin Palatine Hill in 8th and 9th century B.C. to its fall in the 2nd Century AD from civil war, plague, civil apathy and the rise of Christianity and northern European powers. The Roman Empire had inspirational, industrious and intellectual beginnings. Emperor Domitianus, Aristotle, Aristarchus, Eratosthenes, Euclid and Archimedes helped to build Rome into an ancient power, developing sophisticated

Captured and enslaved, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the deaths of his family and his emperor. Even though most of the film wasn’t based on an actual real life story, it was a box office success. The film won multiple awards, notably

ability to do so, and this can be seen in the film, Spartacus. The main character, for whom the film is named after, is a slave in Ancient Rome. However, he’s taken away to a gladiator school and trained to fight to the death in public battles. This school is where he falls in love with a female slave and is the catalyst for a slave rebellion to begin. Eventually, Spartacus becomes the leader of the rebellion and his army attempts to fight back against the Romans and put an end to slavery in the empire

recounts events which have transpired 1,642 years before during the days of the Roman Republic. The assassination of Julius Caesar has been a popular topic among historians, artists, playwrights, and the film industry for decades. Although the story of Caesar’s assassination has been displayed in many forms over the years some of them have been not so accurate (from the historical point of view). However, Julius Caesar a 1953 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz has largely been able to stick to historical accuracy

the glamorous yet tragic life of the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. The film has succeeded in demonstrating many historical aspects, especially the mighty ambitious Cleopatra, yet still has some inaccuracies which all will now be discussed. The film accurately portrayed most of the historical details, from the triumph to the tragedy of Cleopatra. It began with the meeting with Julius Caesar, a Roman politician and general, who solidified her grip on the throne and made her the sole ruler

dramatization film coordinated by Ridley Scott, featuring Russell Crowe. Crowe depicts the fictional character, steadfast Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is deceived when the ruler Marcus Aurelius ' goal-oriented son, Commodus, murders his father and grabs the throne. Decreased to slavery, Maximus rises through the positions of the gladiatorial arena to vindicate the murder of his family and his emperor. This essay will highlight the technical and cultural dimensions of the film and observe

The movie Gladiator by Ridley Scott is a historical Epic film about gladiators and ancient romans wars and historical periods. Epics are not just about wars and action scene the mise en scene of the movies might suggest that, but they underline much more deeper meaning that requires analysis. Epics can target some political point of views or parties and can rebell on then in the form of a nice story. For example in the first biblical epic, Ben Hur it was clear how the system ruling rome was tyrant

in the coliseum. Though the protagonist is entirely fictional, the movie still has some interesting insight into roman culture. For instance, the depiction of the coliseum and its layout seemed to align with we know today about the iconic structure. Unfortunately, the film is not without its share of shortcomings, and these mostly appear in various aspects of the roman culture and roman leaders. To a certain degree, the movie is accurate, but it is apparent that our modern culture has in some ways

distinct apart the movie, as the characteristics of each character were manipulated in the film, idea of gender equality was heavily display in the film whereas text seems like to display another completely different story, and also the main character of the movie, Publius, was put on halo effects so that everything he did was right and appropriate contrasting how history was written in Livy’s text. How the film made changes to what had happened in

The Roman Empire in the second century is an historical period that is just captivating. As an action fanatic, it’s exhilarating to watch the wars and long battles to conquer a massive empire. Thus, I have chosen Gladiator (2000) for this film review. In addition, this movie is my ultimate favorite of all time. When I first watched Gladiator, I was in awe of the story. Each time I watch Gladiator, which I have seen countless times, I always feel like it is the first time. I still feel the intensity

very successful from 480 BC to 430 BC, with the help of Pericles. In the film they pointed out that the gods were also important aspects of Athenian life, like Athena she was the daughter of Zeus, and a Greek goddess of wisdom, war and peace. They believed that she could help them achieve the level of excellence they strove for. The Greeks also had a lot in common with the other cultures like Rome and China. In the film they also said that the Athens were very big on sports. The Olympics were