WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS Gladiator 2.
Gladiator 2 It has already appeared in cinemas. Twenty-four years after the release of the legendary original film Ridley Scott returns to the Roman Empire with a sequel that many have called unnecessary and has now earned critical acclaim. The story follows Pikethe boy who played for the first time Spencer Treat Clark. Now this boy has become a man and a sought-after actor. Paul Mescal accepts the stripes to take him to the Colosseum.
The whole movie revolves around revenge Pikebecause Roman troops devastated his house in Numidia and killed his wife. Become a slave and then a gladiator thanks to Macrinushero Gladiator 2 He finds himself caught up in an intricate conspiracy between the most powerful spheres of the Empire’s capital. A situation whose goal is to turn the entire political structure upside down and determine the future of the entire planet.
In the last act of the film Macrinus reveals himself as a great villain Gladiator 2. The owner of the gladiators performed Denzel Washington betrays himself Pike upon delivery to Lucilla, Marco Acasio and senators who plotted against the emperors Geta And Caracalla. After the death of the general, he gave life Pedro Pascal in the arena of the Colosseum, Macrinus gives way to the next stage of the plan.
Kill the dream
In conversation with Lucilla, Macrinus Be clear about what your goal is. Emperor Marcus Aurelius He spoke of the dream that was Rome. The dream is so light that it could only be whispered. The idea for which Maximum tenth meridium He gave his life and what the new conspirators hoped to complete. But for the villain Gladiator 2this is impossible.
He does not believe that power should go to the people. On the contrary, he believes that people like him, who consider themselves chosen, should leave the city – he himself was a slave during the times Marcus Aurelius– and achieve fame. Macrinus doesn’t want favors Geta And Caracalla. What he wants is to become the new Emperor of Rome, to rule the Empire that once kept him in chains. And to do this, he must kill the two emperors present.
The task is relatively simple for him. The first thing he does is when the city is very excited after death Marco Acasiopit them against each other. Macrinus brainwashing Caracalla making him think about it Geta He intends to accuse him and thus end his life. Before this happens, a crazy youth makes an attempt on his brother’s life and with the help of the character himself Washingtonbeheads him. IN Gladiator 2 There is only one emperor left, who also appoints Macrinus like his political right hand next to his monkey Dundus.
Last Stand
Meanwhile, Pike understand who the real enemy is. So, with the ring Lucilla which belonged to his grandfather and father, he asks his healer friend for one last favor, Ravi. He must hand over the ring to the troops Marco Acasio who were waiting outside Rome to take the city. With this gesture they will understand that they must intervene. But at the same time, Macrinus And Caracalla They organize a new fight, the last of Gladiator 2execute in the Colosseum Lucilla and senators who intended to commit treason with the character Pedro Pascal. AND Pikedressed in armor Maximumwill be your only defender from the Praetorian Guard.
But the main character foresees an evil plan and releases all the gladiators in the basement of the Colosseum to help him in the uprising. Thus, a fierce campaign is unfolding in the arena, as well as in the stands of the amphitheater. Senator Graco He dies at the hands of the Praetorians in full battle. But the anger of the people is now unstable and Macrinus he understands. One of his informants tells him that numerous troops are heading towards Rome, ready to join them. Pike and their struggle. And the villain from Gladiator 2 He makes two radical decisions. First he kills Caracalla so that no one can see him. And then before he runs he shoots an arrow through the heart Lucilla just before her son can free her.
Favorite character Connie Nielsen dies by hand Pike. Eto, enraged, decides to pursue Macrinus and the emperor’s men to the gates of Rome, where they meet the people Marco Acasio. There, it seems, a brutal pitched battle will break out, in which there will likely be thousands of casualties, as happened at the beginning Gladiator 2. But this doesn’t happen.
Gladiator 2 determines the future of Rome
Pike And Macrinus They prefer to measure their strength individually, without further bloodshed. The antagonist is about to emerge victorious when he nearly drowns the young hero, but he receives the necessary powers in a vision before being sent to the other world and manages to escape from the water. At the end of the battle, Macrinus dies and PikeWith an impromptu speech, he convinces the troops of both sides that they should not fight, but rather help restore his grandfather’s dream of Rome. The power must be in the people this time.
Gladiator 2 ends Pike crying to all her loved ones in the now empty Coliseum. And the last poetic shot shows the protagonist’s hand in the same wheat field as in the iconic scene of the film. Maximum V Gladiator original. The main character followed in his father’s footsteps, fulfilling his wish. And he’s alive too, so everything is open to the hypothetical Gladiator 3.
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