Gladiator Page #4

Synopsis: Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.
Director(s): Rowdy Herrington
Production: Dreamworks Distribution LLC
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The soldier leads the German Prisoner away.

Maximus and Marcus continue walking in silence for a beat.

Then:

MARCUS:

Tell me again, Maximus, why are we

here?

MAXIMUS:

For the glory of the empire, sire.

MARCUS:

(quietly)

Yes. I remember.

They continue walking through the mountains of bodies...

EXT. ROAD - SUNSET

Maximus and Marcus are now walking along a road through

the dense forest. Slaves follow behind them, leading

their horses.

Both sides of the road are filled with the men of the

Felix Regiment. As Maximus and Marcus pass, the battered

and bloody soldiers drag themselves to their feet, raising

their swords, paying silent homage.

MAXIMUS:

They honor you, Caesar.

MARCUS:

I don't think they're standing for

me, Maximus. They honor you.

Just then Commodus canters into view with his Praetorian

Guard escort. He watches the army honor Maximus with rank

envy as he nears.

He rides up to Maximus and Marcus.

COMMODUS:

Have I missed it?

He leaps from his horse.

COMMODUS:

Have I missed the battle?

MARCUS:

You've missed the war. We're done

here.

Commodus embraces him, awkward.

COMMODUS:

Father. Congratulations. I shall

sacrifice a thousand doves to honor

your triumph.

MARCUS:

Spare the doves and honor Maximus,

he won the battle.

Commodus embraces Maximus, even more awkward.

COMMODUS:

General, Rome salutes you and I

embrace you as a brother.

MAXIMUS:

Highness.

They walk, Maximus still supporting Marcus, as:

COMMODUS:

Your Spaniards seem invincible. May

the Gods favor the Felix Regiment

now and always...

(to his father)

Here, Father, take my arm.

MARCUS:

(ignores this)

Where's your sister?

COMMODUS:

She's at the camp. She had no

desire to see the gore of the

battlefield.

MARCUS:

(smiles)

Lucilla would eat every corpse here

if it brought her one step closer to

the throne.

Maximus laughs.

MAXIMUS:

(smiles)

Caesar, you do the lady injustice.

MARCUS:

It's a foolish old cobra who doesn't

recognize his own off-spring...

(he suddenly stops,

not feeling well)

I think... I should ride now.

Maximus waves for Marcus' horse. It is brought up.

Several soldiers carefully help the old man into the

saddle. He is then tethered to the brace on his saddle.

It is a slow, graceful and embarrassing ordeal for the

Emperor of Rome.

When at last he is strapped in, he looks to Maximus.

MARCUS:

So much for the glory of Rome.

Without a word to his son, Marcus nods and the horse is

slowly lead away.

Commodus and Maximus watch him go.

COMMODUS:

(neutral)

He's dying.

A beat.

COMMODUS:

Poor old man.

MAXIMUS:

(terse)

If you'll excuse me, Highness.

He turns and stalks away.

EXT. TENT CITY - NIGHT

We see the Roman encampment, a sea of tents. Hundreds of

campfires burn before the tents.

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David Franzoni

David Harold Franzoni (born March 4, 1947) is an American screenwriter and producer. His best-known screenplays include King Arthur, Gladiator (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Amistad, and Jumpin' Jack Flash. more…

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