This one slow motion shot serves the same function in the scene as cranking a catapult into place in Gladiator ... battle. It’s cause and effect. We see the slow motion shot of Napoleon first ...

Gladiator also scored 12 Oscar nominations and five wins, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe. Russell Crowe as Maximus facing off against another man in a scene from the film ...

One of the most pivotal scenes in ... and becomes a gladiator — a role he uses to plot revenge against Commodus. Before Maximus falls from grace, he leads an awe-inspiring battle against ...