Gladiator I (2000) and Gladiator II (2024) Compared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gladiator I premiered in the year 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gladiator II premiered in 2024

 

Which one is better?

 

In order to answer this question, we can look at the ratings of Gladiator I and Gladiator II

 

** Meta

Dropped from 67 to 64 percent

 

** IMDb

Dropped from 85 to 69 percent

 

** Rotten Tomatoes (the critics)

Dropped from 80 to 72 percent

 

** Rotten Tomatoes (the audience)

Dropped from 87 to 82 percent

 

As you can see, the trend is the same in every case:

Gladiator I has better ratings than Gladiator II

 

I can understand why

 

(1) What about the plot?

** In Gladiator I, the plot was new and interesting

** In Gladiator II, we have the same plot as in Gladiator I, but now the plot is old. Now the plot is not as interesting as it was the first time

 

(2) What about the level of historical accuracy?

** In Gladiator I, the violation of historical truth is obvious, but it is not huge

** The chronology of the drama is close to the real order of events

** In Gladiator II, the violation of historical truth is huge

** The chronology of the drama is hopeless and totally impossible

 

*****

 

The famous English director

Ridley Scott

(born 1937)

is the director of several historical dramas, 

including the following:

Gladiator I (2000)

Prometheus (2012)

Napoleon (2023)

Gladiator II (2024) 

*****