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Actors: Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Christopher Plummer, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Mel Ferrer, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Finlay Currie
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Fall of the Roman Empire |
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This is the plot "Gladiator" ripped off. As Emperor Marcus Aurelius Ceasar and his top general battle the Germans, The Emperor decides to make the general (who happens to be a friend to his son, Commodus, and lover to his daughter, Lucilla) his heir. The Emperor is murdered and Commodus becomes Ceaser, and proceedes to turn the glory of Rome into a decadent party. The efforts of the general and Lucilla to keep Marcus Aurelius' dream of a noble and republican Rome are contiually thwarted by Commodus, who sends the general to Germany and marries Lucilla to Omar Sharif (a foreign prince). It all ends up with massive battle scenes, dancing in the streets of Rome, burning martyrs, and a mano-a-mano between the general and Commodus.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Fall of the Roman Empire |
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Plot
Time/Era of Movie:
- ancient rome
Legal/Political Thriller?
Yes
Political Plotlets:
- power struggle between good/bad govt factions
- deposing an evil leader
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
Training/Promotion story?
Yes
Kinds of training/promotion:
- military
- diplomatic
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- politicians
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- dictator
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Specific kind of enemies?
- tyrants
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
- Germany
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- fort/military installation
- building
- castle
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- hundreds
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- mission to rescue
- hand to hand
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- flamed
- perforation--swords/knives
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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