wangus12 said:
Also this feels a little too much like the first one.
A roman citizen (Lucius/Maximus) somehow goes from a high standing (Nephew of Emperor/Top General in the army) to a gladiator while apparently losing a woman he loves (girl soldier/wife) who has a mentor (Denzel/Proximo) who hates the new ruler (Pascal/Commodus) and then they eventually battle to the death in the arena while Connie Nielsen watches from the stands.
There is also some big battle with the Roman army that I can only assume starts the hate between Lucius and Pascal's character.
I can see why people would think this on first glance.
But my impression from the trailer is Lucius and Pascal's characters are both caught in the middle of the power grab between the Emperor (clearly not Pascal's character) and Denzel Washington's character (seems mentor-like initially, but I think it reveals that he has ulterior motives and craves power himself). Somehow Pascal's character becomes a gladiator. And he clearly states at the end that he's tired of sending men to die for Rome's ego...it could be that he turns out to be more Maximus-like than meets the eye.
Yes, they show Lucius and Pascal's characters facing off, but I don't think that necessarily means they end up being enemies...and that would be too convenient of a 'tease' that it's the two of them in the final battle. I think there's a lot more to the story than what they're showing. Could be wrong, but that's what I'm sensing.
Either way, I'm definitely in.
