Ridley Scott’s two “Gladiator” movies aren’t exactly real history, but they are based on real history. In 2000’s “Gladiator,” Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) wasn’t a real person, but rather ...
Ridley Scott will always print the legend. As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying ...