Demetrius and the Gladiators
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Actor: Anne Bancroft, Debra Paget, Michael Rennie, Susan Hayward, Victor MatureBrand: FOX Home Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.55:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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DVD Review: The best film of the century
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best film of the century. Usually sequels are not as high in quality as the original movie. However, in the case of "Demetrius and the Gladiators" this pattern does not apply. The sequel was incredible: sword against three-prong spear, dagger against three tigers, and short sword against short sword. Caligula represents power, corruption, vane dogma, war, and vane aspiration. Messlinda represents infidelity, sensuality, carnality, seduction, and enslavement. Claudius represents the glory of ancient roman, along with is man-made philosophy, hedonism, and epicurean poisons. Peter represents the finest teachings of the master. Demetrius represents the heart and courage of David when men of honor defended the House and Kingdom. Lucia represent a kind and virtuous woman.
Demitris has found peace, contentment, and love in a small community outside of Rome. Peter departs the community; too preach the gospel heading for the North and leaves Demetrius, in charge, as the religious authority. Caligula learns about the robe is located with Peter and sends a roman army too retrieve it. The roman army marches through the community and the centurian offers 20 pieces of gold for information about the robe and failing to get information begins a house to house search. Lucia flees and the centurian pursues. The Centurian attacks Lucia; Demetrius and the centurian engage in hand to hand combat; and Demetrius Kos the centurian. Lucia was trying to distract the guard from discovering the robe and the distraction work, but Demetrius is taken capitive.
Demetrius because of his fighting skills is sent to the gladiator pit, where he is instructed that gladiators "live well", "fight well", and "die well"; those who attempt to escape are cruxified. Demetrius attempts to escape from the training area and Messlinda wants to know why he would try to escape. Demetrius tell her of his Christian beliefs of peace and this disturbs her. Messlinda believes men are salvages and only know fighting, she does not believe in peace or love; she ask Demetrius, "how can a man love a woman like a brother?" Demetrius replies a man cannot.
Demetrius skilled in usage of the Macedonian shield and short sword. The two weapons innovations established as the based of western warfare. Demistrius and Glycon must fight in the arena as a birthday present to Calgula. In the arena the guards cheer on the warriors. The guard protects the emperor.
Claudius pleads with Caligula not to forget that the Emperors strength comes from loyalty and protection of the guard and Caligula should not to distance himself from the loyalty of the guard.. The Emperor Caligula failure to recognize this fact led to his death. Eventually, a spear from the Praetorian Guard will assassinate Caligula and the Praetorian Guard will proclaim Claudius Emperor.
Messalina is married to Claudius, who is next in line to become Caesar. There is a large age difference between Claudius and Messalina; Claudius is old enough to be Messalina father. Messalina descends from the lineage of emperors and Claudius probably married her to strengthen his ties with the imperial court. Claudius is the uncle to Caligula.
Messalina announces her loyality to Claudius after he ascends as emperor but her lascivious ways and loyalities are questionable; Messalina claims loyal to Claudius but open condemns him for not rescuing her from Caligula; Claudius warns Messalina not to hurt Demetrius in one of her extravagant conquests and suggests he is aware of her promiscuity and free love religion. Messalina pagan beliefs and religion should have been repulsive to Demetrius. Many of the Christians in Rome where destroying the groves and idols of Rome secretly at night and the vandalism inflame Caligula, who posts orders that every ten guard be put to death if the vandalism did cease. Claudius advised Caligula not to post the order, but Caligula believes he is an invincible God claiming to be able to seen Diana in the halls, who visits him every night.
Messlinda is disturbed by Christian moral code of peace and arranges for Demetrius to fight Glycon. Messlinda believes in enslaving men into their sensual appetites and desires and bringing them into her bondage of sensuality and lust.
Demetrius in the arena wounds Glycon in the arm and waits for Caesars signal of life or death, but refuses to kill the Ethopian, Glycon, who he will later make his servant and free him from the arena. As result Demetrius must fight the tigers. Demetrius kills the tigers and receives medical treatment, recovers, and becomes the servant of Messlinda.
Lucia learns from a prostitue that Demetrius fights as a Roman gladiator and begs to be allowed to visit him. Lucia is discovered by Messalina and Demetrius denyed the opportunity to fight the next day and all entertainment privileges revoked. Lucia believes she will be raped and falls into a deep coma. Demetrius believes Lucia is dead. Demetrius wants revenge and blood. The next day Demetrius can not be denied vengenace and he kills all the men involved with Lucia attack in the arena and gains his freedom and rank as tribune. Demetrius takes Glycon, as his servant. Caligula has Demetrius renounce his devotion to Jesus Christ and swear allegiance to the Emperor. Demetrius becomes a "Saul" of the Christians telling Peter, "he know believes in nothing".
Demetrius is a true Roman warrior. His battles against multiple opponents simulateously, in the arena, win the hearts of the Roman guard because he fights with the ancient spirit of the Spartians, whom the Romans admired. Demetrius is given freedom and promoted to rank of tribune.
Peter visits Demetrius and Peter and receives mockery and scorn from Demetrius and Messlinda. Messlinda pleads to Caligula to have Peter killed and to obtain the robe which has the secret to eternal life. Caligula fears the robe.
Caligula orders Demetrius, a new tribune to retrieve the robe. Demetrius arrives in the community and orders Peter to give him the robe. Peter ushers Demetrius through a veiled curtain and where Lucia is resting in a trance. Demetrius breaks down and begs for forgiveness and Lucia awakens to his pleadings.
After obtaining the robe Caligula kills a prisoner and then with the robe in hand, commands the prisoner to life. After failing to bring the prisoner to life, Caligula confronts Demetrius scorning the robes power, whereupon, Demetrius, who now is a tribune assaults Caligula which returns him to the gladiator pit.
Demetrius returns to the arena to fight the greatest gladiator of all time, but refuses to fight. The guard votes against Demetrius death but Caligula orders contrary. The gladiator and Caligula are both killed a new Caesar emerges. The era of emperors represents instability in the empire, sorrow, and remorse for lost of the voice of the senate. Freedom of Speech is the prized possession and liberty of any great republic. Corruption, power, and slavery abound in the empire when the voice of the people is suppressed and fear rules the empire.
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