This scene depicts Maximus prior to his first fight in the Coliseum in which he is intended to loose. More importantly is the fact that the main character wears a helmet. In almost all other movies the main character always has their face revealed to the audience. However, his face being covered helps build the tension in the following scene in which he reveals his identity to Commodus. As a result, of this clever use of facial protection the director more effectively gets the emotional response from the audience that he intended
Thursday, October 27, 2016
This scene depicts Maximus prior to his first fight in the Coliseum in which he is intended to loose. More importantly is the fact that the main character wears a helmet. In almost all other movies the main character always has their face revealed to the audience. However, his face being covered helps build the tension in the following scene in which he reveals his identity to Commodus. As a result, of this clever use of facial protection the director more effectively gets the emotional response from the audience that he intended
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Not only is this the first time we see the hero wearing a helmet, Maximus is also the only one wearing the helmet that covers his face. The fact that he even wears a helmet goes along with his character of being humble and that he's no different than the other gladiators. But the fact that his is different shows that he has developed some amount of leadership within his gladiatorial community.
ReplyDeleteHis helmet interestingly reminds me of Darth Maul's head spikes in Star Wars. Also, he is the only gladiator wearing more intricate armor, further showing his status as the leader of the group.
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