Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Vastly Improved Speech from Gladiator



In the 2000 movie Gladiator, Maximus (Russell Crowe) addresses the emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who is learning the gladiator's identity for the first time. It's an important moment in the movie, delivered with all the gravity it deserves. But only until Dustin Ballard, also known as There I Ruined it, got hold of the clip. In this version, it is anything but powerful, emotional, or dignified. It is, however, quite memorable as a happy little ditty in the style of Spongebob Squarepants. You'll laugh at the meowing tiger and probably start to think about the Roman Empire even more than you did before. (via Geeks Are Sexy)

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