Gladiator is a cultural staple for its iconic combat scenes and dialogue, but Joaquin Phoenix improvised the villain Commodus' scariest line.
Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus in Gladiator is notorious for his chilling presence, but Phoenix’s scariest line was completely improvised in the movie. As Ridley Scott ramps up production on Gladiator 2, what made the first so successful was its brutal combat scenes and an increasingly hostile rivalry between Russell Crowe’s Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus. The core of this epic was about two men seeking what was owed to them.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Ridley Scott’s Gladiator revived the historical epic genre of films and became a cultural phenomenon for its populist message of a lowly gladiator challenging a corrupt emperor. While plenty of painful and frightening scenes demonstrate Commodus’ corruption, his most quoted lines can be attributed to Phoenix’s sheer volatile performance.
Phoenix epitomizes Commodus as his most powerful and terrifying. Commodus is a man with his enemies in the palm of his hand, he can bend society to his will and destroy anyone who dares to question him - but that’s not enough. Commodus wants to hear that he’s benevolent, but Phoenix’s anguished yell emphasizes that he demands it.
How Joaquin Phoenix Made Commodus So Scary What makes Joaquin Phoenix so frightening is his total embrace of Commodus’ delusion. As emperor, Commodus still sees himself as a victim, and as the one ordering endless death and destruction, he still believes himself as merciful. There’s no apology or remorse in his actions. Phoenix establishes the emperor as justified in his most terrible moments.
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