Gladiator: How Ideal Manhood Handles the Brutality of Life: Cain, Abel and Joseph of Egypt
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Published 2018-02-14
I made a new version and split it into three different videos which you can see here, and which can be viewed in the US:
• How Archetypal Manhood Properly Confr...
• Ideal Manhood's Hostile Brother — The...
• Ideal Manhood to the Bottom and Back ...
Gladiator is one of my all-time favorite movies and I had a great time making a video essay about it. Stories are our master teachers, and I find a great deal of depth in this movie regarding manhood and living a great life. I can't help but admire Maximus, and I explore what there is to admire about him, and what kind of unique ways such an admirable character confronts the inevitable brutal and malevolent aspects of life.
In doing some research for this essay I was interested to find that the story wasn't just the work of one person. It took a team of individuals over more than a year to hone this story from something that transcended a simple revenge story to be about things higher and nobler.
The ending clip was taken from Jordan B. Peterson's lecture entitled "Cain and Abel: The Hostile Brothers," on which I relied for the development of some of my thoughts.
• Lecture: Biblical Series V: Cain and ...
All Comments (21)
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"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius." Still makes the hairs on my neck stand when he says this.
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I'm a few years too late for this comment but I must admit that I had goosebumps the entire time I was watching. We constantly hear talks about "toxic" masculinity so it's so refreshing to hear about the ideal masculinity. Kudos to you sir.
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"What we do in life, echoes in eternity", powerful and encouraging words indeed
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I’d also like to add the symbolism in Commodus dying by his own dagger. Just beautiful.
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Nothing happens to a man by which he is not fitted by nature to bear - Marcus Aurelius
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One of my favourite small moments in the film is when Maximus reveals himself to Commodus, and Commodus then tries to provoke him into attacking him, but Maximus doesn't take the bait and even goes so far as to bow to him. Then, as he's leaving the arena, one of the Praetorian Guard gives him a nod of respect for enduring such a moment.
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THIS is what young men should be watching. If ever I have a son, this will be a movie we will be watching together.
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Now I understand why this movie is a masterpiece. Thanks for the great analysis.
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Lol, the whole time I was like “this guy has been listening to Peterson”... Great video
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A Man like this is what modern world needs.
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Sometimes the frost makes the blade stick.....
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Gladiator is one of the best movies ever made. Russel Crow did an amazing job
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Now I truly understand that both of these men reside in all of us. At every moment, we choose to either go down one path or another. We need a great revival of the masculine ideals, and like all revivals, it must start with spreading these ideas around. Great work Gary.
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I am a woman and I’d like to confirm this is exactly why I love and rewatch this movie. This is the kind of man who inspires me to be the best kind of woman. Not through manipulation, but through service to a higher good. Great video
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When i'm feeling weak and lonely, i watch this video for strength, to renew my fate in Ideal manhood and my own capacity for Greatness. Thank you, Gary.
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Marcus Aurelius: Won't you accept this great honor that I have offered you? Maximus: With all my heart, no. Marcus Aurelius: Maximus, that is why it must be you.
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"Those who know pain most exquisitely, know how to produce it in others". Dude, is that yours?
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a man wears many faces, he is a husband a father a friend a comforter a lover a warrior a provider a protector a scolder a teacher a strength to the weak a guidance to the uncertain a hope for the weary a hero to children a rage to the unjust and a smile to the innocent A true man knows when to put on each face for the sake of those who need it, in any an all circumstances.
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Maximus is a stoic, and stoicism is the perfect antidote to today's hedonistic zeitgeist. That's why people like him on an almost subconscious level. There's nothing more to it.
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Strenght and Honor. Thanks for your time and effort in this video. Great work
