this happens. this is something that happens.
the dream of rome is an old man’s fantasy.
look man. you have to Get It.
gladIIator thrives under the reading of ancient rome as an allegory for a crumbling america. the “dream of rome” vs the American Dream. gladiiator presents america as a diseased nation, incapable of saving. sin is in it’s roots. the original gladiator also presents rome/america as a diseased nation, but there is a belief that it can be saved. sixteen years after the hero of rome sacrificed…
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