Do you hear how boring you all look? Ridley Scott doesn’t care about the historical accuracy of Gladiator 2, and neither should you.

When he comes blockbuster cinemaThis is Ridley Scott’s world and we’re just living in it. It’s been this way since the 1970s and we won’t change a thing, dammit. Sometimes you have to listen to the better judgment of a master; This means not getting bogged down in the finer details.

Even if you have no interest in watching Gladiator 2, historian Dr. You must have seen Shadi Bartsch. sound off to The Hollywood Reporter about “Hollywood bulls***.” Still has some good points. A character seen sipping tea and reading a newspaper would be inaccurate by about 1200 years due to the lack of printing in Roman times.

But when Paul Mescal Who cares about running around the Colosseum in a shiny little skirt and taking on rhinos? We know exactly what Ridley would say to this. “find a life” just like he said Napoleon Critics – but where should fans stand on this?

To balance the discourse a bit, Dexerto spoke with ancient world expert Jasmine Elmer, who came to a similar conclusion as us… After all, it’s entertainment, baby.

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“I largely agree with the comments made by the historian in (The Hollywood Reporter) article, but I feel the comments are extremely flawed and miss the point of what these movies are about,” he explained.

“From what I’ve seen from the film, Scott generally maintains the parameters of probability in the film.”

While destruction by hand-to-hand combat was part of Roman culture, things like the shark-infested Colosseum are—say—probably apocryphal. Scott had already denied this in interviews, but to use his own words against him, “Excuse me, man, were you there? NO? Then shut up.”

That’s why we love him, though. Unexpected! Creative leaps in left field! I don’t care twice about what it is, but rather about what it is it could be to be!

“I think directors have a certain responsibility to represent cultures accurately; It is important that they recognize the power they have over public impressions of historical periods. But let’s not forget that this is not a documentary… it is a movie!” Elmer agrees.