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I love Gladiator because of its bigness, it's unabashed aim at creating a parable, the beauty and the brutal fantasy of depicting of the Roman Empire, the music - all of which seem to have been copied in many lesser films since. Of course this is not new for Ridley Scott, but I wish more films like this were made - simple, well executed, timeless stories with memorable dialog and heros that appeal to the super-ego. This is contemporary Hollywood at its best.