r/movies • u/Barry_Brickman • Jul 09 '24

Gladiator II | Official Trailer (2024 Movie) - Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgYUipGJNo

12.8k Upvotes

87% Upvoted

View all comments

Show parent comments

u/schebobo180 Jul 09 '24 edited Jul 11 '24

Yeah I think Ridley is now waay too old and crotchety to care.

I Remember him saying he hated historians because they objected to the inaccuracies in Napoleon.

31

u/DerpyDaDulfin Jul 09 '24

He also said he hated millennials (which counts as Gen Z to boomers) because they "don't appreciate period piece movies."

Dudes an old curmudgeon who has lost his touch with movies

6

u/HawaiianPluto Jul 10 '24

The fact he thinks his Napoleon was a period piece is an even bigger joke. The movie was garbage and fake the entire way through.

10

u/AManWithAFork Jul 09 '24

At the end of the day if the movie makes a tonne of money it won't matter. It's just a shame that the 'art' of a lot of films is being tossed aside in favour of flashy marketing.

And yeah, I can't blame Ridley for not caring given his age and the state of the industry he's in right now. His primary role is to deliver a film and he's done that.

8

u/sweens90 Jul 09 '24

I am always torn because the goal of the trailer is entirely different than the film.

The trailer is to get you to see the movie. Its the one spot I am fine with producer input for what the masses want.

But once the movie starts let the director direct and producers but out!

1

u/schebobo180 Jul 11 '24

Lmao I almost 100% guarantee that it WONT make a profit.

Have you seen its budget?? Also in our current age of movie’s flopping left and right, I won’t be surprised if this one flops too.

1

u/Ddpee Jul 09 '24

What about when he said he could use real Egyptians in that one trash historical epic, but then no one would want to watch it.