Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its writer stated on the record that "the idea was to invert the whole first movie entirely, The first movie starts with Maximus, who's a Roman general battling a barbarian army, My notion was that…" 1. Its writer stated on the record that "we were very focused just on telling the best possible story and making it work on its own terms, and letting everything come organically, If you were to simpl…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 10 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White 5.
- 1Creator statementwriter: "The idea was to invert the whole first movie entirely. The first movie starts with Maximus, who's a Roman general battling a barbarian army. My notion was that we would begin the second movie looking…"Motion Picture Association / The Credits, November 2024 source ↗
- 2Creator statementwriter: "We were very focused just on telling the best possible story and making it work on its own terms, and letting everything come organically. If you were to simply go back and sort of repeat catchphrase…"GoldDerby interview, November 2024 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 10 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 77, White 25.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 43 — leans younger
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Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.
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Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 | 7 |
| 1984 | 4 | 11 |
| 1985 | 2 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2 | 14 |
| 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 3 | 11 |
| 1996 | 1 | 9 |
| 1997 | 4 | 13 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2 | 20 |
| 2002 | 3 | 17 |
| 2003 | 4 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 23 |
| 2007 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 22 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 20 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 32 |
| 2025 | 5 | 35 |
| 2026 | 5 | 30 |
| This title (2024) | 10 | 1 |
● This title (2024): advocacy 10 · explore Action →
Cast & Crew
Cesco Bonello (director) · Nick Thomas (director)
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