Gladiator
“Your faults as a son are my failure as a father.”
You break my heart. I search the faces of the Gods for ways to please you... to make you proud... and I can never do it. One kind word, one full hug where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight would be like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. What is it in me you hate so much? My eyes are your eyes. My hands are your hands. All I have ever wanted was to live up to you. Caesar. Father.
The conversation of the father (Marcus) and the son (Commodus) is one of the best part of this movie, for how much and how long a son longs for the recognition of his OWN father. He was pleased by the person who isn't even his , he constantly compares two different person.
His own blood, eyes, and arms were a disgrace to his honor. I think this is the root of all the evil Commodus has done. His jealousy and hatred for Maximus enraged him, to the point where he wants Maximus to be soaked in blood by the hands of his own.
"Your fault as a son is my failure as a father". Marcus's raised a seed without love and affirmation. He doesn't recognize his son's accomplishments and made a list for him to follow. He doesn't value what he values, and compare him to another man's child. Maximus is honorable man, yes. But constantly comparing your child could corrupt him. He was not fuelled by passion anymore, but rather by jealousy and validation. He leads for himself and not for the people of Rome.
For Maximus, I admire his Stoicism, loyalty, and for being a man with words. He shows what a leader should be, Marcus is right about him.
He is brave enough to fought man in charriot.
His loyalty for the friends who faught with him, made him the man who deserves the recognition he gets from the mob. His promises isn't just a word, but a commitment and honesty to the person we entrust with those promises. If we keep our promises, we value the person we keep the promise with because we don't let them hang for things that could never happen.
I love how Maximus is heavily inspired by Spartacus, thank god they change the part where prisoners were all killed for freedom they faught for years.