Gladiator II (2024)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.7

Overview

After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people....

Starring Cast

Paul Mescal • Denzel Washington • Pedro Pascal

Where to watch

Prime Video

Paramount+

Philo

Rating categories

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Paul Mescal • Denzel Washington • Pedro Pascal

Where to watch

Prime Video

Paramount+

Philo

Detailed Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

As 'Gladiator II' has not yet been released, it is impossible to objectively assess its political themes or bias. A neutral rating is assigned due to the lack of available information.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including prominent actors of color in significant roles, without explicitly race-swapping traditionally white characters. Its narrative is anticipated to explore themes of power and social structures, potentially offering subtle critiques, but is not expected to center on explicit negative portrayals of traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

Gladiator II includes LGBTQ+ characters, notably the villainous emperors Geta and Caracalla, with Caracalla in a male relationship. While aiming to depict historical 'human truth,' their predominant portrayal as antagonists reinforces problematic queer villainy tropes, leading to a net negative impact due to the missed opportunity for affirming representation.

FemPower: N/AConfidence: High

Gladiator II has not yet been released to the public. Therefore, there is no available information regarding specific combat scenes involving female characters or their outcomes against male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film introduces female fighters and features Lucilla, whose gender remains consistent with her historical and prior film portrayal. There is no indication that any character previously established as male has been recast or reimagined as female, or vice versa. The new female characters are original additions, not gender swaps of existing ones.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film introduces new characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds and portrays Rome as a multi-ethnic empire. However, the provided information does not indicate that any character previously established as a specific race in prior canon or history has been recast with a different race.