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Summary Gladiator II shares some understandable connections with the acclaimed original movie, yet for all the similarities in story, Denzel Washington's sequel character will be a huge point of difference. The Gladiator II trailer has already laid plain the movie's revenge arc, creating clear parallels with Maximus' journey.
Denzel Washington's Macrinus Is Very Different From Proximo The Two Mentors Have Different Motivations Close Macrinus is not the first mentor figure we have seen in the Gladiator franchise. In the first movie, Oliver Reed's Proximo occupies a similar role, recognizing Maximus' talent before helping him achieve his goals. Superficially, it might seem like Washington's Macrinus is simply filling the same void, making Gladiator II seem even more like a stealth remake than a sequel.
Macrinus, on the other hand, is openly politically motivated. In the trailer, he even goes so far as to tell Lucius that "you will be my instrument" as he plots his path to power. The result will be that Gladiator II's mentor figure is not just a passive presence, swept up in the main character's story. Instead, he will actively be driving the story – perhaps proving even more consequential for events than Lucius himself.
Now, the ostensible main character will just be a pawn in a broader political scheme, where previously he was the one driving the story.
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