In this Gladiator English Class video, middle school students located in Suwan, South Korea act out an important scene from the 2000 Hollywood blockbuster film, Gladiator staring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phenix.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/awards
Gladiator has won over 45 awards including 5 Oscars.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/awards To date, the 4:51 Youtube broadcast remake has not been officially acknowledged by professional film industry insiders other than the Teacher responsible for encouraging the Summer English Camp students.
Creative ESL (English as a Second Language) lessons are important to many teachers. By fostering creativity and allowing students to pursue their own interests with the goal of the class in mind, this Hollywood ESL Project successfully extended learning the English language beyond a textbook.http://www.youtube.com/user/sogmenga
About Gladiator, The Motion Picture
The motion picture, Gladiator is a compelling, fictional historical retelling of the Roman Empire during 180 A.D.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/. The story centers around Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) a Spaniard and Soldier who is fighting for his freedom from slavery. Motivated by the murder of his family, Maxiums vows vengeance on the corrupt Roman Empire led by Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the son of Caesar and Emperor of the Roman Empire in 180 A.D.http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002128/bio
Gladiator has won over 45 awards including 5 Oscars. It is Rated R for "intense, graphic combat", was directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni.
Gladiator English Class Video
This Gladiator remake is slightly less enthusiastic than Russell Crow's interpretation of Maximus. However, the dramatic "thumb raising" scene that concludes this short film clearly makes up for any inadequacies in acting ability.
This video was uploaded to Youtube by user Sogmenga on September 13th, 2009. It runs 4:51 and is titled The Hollywood ESL Project 6
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September 13th, 2009
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4:51
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Number of student cast members
20.
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Created as part of a middle school summer English camp project.
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The goal of this classroom assignment was to recreate an original Hollywood scene.
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This scene can be found 92 minutes into the original Gladiator film.
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The students were completely responsible for the auditions, casting, set design, costumes, acting and directing.
