Ridley Scott takes the technical aspects to a whole new (and exciting) level (including the action scenes, which are great!)... However, the narrative aspect is too shallow to be seen as something that should be epic.
https://peakd.com/hive-166847/@wiseagent/movie-review-gladiator-ii-2024-8mx
They leaned way too much into the big scenes instead of building a classic. Still a very good movie but not in the same league as number 1.
Yeah. I think the same.