Spartacus: Gods of the Arena spoke a universal language that slowly but surely captured a massive audience. He gave up his work as an electrician after being accepted to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Before he decided on a career as an actor, John was an apprentice electrician for four years. John Hannah is the youngest child of his family, having two older sisters. Acting-wise is really another fairly weak spot.Actor Spartacus: Blood and Sand. There's an old cinema feel of obviousness in most lines and plot points and you've seen all of this before. We're definitely not in HBO Rome quality of dialogue. Some of the lines are downright embarrassing.
The story of Spartacus, the movie Gladiator are obvious influences here, along with some nods again to The basic plot should be simple and effective but unfortunately, the script in this particular episode was really weak. Model-like actors, slow-motions, surrealistic bluescreen backgrounds for landscape shots, color correction, etc Unfortunately, none of it is as well done as but if you loved that stuff in the movie, you may enjoy the visuals here. Everything you've seen in is there in theory, though. The fact it's a television show probably also limited time and money compared to a movie experience. A direction that mimics as closely as possible stylistically, without really understanding what Zach Snyder was doing or why. Visually, this is very much what was seen in the previews.
It's pretty early for a pronouncement on the whole series but this episode was pretty much as advertised. The new Spartacus television series is already polarizing opinions, many thinking it is either genius or garbage. In the arena, the enslaved Thracian manages to defeat four opponents and in allowing the Thracian to live, Senator Albinius decides to name him after a Thracian king from the past: Spartacus. The Thracian is transported to Capua where Senator Albinius is sponsoring gladiatorial games. One of them in particular refuses to fight and rebels against the Romans only to lose the fight and is enslaved along with his wife Sura. They are deceived by the Roman commander, Claudius Glaber, who orders them to fight against the Greeks, something they had not counted on. The Thracians are fierce warriors and prove to be valiant in battle. Title: The Red Serpent 22 Jan In its war on the Greek peninsula, the Romans convince the Thracians to join them in defeating the Getae, who have been raiding Thracian villages for generations. Look back at our favorite moments throughout the year, from award shows to up-close shots of celebrities.