I watched my favorite movie gladiator and after learning about montage I realized that the director uses it to show Maximus's past and thoughts. It is a key element in showing his afterlife and whats waiting for him. One important scene was the fight at the Tigris of Graul. The roaring crowd, swords clashing, and all the wounds are all experienced by the viewer through the sound and the camera angles. In particular, the fading in and out of the crowd while the fight is going on really engages the audience. The different angles during the fight scenes, showing the colosseum at a birds-eye view, the outside of it, then head shots and only body shots was another successful element of the movie. During the more conversational parts of the movie the director used mostly head shots to capture the emotion in their faces, especially of commodus and how he would react to suggestions and statements. How he reacts throughout the movie is a clear indicator of his character development.