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1、Gladiator,角斗士英文片名 : gladiator中文片名 :角斗士上映 : 2000gladiatorbydavid franzonifirst draftrevisedapril 4, 2019fade in:ext. near the german front - 180 a.d. - dawnthe rising sun unveils steep hills and luxuriant mountains untouched by man. snow flurries dart in the frigid air and on the horizon crows gather

2、.ext. dirt roada column of praetorian cavalry flank two enclosed wagons as they rattle along a rock and log accordion road. on all sides a forest rises like some kind of primordialsoul: limitless and dark. with every step 'steam' whooshes from the nostrils of the horses.the firstwagon haltsa

3、s a praetorianguard jogs back. he第 1页straightens his tunic and helmet and raps on the wooden door as the second wagon stops behind. the door swings aside and another praetorian guard leans out.1st praetorian guardsir, we must be getting . first wagonlucius aelius aurelius commodushuddles in

4、the back of the wagon: dark hair, handsome, beard; as commodus rises wesee he's a large, powerfully built young man and though barely twenty years old he already has the caution and arrogance of a caesar.opposite a gaunt man climbs from a heap of blankets:galen of pergamum, probably the most fro

5、zen, unhappy man on earth. the wagon is lined with pillows and blankets.baskets of bread and dried fruit are stacked in one corner and an oil lamp hangs from a pivoting cleat like the swinging lamp in a ship.2nd praetorian guardcaesar, we're nearly there.ext. wagoncommodus steps down and pulls h

6、is cape up against the bitter cold. galen follows, curiously overcoming his第 2页natural hatred of discomfort. tribuus, burly praetorianguard commander salutes commodusand leads him to the edge of a gully. tribuus is an old-timer for whom commodus is just another royal pain-in-the-ass.the gully is bla

7、ck with crows - with their endless 'caw-caw-caw' they feast on corpses and in the shadows below roman soldiers bury dead comrades. compared with the burnished perfection of the praetorian guards these typical infantry grunts are grizzled and modussoldier! what happened here!a leg

8、ionnairestopsworking,spits,leans on his shovelsohe can shout up toward tribuusand commodus. galensquatsbeside a corpse, fascinated.legionnairewe had a battle!commodusi can see that. you leave your deadon the field?legionnairegeneral narcissus beat the germanshere and now the whole army is第 3页moving

9、fast! no time to let themget away!the second wagon -as a twenty-fiveyear old attractiveyoung womanopens thedoor. sheislucilla-commodus' sister. lucillapullsher coat tight against the wind.lucillawhere are we now, commodus? can yousee the camp? my gods! the air isturning into ice!commoduswe'r

10、e nearly there, lucilla.lucillathat's what you told me two daysago!commoduswill you please get back in yourwagon? and stay there?lucillai'm tired of being stuck in thatwagon.embarrassed by commodus' childish spat with is sister,第 4页tribuus gestures to the 2nd praetorian.tribuussoldier, h

11、elp the emperor's sister.as a soldier jogs back up toward lucilla commodus looks down at the legionnaire leaning on his moduswhere is my father?tribuuswhere is the emperor and the army,soldier?the legionnaire points up the road. commodus and tribuus return to the wagon. galen rolls the

12、 dead soldier overand sticks his finger into a gaping chest wound, then notices the legionnaire glaring at him.galeni'm a doctor.the legionnaire studies him a second, then the corpse as if giving a second opinion.legionnairewell, you're too late.galen pulls back in revulsion at his impudence

13、. he scrambles to follow commodus. the legionnaire spits and第 5页gets back to work.ext. dirt road - dawnthe wagon crests a hill with a precipitous view of the valley and torches that seem to fill the lingering dark far below. the wagon makes straight for them. and commodus.riding on a seat on the fro

14、nt of the wagon, wrapped to his chin in a bearskin blanket - absolutely set on catching up with the army.on the edge of a forest sixty year old emperor marcusaureliusstands in the back of an unharnessed supplywagonsurroundedby a dark so blackit'sbarelymoved by blazingtorches.a wolf - living symb

15、ol of rome - stand before the wagon held on a leash by a battle-hardened senior centurion: servis.marcus wears the purple robe of imperial power over hisleather and copper segmented upper body armor (loricasegmentata). his breath clouds in the bitter cold; theman is tired to the bone.opposite stands

16、 the roman armythis is the mighty army of the danube, yet it seems like第 6页these men - buried in the shadows and as frozen and worn as their leader - have come to the very edge of the world to be swallowed by this wilderness.numidian archers, tall africans, out of place in this freezing land, stand

17、behind their leader - juba - who has the whip-like body of a dancer. each carries his recurve bow as if it were a delicate musical instrument. quivers of brightly colored arrows hang from their backs. field commanders - contubernium - stand by each row ofsoldiers. lessnumerous, and above the contube

18、rnium,arethe centurions, and at the front line of the mass of cohorts are four tribunes. before the entire armymounted on magnificent grey horses, are two legate, theoverall commanding generals, wearing ornate lorica segmentata. the first legatus is quintus clarus, rome army general: fair-haired, fi

19、t, forty. he has the face of a boy.the second is narcissus meridas, general, spanish gemina felix vii army: dark hair, proud and though about quintus' age his face is like a map of a soldiers's hard life. narcissus' eyes are locked on marcus like the eyes第 7页of a long-suffering pilgrim o

20、n the icon of his single hope.the wagonjust before marcus is about to speak, commodus steps into the wagon looking out of breath. surprised, marcus embraces him and then commodus stands behind his fatherwrapped tightlyin his bearskinrobe. he'stryingto looktough but unlikehisfatherhe'snot use

21、d to thisrigorouslife.narcissus & quintusswap looks as if commodus were the last person they wereexpecting.marcus aureliuscitizens!marcus' voice booms out tough and firm as if defying the cold and dark.marcus aureliustoday may be the last day in thelife of rome. for nine hundredyears rom

22、e has lived! for ninehundred years architects,mathematicians, poets, and第 8页philosophers have fled within herarms sheltered from superstition,prejudice, hate, and every form ofhuman cruelty. we romans havebecome a light in the barbariannight!on narcissusno trace of feeling, just his breath slowly cl

23、ouding inthe frigid air.and marcus.seeming to look at each legionnaire as he speaks.marcus aureliusfor nine hundred years this oneheart of humankind has been defendedby the likes of pompeii, markanthony, julius caesar, the divineaugustus, claudius, trajan,hadrian, and my own father antoninuspius. no

24、w, it has come down to us!it has come down to this one day.he leans forward on the rail of the wagon, a gesture that seems to bring him closer to the men.第 9页marcus aureliusfive years we've lived together, youand i, in a state of total war. wehave shared cold, rain, heat,bitterly watched the dea

25、ths ofbeloved friends. we are not alone.look around you! consuls andsenators have forsworn the luxuriesof home and moved with us to thefront to ensure that theadministration of our governmentradiates from the source of herbravest citizens.outside a field tentstand senator gaius and senator falco wra

26、pped to their chins against the staggering cold.both men are in advanced middle age. gaius looks like a stoic: impassive, plainly dressed. falco wears an expensive fur trimmed robe with gold and asbestos. flanking them are consuls and various officials. lucilla stands by gaius and a very stately, at

27、tractive numidian woman, mela, juba's wife.第10 页marcus aurelius (o.s.)the link between us and rome is asolid chain of unbroken purpose!for nine hundred years the romansenate has stood one with the armyin dignity and resolve!and commodus.watching the troops, seeming to weigh any response withthe

28、utmost calculation.and marcuseyes dead-ahead on the troops.marcus aureliusbut on this day i ask you to putthose nine centuries down - they'retoo heavy for us to carry intobattle again! so, we'll leave themhere for the senators to guard forus!quintusallows himself a smile as the troops grin a

29、nd laugh. he looks across at narcissus who manages the faintest of smiles - a very serious man.第11 页marcus aureliusthis day i want you to fight for thecold and the heat and the filth -and for all those friends who willnever feel the sun on their facesagain! i want you to fight for you!for at the mom

30、ent of battle you andyou alone are rome!the soldiers.rank after disciplined rank: not one sideways look, notone sound.and marcus.as his eyes pass from cohort to cohort.marcus aureliushow quickly all things sordid andperishable in the universedisappear. yet throughout time theremembrance of great dee

31、ds growsonly fresher bringing life again tothose who dare perform them.(pause)legate narcissus meridas and legate第12 页quintus clarus, i must ask you andyour legions for one more day out ofnine centuries! will you give it tome?the troops howl their support. marcus pulls his sword and half turns aimin

32、g it behind him.marcus aureliusthere is the enemy of rome!commodus steps forward to join his father and the uproargrows.narcissusremoves his helmet as a sign of respect. now the stoic veneer of his face cracks into a mixture of reverence and perhaps even love for the emperor. and commodus.takingever

33、y singlebitof thisin. heseems particularlyinterested in narcissus.narcissus & quintusmove their horses close and dismount.quintusi see the emperor's little boy hasfinally caught up with the army.第13 页narcissuslet's hope he doesn't start givingorders.servis approaches and salutes.

34、 it starts to rain.servisat your command, sir.ext. forest - early morningin a howling rainstorm felix division breaks through thedense woods like a moving human wall behind theirrectangular shields.they're in the midst of mass combat - spears, arrows andstones crash off shields, taking out soldi

35、ers.the zing of arrows and whoosh of spears saturate the air.because there are no explosives every scream and arrowshot is heard.narcissusleads his troops on foot in the thick of battle. acontubernium walks beside narcissus tugged on by theleashed wolfmascot as paintedgerman warriorsdartout ofthe wo

36、ods hurlingspears. narcissusyellsover the soundsof battle, wind and rain.narcissus第14 页tribune! the right flank is fallingback! if we lose the flank we'reall dead!the tribune salutes and dashes off and servis rushes in from another direction.servissir! there's a fortification ahead!the germa

37、ns are waiting for us!should we slow the men down?aheadjuba leads his numidians in a fluid, disorderly formationinto the thickest part of the forest. just before hedodges into the woods juba locks eyes with narcissus -and he's gone.narcissus -jerks his shield up in time to stop an arrow. but a l

38、egionnaire is slammed in the chest by another as sniper-shots whiz in.now, from the distance comes the rolling roar of drums and howls. then a horrendous thunderclap and a bolt of lightning tears the lead grey sky.narcissus第15 页come on, servis! forward!servis turns and runs down the front line as th

39、e storm becomes more intense. the yelling and drumming get louder.the german fortificationa chaos of interlocked logs rimmed at the top with sharpened stakes. german warriors shout waving spears and clubs.the felix divisionscatters the german snipers and rearguard before it, closing on the fortifica

40、tion.tribunewhere the hell are the damnedarchers?narcissusdon't worry about juba; just keepour own damned troops moving!german warriors loose an avalanche of rocks and spears.narcissustortoise!tribunetortoise! form a tortoise!第16 页as the call echoes legionnaires furiously overlap their shields o

41、n all sides and overhead forming a perfect box just as the stones and spears crash against them. inside the tortoiserocks slam the wall of interlocked shields with ear-splitting resonance. but the tortoise holds. outsidesoon as the barrage stops the germans unleash fightingmastiffs. the dogs tear in

42、to the legionnaires. one leaps at narcissus and he kills it with a single chop of his spatha sword.servishere they come!german warriors charge the shields as the legionnaires level their spears. singing and screaming the warriors impale themselves on the spears and grasp the shafts. a second wave ch

43、arges the line on the heels of the first. the legionnaires -in a well rehearsed movement twist their spears releasing the tips. as the dying warriors drop with the quick-release spear tips embedded in their bodies, the romans reverse their spears over the top and - no problem:第17 页roman spears have

44、points on both ends. so the german second wave is met by an intact position.still they power into the line chopping at the romanshields with axes.far behind.a legionnaire blows a piercing note on a brass horn and a second, thin line of legionnaires appears out of theforest. narcissus turns, yelling

45、to a contubernium behind him.narcissusanswer that signal!a red 'flag'on a long polegoes up answering the trumpet,and the line of the fresh cohort parts in segmentsrevealing onagers - portable catapults - and scorpions- powerfulprecision-firecrossbows thatlaunch javelins.the artillery fires.c

46、annonball-sizeshot drivenat a hundred milesan hour ripover the heads of narcissus'troopersand slam againstthefort walls.onager crewsreloadwithincrediblespeed from wagons filledwithhand-picked rocks - some bear scrawled epithets essentially第18 页the latin equivalent of 'eat this hans!' ona

47、gers launch barrage after barrage, their backs leaping off the ground like recoiling 45 millimeter field guns. scorpion operatorspicks their targets. the germans are leveled by a sheet of scorpion javelins as their crude log fortificationsplintersunder the onager barrage. thegermans are beingpulveri

48、zed by superior technology.the whole german army -led by tall grey bearded man, pours from the log blockade and hurls itself against the roman line.again the romans are staggered as the germans collapsemore of their shields, battering through the front linewith clubs and axes.narcissus -fights despe

49、rately refusing to give ground. a german rears up from behind and slams narcissus in the back with a club and he goes down.narcissus is nearly trampled as another german warriorthrows himself on narcissus holding his sword arm about to kill him with a club - there's a blur of fur and blood as th

50、e roman wolf leaps into the warrior's face.第19 页narcissus lurches back to his feet and seeing he's in the midst of the whole german army he goes wild. yelling and slashing out with his sword and the knife-edge top of his shield, in seconds he's drenched with blood. like some fantastic ro

51、mantic painting -narcissus climbs onto a heap of bodies flashing his sword with the snarling wolf of rome at his side. centurions and legionnaires -see this supernatural vision of their leader battling for life -servisromulus! the gods of rome arefighting with general narcissus!others join the cry a

52、s more legionnaires turn and there's an irresistible surge of the army back toward narcissus. narcissusjoined by servis, then another, then two contubernium, then ten legionnaires. the legionnaires fight desperately to hold their ground around narcissus. then with a sound of a hundred out-of-tune violins the germans are swept from behind by arrows. juba's numidians第20 页line the edge of the forest four deep pouring arrows into the germans. juba stands on a log in front shoutingpiercing sing-song orders easily heard over the screams of batt