Musings!

Gordon Scott and Ombretta Colli in GLADIATOR OF ROME (1962)

I've written a lot about this movie and I still have stuff to say about it. The most interesting aspect is the fact that it was released the same day as COLOSSUS OF THE ARENA in Italy. I can't imagine being around a time with movie theatres filled with amazing PEPLUM movies like this. As I've said before, I like this movie (hence, the many times I've written about it...) but the story itself is not that compelling. And during the ending, Scott is put in a passive situation which is not that interesting even though the image of him being on a cross is very iconic. The other odd aspect is his love interest. As we can see here, Ombretta is his love interest and yet, in the movie, he spends very little time with her (she spends more time with Roberto Risso) but Scott spends a lot of time with Wandisa Guida but she's not his love interest. I'm still scratching my head over this. Gordon was in his best shape for this movie, better than any of his other PEPLUM movies, even better than his Tarzan movies.