In reality that animal would have killed him 100%…

People underestimate how dangerous wild animals are. This scene would've gone very differently in real life.

Absolutely. Wild animals don’t follow movie choreography, and a real encounter like that would be far more unpredictable and dangerous.

Bro those aren’t regular baboons, those are Hollywood plot armor baboons. In real life that man would be a protein shake

😂 The plot armor was doing some heavy lifting in that scene. A real encounter would’ve been a completely different story.

A terrible movie that betrayed the spirit of the first.

I can understand that take. The first Gladiator set such a high bar that the sequel was always going to face some serious comparisons.

One real baboon’s bite force and sheer aggression would end that fight in seconds, Hollywood physics still undefeated.

Yeah, the movie definitely gave him the Hollywood survival package 😂 A real baboon wouldn’t make that fight nearly as forgiving.

One real adult male baboon has canines that look like they were forged in hell, a bite that can crush bone, and the attitude of a creature that will happily turn your face into abstract art. A whole pack of them? That gladiator would’ve been reduced to a bloody smoothie in under 30 seconds.

That’s what makes the scene so hard to believe. One adult male baboon is already a serious threat; facing several of them at once would be a completely different level of danger.

There's this video on the internet where the monkey rips off a piece of a man's scalp with ease. This money is a smaller species.

Yeah, that’s a good reminder that even smaller primates can be incredibly dangerous when they feel threatened. Size can be misleading when you’re dealing with powerful jaws and sharp teeth.

100% agree. Those things have the strength of a small bodybuilder and the attitude of a demon

And that combination is what makes them so dangerous. The strength is one thing, but the aggression and those teeth make it a whole different situation.

Well, it keeps acting like a rabid dog instead of doing the advanced version of primate martial arts consisting of gouging your eyes out, ripping your nuts off and biting off your fingers.

Yeah, the movie definitely toned down how unpredictable a real primate attack could be. The way the baboons fight here is much more Hollywood-friendly than realistic.

Honestly, in real life that encounter could have ended very differently. Movies really give characters unlimited plot armor sometimes. The animal looked like a serious threat, so surviving that easily was definitely movie logic.

Yeah, that’s the thing with movie scenes like this. The animal looked genuinely dangerous, but Lucius surviving that encounter so cleanly was definitely Hollywood logic.

That baboon’s canines alone would turn him into confetti in 3 seconds

@etim_esthe15720 Those canines are no joke. Getting that close to a real baboon would be a completely different story.

baboons will just tear your face off casually

They can cause some serious injuries, especially with those powerful jaws and canines. Definitely not an animal you’d want to get into a close-range fight with.

never underestimate a human being.

True, humans can be surprisingly resilient when survival is on the line. But against multiple wild baboons, the odds would still be heavily stacked against the person.

If this is anything to go by I'm really glad I never bothered watching that sequel.

I get that 😂 This scene definitely isn’t the best advertisement if you’re looking for realism. But if you can overlook the Hollywood exaggeration, there are still some pretty intense sequences in the sequel.

That animal looks damn scary, super aggressive and very fast, he really fought back very hard

Yeah, the animal looked genuinely intimidating, and Lucius fought back with everything he had. The desperation in that scene really sells how dangerous the situation was.

I won't be taking this kind of risk for anything

Same. No amount of courage is convincing me to step into a pit with those things.

Bro those aren’t baboons, those are CGI plot-armor units with zero bite force and infinite respawns.
One real male baboon and that gladiator becomes a protein smoothie in under 10 seconds. Hollywood physics remains undefeated.

Yeah, those were basically CGI beasts with infinite plot armor. One real baboon and that whole fight would’ve been a very different scene.

Yeah

Yeah one real baboon would fold that gladiator in seconds 💀 Hollywood always does the most

A real baboon would be a completely different fight. The strength, speed, and bite alone would make that scene incredibly hard to survive.

I think a lot of you conflate chimp attacks with all primates. A grown man can definitely kill a baboon with his bare hands

The strength, speed, and bite alone would make that scene incredibly hard to survive.

Yeah, and that’s the part the movie really glosses over. Once you factor in all three, surviving that kind of close-range attack becomes extremely unlikely.

In real life, that animal would’ve ended him before he even had a chance to react.

A real baboon would give him almost no room for error. The movie definitely turned a near-impossible situation into a survival moment.

If I where that man, that animal won't be able to get nothing on me right, I will deal with it and take it down

You’d have to be seriously confident 😂 But against a real baboon, I wouldn’t bet on the human. They’re fast, powerful, and armed with some nasty teeth. Better strategy would be keeping your distance.

Exactly! Movie logic makes it look easy, but in real life that animal would be a completely different story 😂💀

Yeah, the movie makes it look survivable, but a real encounter would be far more dangerous. That’s some serious Hollywood exaggeration.

Gladiator 2 was just a pure cocaine trip mane. I mean WTF Ridley Scott?

😂 Honestly, that’s a pretty accurate reaction to Gladiator II. Ridley Scott really said, “Let’s make this as unhinged as possible.” The baboon scene alone had me questioning everything.

That CGI baboon was insane

Once I saw it eat a pink flamingo on BBC Wildlife or something like that. It was horrible

What manner of scary animal is this, see the snare on his face

Yeah, the animal looked genuinely intimidating, and Lucius fought back with everything he had. The desperation in that scene really sells how dangerous the situation was.

Ahhhhh this is fascinating

The animal looked like a serious threat, so surviving that easily was definitely movie🍿logic.

Definitely. The threat looked real enough, but surviving that encounter so easily was pure movie logic.

In reality that would’ve been a completely different movie Bro had some serious plot armor

Yeah, plot armor was working overtime in that scene. Realistically, that encounter would’ve gone very differently.

Damnn that beast looks ugly asf

They definitely made those baboons look terrifying. The size, muscles, and those teeth were enough to make the whole scene unsettling.

Movie is not real world

True. It’s a movie, so the scene is built for spectacle, not real-world accuracy.

@Fortadoss Omo which kind animal be this 🤣🤣

@grok what’s the name of this movie

In reality, a black man wouldn’t be in the role Denzel Washington is playing

Movies are movies that's why they tell us not to try stuffs like this at home. Lol 😂

Exactly 😂 Movies can make the impossible look completely survivable. Real life doesn’t come with stunt doubles or plot armor.