W ith Gladiator II, Ridley Scott is back in the Roman Empire and back to what he does best… epic scale, from a dark and dirty vision of a futuristic Los Angeles to a massive derelict spacecraft on a rock in the middle of uncharted space. But there’s one place where the Academy Award winner really goes to work… the battlefield. The tactics he employs when bringing an epic battle to the big screen have their roots in his earliest film work. From a hyperfocus on process, to codes of honor and at least one bit of tricky filmmaking, here is how Ridley Scott goes to battle. This video essay was written by Clint Gage and edited by Justin Donaldson. For more tangentially related CineFix content to soothe the savage film nerd beast, check these out and don’t forget to subscribe! John Wick Could’ve Saved Hollywood, But No One Noticed - https://youtu.be/P-oBBQKRoGE?si=1Rku1atqBsOpRHSf When Did The Alien Franchise Stop Being About Space Truckers? - https://youtu.be/UJH1pcGBUzA?si=TBQbwzMSWO2KBxw8 Where is the Oscar for Stunts? - https://youtu.be/AtqkmyGCcQo?si=Gm9HKHM7XSQp5yb1 My Best Shots with Ridley Scott - https://youtu.be/AKr1gFf4pm4?si=wcd0L5ZQ1E1F98rf My Best Shots with Denis Villeneuve - https://youtu.be/3zf2cfwjzg4?si=bG6tgQSHU_kBRaBC Alien is a B Movie Made In an A+ Way | CineFix Top 100 - https://youtu.be/wWta1u0jPFg?si=ZsCdYPjhz6ncYzZs