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  "description": "Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal Mescal Pascal. Confused? Me neither. Most sequels aren't necessary and this wasn't either, strictly speaking. The original Gladiator left the door open for one and I'd forgotten that they did. 24 yours to make a sequel is a long time (especially nowadays when studios are obligated to run IP into the ground until ROI becomes less than or equal to zero). But this was a good sequel. Having Ridley Scott back to provide a steady hand after all that time surely helped and — what you have here — is something that walks through the door Gladiator left open while standing nicely on its own. It intersperses clips from the original tastefully, isn't beholden to any sort of lore and works just as well as its own movie as it does in the context of the original. It's not required viewing, but it's visually gorgeous, the cast is great and the plot is fun. I'll be here for Gladiator III in 2048. Or well, I will be if any of us are still here.",
  "path": "/watching/movies/gladiator-ii-2024",
  "publishedAt": "2025-01-01T21:30:00Z",
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  "tags": [
    "action",
    "adventure",
    "drama"
  ],
  "title": "Gladiator II"
}