Gladiator II will entertain you, but Gladiator is the better movie. Here's why

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• Paul Mescal stars as Lucius, the son of Maximus and Lucilla, who seeks revenge against the Roman Empire after they kill his wife and force him into slavery.
• Director Ridley Scott, who helmed the Oscar-winning original, returns to the arena with a new hero, but critics argue the sequel lacks the emotional weight and grand scale of the 2000 classic.