The song you all are hearing now is one of the GREATEST song that I have ever hear!!

This song is taken from the movie "The Gladiator" which was first shown in the cinema in the year 2000. This movie tells of a person named Maximus Decimus Meridius - who lives during the Famous Rome Empire era - that first is a Farmer that lives far away from other people. After being a Farmer, he became a Soldier that represents Rome. The his rank become a General after leading numerous battlefronts which he never lost.

During his last victory battle for Rome, his plans were to proceed home to his Wife and Son but the Emperor, Commodus, of the then Empire of Rome want him to stay at Rome because Commodus wants Maximus to take up his throne as the Emperor of Rome despite having a son, Marcus Aurelius, whom suppose to be the next King of Rome. The king then told his son that he would give the throne to Maximus instead of him. Upon hearing that, Marcus killed his own father just for the throne.

Marcus Aurelius then told his Royal Guards to capture and kill Maximus. Eventhough that Maximus was captured by the very man that once work with Maximus on the battlefield, Maximus fled after killing the people that were told to slay him.

Maximus went back home just to find that his family were badly burnt and crucified. His Wife and only son were hanged by the neck on the tree on the entrance to his own home. All he could do is look at them and cried his heart out. He then lay there helplessly until he eventually fell asleep.

He was later picked up by some slave gatherer whom then sells off captured people as slaves. Maximus was then sold to a famous person that makes this slaves as Gladiators. He fought in all the fights that involves him killing everyone that he's suppose to fight with. He won all fights that led him to the very place that people were called in to kill him. That place is Rome. There he seek revenge. He made some allies and tried to find the best way so he could kill the very person that order men to kill his beloved wife and son. After quite some time, he finally got a chance to square things up and eventually kill Marcus Aurelius, the self-proclaim Emperor of Rome.

This story have a sad ending as Maximus too died due to the poisonous sting that Marcus Aurelius stab on Maximus before the duel between them were being called in.

Maximus, whom many people in Rome have regard him as the legal Emperor, told the Sister of Marcus Aurelius that Rome is to be given to the people in Rome as there was once a dream from Commodus that Rome is to be Republic once more. He too ask the sister of Marcus Aurelius to free the men that were captured and became slaves.

This song is about Slaves - that were held captive and were made to fight for entertainment sake and they were like living at the edge of a sword where they could be killed anytime during a fight - being freed

It's a movie that one should watch. I would rate this movie 6 out of the possible 5.

IT'S OVER THE LIMITS!!!!

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Song information:

Title: Now we are free

Album: Gladiator Soundtrack(2000)

Written by: Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard

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