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Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II promises grandeur but stumbles on the path to recapturing the original’s magic. Paul Mescal dazzles, Denzel Washington commands, and sharks make their sword-and-sandals debut. But spectacle overshadows story, leaving a sequel that’s more baffling than breathtaking. Are we entertained? Sort of.
This is the full text of a speech given by Richard Leonard SJ in Queensland on spirituality and cinema, on the occasion of the opening of a new spirituality centre.