This shot shows a high-angle shot of Maximus after his capture. The most obvious point of note is his arms being stretched out to both sides in the same style as a crucifixion, making it evident to the audience that he is a Christ figure. The incredibly dreary and blue-tinted scenery is an important piece of mise-en-scene that conveys to the audience how hopeless the situation seems, with Maximus having been captured and his rebellion and comrades having been put down. The high-angle shot which has us look down upon him in his helpless state shows that he has literally fallen from grace, and his now much lower in his position than before. Despite all of this, however, the audience continues to cheer him on. Maximus looks up at the camera in this shot, giving a subtle indication that the audience of the arena and the literal movie audience have become one in the same, as both are, verbally or not, rooting for Maximus to win his battle and his freedom.
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