Spartacus: Blood and Sand

Casting Choice #1: Manu Benett as protagonist Guts After seeing Manu Benett as Crixus in Spartacus, it was obvious he would be cast as Guts. Both Manu and Guts share a similar facial structure, both with a chiselled, intimidating and hardened face. In addition both of them share a similar physique and build type, both extremely masculine, tall, big and intimidating. The personification of endurance and willpower, yet also of tragedy and hardships. Guts as a character is very complex, and to put it simply very human in his personality. Guts is seen as a tragic hero, forced into a life of violence and deceit, his moments of happiness and joy were short lived, as he saw those he loved murdered before him. During the manga Guts goes though many…

into this lifestyle. What is a gladiator? According to American Heritage Dictionary (1985) “A gladiator is a person trained to entertain the public by engaging in mortal combat in the ancient Roman arenas” (Page 560). There were gladiators known for good deeds they had done. One gladiator known for good deeds was Spartacus; he freed a lot of gladiators out of slavery and led a rebellion. Gladiators are not just for entertainment, there are some gladiators that…