Ok, so I just watched and wrote a short report on the movie Spartacus, the classic 1960 Kirk Douglas film about the slave rebellion that kicked off the Third Servile war. Now, I'm a history buff, so historical inaccuracies annoy me greatly, but there is one thing that annoys me more than that, and that is shoehorning in love interests. In real life, we don't really know whether or not the real Spartacus had a wife, though it is entirely possible and likely when considering the fact that Plutarch mentions that Spartacus did have a wife who was some sort of prophetess to whom Spartacus had been married to since before they were slaves, though this is corroborated by no other source. But in the movie Spartacus is a gladiator, and having won a fight is sent a serving girl to "entertain" him. Of course, Spartacus is far too noble to take advantage of this poor woman, and refuses to rape her[footnote]which I might add is ridiculous in and of itself. Women were not treated well in Ancient Rome, they were seen more as property than actual human beings.[/footnote]. It goes on even after the slaves have thrown off their chains, with Spartacus making the woman (Varinia) his wife and them having a child. The whole first part would have been fine, it establishes Spartacus as a good guy who is noble despite the circumstances, however, the rest of it just feels stupid and forced, as the movie is about Spartacus and his war against Rome, not about Spartacus and his relationship with some woman.
SO what sorts of things bother you about movies? Specific examples and general complaints are both welcome in this thread
