Aside from them both being Best Picture winners, it's doubtful anyone would ever think to compare
Gladiator and
Driving Miss Daisy, but that's just what I'm going to be doing today. Obviously, both films differ greatly in terms of story, tone and types of characters they explore, but both are feature films that I've watched for the first time recently that are amiable endeavors that also can't help but feel like they're a little basic, they stick to tried-and-true storytelling & characters too heavily and in the process feel like they're eschewing the chance to carve out their own identity, though at least
Gladiator does have the distinction of reviving the swords-and-sandals genre in a big way at the dawn of the 21st century.
