The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises up, like a storm. As if you were the thunder god himself.

Proximo (Oliver Reed)

16 seconds sound clip from the Gladiator (2000) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:13:40 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- That's enough for the provinces, but not for Rome.

- The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius.

- I find that amusing, since it was Marcus Aurelius, the wise, the all-knowing Marcus Aurelius, that closed us down.

- So finally, after five years of scratching a living in flea-infested villages, we're finally going back to where we belong. The Colosseum.

- You should see the Colosseum, Spaniard. Fifty thousand Romans, watching every movement of your sword, willing you to make that killer blow.

- The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises up, like a storm. As if you were the thunder god himself.

- You were a gladiator?

- Yes, I was.

- You won your freedom?

- A long time ago, the Emperor presented me with a rudius. It's just a wooden sword. The symbol of your freedom.

- He touched me on the shoulder, and I was free.

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