Michael Fassbender portrays "Quintus," desperately pushing through snow after Picts raid his outpost. His mission is to deliver a warning to "Gen. Virilus" (Dominic West) before the entirety of Britain falls under the control of these aggressive warriors. The ninth legion, led by Virilus, then moves north into a dangerous and uncharted area—accompanied by “Etain” (Olga Kurylenko)—in pursuit of retribution. They ventu…

Wikipedia notes that Centurion “received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office,” though I’m not sure how many viewers noticed its underlying fascist themes. The film unfolds in Britain during the Roman invasion of 43 AD. Generally speaking, unless it's propaganda or a deliberate distortion of history, an invasion should portray the invaders as antagonists and those who are invaded as protagonists—se…