Facial Expression Fear

 now with the way Maximus is portrayed there are only a few instances when the character is really afraid finding screen caps of that hasn't been easy. even with the threat of death looming in front of him he still manages a brave face.

the scene I picked was the one where he is sentenced to death early on.

Here we see fear in his eye, this is moments before his execution at the hands of praetorian guards.

his mouth slightly agape eyes unfocused. this is the face of a man who's fear of death is very real.

he exhibits the traits that we associate with fear, eyebrows raised and pulled together, raised upper eyelids, lips slightly stretched horizontally back to ears.

here we see the look of fear on Elizabeth Olsen, mouth agape, eyebrows raised and together, lips slightly pulled horizontally back

we see a similar look on ROBERT DOWNEY JR. as Sherlock Holmes and RACHEL McAdam's as Irene Adler, mouth agape, eyebrows pinched together and raised

these are some stills of the scene

his face shows the tell tale signs

eyebrows together and raised upper eyelids up