Gladiatorial means relating to or suggestive of a gladiator, who used to take part in armed comb with others in violent confrontation, much like western movies that are appealing to us because of the violence.
Consider the staetement "The setting of western movies is appealing to us because it resembles a gladiator arena with shooting guns.". Based on this statement, is "‘ Westerns have a gladiatorial , timeless quality ." a true statement? Yes/no/unknown