Quote Originally Posted by Caratacos
I suspect there are a few Neitzche fans (up in their towers) out there who wouldn't mind putting the herd in their place for liking it?

There a two roads you can walk. That of feeling intellectually superior to the herd and pointing out their mistakes with great relish and laughter. Or being compassionate/understanding and offering to share your wisdom that they may better themselves from your knowledge. I like to think that the EB team is walking that second path.
I do not recall having been appointed a Minister of Education, nor some kind of Public Voice of Reason. I don't see where this has anything to do with the main problem - the basic messages of the movie and the way it camouflages them under special effects and infantile testosterone fantasy action and general visual impact - and the basic questionability of making such movies in the first place, either.

And at the end of the day if you think Frank Miller told the story of the lead up, battle and aftermath of Thermopylae badly -- write your own movie script, graphic novel or whatever. No one is stopping you.
I don't think being able to do better was ever a requirement for expressing critique. Are you saying only movie scriptwriters, comic book authors, film directors etc. should be eligible to express valid opinions on the matter ?

Now who's being an elitist in his tower ?