The 300 Spartans Movie Discussions:

[Artorius Maximus]

Hello, I have not seen the movie 300 yet, but I have created a thread for the purpose of discussing it.

So, I would you to vote in my poll, did you see it yet, Or not?

If you vote, please comment on it by posting.

Thank you, and God bless ye!

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Loved it so much I saw it yesterday and today. Great movie and better the second time.

[Ice]

I saw it tonight. I thought it was amazing. It wasn't to weird and over the top, but at the same time had a bit of a comic book feel mixed with realism.

[Samurai Waki]

I thoroughly enjoyed it. From a Pragmatic view it is certainly childish, but lets say from the view of a Roman, it made me want to watch a Gladiatorial Game.

The movie was never intended to be historical, or deep. There is no Character Development... but if you watch it how Frank Miller intended it to be watched, its fantastic.

300 is supposed to be watched like Someone telling you about how your favorite football team won the Championship. The mythos, and the awe inspiring bravery of the Spartan Soldier, who overcame tremendous odds. Even if those odds were...lets say, GREEEAAAAATTTTLLLLLYYYY overexaggerated.

The only thing that annoyed me about the whole film, was the Ninjas. Get rid of the Ninjas and it would've been even better.

[Csargo]

I thoroughly enjoyed it. From a Pragmatic view it is certainly childish, but lets say from the view of a Roman, it made me want to watch a Gladiatorial Game.

The movie was never intended to be historical, or deep. There is no Character Development... but if you watch it how Frank Miller intended it to be watched, its fantastic.

300 is supposed to be watched like Someone telling you about how your favorite football team won the Championship. The mythos, and the awe inspiring bravery of the Spartan Soldier, who overcame tremendous odds. Even if those odds were...lets say, GREEEAAAAATTTTLLLLLYYYY overexaggerated.

The only thing that annoyed me about the whole film, was the Ninjas. Get rid of the Ninjas and it would've been even better.

You noticed that too I see. It really annoyed me. All around it was a really good movie. I loved it. I could watch it over and over.

[ZombieFriedNuts]

It out?
Edit:Its out on the 30th in UK

[Ragnor_Lodbrok]

I've seen it and it's just cheesy in all aspects. Kitschy special effects, colour filters, dialogue, fighting scenes and this whole field scence with Leonidas' wife. Oh and of course the really homoerotic equipment of the Spartans.

Has there ever been any serious intention to provide this film with a plot?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Its not so much that the school is terrible, its that people just ignore the lesson and sleep during class.

Students are sleeping during class and you say your school isnt terrible? Oh my what have we come too?

[seireikhaan]

Students are sleeping during class and you say your school isnt terrible? Oh my what have we come too?

Never said it was good either.

[Martok]

I've seen it and it's just cheesy in all aspects. Kitschy special effects, colour filters, dialogue, fighting scenes and this whole field scence with Leonidas' wife. Oh and of course the really homoerotic equipment of the Spartans.

Has there ever been any serious intention to provide this film with a plot?

All good points -- indeed, they largely match up with my own post in the Movie Review thread.

My issues aren't so much that the film is woefully inaccurate -- as that's clearly obvious to anyone with even a smattering of knowledge about the events at Thermopylae (and I'm definitely no expert either) -- but that it's been depicted as a representation of the actual events, and that most people don't seem to realize that it's not. The Org is (sadly) one of the few places I know of where the majority of the people here are probably smart enough to realize the movie is more of a caricature than an accurate representation of the battle and the events leading up to it. Even my own father -- who I've always known to be a reasonably bright & educated fellow -- had never heard of Thermopylae until I told him about it.

Even more than all this, however, is the simple fact that I found 300 to be a bad movie. Crappy dialogue. Two-dimensional characters. Cheesy battle scenes and special effects. The whole thing was nothing more than eye candy, and not very good candy at that. It was Wal Mart-brand candy.

[Kekvit Irae]

News flash, folks. 300 is NOT based on the historical Thermopylae. It's a carbon copy of the Frank Miller's graphic novel. THAT is what is (VERY LOOSELY) based on the events at Thermopylae.

And now, for something different:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caaQ4VT9GY8
OUR BEES WILL BLOT OUT THE SUN!

[Crazed Rabbit]

That's a great video, thanks.

CR

[CountArach]

Even more than all this, however, is the simple fact that I found 300 to be a bad movie. Crappy dialogue. Two-dimensional characters. Cheesy battle scenes and special effects. The whole thing was nothing more than eye candy, and not very good candy at that. It was Wal Mart-brand candy.

Very good post.

Saw it today. I found the blood and violence to be cool. I hated the sheer ignorance of history that was present in the film. I know it is based on a grpahic novel, but still. Why couldn't the graphic novel be more hsitorically accurate?

Anyway I enjoyed it, but wont go back to re-watch it. I'll probably get the DVD, but only if I see it on special or something.

[Hepcat]

Well I get to laugh at my younger brother's poor organisational skills.

Him and all his friends went to see 300 tonight since it is the premiere night, but they went along without booking and expected to be able to buy their tickets 15 minutes before it started.

I am certain that my brother and all his friends don't know where Thermopylae is, let alone what happened there in 480 BC.

I would like to see it, though it'll probably not be for a while.