300 out of 300
A period film bases loosely on a historical event "Battle of Thermopylae" and Franks novel with the same title.
The movie has been shot superbly no doubt.Especially the war sequences are as i read in a newspaper review "has been concieved and executed like a beautifull Ballet".Though it is gory you can't avoid the feeling that there is a beauty to it.The six pack of the guys makes u feel like going to Gym.But one thing i feel is that it has got a lot of similarities to the way in which Gladiator was made.Some scenes strongly remind me of gladiator.But the movie definitely takes you to the period.Casting excellent.Hero is perfect for the role of Leonidas and aptly supported by the rest.But i dont understand the need for In human figures that pop up from the persian army every now and then.Looks they were born with mutation in a land affected by nuclear bomb.History as they say is not about the truth that happened but the concoctions of the vicorious, but here it seems that the losing side has done it well for documentation.
But the fact remains it is a fiction.SParta did have lot of slavery in its society and the slaves also fought aside the Spartan masters which finds no mention.
In the movies it says that Leonidas did not have the support of the house and hence he led his own select force of Hoplites (considered the best warriors in the entire Greece) with the Thebans.But the historical facts are contrary saying that he was supposed to hold the army so that the remanining army will have the time to cut off the supply of food to the persian army and destroy them.
God i am reading history now which i should have done better when i was in School.
The movie has been shot superbly no doubt.Especially the war sequences are as i read in a newspaper review "has been concieved and executed like a beautifull Ballet".Though it is gory you can't avoid the feeling that there is a beauty to it.The six pack of the guys makes u feel like going to Gym.But one thing i feel is that it has got a lot of similarities to the way in which Gladiator was made.Some scenes strongly remind me of gladiator.But the movie definitely takes you to the period.Casting excellent.Hero is perfect for the role of Leonidas and aptly supported by the rest.But i dont understand the need for In human figures that pop up from the persian army every now and then.Looks they were born with mutation in a land affected by nuclear bomb.History as they say is not about the truth that happened but the concoctions of the vicorious, but here it seems that the losing side has done it well for documentation.
But the fact remains it is a fiction.SParta did have lot of slavery in its society and the slaves also fought aside the Spartan masters which finds no mention.
In the movies it says that Leonidas did not have the support of the house and hence he led his own select force of Hoplites (considered the best warriors in the entire Greece) with the Thebans.But the historical facts are contrary saying that he was supposed to hold the army so that the remanining army will have the time to cut off the supply of food to the persian army and destroy them.
God i am reading history now which i should have done better when i was in School.
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