The film '300' has gotten people talking. Even the Iranian government is referring to it as a 'cultural bomb'. In typical Hollywood fashion, the film has little to do with history and everything to do with making the audience gasp at special effects.
Yet there seems to be a suggestion Americans can identify themselves with the Spartans. How can anyone consider this seriously? The Spartans, although a warrior people, also scoffed at luxury and comfort, scorned any kind of 'flashiness' and regarded wealth as a pursuit unworthy of a man. If anything, weren't the Spartans as far away culturally as you can ever get from modern-day America and its obsession with wealth, luxury, comfort and sticking-it-to-the-Jones attitude?
2007-03-14
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