Why are the Persians is the movie "300", depicted as sub-human?

Question

Why are the Persians is the movie "300", depicted as sub-human? In creating a movie based on history, do the film makers not owe it to those who the movie is about, to depict them as most historically accurate as possible? Yes, I am aware the movie is about Sparta and Spartans. But I think depicting the Persians as sub-human mosters is disrespectful to an entire race of people and undermines their contributions (which are quite many) to the World as we know it today.

Answer 1

This is not a film based on history. It is based on the comic book (graphic novel) of the same name. That is why the people are depicted the way they are.

Answer 2

In the movie it is a legend told by a Spartan on the field of battle, I don't think historical accuracy would be his chief concern.

And honestly its getting ridiculous. Peolpe are stating this movie insults their culture. Yes the Persian empire did some incredible things, regardless of their intentions, they were still trying to invade another country. A large faction of that country was in turmoil and indecicive leaving the doors wide open. 300 Spartans that did not want to be part of the Persian empire took immediate action and gave their lives for that cause. They fought well and did better than anyone ever expected. It is only natural that the Greek perspective would be so biased against the persians. It is a narrative told by a Spartan to inspire soldiers to battle. Had the political critics actually seen the movie they would have noticed that not all the Greeks came out looking very good. The Arcadian volunteers are portrayed as incompetent and cowardly. There is even a contingent of Spartan politicians that aide the Persians, and historically the Greeks were divided. What united them was very simple idea. When they saw what the Spartans were willing to do to remain free they used the extra time given by the Spartan's to prepare for Battle. Inspired by their sacrifice they eventually pushed the Persian empire out of Greece. Regardless of how wonderful the Persian Empire may have been they never asked other nations if they would like to join their empire, it was always done at the point of a sword, and the Greeks just excercised their God-given right to say no.

Answer 3

The Persian empire survived the Greeks, Islamic invasion, Mongol Invasion, and in 1935 changed it name to IRAN. In this modern world Iran(Persian) is view as monster. Additional, the Persian help with the creation of what we know as the bible. The Persians were one of the first culture to believe in a single God idea, while the Spartans believed in many Gods. When the Persians expanded, the area they rules were given the right to keep their culture identity. The Persians were one of the few early culture that did not burn other culture temple and cities. Furthermore, the Persian gave freedom to the Jews people that had been in captivity in Babylon to go home or stay in Babylon.

Answer 4

Because "300" is showen from a Spartan point of view, and the Spartans considered the Persian as sub-human.

Answer 5

The movie depiction grew to become into, to assert the least, organic crap. the 2nd hyperlink info the historic inaccuracies of the movie. the 1st is a competent history website on the genuine Xerxes. There are different web pages that provide grant sturdy, ordinary to study records on Xerxes and the Immortals to boot as a extra real looking view of the conflict.

Answer 6

For the same reason that the real life Spartans probably weren't nearly as built as the guys you saw in the movies. They didn't have access to things like gyms, whey protein, free weights, or anything fancy like that. Their diet consisted of black soup, which is made of Pig's blood and vinegar. Not exactly condusive to the muscular structure of a modern bodybuilder!

Spartan perfection and Persian inferiority is an artistic representation, not a journalistic re-creation. Neither the movie nor the comic were going for historic journalism. It's art that represents something, and that is, people who value liberty (the manly, built Spartans) versus the people who would rather take the safety of slavery (the malformed Persians.)

they were portrayed as sub-human because they were slaves to the Persian king. The point is made that anyone who willingly trades their liberty for riches or safety is mentally sub-human; they sell their rational thinking mind so that someone can do the thinking for them, which in the process lowers then to something below animals, because at least animals don't have the option.

The movie just shows that inferiority on their bodies.

Answer 7

Haven't seen it yet, don't know if I'm gonna... I think it's primarily from the Spartan POV, and that may have been how they saw the Persians. Interesting to note that of the two groups, the Persians were much more humane and civilised than the Spartans, who used to hunt and kill their serfs--called helots--for sport and military training. I guess the average Republican must dream of doing this to the people *he* wishes would just go away, like Mexicans, etc.

Interesting coincidence that the U.S. is gearing up for a showdown with Iran, which used to be called--you guessed it--Persia.

Answer 8

Now whose eye's were we seeing the battle, whose point of view? Why are many people seen as subhumans? the jew, the slavs, the gooks in vietnam, even us red savages? Better to fight and kill subhumans than your fellow man. It did make for great hollywood play. From an objective historical view, the greeks were probably the more barbaric and warlike of the two.

Answer 9

Were you aware that the film was actually based on the Dark Horse comic book series, rather than on actual factual events ?

Admittedly the plot is about the battle at Thermopylae, but thats about as historically accurate as it gets.

Answer 10

Yea and what with making the Cave Trolls so hideous too. My ancestors would be spinning in their graves!!!!