This movie is showing a violent view of ancient Iranians who are held in high repute.
2007-03-12 06:30:26 · 10 answers · asked by Madeline 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It is a movie, period. The movie industry produces movies with one thing in mind, to make a profit.
As with many movies it is based on a real event. The Persians initiated the attack in retribution for the death of the previous King. It has nothing to do with present day Iranians just as the then Spartans (as well as other Greeks) have no direct connection to current peoples.
As with nearly every movie they change things to fit time constraints and to make it exciting. This has nothing to do with facts, nor with political spin.
Personally I have no interest in seeing this particular movie. It is more cartoon than anything real. But at the same time I have no paranoid delusion that it is some sinister plot to make Iranians look bad.
You've asked this question 3 times over a period of 27 minutes and received 34 answers. It doesn't appear that anyone agrees with your assertion. Maybe that should tell you something.
2007-03-12 06:54:05 · answer #1 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point is how the world becomes pointless with the use
of terror. War, cannot answer war, justice prevailing shows
us some interesting science. Today the Persian world is
no more, and though there are extra talents from television
life what was destroyed was their beliefs and that tragedy is what today is private for those families. Yet a new generation is wrong to glorify their loss, money cannot replace in a meager ticket sale for a movie the life that is gone. Though with education there is a new middle east that is proud to start out in the right direction, it is good work movies. Hopefully next year there will be a world wide new
responsibility involving their energies to do something real.
http://www.peacecorps.com
2007-03-12 06:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by mtvtoni 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't answer you directly because I haven't seen the film. But two things come to mind. First, the goal of film makers is to entertain (and generally to make some money doing it). The Hollywood formula of good vs bad is appealing. Secondly, the ancient Persians probably thought Greece was a mark in the sand that could (and should) be crushed, and the Greeks must have seen the Persians as an evil enemy trying to destroy them (not just conquer them). These ideas have been transmitted through history and film makers are not necessarily immune to the effect. They probably set out to make the movie from the Greek perspective, framing it as the fight against foreign tyranny.
2007-03-12 09:45:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While this movie is heavily fantasized, you do realize it is based in SOME truth right? They're not making all of it up. The Persians did try to conquer the world.
2007-03-12 06:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by The Misanthrope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to tell you this, but all media and history is distorted.
An intelligent person understands the limitations of interpretaion and documentation
2007-03-12 06:38:18 · answer #5 · answered by scp98k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a comic book story. I can think of more violently skewed films than this one.
2007-03-12 06:35:53 · answer #6 · answered by loves easy tears 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think movies are for entertainment, not for truth. Truth is what documentaries are for.
2007-03-12 06:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by Eden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it maybe but either way...Gerard Butler is gorgeous!
2007-03-12 06:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by Annie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU WANT THE TRUTH?
YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-12 06:36:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-12 07:07:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋