300......?

Question

is "the 300 spartans" the complete name of 300 or that's another movie?and is it a fiction film or a historic one?

Answer 1

the 300 is based on the battle of thermopylae where 300 spartan and 7000 greek soldiers stopped the army of xerses who had 250,000 men. The spartan's managed to hold out for 3 days, but in the process of dying took out over 12,000 of the persian army's best soldiers. Now the movie takes historical liberties, like all movies do. The 300 is from a graphic novel created by frank miller about the spartan and thermoplyae.

wikipedia says this about the battle of thermopylae
Thermopylae (IPA pronunciation: [θə(r)'mɒpəli]) (Ancient and Katharevousa Greek Θερμοπύλαι, Demotic Θερμοπύλες: "hot gateway") is a location in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity. It derives its name from several natural hot water springs. It is primarily known for the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC in which an overmatched Greek force held off advancing Persians under Xerxes, and the term since has been used to reference heroic resistance against a more powerful enemy[1].

you can also find a great 3 part video on spikedhumor.com that discusses the actual battle of thermoplyae.

wikipedia says this about 300 the graphic novel
300 is a historically-inspired comic book (later collected as a graphic novel) written and illustrated by Frank Miller with painted colors by Lynn Varley. The comic loosely depicts the Battle of Thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective of Leonidas I, king of Sparta. 300 was particularly inspired by the 1962 film The 300 Spartans, a movie that Miller watched as a young boy.[1]

Every page of the comic was illustrated as a double-page spread. When the series was gathered into hardcover form, the individual pages were twice as wide as a normal comic. Miller's art style for this project was similar to his Sin City work, although the addition of consistent color is an obvious difference.

300 was initially published as a monthly five-issue comic book series by Dark Horse Comics, the first issue published in May 1998. The issues were titled Honor, Duty, Glory, Combat and Victory. The series won three Eisner Awards in 1999: "Best Limited Series", "Best Writer/Artist" for Frank Miller and "Best Colorist" for Lynn Varley. The work was collected as a hardcover graphic novel in 1999.

and this about the movie
300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller about the Battle of Thermopylae. The film is directed by Zack Snyder with Frank Miller attached as an executive producer and consultant, and was shot mostly with bluescreen to duplicate the imagery of the original comic book work.

Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fight to the last man against Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his enormous army of more than one million soldiers. Facing insurmountable odds, the Spartans' sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against the Persian invaders. The story is loosely based on the Battle of Thermopylae which took place in 480 BC, although there are many deviations from historical fact and a narration by Dilios (David Wenham) gives the film a historical fantasy feel. At Sparta, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support for her husband.

Answer 2

Those are two different movies about the same battle - the Battle of Thermopylae - in which 300 Spartan soldiers and 700 Thespian volunteers held off the massive invading Persian army at a mountain pass in the Greco-Persian war. It is a great story because the small but elite Greek force (numbering around 1,000) held off the great Persian army (numbering from 100,000-1,000,000 as the exact numbers of such a huge army assembled 2500 years ago are unknown and still under debate). This enabled the Greek City States time to unite and assemble their armies to ultimately defeat the Persians in the Battle of Salamis, preserving western democracy, philosophy and culture.

The 300 Spartans came out in 1962 and was geared toward a more historically accurate rendition of the Battle of Thermopylae. It had a great cast at the time, and received mediocre reviews.

300 is the movie that came out recently (March 9th) and is based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. That being said, there are some innaccuracies in the film as there were present in the graphic novel. The film is meant to be entertaining, not a documentary, and so some of the historical facts and details were not held to light in the making of the film. This has led to outrage in much of the Iranian nation, who are close descendants of the Persians.

Answer 3

The 300 spartans is a different movie. This is the movie that inspired Frank Miller to make the 300 graphic novel, which in turn was made into the 300 movie.

Not totally historical as there are some parts that were added in.

All in all great movie.

Answer 4

"The 300 Spartans" is a different movie from "300," and was made in 1962. The "300" in theaters right now is also known as "Frank Miller's 300." They're both based on the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

Answer 5

300 Spartans is an older movie from the sixties I think. The new movie 300 is amazing and is based on historical events. It is actually pretty accurate, apart from the 17 story elephants and the giant they threw in there. Plus the shipwreck of the Persian fleet happened at the Hellespont not at the "HotGates" as in the movie.

Peace,

Answer 6

"The 300 Spartans" is a different movie that was filmed in 1962. It is a historical movie, but not everything in the movie is true.

Answer 7

300 Spartans was made in 1962 (which was Frank Miller's favorite movie as a child). 300 is the movie based on Frank Miller's graphic novel 300, which was based on the Battle of Thermopylae (which was what 300 Spartans was based on also).

Answer 8

There is another one and they are based on a historic battle. But the movies are mostly fiction for good hollywood storytelling.
the 300 Spartans was made in 1962.

Answer 9

300 spartans was a movie that came out in 1962.. the new movie 300 is based on the graphic novel(read comic book) by frank miller.. frank miller did say tht the 1962 movie inspired him to write the book...

Answer 10

ok there 2 completely different movies based on the same idea, 300 is a graphic novel about the battle of Thermopylae during the Persian-Greco there may be a little more fiction in this depiction of it since its based on a graphic novel but other then that the movie does justice to the greatest battle ever fought