The movie 300 is a propaganda against Iran?

Question

Persian never looked so evil in any other movie that I have seen. In fact, Spartans were way much wilder and viloent than Persians. Persians were one of the first civilized rulers in history!
In this case, since U.S and Israel are in bad hands with Iran, Holywood ( owned by the jews) creates an evil image of Persians in the eyes of many Americans.
When has there been a movie about Cyrus the great? Have any of you guys heard his name before? will if you haven't, turn off the T.V and read some books.

well, it seems like non of you have read any nooks at all. I have wasted my time asking questions from bunch of idiots.

Fools, Doesnt mean since it was from a comic book that its not based on HISTORY. and as far as entertainment, you would be better off drinking prone juice while wathching comedy central than being brain washed by the jews

Answer 1

That would be really hard considering that it is based shot-for-shot from Frank Miller's graphic novel (which was written in the late 90's). Now, the movie is being filmed threw the eyes of the Spartan warrior (Dilios) to the Spartan council in order to receive more troops and to tell the tale of Leonidas. With that being said, Spartans at the council had no clue what immortals, rhinos, elephants, or anything of that matter looked like. So they depict immortals as demons from hell, they depict Persians as evil beings, they depict monstrous beasts that go crazy.

Plus, it never made Persia look evil. In fact, the whole time they gave Sparta fair chance to be bathed in gold, women, and be recognized as warlords. Of course, Spartan pride took over and stood against the Persian empire in order to retain in what they believed. We should all be greatful for that too. Spartans were the hotheaded people. Persia just got a little too widespread and greedy with land and dominance.

And last of all, PERSIA NO LONGER EXISTS!!! So Iran has nothing to do with it.

As far as you last comment. Many have heard of him. In fact, if we wanted a history lesson we would have read a book and not watched this film, but we did NOT WANT A HISORY LESSON, we want entertainment which provokes the mythos of America. This is a comic book movie. You are an idiot.


Wow you are racist.

I stated that this is not propaganda against Iran because it is based off of a comic book SHOT-FOR-SHOT that was written in the late 90's (not recently with the tensions rising). Plus, what comic book have you read that is historically accurate? I doubt any. This is not supposed to be historically accurate and was never intended to be. Grow up and don't let a movie bother you.

Answer 2

I never heard about 300 being propaganda against Iran, except recently from Iran.

What if your message was completely hypocritical, and it was completely spoon-fed from a media source, and you have no knowledge of the Persian Empire?

How about reading Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire? or even Mary Renault's Alexander the Great books...you'll learn a little bit about the Persians.

Now there is a distinction between Persia and Iran - I understand that, especially today.

But 300 opened incredibly strong at the box office for many reasons, but specifically it is about the West kicking ***. It will do 3x better in Europe, where they have a much more considerable invasion from radical Islam(whose roots are found in the Middle East).

Is 300 allegorical to the present day? ABSOLUTELY.

Answer 3

Propoganda against Iran?

That sounds like just the thing those Hollywood liberals would do.

Or maybe it was just written make money. It did rake in over 70 million so far.

Do you actually think this movie is going to change peoples' opinions about Iran? Maybe the fact that Iran is censoring the movie will make people think about what kind of government they have, but that is Ahmadinejad's doing.

BTW - ad hominem attacks only expose the weakness of your position.

Answer 4

talk about propoganda here..movies are entertainment not unless in documentary form and historically correct check disclaimers- USA and Israel in bad with Iran check within Iran they even fight amongst themselves Hollywood owned by Jews so who owns Miami Chicago San Francisco Seattle Atlanta Dallas ? America the only place on earth u can speak freely without being hanged on main street every human race has good bad and ugly Persian empire is now Iran actions speak louder than words

Answer 5

Last time i checked it was acctually a movie that build up to and depicts an epic battle where a small group (say around 300) takes on a masive army. almost david and goliath like, to say the us and israell are trying to defame modern iran with an ancient battle is just not right.
battles like this have occured right thru time, one of the most recent i can think of was a platoon of australian soldiers, cornered and vastly outnumbered, ran out of amunition. the command to fix bayonettes was given, and the aussies faught tooth and nail. they managed to triumph against all odd's.
even "we were soldiers" has a similar theme, or "saving private ryan",
people love tales of the underdog, the side that for all reasons should be crushed

Answer 6

Since Persia was the unstoppable superpower, then the US world be Persia's modern equivalent. That would make Iran the valiant Spartans standing up to overwhelming odds. Not good propaganda for the US.

Answer 7

So anything that doesn't portray Iran as the cradle of civilization is bad? Then all movies about Persia would be propaganda FOR Iran. That sort of Black/White good/evil with us/against us thinking is why the world is in the state it is in.

Answer 8

It's a movie intended to entertain. Just like The Da Vinci Code.

Answer 9

Sounds like you have some personal issues to work out.

300 is just a retellng of the battle of Thermoplyle.

You question and statements are just ignorant. How in the world someone could use 300 as a base for jew bashing is beyond me but somehow you mnaged to pull it off.

Answer 10

It's a movie, not Holt, Rhinehart and Winston's 10th Grade World History book. It's not to be taken seriously. It's based on a COMIC BOOK. Get over it.