Is the film "The 300" any use?

Question

Relax, when I say "any use" i dont mean that literally. Im irish, its a phrase we use to ask if something is good or not. So im asking is this film a good film or not.

Answer 1

It is entertaining, but I deplore the disregard of history in it. It has elephants and a rhino used against the Greeks by the Persians. Darius III had elephants in a battle against Alexander the Great 150 or so years later. Darius was a giant, and "300" has Xerxes as a giant too. They are confusing two stories. I can list dozens of errors in the movie, but it has action, and is a bit inspiring when 300 men hold their own so long against such a horde. Herodotus said there were 1,700,000 Persian soldiers with 3,300,000 servants. 6000 Greeks led by Leonidas of Sparta and his chosen 300 men beat the best Persians for a couple of days. At last, Ephialtes led the 10,000 Immortals by a secret path through the mountains to attack the Greeks from behind. Most of the Greeks fled, but the 300 never fled. In that final battle, the 300 killed 3600. When their weapons were broken, they smashed Persian skulls with their fists. Spartans were bred for strength, and they had bones like iron. I learned how they did this and repeated it, incidentally. The real story is even better than the 2 movies about it. Richard Egan was Leonidas in the 1960's "The 300 Spartans".

Answer 2

I just loved 300!! I used to say GLADIATOR was my favorite film but now I love 300 more! What an awesome movie! I was fascinated every minute! The script, the costumes and sets, the music, everything was just PERFECT!!!

I was most impressed by the action scenes, they were choreographed very nicely and looked pretty realistic. (OK, OK, the arterial spurt was wrong, there wasn't enough gushing blood and no sword, no matter how sharp, stays sharp long enough for you to hack that many people to death but let's overlook little details like that, OK?)

I own swords and I know it's not easy to swing those babies for long, you really have to be in good shape and these guys really looked it! Like real warriors not the weekend warrior type. I mean, you could believe that they'd been training as warriors since they were kids. I know people say it's all digitally enhanced but I don't care. It looked pretty real when it needed to look real.

OK, there was some gratuitous nudity (young "oracle" in flimsy gown, the Queen of Sparta flashing flesh, the king and queen in the bedchamber) to keep the young, testosterone laden men interested until the carnage but I guess that's only fair as we women were treated to the sight of all these buff guys in skimpy war outfits.

The bad guys were suitably bad, LOL! It cracks me up to see the people posting here at YA that are saying it's an anti-Iranian film or whatever. It's fiction for Pete's sake and it's a good story!! It was told from the viewpoint of a survivor, someone who came back to Sparta and told the story. Of course there will be embellishments!

Ah, but it wasn't just a good story, it was just a spectacular feast for the eyes in many respects and was very inspiring. It was a story about duty and loyalty, courage and honor. Who doesn't like that?

No question, 300 is the best movie of 2007 so far. I've seen several: WILD HOGS, 23, GHOST RIDER, CATCH & RELEASE, MUSIC & LYRICS, DEAD SILENCE.... um, some other horror flick whose name I can't even remember now... in fact, several movies that I can't name now because they were so mundane but 300 is awesome! I'll buy it on DVD as soon as it comes out.

Answer 3

The film 300, was a poor historic POS, now that doesnt mean that the movie wasnt good. In fact it was a very well done movie with good actors, and everyone should watch it as entertainment and for god sakes stop treating it like a history lesson, if you want History, there is a channel for it.

Answer 4

Great entertainment but if you are a serious history buff and are expecting documentary caliber info then you will be disappointed.

If your like alot of others ; you will enjoy it for the sheer entertainment of it. It was the number 1 movie in america last week.

Have fun!

Answer 5

Yes! It was very good and it was pretty original. And it's a graphic novel movie - NOT a history lesson. Don't let people get preachy at ya. It's a great film.

Answer 6

Good action & entertainment. If you want the historical perspective check out 'Last Stand of the 300' on the history channel.
http://www.history.com/shows.do?episodeId=214233&action=detail

Answer 7

Yeah it's awesome. I thought that it was going to be a boring war movie. It was great and it was really action packed. However, if you don't like to see gore and blood this is not the movie for you.

Answer 8

It might get people interested in ancient history

or Frank Miller

are most films of any use?

Answer 9

I thought the movie was very enjoyable. But if you don't like action flims with a lot of stylized violence, you may want to stay away.

Answer 10

300 is a very good movie go see it.