is this movie good?
wat would u rate this movie and how would u compare it to 300?
shareFor a product of its time, Yes! And far, far better than that stupid "ALexander" of Oliver Stone a few years ago. (Will see "300" this weekend.)
shareI just watched this movie to compare it to the new 300 movie, and I was so bored through out the whole movie I was waiting for it to get better, but it never did. Here's my list of things wrong with this movie
1- This was such a soap opera, I thought I was watching a chick flick, this was more about the love stories involved with the two main spartans that they show the whole movie, then about the actual war.
2- They didn't show any action for more than an hour into the movie, And when they did, the fighting was so sloppy,
In the new 300 they showed why the spartans were such great warriors, in this one, it felt like it was just 300 regular guys, fighting with no style or technique.
3- The thing that annoyed me the most was the everybody talked as if they were in some kind of Shakespeare play, the dialogue was so unrealistic, the whole movie felt like a play, and what's even worse was that there was so much dialogue that it was tiring
4- This movie had absolutely zero style, it was shot like a TV, only your basic LS MS and CU, were used through out the whole movie. It's definitely not a beautiful looking movie.
5- The guys they picked to star in this movie were so soft looking, there is no way spartans could have have looked this soft.
It's utterly IGNORANT of you to compare the two movies, particularly in regards to the fighting. One as made in 1962, the other in 2006. What you consider fighting "style" in "300" was largely CG and wire work, genius. In 300 Spartans, it was much more realistic to what the Spartans had to deal with. Led by Leonidas, the Spartans became great warriors because they were driven by their heart and loyalty to their country, not due to come predisposed physical prowess. THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF HERODOTUS STORY (oh, since you probably don't know, that's the Greek historian who recorded the Spartan fight at Thermopylae)
Additionally, do a bit of research on the Spartans, and Greeks in general. There's a reason people liken the beautiful to looking like "Greek gods." The Greeks are and were gorgeous, and yes, you can be both beautiful and powerful.
Please, go watch a few more movies before you share your elementary and limited opinions.
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