It’s rare that a movie comes out like 300. A movie that you count down the days just until the movie comes out. Well those days are over. And 300 was well worth the wait.
The movie stays completely true to the $30 graphic novel it represents. King Leonidas, a Spartan, is threatened with slavery and imperialism. Leonidas, along with 300 of his best Spartan soldiers, take on thousands of Persians and slaves of King Xerces, a king who feels he is godlike, and he looks like a taller version of the singer Prince with a lot of piercings.
Gerald Butler, who plays King Leonidas, portrays the Spartan King exactly as he should be. Butler shows the might and honor of King Leonidas shown in the graphic novel. The other amazing aspect of 300 is how Frank Miller, the director, chose a complete cast of unknown actors and turned the movie into an instant hit. To address people confused with their Greek history, this movie has never claimed to be historically correct as many have and will argue. How Miller based this on a true story, yet showed Xerces and the Persians as brutal unmerciful humans, is just simply the way he wrote the graphic novel. Based on the history, they were heroes as well.
The photographer of this movie used the 1/3 photograph treatment and clever color schemes to achieve a sense of unity. Miller’s choice of music fits right in with the action of the movie. Also, the way Miller slows down the fighting during the goriest scenes fits perfectly in with the music and action to create the dynamic trio. Another reason why 300 is a must see movie are the visuals. They are simply astounding. However, this movie isn’t all about fighting. There are political scenes as well that take your breath away. One such scene is when Leonidas’ wife is speaking to the Spartan council asking them to send more troops to aid Leonidas in his fight for freedom. She states, “freedom isn’t free,” which is true on so many aspects. Personally, after seeing all the anti-war and anti-Bush documentaries that have been coming out, it’s nice to see a movie where they support our government.
This movie is rated R for all the right reasons, and I give it 4 stars. Once you see this movie, you won’t have to see any other movie because no movie can top 300. This is one of the few movies I will remember for a long time to come and Miller yet again creates an amazing movie.
The movie stays completely true to the $30 graphic novel it represents. King Leonidas, a Spartan, is threatened with slavery and imperialism. Leonidas, along with 300 of his best Spartan soldiers, take on thousands of Persians and slaves of King Xerces, a king who feels he is godlike, and he looks like a taller version of the singer Prince with a lot of piercings.
Gerald Butler, who plays King Leonidas, portrays the Spartan King exactly as he should be. Butler shows the might and honor of King Leonidas shown in the graphic novel. The other amazing aspect of 300 is how Frank Miller, the director, chose a complete cast of unknown actors and turned the movie into an instant hit. To address people confused with their Greek history, this movie has never claimed to be historically correct as many have and will argue. How Miller based this on a true story, yet showed Xerces and the Persians as brutal unmerciful humans, is just simply the way he wrote the graphic novel. Based on the history, they were heroes as well.
The photographer of this movie used the 1/3 photograph treatment and clever color schemes to achieve a sense of unity. Miller’s choice of music fits right in with the action of the movie. Also, the way Miller slows down the fighting during the goriest scenes fits perfectly in with the music and action to create the dynamic trio. Another reason why 300 is a must see movie are the visuals. They are simply astounding. However, this movie isn’t all about fighting. There are political scenes as well that take your breath away. One such scene is when Leonidas’ wife is speaking to the Spartan council asking them to send more troops to aid Leonidas in his fight for freedom. She states, “freedom isn’t free,” which is true on so many aspects. Personally, after seeing all the anti-war and anti-Bush documentaries that have been coming out, it’s nice to see a movie where they support our government.
This movie is rated R for all the right reasons, and I give it 4 stars. Once you see this movie, you won’t have to see any other movie because no movie can top 300. This is one of the few movies I will remember for a long time to come and Miller yet again creates an amazing movie.
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