In ancient Greece, where men were trained from the age of seven years of battle and bravery was considered more important than goodness, warriors were the most admired among men. Scarred and maimed from a lifetime of fighting, which called for a "good death in battle, while the condition is met: You must be remembered. At that time, the memories kept alive by oral tradition of story, we now have blockbuster movies to high budget enhanced with computer-generatedpictures to tell our stories.
It will be recalled, "300".
With thousands of amazing special effects and surprising visual perspectives, "300" creates the historic battle of Thermopylae between 300 Spartans condemned by King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and massive armies invading Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) out. On the side of Leonidas, his loyal Captain (Vincent Regan), who keep the risks to which his beloved son, in an attempt to Spartan life.
Unlikethe Arcadians, a diverse group of artisans who are temporarily using the 300 Spartan warriors seem to have unique qualifications: Are you proud to die for their country, I believe in, and look great in "No Retreat No Surrender." his black pants - the uniform required (this version) Spartan army. Iran seems to have its own qualifications: Warrior must submit hard on the feet of the king agree to use magic when the muscle fails, and be prepared to polish Xerxes'Thousands of gold jewelry.
While her husband is fighting a losing battle Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) has her own struggle to pay back to Sparta. It is the betrayal and lust of Theron (Dominic West) and the Senate chauvinists, who called for reinforcements to help the army of 300. power Headey as thin as the beautiful queen of subtle sweetness nicely parallels Butler's Warrior King. Moreover, they share their purity Western representation of evil seems Theronmore dirt.
Based on Frank Miller's series from Dark Horse Comics, which was later transformed into a graphic novel, "300" offers representation state-of-the-art of war atrocities from still images, fast cuts, slow motion, using blue- screen, film and other magic. Although the sparse dialogue is often derived from its understated humor, the pounding instrumental pieces, called swords, nice body, nasty monsters, giant animals and stunning visual effectsstimulate sometimes to the point of sensory overload.
Remember the meat muscular bare-chested warriors. Remember the drop of blood splashes on the screen, the gruesome beheadings, the piles of corpses, slaughtered and darkens the pale blue sky, with thousands of Persian arrows deadly. They remember the passion burning between the king and his queen. But most of you will remember the story of how 300 Spartans bravely endured his death fineBattaglia.
300
Director: Zack Snyder
Movie Length: 122 minutes
DVD Features: Commentary by director Zack Snyder, writer Kurt Johnstad, and director of photography Larry Fong. Deleted scenes. Featurette: The 300 - Fact or Fiction? (Duration: 24:31). Who were the Spartans: The Warriors of 300 (Duration: 4:24). Frank Miller Tapes (Duration: 13:00). Webisodes: Behind the scenes on the set of 300 (20:00 run time). Photo gallery with productionStills.
Copyright 2007 Leslie Halpern
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