A wonderful story

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2007)

I've gotten a little tired of hearing some of the same complaints about '300' over and over. I don't think people have really thought this through. I personally thought it was a wonderful adventure full of everything I wanted to see at the theater. I'm a fan of all sorts of movies and I could tell from the previews that this was not one that was going to make me think, that's what movies like 'Children of Men' are there for. This movie was made to entertain and certainly pulled it off. It was exactly the kind of story that the old Greek fathers would tell their sons about their descendents; emphasizing every triumph, making the enemy look worse and worse, creating the idea of 'heroes' in the minds of all Greeks. I noticed that a lot of people were angry at the fact that the movie stressed patriotism so much. Now, if you look at it from the context of out current situation in the Middle East, yes, I can see that you may consider this kind of a subliminal message. But if you ever read 'The Iliad' or 'The Odyssey' you'd know that heroism, patriotism, and death on the battle field were some of the most honored and glorified things in Greek culture. This movie wasn't made to make people think "Hmm, maybe I should fight in Iraq," or "Hey, what are my morals?" It was made to make people say "That was awesome, I'm going back to see it again."