Beautiful Mythologized Version of Thermopolyae

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2007)

This highly-anticipated movie turned out to fulfill all my greatest expectations. The special effects were amazing, the acting was enjoyable, and the story was of course based on one of the most inspiring war stories in the history of the world.
I grew up on stories of the 300 Spartans and the Battle of Thermopolyae, and had already seen the 1962 movie "The 300 Spartans." I waited to see "300" on DVD instead of watching it in the theater, but enjoyed it nevertheless. It was a wild ride, and the battle scenes blew me away.
As to criticisms of the historical accuracy of the film, I believe the movie portrayed the battle "sufficently" for the type of film it was. Sure, many of elements of the battle were greatly exaggerated (such as the monster-ish Immortals), but the movie is primarily action-mythology. And while the battle should be portrayed accurately, as it was, it is in mythology that ancient stories really come to life, just as the ancients have done countless times in their own legends, and probably would've intended for us to do as well, for the sake of giving this amazing story a modern spin.
300 - A fun ride, and a worthy adaption of a great moment of heroism. 10/10