The "Other" East again!

Rating: 3/10 (13 March 2007)

It was another try of the west to look itself good by creating the "Other". In the past couple of centuries the west has been trying to link itself to ancient Greece to claim an ancient heritage. (not to mention that this linking is not historically accurate and modern Western civilization is NOT a heir of ancient Greece). Meanwhile, the Persians have been used as the "Other" to stand for whatever the west is "not" about.
This movie is another try of the West to make itself look desirable by trashing "other" people's cultures and civilization.
They must have some nerves to draw such false images of Persians (nude, hairless, brown) while there are hundreds of bas relief in historical sites showing Persian kings and soldiers in their fancy robes and well groomed beards hair.
That's the actual portrait of Xerxes: http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/art-15300. Just compare it to the image this movie shows! Nice try!!!!!!!!!!!