Few stood against many...

Rating: 9/10 (14 March 2007)

The film describes a really inspiring story based on the resistance of king Leonida's men against the Pursian troops. There are of course some historical inconsistencies, e.g. no reference of the 700 Thespians that stood beside the Spartans under the commandment of Demophilos after all the rest had left, the legendary phrase 'come with it or on it' was said by the Spartan mothers when they gave the shield to their sons before they went to war, Leonidas was not the last to die and quite a few more, nevertheless the scenario pretty much reflects the outline of the actual historical event. The artistic and aesthetic design completely fulfilled my expectations and was equivalent to Sin City.