The perfect movie.

Rating: 9/10 (9 April 2007)

Well I still have to come down from what I saw.
"300" is amazing. For me it is the best movie of 2007 right now. I cannot think about ANY movie better this year.
But let's talk about why I feel so.
"300" is a war movie. I is full of blood, guts, severed body parts and violence all in all. There is no lame love story and there is no "But we could try to fix all the problems diplomatic."-Story.
BUT we do have a love story - but it is put in the movie so soft and inconsiderable that it does not disturb the slaughter. We have Queen Gorgo and King Leonidas having an intense relationship, they love each other more than anything else, but they don't show it all the time with comments like "Oh god, don't go my love." As it's said by the Narrator: "It's no space for weakness!" (I saw it dubbed in German so it might depend on the language what is said!).
In "300" we don't see the warriors cry or something like that. We don't see scenes in which enemies become brothers or other things seen in so many movies. "300" is violent - no doubt. The Spartans leave their home to kill and die - nothing more, nothing less.
When I saw the movie there were a lot of girls crying about Leonidas dying in the end - but I still don't know why. He died in honor and pride as he wanted.
But to leave the story aside: A lot of people I talked to about the movie said "Yeah well, it was okay, but there was too much computer animation and that made it look unrealistic." So what? Has anyone seen "Sin City"? Or better: read Miller's comics? Snyder has brought the ambiance of those graphic novels to the screen. In every way.
What I also like to comment on is the following: A lot of German newspapers wrote about how "300" is a movie for gay people because of all the naked man in it. I want to underline that there are a LOT of naked (good looking) women too and that the Spartans make jokes about the gay Greeks. Another thing to be read in Germany is that the movie transports fascistic ideas. And I haven't seen those neither. As said: They kill - that's all.
All in all, "300" is an absolutely great movie. It shows how 300 fight against a million and how they die in honor while fighting. The ambiance is great, the actors play very, very good and I've seen only two goofs. What is questionable are the "monsters" the Persians carried with them, but okay, we take that.
"300" is worth 11 out of 10 points but I cannot rate it that high. Watch it. watch it again and then buy the DVD to watch it over and over again. If you like violence and the graphic novels you will love the movie.
"Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell!" Enjoy it!