You're being ridiculous.

Rating: 8/10 (21 March 2007)

I'm sure this has already been said, however, I will reiterate the point. THE MOVIE IS BASED ON A COMIC BOOK.
No one sane would believe that Persians were ACTUALLY the way they were depicted in the movie. It's like Cartman on South Park attempting to prove that the Jews were evil based upon the depiction in that horrible movie about Jesus. I personally believed it was wonderful that the movie depicted the diversity of the Persian empire, which included several races and continents. Frank Miller has a taste for the grotesque and the gory. Note the prevalence of misshapen and mutated characters (mentally and physically) in all of his comic books and movies.
Of course it's not historically accurate. If it was, the Spartans would be fighting nude or in loincloths.
The character of Leonidas is very sympathetic. He loves his wife and son and would do anything to protect his people. You can see the tenderness behind the granite that composes his character. David Wenham was brilliant. The cinematography was wonderful. The action sequences flowed like water. Gory, yes. But obviously fake gore.
The movie wasn't perfect - it was overly melodramatic at times. Some of the antagonists were a bit too evil. And of course, nudity and sex unnecessary to the plot. But I walked out of the theater with that "wow" feeling deep in my chest, wishing that Leonidas didn't have to die.