A Truly Great Film

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2007)

300 is the first film of it's kind since about 1965! In the late 50's and early 60's, the Italian cinema was dominated by sword and sandal epics. These movies were very popular back then.
There have been movies made close to the genre (Alexander, Gladiator etc.) but none of them capture the feel quite like 300 does. The lighting and colors are very bleak, it contains many slow motion scenes, both of which add to the movie immensely, and holds strong to it's connection with the graphic novel. The soundtrack is very moving (good to see a movie with some heavy rock sounds) and compels the viewer put his/her popcorn down and hit the gym! It's an exciting adrenaline rush from start to finish. The acting is excellent for this type of movie, with lines screamed out of with immense passion and feeling.
10 is not enough of a rating for this film. If I could, I'd give it a 300!