Some movies are larger!!

Rating: 9/10 (13 April 2007)

Everybody, even a 'not-so-much-movies' person also knows that movies are larger than life. And probably, this fact is the key force for anyone to watch a movie. We see stars on screen; we enjoy a movie like a visual feast.
But mostly, it is the stars, the actors that we cherish. We see an actor as a herowe pretend to be like him during and even after movies sometimes. Our dream girl very often resembles to an actress!! Anyways, one can understand that I am not saying something very deep or important.
What is important is, that some movies are indeed larger, but they are so large, that it does not matter who starred in that movie. What remains larger is the movie itself, and not the stars who are worshiped. Anyone can say that this type of movies would have remained the same even without popular stars.
For example, in Superman movies, Chris Reeve was so handsome and adorable, so fit for the role that it became impossible for us to even imagine a Superman movie without him. Even today if we imagine Superman, we see him, and not Brandon Routh. He was larger than the movie. And this happens very often.
On the other hand, the movies like THE INDEPENDENCE DAY are larger than anything, it does not matter weather it had Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith, it would have still remained a blockbuster with completely unknown stars. Spiderman movie would have remained the same if it had someone else and not Toby. The movie made Toby large; Toby did not make the movie large.
Such movies don't come very often. But they do.
This movie is surely one of those! I could bet a month's salary on it.
But before I start writing, I must say, that it was very difficult for me to get SIN CITY out of my mind and watch 300 as an independent film. And you might find the same while reading this comment.
During the initial ten minutes, while watching the young Leonidas fighting the fierce wolfI saw two eyes of the wolf in the darkand the way it is shown in the movie, I instantly recall Elijah Wood and his shinning spects in the dark and chill went through my spineand I mean it, literally. Even if I will see Elijah in person, I will be frightened for a while.It was very difficult to get SIN CITY out of your mind. I think this is a credit to FRANK MILLER. If these are his work, he is surely a genius.
History has always told everyone that Athens was superior to Sparta and Spartans are always projected as barbarians, killers, hooligans.. I thought the same.
And how wrong I was!! It is a fact that Spartan females were not only more strong, but socially, they enjoyed more freedom that any other female in the contemporary society. Queen Gorgo speaks for Sparta very firmly in the movies. This is not a sign of a barbarian civilization. NO.
Lena Headey is beautiful, but she is sexier and she has a superb, ringing voice. You will feel good just by listening to her voice. It has that special quality. I would watch the movie second time and her voice would be a reason.
Gerard Butler is perfect as the King Leonidas and the entire flick is brilliantly directed. But still, I would give the credit to FRANK MILLER.
I recommend analyzing the whole movie as one, instead of doing the same with its characters, story and other technical aspects.
The movie, at the end, keeps you thinking about Sparta, Spartans and Spartan females instead of the movie it self. The real hero of the film is Spartan civilization. I was glad to view the Spartan civilization with a different point of view.
I have already obtained the disk of THE 300 SPARTANS, released in 1962, starring Richard Egan that tells the same story. I was told by a friend that it is more powerful that this one. Well..let us hope I give 05/05 to 300. A must see. It will keep you thinking about Sparta and you will be more anxious for SIN CITY  II.
Regards, M.