Absolutely amazing

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2007)

I honestly do not understand the people who gave this movie the lowest vote possible. And i would really like them to explain their actions. Because this looks to me as a personal opinion, not one taken by a critic. You don't like war movies? You saw Alexander or Troy and you have the impression that all movies are like that? Good for you, but you're wrong. This movie is, by far, a masterpiece. As somebody said, "a couple of comments ago", this movie, along side Lord of the Rings, is the bridge to the new world. The bridge to a whole new level of special effects, a whole new level of movies. The fact that it presents a part of history which hasn't been seen in movies too often doesn't make it a bad movie. The fact that people have their own opinions about what happened at Thermopylae doesn't make it a bad movie. And i must say that it has been a while since i have seen a movie this beautiful.
And i'm not talking about the special effects. I'm talking about the actors. Gerald Butler made the role of his life. I saw many of his films, i saw him in "Phantom of the Opera" as well. But here his acting is beautiful. You can see in his eyes the anger, the rage, or the sadness. The whole movie is built around him. And the expectations were big, because in a movie as big as "300", you can't make any mistakes because the critics will eat you alive. And i must say that he played amazing.
The fight scenes. I must admit it, i'm a huge fan of fight scenes. But not exactly the blood, the carnage. I'm a huge fan of the moments before a fight scene. The pump-up speech, the preparations and the beginning of the battle (that's why i LOVED the moment when the Rohan riders attacked the Orcs in "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King")...And this movie was perfect from this point of view. The battle scenes were, like barb1140 said, like a dance. It was like a choreography. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. And the slowing down made it even more interesting.
This movie is by far, a masterpiece. It has a 8.6 user rating, when Godfather, the highest movie has a 9.1. This is a one of a kind movie. It has everything, it isn't just a war movie, it is a movie about friendship, about something that bonds men in the army, that makes them stand ground even in front of thousands of enemies. Thus were the Spartans!