could have been better!

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2007)

And I am still waiting for the actual war between the Persians and the Spartans to take place!!!
I am not at all saying that the movie has no war in it; as a matter of fact this movie depicts one of the most beautifully choreographed action sequences!! The blood gushing out of bodies in slow-mo, the fight sequences in slow-mo, the camera movements, the lighting, the grainy visuals(damn neat); trust me I can go on for hours appreciating the technical aspect of the movie but unfortunately I have very few words to describe the story(which I wouldn't do, that will spoil the fun!)
It was a total 2 hr eye-candy visual extravaganza but I kinda feel, I as a movie buff, wanted something more out of this effort from Zack Snyder. I mean OK, this movie is based on a story through the eyes of Frank Miller, the graphic novelist who has given us SIN CITY (n SIN CITY 2 is in the making), but still WHY DEPICT PERSIANS AS BRUTAL BEINGS INDULGING IN ALL SORTS OF DEBAUCHERY?!!)This is a case of total distortion of the image of one of the greatest empires ever! Isn't it an age old movie formula wherein the evil is depicted as mutilated,over-grown,one-eyed,terrible looking orc and the good is depicted as muscular,fully loaded,six-packed(and everything nice!)??I mean they must have wronged a lot but why make them(Persians) look awful? Please oh Hollywood moguls, kindly come out of the cocoon you all have been living in! Mr.Miller, take a few tips from OH SO GREAT Stan Lee on how to depict evil; his depiction isn't at least distorted!
But all in all a good movie experience. CGI technology rocks! The production quality is amazing, so are the costumes. Gerard Butler has done an amazing job, the way his character commands respect from his fellow men, his diction; everything. Lena Heady is good too, her speech to the counsel men is neatly shown. David Wenham(LOTR 2 n 3 and Van Helsing) has earned a reputation of doing epic war movies! Rodrigo Santoro (LOST fame) donned every possible designer jewelery for his character. TOTAL EYE CANDY!!!!
But *sighs* it could have been better. Maybe they will make a sequel aptly titled 10000, with a better story-line.