Why the negativity

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2008)

Im not sure why so many people gave such terrible reviews of this movie. This movie is told from the point of view of a narrator. When we tell stories we tend to exaggerate what really happened to make the story more appealing. Leonidas tells the narrator to make sure the people remember the story, so yes he adds things like ogres and elephants and rhinos in order to make the story sound more glorious for the troops he was telling. For those who whine about lighting and effects. DID YOU SEE SIN CITY? If you did not like that then why the hell did you think you would like 300 in the first place. The truth is that this movie does what it needs to and it entertains you. No it is not going to be historically accurate. Would you rather watch a movie where they stay in their formation and just stab for 2 hours? Have you seen a movie that is based on history that is 100% accurate? Despite all that there were some flaws, such as the overuse of slow motion scenes, some of the dialog was pretty out of place for the time period. Even with those flaws the special effects were just phenomenal, the battle scenes spectacular. I recommend this to any one who is looking for a kick ass good time and is not into movies for deep artsy spiritual meaning