Distorting History for Political Purposes!

Rating: 1/10 (9 March 2007)

we must consider 300 from two points of views: first, cinematic techniques and artistic values. second, historical authenticity which deals with screenplay and the original story on which the movie has been based. From cinematic point of view, the film is a success.Its cinematography is great and Zack Synder's direction is not so bad.The action is exciting and... But the story of the movie is a BIG LIE. It's about Persian and Greek war.I studied history for a long time and i was interested in the history of the east, especially Persia(which today is called Iran).Persia was one of the oldest civilizations of the world. One of their greatest kings, Cyrus the Great, had established the Human Rights Principle 2500 years ego which is known as the first human right document.He abolished slavery and declared that every one has the right to practice their own religion and legislated many other humanistic law. In concise, Persians were civilized people, much more civilized than European people in that era. But, what we see in this movie is quite different. We see Persians as wild and brutal animals while we see the Greek soldiers as nice,kind and humanistic figures. I'm afraid to say that this is a distortion and misinterpretation of the history.What we see as persians in this movie is not authentic. I believe Cinema is there to make people of the world closer and let them develop more humanistic mutual understanding and relationship, not to help them be more hostile and revengeful to each other. Unfortunately, 300 is helping the second one. The theme of this movie is relevant to today's crazy warfare between west and east and this bothers me. so I cant like these kinds of movies at all. The producers and director of this film must read the history again.