A Visual Delight But Stereotypical

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2019)

12 March 2007. 300 is a spectacular feast for the eyes and the visual animation is outstanding with a few exceptions. Unfortunately, the emphasis on "Kill Bill Vol." 1 gore and the "Saving Private Ryan" blood fest while fascinatingly gross was probably unnecessary compared to "Alexander" though based on a graphic novel, it's not difficult to notice why. Additionally, again the black and white stereotypes make this graphic novel just that, a perversion of good and bad, the dark Persians against the good Greeks. They are no reality checks in this fantasy version and the ending is also while martyrdom omits a more interesting possible ending version that would have been more uplifting. Think of one spear versus 300 spears. Anyway, the effort put into both the action and the plot line, character development was commendable though more character relational, slowed pacing would have put this movie on an epic scale instead of the summer blockbuster action scale. Enjoyable and visually stunning but not qualitatively spectacular. Seven out of Ten Stars.