Great SFX and CGI but Etnocentrist, racist and historically incorrect.

Rating: 3/10 (20 March 2007)

OK, this film has great battle scenes, SFX is good, CGI is terrific...but the story??? This film will appeal to lovers of computer games and flashy MTV clips, but not to people who want some content and depth in a movie. Speaking of content one can't possibly ignore the Etnocentrist and racist underpinnings of this Movie. 300 noble Greeks, members of "the great Western civilization" take on "barbaric, blood-thirsty Persians". By the way, can anyone ignore that the timing of the release is not innocent? While the Bush-administration is pushing for sanctions against Iran, making plans to bomb Iran... In 1939 Stalin ordered Sergeï Eisenstein to make "Alexander Nevsky", a film in which brave Russian troops defeated blood-thirsty Teuton (German) Knights...this film needed to straighten national identity and cultural cohesion in the wake of a possible German invasion of the USSR. Nonetheless "Alexander Nevsky" is a remarkable, great epic masterpiece, but one should call it what it is: a propaganda film. This is true to the same degree for "300" (although "Alexander Nevsky" is despite it's age far superior). 300 is a propaganda film, and it IS psychological warfare against Iran, please remind when watching and enjoy!