Self-glorification to the core.

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2010)

Racism. Yes. One-sided. Yes. Exaggerated. Yes. Nationalism. Yes.
And that is the point.
This move visualizes a war-tale of the spartan heroes. It's the images and imaginations you get when you listen to stories told in ancient times, where "we" were perfect, and the enemies were beasts and (almost) unhuman. It is self-glorification to the core, seen through the lens of Spartans.
If you don't accept this as the guiding force, you probably won't like this movie.
Just look at the difference in sizes between the god-king an the Spartan king. The blackness that fades one the face of the man that bribes the Spartan politician, until his eyes are the only thing visible. The jewelry and the makeup of the generals and god-king. These are stories of exaggeration.
Analogy: Think of the stories of fishermen fighting sea-beast, that are now known to be whales, octopuses and so forth. Same thing.
-Historical correctness has nothing to do with this movie. -A rich story has nothing to do with this movie. -Multiple perspectives and objective reason has nothing to do with this movie.
I'm baffled over how many that just don't get this.