Beautilful combination of art and emotion.

Rating: 10/10 (4 April 2007)

For those of you who are bashing 300 for its unrealistic action and brute violence have completely missed the underlying subject of this movie. I will however, admit that i think that some of this movie's brilliance was accidental. But whatever the reason for its brilliance, it was, indeed, brilliant.
What would compel 300 men too engage in a war against millions in which there is no possible hope for victory? Would any of us be willing to have the courage to do that? In a country were we are constantly bombarded with how evil we are, Im guessing it would be a hard thing for many of us too understand why 300 men would willingly die without question for their homeland.
So how do you portray men willing to do this to an audience that does not relate?? You give them mystical bright red capes, giant shields and unlimited stamina. You make them uncompromisingly brave. You make them god like in the art of war. You do all of this to create a feeling of iron clad immortality. This movie was mystical, artistic, emotional and to be quite frank beautiful. This movie wasn't about the men with the "total gym abs" it was about what they represented, a mystical, immortal feat in history. A feat that will never be forgotten. But there are enough holes in the history of this battle to create a imaginative shroud of make believe story telling. Like i said, the people responsible for this movie may have come onto some of this by accident. I am willing to give them the credit since it is they who pocketed my three trips to this movie.
"You there, Ephialtes. . . . may you live forever." "This will be yours, for all time!"
The lines in this movie were BRILLIANT!!!! Some of the scenes gave me goose bumps!!!