Should be more movies set in ancient Persia

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2019)

As an historian, I have always been fascinated by ancient Persia. Of course it always seems to get a villainous bad reputation from its attempts to invade the Greek city-states, but they weren't so bad. Sure, there was plenty of invading and killing as they built their empire, not unlike anyone else at the time, however they also had a fairly progressive and tolerant side to them as well.
This movie is full of historical inaccuracies and just plain nonsense, but it is also a lot of fun. Kind of 'The Princess Bride' in an ancient Persian setting... and the Persians don't come off too bad here. It's no masterpiece, but it is entertaining and well worth a look.