300

This film was awesome!!! And I am really glad that I paid my five bucks at Tinseltown to go and view it. The cinematography was great and the battle scenes were even better. Here is a brief synopsis of what the film entails: A group of Persian messengers arrive at Sparta, demanding Sparta's submission to the king . Outraged and offended at their behavior, King Leonidas and his guards throw the messengers into a pit, resolving to face the Persians. Leonidas then visits the , explaining his plan of war with the Persians and offers a customary payment in gold. The priests of the Oracle, having already been bribed by Xerxes, interpret her message to mean that Sparta should not go to war, so as to not interrupt the sacred Carneian festival. The Leonidas, despite all the warnings, gathers 300 of his best soldiers to defend Sparta against the Persians.

During the film's release there had been some controversial political parallels that the Greco-Persian conflict that the film focused on. It causes some sensitivity of political parallels between the two sides deeming it east versus west. There are also some depictions of various character sides in the film. The Persians are characterized as barbaric and and in some sense demonic. It does appear the the graphic nature of the novel and the film could presumably give this depiction, but the Spartans give off a different characteristic quality, one that is very masculine and heroic. Some may say its the good guys beating the bad guys. But some may have their own analysis on the take. I guess one can say that this may be an ancient battle story with a modern twist.