I haven't seen "300" yet but by most accounts I've heard it is a spectacular film.
In case you don't know what it is, "300" is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, which concerns the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against a much larger, invading Persian force.
In short, "300" is a tale about about heroes, bravery, courage and defending your nation...all the things that modern-day liberalism seems to despise. This probably no film for moral relativists is what liberals are. Note the comments in these reviews I came across:
Christy Lemire of the AP: "Despite their comparatively small numbers, the Spartans are a model of unity and organization. That stuff about duty and honor and dying a beautiful death -- they buy into all of it."
Boston Globe review by Wesley Morris: "Otherwise, the movie is busy trumpeting such abstract principles as Glory, Duty, and Destiny, in speeches roared by the cast as though Herodotus himself had written them....Much has been made of the allegorical potential of "300." Could Leonidas be some President Bush stand-in?"
San Jose Mercury News review by Bruce Newman: "Leonidas devised the idea of going to war with fewer troops than it takes to get the job done long before it occurred to anyone at the Pentagon."
Claudia Puig of USA Today: "Nothing about 300 is intended to be subtle. It's a quasi-mythical tale of valor and sacrifice, but it has undertones that for some observers might bring to mind the Iraq war: The Spartans, like U.S. forces today, were focused on taking down a tyrant and fighting for freedom. That the Spartans knew they couldn't win the battle is all the more intriguing when seen through a contemporary lens."
A.O. Scott of the New York Times slammed "300" in his review. If the NY Times doesn't like "300" then that's a good sign that it must be a really good film and will probably be a big hit. I can't wait to see it.
In case you don't know what it is, "300" is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, which concerns the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against a much larger, invading Persian force.
In short, "300" is a tale about about heroes, bravery, courage and defending your nation...all the things that modern-day liberalism seems to despise. This probably no film for moral relativists is what liberals are. Note the comments in these reviews I came across:
Christy Lemire of the AP: "Despite their comparatively small numbers, the Spartans are a model of unity and organization. That stuff about duty and honor and dying a beautiful death -- they buy into all of it."
Boston Globe review by Wesley Morris: "Otherwise, the movie is busy trumpeting such abstract principles as Glory, Duty, and Destiny, in speeches roared by the cast as though Herodotus himself had written them....Much has been made of the allegorical potential of "300." Could Leonidas be some President Bush stand-in?"
San Jose Mercury News review by Bruce Newman: "Leonidas devised the idea of going to war with fewer troops than it takes to get the job done long before it occurred to anyone at the Pentagon."
Claudia Puig of USA Today: "Nothing about 300 is intended to be subtle. It's a quasi-mythical tale of valor and sacrifice, but it has undertones that for some observers might bring to mind the Iraq war: The Spartans, like U.S. forces today, were focused on taking down a tyrant and fighting for freedom. That the Spartans knew they couldn't win the battle is all the more intriguing when seen through a contemporary lens."
A.O. Scott of the New York Times slammed "300" in his review. If the NY Times doesn't like "300" then that's a good sign that it must be a really good film and will probably be a big hit. I can't wait to see it.
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