If you like Frank Miller’s work, the comic book 300, or over the top action, then you will surely like this movie. This is a comic book movie, pure and simple. If you are a history buff interested in the integrity of the battle of Thermopylae, do not like violence, or are looking for a date flick, avoid 300. But as a comic book enthusiast who loved the 300 graphic novel, and is an admirer of Frank Miller’s work, I really liked this film. Bottom LineI realize this movie will not be for all. The Immortals champion, “The Uber Immortal,” the executioner with his almost crablike appendages, The Immortals almost demonic appearance, and the goat-man musician were a little too much for me. I imagine she was added to get a more balanced feel to the movie and to beef up the plot.Īnother addition and one that I didn’t really like was the almost mystical elements of the Persian army.

In the movie, the character had almost as much a hero role as King Leonidas himself.

In the comic book, she really has very few lines and after she tells Leonidas to, “Come back with his shield or on it,” she basically isn’t seen again. There were some additions to the film, primarily in the role of Sparta’s Queen. For me, 300 is one of the few films that I felt had truly captured the visual storytelling aspects of the comic. Seeing Leonidas in the rain, protected with his shield, seeing the Persian ships bashed against the rocks, the confrontation with the emissary and messengers, as well as Xerxes and Leonidas’ first conversation are all there and looked so striking similar. There were many times that it felt like the comic had just come alive in front of me time and time again. While the movie does have a lot of action sequences that almost seem to run together into one bloody mess and overall plot is rather thin, especially when compared to other current films like “The Departed” or “The Queen,” both Oscar nominees for 2006, 300 really shines in how faithful it stayed to the vision of the comic book as well as being an extremely artistic and fluid action movie. The movie has been panned by some critics as having no plot or just being one long battle scene with no crescendo. The 300 movie, having stayed so close to the original story, very much follows that formula. It is the tale of what men will do to keep their freedom rather than kneel to a tyrant. As far as being a comic book adaptation movie, director Zack Snyder has done a marvelous job.įrank Miller has taken a very romantic look at the battle of Thermopylae focusing more on heroics and lofty ideals rather than historical accuracy. It is a highly stylized, ultra graphic, testosterone filled piece that I am sure will turn many off and delight countless more. Review 300 will not be a movie for everyone.

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