Anyone who hated 300?

Heres my thoughts...well...i loved it

Heres my thoughts...well...i loved it

 

SaintLeonidas

I can tell;)    Does anyone though think it depicted Persians in a bad fashion though?

it was very average in my opinion, i thought the action sequences though cool and intense were sloppily done, also was not a fan of how they played heavy metal through some parts, sure its a fantasy movie and all and they were trying to capture the moment but it just didnt do it for me, i also thought the plot was somewhat thin. for how hyped it was, especially around here, i felt it let down a bit.g-unit248

Really?  Thats too bad.  I actually thought it was great how they put all the fantasy in there instead of trying to make it overly real. 

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Heres my thoughts...well...i loved it

 

bacon_is_sweet

I can tell;)    Does anyone though think it depicted Persians in a bad fashion though?

nope.I think iran is over reacting about a ficitonal movie depicating there culture 2500 years ago.

someone who hates 300?!?!?!?!?!? NO MAN. PERSIAN OR GREEK COULD HATE 300. IT'S BLASPHEMY, IT'S MADNESS. IT'S 300!!!!!GungraveZero

bacon_is_sweet, you don't post as actively as you used toCarlos_Santana

Wow thats cool, someone remembered me.:P  I guess I've been off doing other stuff lately, plus girls can draw you from the computer from time to time.;)

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Heres my thoughts...well...i loved it

 

SaintLeonidas

I can tell;) Does anyone though think it depicted Persians in a bad fashion though?

nope.I think iran is over reacting about a ficitonal movie depicating there culture 2500 years ago.

I agree.  Since it was more or less a true story anyway. 

[QUOTE="GungraveZero"]someone who hates 300?!?!?!?!?!? NO MAN. PERSIAN OR GREEK COULD HATE 300. IT'S BLASPHEMY, IT'S MADNESS. IT'S 300!!!!!steppinrazor88

i respect your opinion, but my spear doesnt *stabs him in the gut*.

Have to be a few Persian out there, huh?

This movie is political.HupHupOranje

That could be true depending on opinion.  Whats your take on it? 

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Heres my thoughts...well...i loved it

 

bacon_is_sweet

I can tell;) Does anyone though think it depicted Persians in a bad fashion though?

nope.I think iran is over reacting about a ficitonal movie depicating there culture 2500 years ago.

I agree.  Since it was more or less a true story anyway. 

in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

Haven't seen it yet. Probably going to see it this week..no rush (that, and I haven't been able to get a ride to go see it since the film came out :?..my luck sucks).princemarth23

in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

SaintLeonidas

That is why this movie is political. 

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in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

HupHupOranje

That is why this movie is political.

Who do you think the good side is? 

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in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

HupHupOranje

That is why this movie is political. 

every movie like this is political but not meant to be. Some say bush in leonidas standing for victory, others say bush is xerxes trying to conquer the world. Well that can be done with other movie also. Its a victim of the times.

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in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

bacon_is_sweet

That is why this movie is political.

Who do you think the good side is? 

i hope he says the spartans...the persians were an invading country set on total domination, while all the greeks wanted was to live free.

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Heres my thoughts...well...i loved it

 

SaintLeonidas

I can tell;) Does anyone though think it depicted Persians in a bad fashion though?

nope.I think iran is over reacting about a ficitonal movie depicating there culture 2500 years ago.

I agree. Since it was more or less a true story anyway.

in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

True but in that since the Persians were the enemy, because they were the conquerors. 

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in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

SaintLeonidas

That is why this movie is political.

Who do you think the good side is?

i hope he says the spartans...the persians were an invading country set on total domination, while all the greeks wanted was to live free.

Yes, I don't see how anyone, even Iranians could see them as the "good guys".

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in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

HupHupOranje

That is why this movie is political.

Who do you think the good side is?

bacon_is_sweet

I do not accept the concept of "good and evil". There were merely sides. 

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in most war movies the enemy is portraited badly,mostly because we are cheering for the good side.

GreatDecay

That is why this movie is political.

What alot of people don't understand though is they count the actions of a few and take it as the whole culture.  Like the US 

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Who do you think the good side is?

HupHupOranje

I do not accept the concept of "good and evil". There were merely sides.

So you would consider the goals of both the Persians and Greeks morally on par with one another? 

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Who do you think the good side is?

HupHupOranje

I do not accept the concept of "good and evil". There were merely sides. 

which would you want to be on, the ones being controlled by a guy who thought he was a god and destroyed cities and villages to gain total dominance, or be someone from a free greek state, fighting to protect his home from an army that wanted your city, and wanted your submission.

i mean obviously the iranians would get mad, it reminded them that they got there arses wiped by a small group, then would end up losing the war.SaintLeonidas

:lol:  Ya, I would have liked to see the final battle though.

[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]i mean obviously the iranians would get mad, it reminded them that they got there arses wiped by a small group, then would end up losing the war.bacon_is_sweet

:lol:  Ya, I would have liked to see the final battle though.

yes would of been crazy, i want to see the battle of salamis which was a huge athenian vs persian naval battle.

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[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]i mean obviously the iranians would get mad, it reminded them that they got there arses wiped by a small group, then would end up losing the war.SaintLeonidas

:lol: Ya, I would have liked to see the final battle though.

yes would of been crazy, i want to see the battle of salamis which was a huge athenian vs persian naval battle.

I would actualy like to see the Punic War between Carthage and Rome. 

which would you want to be on, the ones being controlled by a guy who thought he was a god and destroyed cities and villages to gain total dominance, or be someone from a free greek state, fighting to protect his home from an army that wanted your city, and wanted your submission.

SaintLeonidas

You're taking the movie to be an accurate portrayal of history. This is wrong. 

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which would you want to be on, the ones being controlled by a guy who thought he was a god and destroyed cities and villages to gain total dominance, or be someone from a free greek state, fighting to protect his home from an army that wanted your city, and wanted your submission.

HupHupOranje

You're taking the movie to be an accurate portrayal of history. This is wrong. 

its was. Ive read books on it. Ever read gates of fire? a very accurate book on the battle. The battle wass 7000 vs 500,000+. The persians were invading, hoping to take over greece, the spartans and other greek stood againest him, lost, but the greeks went on to win.  The movies plot of the battle is correct, its just the numbers, and side stories, and creatures that make it different.

I heard mixed reviews about it. Some liked it and others didn't. Devouring_One

its definetly one of those movies.

read books on it. Ever read gates of fire? a very accurate book on the battle. The battle wass 7000 vs 500,000+. The persians were invading, hoping to take over greece, the spartans and other greek stood againest him, lost, but the greeks went on to win. The movies plot of the battle is correct, its just the numbers, and side stories, and creatures that make it different.

SaintLeonidas

Yes but the movie portrays Xerxes to be some evil dictator hell bent on enslaving the world, and the Spartans to be fighting for "democracy" and "freedom".

 The Persians went to war for religious reasons. They were trying to unite everyone under their banner to help Ahura-Mazda (a "Good" god) to fight Ahriman (a "Bad" god). This may not be justifiable in a modern sense, but at the time it was a well-supported cause. The Greek idea of freedom was the independence and autocracy of the "polis" or city-state. Spartans weren't fighting to avoid being enslaved and forced into labor camps or anything like that, they were fighting for the right to self-government.

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read books on it. Ever read gates of fire? a very accurate book on the battle. The battle wass 7000 vs 500,000+. The persians were invading, hoping to take over greece, the spartans and other greek stood againest him, lost, but the greeks went on to win. The movies plot of the battle is correct, its just the numbers, and side stories, and creatures that make it different.

HupHupOranje

Yes but the movie portrays Xerxes to be some evil dictator hell bent on enslaving the world, and the Spartans to be fighting for "democracy" and "freedom".

 The Persians went to war for religious reasons. They were trying to unite everyone under their banner to help Ahura-Mazda (a "Good" god) to fight Ahriman (a "Bad" god). This may not be justifiable in a modern sense, but at the time it was a well-supported cause. The Greek idea of freedom was the independence and autocracy of the "polis" or city-state. Spartans weren't fighting to avoid being enslaved and forced into labor camps or anything like that, they were fighting for the right to self-government.

the persian were enforcing there will on people. They conquered towns and made the people worship there beliefs, which is wrong.They burned cities that wouldnt submit to there will. Yes the greeks were fighting for there govenrmental freedom which the persians were trying to take away. This proves that the persians were in the wrong, no one should ever be forced to beleive something they dont. So the greeks stood and fought for there freedom.