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forgive me for alluding to their egotistical inclinations - but if a movie mentions that it will somehow, however remotely, involve persians, then you can be certain that my persian male associates will insist on watching it in the name of "iran". so that's how i found myself in a movie theatre, centre row, wedged between at least 15 persian boys watching 300.sure the film was inspired (somewhat loosely) by the historical battle of thermopylae, where 300 spartans demonstrated courage and honour in the face of persian king xerxes and his hoard of evil persians - but this didn't seem to phase my associates. despite the movie revolving around the persian's demigoddess arrogance, and portrayed the persian people breaching every form of human dignity, my associates continued to ooooooooo and aaaaaaaaa at the battle scenes. i must admit this amused me.
unnecessary violent, raunchy scenes and political statements aside, i very much liked the look and epic feel of this film. the virtual backgrounds made for a breathtaking setting. i'm still amazed that we have technology that can do that! those movie guys can do anything. but i must admit it was very reminiscent of gladiator. in fact during the movie i found myself in this discussion:
persian male associate #1: [whisper] hey tash
tash: mmm
persian male associate #1: [whisper] do you think the gladiator would kick the king of sparta's butt if they went head to head?
tash: [whisper] i was just thinking the same thing.
5 comments:
historical inaccuracies with the film.
Firstly the story of the battle of thermopalye was true as explained by herodotus, but it was what happened afterwards that mattered.
King Leonidas was ostracised as the king of sparta following the war due to the fact that he started acting like a persian.
Secondly even though the war is played contemporarily as a battle of barbarism versus humanism the reality was that Sparta had a much more autocratic style of government.
And finally the side who actually did represent democratic civility (the athenians) where a bunch of pedos they loved to play with the batchehs. But the movie makes reference to this.
and fourthly yo dont really have that much to be proud of if your persian.
lol i don't see what the big fuss is about - apparently persians all over the world are up in arms about their depiction in this film - and the president of iran, ahmadinejad is even making an official complaint about it!! well firstly, it's history - and who wasn't brutal back then? and secondly, there are always movies where one nation or another are negatively portrayed... if it's accurate, then get over it, is what i say!
why does the king of sparta look like a cartoon character?
Yeah and why arent there any more persians with axes instead of arms as the movie suggests was true of the times? Did his family genealogy suddenly? COuld it be possible that such a man could not find any lovely lady in all of the empire to be his wife and continue his family's axe-handed ways? Surely this isn't possible...
Axe-hand man: 'Be my wife or else' (motions with axe-hands across his neck).
Lovely Persian Lady: 'But I've been promised to knife fingers man!'
Axe-hand man: 'Let's just say he won't be able to bother you anymore'
Loverly Persian Lady: 'Why, did you kill him?'
Axe-hand man: 'Yes'
Loverly Persian Lady: 'Kiss me you fool!'
Oops that should read "Did his family genealogy suddenly stop?"
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