300 Review

"Prepare for glory!" - King Leonidas

And glory they shall recieve. The movie adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 is not your typical "comic book" movie. Like every other movie created, 300 contains a plot and dialogue, but if you took those 2 elements away, you would still be left with a spectacular work of filmography. It is a visual representation of the Battle Of Thermopylae, in which 300 Spartan soldiers and Leonidas, their King, took their last stand against tens of thousands of Persians. The battle was so epic that we are still talking about 2,500 years later.

The movie was created with stunning visual effects, taking on the likeness of "Sin City," another one of Frank Miller's graphic novels adapted into film. With live actors portrayed onto computer generated backgrounds, the Spartans are set in an aesthetically beautiful world that never looked fake or overly exaggerated.

It is also nice to mention that the mascot of our Elementary school is the Spartan. Back when i was a student at the Elementary school, i never really appreciated the name Spartan. But now after watching 300, I am proud to know that we were named after the people of Sparta, and that I was once known as one. The "do-what-you-need-to-do" attitude emanating from the Spartan Warriors will inspire each and every person that watches this film.