300

[Necromotic]

The trailer looks very badass. anyone else psyched to see this movie next year?

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/300.html

[Depre]

lol for a second I thought that was gladiator 2
hmmm looks pretty nice I love war movies. This movie is like a gladiator / kingdom of heaven / troy / lord of the rings mix

I'll be waitin for this to come out good catch

[PaulOakenfold]

hmmm looks pretty nice I love war movies. This movie is like a gladiator /

It's a true story. It was something liek 300 Greek Spartans stood up against a 1 million (or more, I forget, it's been long) Persian army that was trying to break through to Athens, where they were eventually beaten by the cunning of the Athens. I believe the 300 killed thousands and held off the Persian army long enough for the city and the rest of the country to prepare.

[Mantra-Slider]

yeah, as "true" as all the other greek stories
the "Battle of Thermopylae" is a nice useful metaphor tho $

[Dameon Angell]

It looks insanely awesome.

[Jerome Scuggs]

I want Sparta to make a cameo, how badass would it be to see Jim Ward take a sword and run it through like 20 persians

[Verthanthi]

Man, the persians were fucking pussies. 300 spartans. 8 Macabees. You'd think they weren't trying or something.

[Galleleo]

I heard quite alot of those persian blame it on lag and luck, some were complaining about spawning and vulches.. but most we saying they just weren't trying.

[Saturn V]

Um, I think it looks terrible (seriously).

[Epinephrine]

Unfortunately this movie is based on a comic book... it's going to be all weird and stuff I can just feel it. It won't have any of the 'historicalness' of even Gladiator (which was 'fake-historical' at best) to lift it up. I can imagine seeing those Spartans in the movie doing Matrix-like kung-fu moves or something too...

This is too bad, because the battle of Thermopyle was one of the most important battles in the history of the Western world and as a movie it could be so much more.

[Scurvy]

the "true story" is that the persions had actually taken greece. all the folks in athens had taken off, and evacuated to the ocean. They managed to defeat the persians on the sea, however, and reclaim the city against all odds. very inspirational. also, it lead to the construction of the acropolis and what we now recognize as 'classic architecture.' it was indeed a very exciting time...

[Necromotic]

it's ironic that we currently are learning about athens and sparta and the persians in my AP World History class

[DoTheFandango]

Isn't it ironic that you are taking AP classes, yet misuse the word ironic?

[Epinephrine]

the "true story" is that the persions had actually taken greece. all the folks in athens had taken off, and evacuated to the ocean. They managed to defeat the persians on the sea, however, and reclaim the city against all odds. very inspirational. also, it lead to the construction of the acropolis and what we now recognize as 'classic architecture.' it was indeed a very exciting time...

You are correct, but the official story (if we can believe Thucydides) also has it that the 300 Spartans sacrificed themselves and held the Persians at bay for 3 days, thereby giving time for the Athenians to rally and regroup and eventually defeat the Persians.

[HeavenSent]

They bottleneck'd the Persians. That's how they beat them.