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This movie was made in the attempt to capture the flavour of Alan Moore’s comic book series, and it succeeded in bringing the frazetta style movements and poised action poses into the camera work. Time lapse and comic-art-like stills intersperse battle scenes to accentuate movement and bring action to the film.. which shouldnt be necessary in principle (because it is a moving film not a stil comic, and thus needs no accentuation of physical movement and other effects such as blood spattering to communicate the story but this is of course the point; the Movie wishes to transport us into the world of comic books and graphic novels and the wonderful artwork which was used in the original comic/graphic novel.

Storyline;
300 tells the story of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Persians under the rule of King Xerxes have already taken over some of the Hellenic city-states, and now threaten Sparta and Athens. King Leonidas of Sparta is left with two options: he will either have to sacrifice himself for the well-being of Sparta or watch it burn to the ground. Choosing the former, Leonidas forms an army of 300 Spartan warriors to block the narrow passage of Thermopylae where Xerxes intends to reach Hellas. The 300 are accompanied by about 700 Thespians who protect the flanks of the passage, and combined, the forces manage to slay tens of thousands of Persians and prevent their entry into Hellas for several days. However, Ephialtes, a reject of the Spartan Army gets his revenge by showing Xerxes a secret goat passage up the flanks of the passage. The story depicts the epic last stand of the finest Spartan soldiers who are aware of their fate, but motivated by “honor and glory”, see the battle as their duty to protect the rest of Greece for as long as possible.

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