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ahh i know the movie now
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Love the battle scenes, overall good movie - picture's only drawback is a weak narrative.
Character development suffer but you get the overwhelming sensory experience. It seems a fair trade though...Don't mind seeing it again.
Every foot soldier had an eight pack, looked like BB mag cover...
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Walking hundreds of miles was nothing for soldiers on the move in ancient times, talk about cardio taken to the extreme!Originally Posted by X-Damien
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To even mention a flaw in "300" is blasphemous, unless you’d rather have seen just one more fight sequence.
But less the AR multitudes think this a most shallow engagement, permit me to but fracture your hollow critique.
- Did we not watch Leonidas (the central protagonist): develop fearlessness as a boy in the wild; practice his craft in courtyard; and unwillingly breach protocol due to the insults of defiant messengers? Didn't we explore the lovingly, yet aloof and warrior-like relationship with his wife (which she fully understood); the very austere, yet truly sincere interactions with his son; his reverence for Spartan law in seeking permission for war from the keepers of the oracle, yet lucid understanding of duty priority at their rejection?
- We peered into wife’s soul on many occasions: bold with the messengers; loving as mother & wife; loyal as citizen; her inner strength when necessary (the bed chamber & council hall).
- What of our insights to the character of ancient Sparta? Warring by nature, yet subject to the law, the overt hindrances of politics (crooked & just), and the submissiveness to pagan religious beliefs of Grecian civilization.
- And as for the 300: the unity in their chants of “warrior” and “soldier”; their camaraderie in the field (illustrated by playful banter and quips); civil dedication; and devotion to their profession, king and each other.
Exactly how much character development were you hoping for, and would you have willfully sacrificed another half hour of battle, in a movie about a "LEGENDARY" battle, on said development?
Clearly, this was a movie for guys who like movies, not some thought provokingly existentialist, independent, Sundance Film Festival work.
All due respect to your open forum rights, but dare I say…I think your movie "Music and Lyrics" with Hugh Grant was down the hall!
M.
Last edited by magic32; 03-13-2007 at 09:20 AM.
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To even mention a flaw in "300" is blasphemous, unless you’d rather have seen just one more fight sequence.
But less the AR multitudes think this a most shallow engagement, permit me to but fracture your hollow critique.
- Did we not watch Leonidas (the central protagonist): develop fearlessness as a boy in the wild; practice his craft in courtyard; unwillingly breach of protocol due to the insults of defiant messengers? Didn't we explore the lovingly yet, aloof and warrior-like relationship with his wife (which she fully understood); the very austere, yet truly sincere interactions with his son; his reverence for Spartan law in seeking permission for war from the keepers of the oracle, yet lucid understanding of duty priority at their rejection?
- We peered into wife’s soul on many occasions: bold with the messengers; loving as mother & wife; loyal as citizen; her inner strength when necessary (the bed chamber & council hall).
- What of our insights to the character of ancient Sparta? Warring by nature, yet subject to the law, the overt hindrances of politics (crooked & just), and the submissiveness to pagan religious beliefs of Grecian civilization.
- And as for the 300: the unity in their chants of “warrior” and “soldier”; their camaraderie in the field (illustrated by playful banter and quips); civil dedication; and devotion to their profession, king and each other.
Exactly how much character development were you hoping for, and would you have willfully sacrificed another half hour of battle, in a movie about a "LEGENDARY" battle, on said development?
Clearly, this was a movie for guys who like movies, not some thought provokingly existentialist, independent, Sundance Film Festival work.
All due respect to your open forum rights, but dare I say…I think your movie "Music and Lyrics" with Hugh Grant was down the hall!
M.
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From your title, I thought you won it big in Vegas.
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"300" just didn't seem grandiose enough.
M.
Last edited by magic32; 03-13-2007 at 10:03 AM.
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