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300
Directed By: Zack Snyder
The Story
Zack Snyder is like the marmite of the movie world. You either love him, or hate him, and his movies always seem to devide opinion. I myself am a huge fan of his work. Man Of Steel, Batman vs Superman, Watchmen, and Dawn Of The Dead are all great movies, but it's 300 that really shines out for me. Its his masterpiece some people might say, others might say its a pile if shite , but i say its one of the coolest movies i've ever seen. The story is shown and told to us like its straight from a comic book page. His eye for detail is dazzling. Everything from a bead of sweat to a drop of rain looks amazing. The battle scenes are fantastic, and the whole movie is a big ball sack of testosterone.
The Cast
The cast are great, especially Gerard Butler as King Leonidas. He's a CGI muscle bound spartan that looks like he's just came from a WWE video game. Rodrigo Santoro is also great as King Xerxes, unfortunately he looks like he came from the local gay bar rather than the WWE ring, but he's still great, and also rather scary.
Movie Highlight
My movie highlight is obvisouly the movies action. Its just amazing to watch. Its visually stunning, and the movies ending is just a spectacle. Every swing of a sword, shot of a arrow, and thump of shield looks unbelievable. There is just so much detail in this movie that everything looks and sounds amazing.
Verdict
Overall 300 is a great action movie. It may not be to everyone's taste, but it still deserves credit for.... Well everything about it
. After writing this review its got me in the mood for more Spartan action, so bring on the sequel. (Although it's not in the same league as this movie).
Directed By: Zack Snyder
The Story
Zack Snyder is like the marmite of the movie world. You either love him, or hate him, and his movies always seem to devide opinion. I myself am a huge fan of his work. Man Of Steel, Batman vs Superman, Watchmen, and Dawn Of The Dead are all great movies, but it's 300 that really shines out for me. Its his masterpiece some people might say, others might say its a pile if shite , but i say its one of the coolest movies i've ever seen. The story is shown and told to us like its straight from a comic book page. His eye for detail is dazzling. Everything from a bead of sweat to a drop of rain looks amazing. The battle scenes are fantastic, and the whole movie is a big ball sack of testosterone.
The Cast
The cast are great, especially Gerard Butler as King Leonidas. He's a CGI muscle bound spartan that looks like he's just came from a WWE video game. Rodrigo Santoro is also great as King Xerxes, unfortunately he looks like he came from the local gay bar rather than the WWE ring, but he's still great, and also rather scary.
Movie Trivia: In the movie, some of the Spartan men can be seen with trimmed beards or no facial hair at all. However, in accordance with ancient Greek custom, it was completely unacceptable to shave one's beard, lest they be marked as effeminate (even though someone could shave their moustache as long as they left the beard alone). The only time a beard was shaved was as the mark of a coward or as a sign of mourning.
(at around 41 mins) The quote, "Then we will fight in the shade," is an actual one from history, spoken by the Spartan warrior Dienekes when warned about the enemies' arrows. It is also used by Greeks today as emblems on soldier uniforms. (Greek: "Tha palepsoume sti skià.")
Gerard Butler would spend on average 4 hours a day training in a gym for over 4 months to get in shape for the role of the king.
The unique look of the film was produced in post-production by using an effect nicknamed "the crush". As producer Jeffrey Silver explains on the film's official website - "you crush the black content of the image and enhance the color saturation to change the contrast ratio of the film."
(at around 41 mins) The quote, "Then we will fight in the shade," is an actual one from history, spoken by the Spartan warrior Dienekes when warned about the enemies' arrows. It is also used by Greeks today as emblems on soldier uniforms. (Greek: "Tha palepsoume sti skià.")
Gerard Butler would spend on average 4 hours a day training in a gym for over 4 months to get in shape for the role of the king.
The unique look of the film was produced in post-production by using an effect nicknamed "the crush". As producer Jeffrey Silver explains on the film's official website - "you crush the black content of the image and enhance the color saturation to change the contrast ratio of the film."
My movie highlight is obvisouly the movies action. Its just amazing to watch. Its visually stunning, and the movies ending is just a spectacle. Every swing of a sword, shot of a arrow, and thump of shield looks unbelievable. There is just so much detail in this movie that everything looks and sounds amazing.
Verdict
Overall 300 is a great action movie. It may not be to everyone's taste, but it still deserves credit for.... Well everything about it
. After writing this review its got me in the mood for more Spartan action, so bring on the sequel. (Although it's not in the same league as this movie).