This is Sparta! Saw 300 over break and it was pretty awesome. Being a big fan of Sin City (the movie) and having read one of Frank Miller's graphic novels (The Dark Knight Returns, a good read for any fans of Batman or comic books....er...graphic novels), I really enjoyed the whole vibe of the film. Set against a true event, three hundred Spartans fight Xerxe's countless armies with no support from their own country. But don't despair, Spartans are basically born warriors; if they couldn't hack the absolutely brutal world that was ancient Sparta, (mind you Athens was about democracy and being sissies, Spartans were bred to be warriors) then they would die young anyway.
The film is aesthetically beautiful, one word I like to use is saturated. The entire film is covered in sweeping shots of Xerxe's massive armies, of the mountains of Greece and the sweeping plains. The action and choreography is top notch and yes, there is literally tons of gore. Yet, since basically everything except the actors is in CGI, the blood is fake, but it doesn't help much since there is still limbs being cleaved, not to mention a lot of decapitations. The acting is, like the rest of the movie, over the top, but I still enjoyed it. If you read reviews, they say it is too much. And yes, I agree with that. But this movie is not made for critics. It's made for adolescent males who wish that they were born in ancient Sparta, bred from birth to be killing machines. Well, at least I wish.
Back to school from spring break. I did absolutely nothing except for watch a couple movies on television and watch two seasons of Entourage. I watched Stealth, the movie about the jet that has a mind of its own. Nothing great but a popcorn flick; your typical summer blockbuster (that didn't exactly make much in the box office). I'd say if you liked Armageddon or The Island (or other movies in this genre) to check it out, just don't expect too much.
Till next time.
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