Frank Millers 300

**Maraxus** · September 21, 2006, 03:36 PM

this is kind of unrelated but still pretty cool

http://mftm.blogspot.com/2006/09/300...ler-scoop.html

**Dominus Latronis of Troy** · September 21, 2006, 04:57 PM

awesome - simply awesome

**Anachronist** · September 21, 2006, 05:21 PM

badass!

**Locky** · September 22, 2006, 12:38 AM

Ahh, they're not wearing cuirasses

Looks ok, anyway.

**DimeBagHo** · September 22, 2006, 01:24 PM

Looks like it will be good. I really like the visual style. The problem with historical movies, for history buffs, is that there is always something that doesn't look right.

For me it was all the screaming and yelling that the Spartan characters were doing. The Spartans were known for being calm and unemotional even in the face of death.

**Dominus Latronis of Troy** · September 22, 2006, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by DimeBagHo

Looks like it will be good. I really like the visual style. The problem with historical movies, for history buffs, is that there is always something that doesn't look right.

For me it was all the screaming and yelling that the Spartan characters were doing. The Spartans were known for being calm and unemotional even in the face of death.

you have to remember - this is FRANK MILLER's Version - his graphical novel......

**Spartan1015** · September 22, 2006, 10:03 PM

I cant wait! You know how much i like spartans!

**Balikedes** · October 17, 2006, 05:45 PM

Looks pretty awesome, there's a better version at the official website...
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300...er1/large.html

Although it does look really good...it makes me wish they had made "Gates of Fire", at least to delve a little more into their daily lives, agoge and everything.

**Racer X** · October 22, 2006, 02:09 AM

you have to remember - this is FRANK MILLER's Version - his graphical novel......

His Spartans actually don't yell often in the comic book though, this direction comes from Zach Snyder and is mostly unwelcome. Same with all the talking about 'freedom' and 'democracy'... totally unnecessary and not the reason why the Spartans were fighting.

Anyway, I love the comic and look forward to the movie.

**JD XKiller** · October 22, 2006, 10:25 AM

Racer X:
Same with all the talking about 'freedom' and 'democracy'... totally unnecessary and not the reason why the Spartans were fighting.

"Democracy" was very well a reason the spartans were fighting...but mostly against. :tooth:

**Manji** · October 22, 2006, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Racer X

His Spartans actually don't yell often in the comic book though, this direction comes from Zach Snyder and is mostly unwelcome. Same with all the talking about 'freedom' and 'democracy'... totally unnecessary and not the reason why the Spartans were fighting.

Anyway, I love the comic and look forward to the movie.

Here's a comment I can relate too.

I wish the director was non-american or at least apolitical.

That aside, I'm really liking the look of the Persians, wickedly brilliant.

**Kindred** · October 23, 2006, 07:24 AM

Ωω θεοί....(Oh,gods!).I liked the movie trailer...exellent.

**eliasmorales** · October 23, 2006, 08:53 PM

ROOOOOFL !!!

looks awesome !! cant wait for the release

Finally a movie about the heroic fight i always loved.
Spartans ftw!

**DimeBagHo** · October 22, 2006, 10:55 AM

They were fighting for freedom, but their ideas about what freedom consisted in were somewhat different from modern ideas of freedom. The city states were considered free so long as they could make their own laws, and the individual citizens were free so long as they were all ruled by the same laws, not by men. That was the central political difference between the Greeks and the Persians - the Persians were ruled by one man who was above the law, and could command anything. In Sparta even the Kings had to obey the laws.

The idea that the Spartans were fighting for democracy is anachronistic and out of character - even the Athenians didn't really become democratic until after the battle of Salamis, and when the Athenians did become democratic the Spartans didn't like the idea much at all.

**Spartan1015** · October 22, 2006, 02:40 PM

only problem with me about the movie, is where are the cuirasses!

**Cemendur Telcontar** · October 24, 2006, 08:17 PM

it looks INSANE! can't wait. but what's up with all the other crazy stuff, like that rhino-like creature and all of the crazy costumes. It looks like a great movie, but still, im a kinda history buff, so its kinda weird. But still, awsome!