300 (film) 300 was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters in the United States on March 9, 2007, and on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and HD DVD on July 31, 2007. The film received mixed to positive reviews, receiving acclaim for its original visuals and style, but criticism for favoring visuals over characterization and its depiction of the ancient Persians in Iran, which some had deemed racist; however, the film was a box office success, grossing over $450 million, with the film's opening being the 24th largest in box office history at the time. A sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, which is based on Miller's unpublished graphic novel prequel Xerxes, was released on 7 March 2014. Over Dilios' narration, the life of young Leonidas is depicted, chronicling his journey from a boy to a man per Spartan doctrine. Years later, after Leonidas is crowned King, Persian messengers arrive at the gates of Sparta demanding its submission to King Xerxes. Above: A scene during filming.
Requiem for a Dream (2000) 300 Movie The Truth Behind 300 For many Iranians the cinematic movie '300' may come as a shocking revelation. But to those of us who came up through America's school system, the 'Battle of Thermopylae,' which is what the movie '300' is based on, is as familiar as George Washington's fabled "cherry tree" episode. The Battle of Thermopylae was of course written by the classical Greek author, Herodotus, who lived in the Persian city of Halicarnassus. Before 1850, however, the West had a very favorable impression of the Persian Empire. But the Cyropaedia glorified the monarchy of Cyrus The Great, and in the wake of two bloody revolutions fought by America and France to liberate themselves from their own monarchies, a major campaign began, around the mid 19th century, to promote democracy throughout the rest of Europe, and Herodotus was the perfect propaganda tool. Herodotus was a democratic groupie and was quickly ushered in as the "Father Of History." Herodotus is accepted blindly by virtually all Western demographics.
Snatch (2000) 300 All Critics (226) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (135) | Rotten (91) | DVD (44) 300 has one-dimensional caricatures who talk like professional wrestlers plugging their next feud. A muscle-magazine fantasy crossed with a video game and an Army recruiting film. 300 was as pathetically puerile as I had expected. It might have been one of the great all-time mad, bad movies but for one thing - it's just sooo boring. As to this pumped-up spectacle's other aims, it's anybody's guess: selling gladiatorial chest-beating as beefcake erotica? The kids just want to have fun. Our instinctual desire to sneer at the implausibility of the story is stalled by a sense of ambition that seems unmatched even by the standards of the Hollywood assembly line. So manly it makes Troy look like a Mary-Kate and Ashley adventure. Wallowing in the same adolescent nihilism as his Sin City, this adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel suffers from a similar lack of momentum. Visually thrilling and viscerally satisfying.
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