That Film’s Real Message? It Could Be: ‘Buy a Ticket’ (Liberals upset about 300 movie)

New York Slimes ^ | 3/5/2007 | MICHAEL CIEPLY

[Proud_USA_Republican]

LOS ANGELES, March 4 — Three weeks ago a handful of reporters at an international press junket here for the Warner Brothers movie “300,” about the battle of Thermopylae some 2,500 years ago, cornered the director Zack Snyder with an unanticipated question.

“Is George Bush Leonidas or Xerxes?” one of them asked.

The questioner, by Mr. Snyder’s recollection, insisted that Mr. Bush was Xerxes, the Persian emperor who led his force against Greek’s city states in 480 B.C., unleashing an army on a small country guarded by fanatical guerilla fighters so he could finish a job his father had left undone. More likely, another reporter chimed in, Mr. Bush was Leonidas, the Spartan king who would defend freedom at any cost.

[gate2wire]

Nope, I despise that ricci woman. I'll pass.

[SauronOfMordor]

I wasn't because of its overdone graphic ads but will reconsider if the libs hate it.

The movie is reportedly exactly according to the graphic novel. I read the graphic novel. Freepers should really like it

[SauronOfMordor]

In the graphic novel and movie, Sparta is painted as a proto-democracy. Yeah, I know, I know.....

Some say Sparta cannot be considered a proto-Democracy because they owned slaves

Many of the signers of the US Constitution were slave owners too

[SauronOfMordor]

It is a homo-erotic acid trip. They have Spartan soldiers without armor! Hopalites without armor is downright silly. It was only because they were heavily armed that they could hold the pass.

You are entirely right. Here's what a real Spartan would have worn

But hey, it looks like a fun movie, even though it's likely to be very popular in San Francisco

[SW6906]

Ping! Movie night?

[Centurion2000]

This is a real movie? Cripes, Jackson will do any role as long as it's a paycheck.

[Centurion2000]

He would have worn sandals or boots too ;)

[Lancey Howard]

Guess thuis movie goes on my "must see" list if the scumbag Euro-socialist Democrats don't like it.

[gate2wire]

Hard to believe but that is the real poster and blurb.

[alwaysconservative]

Oooh, now THAT's an 8-pack (better than a six-pack, LOL!)

Whether we love or hate the movie, it will be eye candy for us GB fans.

[alwaysconservative]

LOLOLOLOL! That's a great line!

[billbears]

"300" is about a small group of heros defending civilization and (at least according to the movie) democracy against barbarians and traitors.

Well I wouldn't exactly call what the Spartans were defending as democracy. But hey don't let history get in your way

[new cruelty]

Internet Movie Database states 300 is "Rated R for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/

[FormerACLUmember]

Some say Sparta cannot be considered a proto-Democracy because they owned slaves. Many of the signers of the US Constitution were slave owners too.

Good point.

[FormerACLUmember]

True but this is highly stylized art.

[Old Student]

"Steven Pressfield's novel "Gates of Fire" is the book that should have been the one they based a movie about Thermopolae on. Your quote is best appreciated after reading that."

Excellent novel. Novel take on an excellent story. I don't usually do R-rated movies, but I think I'm making an exception for 300, and I would REALLY like to see Gates of Fire as a movie...

[ctdonath2]

Graphic. Very. Extremely. Many ways. Don't take the kid.

No, I'm not kidding.

[ctdonath2]

Oleg runs http://www.thehighroad.org now.

[Tribune7]

You know, he does look like he's having fun.

[Tribune7]

:-)