300 -- Allegory for the War on Terror???

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[quesney]

The backover of the original 300 graphic novel by Frank Miller has the following summary:

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The army of Prrsia - a force so vast it shakes the earth with its march -- is posied to crush Greeze, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of mysticism and tyranny.

Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction is a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriers. But these warriors are more than men...they are Spartans.

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Allegory for the War on Terror? No wonder liberal critics hate the movie adaption...and just about everyone else is flocking to see it.

[quesney]

apologize for the typos. I rushed it.

[Spiff]

I just saw the film yesterday. First, the film is based upon the graphic novel which was published in 1998. Wikipedia says that the graphic novel was largely inspired by the 1962 file 'The 300 Spartans'. Both were based upon events that happened in 480 BC. The film was an allegory for nothing. Sometimes a film is just a film. And an enjoyable (but quite bloody) one at that.

[ScaniaBoy]

History and the Movie “300” by Victor Davis Hansen:

"But most importantly, 300 preserves the spirit of the Thermopylae story. The Spartans, quoting lines known from Herodotus and themes from the lyric poets, profess unswerving loyalty to a free Greece. They will never kow-tow to the Persians, preferring to die on their feet than live on their knees.

If critics think that 300 reduces and simplifies the meaning of Thermopylae into freedom versus tyranny, they should reread carefully ancient accounts and then blame Herodotus, Plutarch, and Diodorus — who long ago boasted that Greek freedom was on trial against Persian autocracy, free men in superior fashion dying for their liberty, their enslaved enemies being whipped to enslave others."

So it is not just a film, but neither is it an allegory of the war on terror. It is a much older story with a much wider meaning - freedom versus tyrrany, liberty versus enslavement. And no I would't think liberal critics would like that one little bit.

[Mount Athos]

I don't know about the film depiction, but the history speaks to any confrontation between free peoples and those who want to make them not free.

That would apply to the war against communism, fascism, terrorism (expansionist islam), etc.. Good reminder that this fight isn't new, has been going on for ages.

"If critics think that 300 reduces and simplifies the meaning of Thermopylae into freedom versus tyranny, they should reread carefully ancient accounts and then blame Herodotus, Plutarch, and Diodorus — who long ago boasted that Greek freedom was on trial against Persian autocracy, free men in superior fashion dying for their liberty, their enslaved enemies being whipped to enslave others."

--victor davis hanson

Enslaved enemies being whipped to enslave others... yeah that definitely applies to the struggles I am concerned about today. Many of our ideological enemies deny this fight and threat is real, or that sacrifice is necessary to preserve freedom.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Heard German liberals marched out of pre-screenings of the movie claiming it was pro-Bush propaganda.

ofcourse the fact that his movie is based on a battle that took place in 480 B.C. and the graphic novel by Frank Miller the script was taken from was released 2 years before Bush even became president is irrelevant to idiot liberals.

[ScaniaBoy]

Great stuff!

Do you remember were you heard/read about the Geman loons?

[Dallas59]

I'm gonna have to start working out...

[Dallas59]

German Liberals.....

[Ladysmith]

LOL! That's just funny.

[kb2614]

Heard German liberals marched out of pre-screenings of the movie claiming it was pro-Bush propaganda.

Did they goose-step?? The more the Left gets there knickers in a wad over this movie, the more I want to see it.

[martin_fierro]

Someone told me it's also being released in IMAX theaters.

[martin_fierro]

I'm gonna have to start working out...

Do what I do: Walk around all the time with a majestic cape.

It's a great look.

[Dallas59]

and a spear...

[Halgr]

Are you serious....?

Freedom is not worth fighting for?

There are actually people that believe that???

The world is going to hell in a handbasket.

[Caipirabob]

We have seats at the Muvico Premiere! Can't wait to take the wife. I don't know how long it's been since we've left the house to see a movie on a big screen. I think the last time was "POC:Dead Man's Chest" at the M. Premiere. This "300" seems like it packs the "entertainment" wallop that wouldn compel me to shell out $50 for a movie.

To be honest, I couldn't care less about the movie. It seems like forever since I've had my wife to myself and I miss here - lol!

[Caipirabob]

OK, I'm thinking I'm going to love this movie...

Thanks for the post! Whets my appetite...

[SkyPilot]

The movie is based on a historical event thousands of years ago.

I saw the ridiculous article posted on Drudge. Liberal critics who hate everything were jumping all over the movie saying it was "an indictment of Bush's war!"

I couldn't believe it, and almost nothing the Left does anymore surprises me.

If anything, the movie should remind this nation of something that is true.

We are a nation of 300,000,000.

1,381,401 Americans are on active duty. There are 117,988 Guard and Reserve on active status. This means one half of one percent (0.5%) of the population is actually fighting.

It is probably this fact which the Left most feared being brought to light in an analogy to the movie "300."

[doodad]

It is around here (Atlanta).

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