It's under $20.00 from Amazon. And worth it for the artwork, which you'll find very familiar.
Posted on 03/12/2007 12:51:43 PM PDT by timsbella
Iran on Monday strongly condemned the US film company Warner Bros. over the allegedly "anti-Iranian" blockbuster film 300.
Javad Shamqadri, art advisor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, told Fars news agency that the film was an insult to Persian culture and in line with the American "psychological war" against Iran.
Zack Snyder's film, based on a comic book by Frank Miller, tells the story of the battle of Thermopylae in Greek history in which 300 Spartan warriors led by King Leonidas heroically fought a massive Persian army attack, delaying an invasion by King Xerxes' forces and giving Greeks time for a counterattack.
Iran's has called foul over what it calls "deviation of history" but also because the Persians in the film were shown as "ugly and violent creatures rather than human beings."
The news network Khabar organised a special programme in which the film was evaluated from several angles by film critics who argued that the film's alleged efforts to expose Persians as violent was a US political plot implemented through Hollywood and the Warner Bros. company.
The state-run network also linked the film to ongoing political differences between Washington and Tehran such as the nuclear dispute.
The film critics further said that after Germans, Japanese, Russians and Arabs, Iranians seem to become the new "villian" in Hollywood productions.
A large number of Iranians abroad have already started a worldwide email campaign to send protest missives to Warner Bros. for having insulted Persian culture and history.
The film reportedly made 70 million dollars over its opening weekend, making it the first official blockbuster of the year.
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You weren't the only one. Or else you took a LOT of friends:
300 Warner Bros.
Friday: #1, $28,000,000 /
Saturday: #1, $24,800,000 /
Sunday: #1 $17,225,000
If I was running Warner Bros, I would of already green-lighted that project.
So the Iranians are more offended by the fact that the Persians were made up to either look ugly or bizarre and inhuman than the fact that the Spartans piled up Persian bodies by the thousand? Also, why are the Iranians so offended about someone insulting their days of kufirdom? They should be happy to see their unbelieving Zoroastrian ancestors defeated and humiliated just like they enjoy seeing unbelieving Jews and Christians defeated and humiliated.
So the Iranians are more offended by the fact that the Persians were made up to either look ugly or bizarre and inhuman than the fact that the Spartans piled up Persian bodies by the thousand? Also, why are the Iranians so offended about someone insulting their days of kufirdom? They should be happy to see their unbelieving Zoroastrian ancestors defeated and humiliated just like they enjoy seeing unbelieving Jews and Christians defeated and humiliated.
/sarc
Yes, Iranian wackos: Alerting Americans that YOU don't like "300" will be SURE to keep them from buying tickets.
How's that American embassy doing over there?
/sarc
I also seem to recall a visit to the then-Persian capital city of Baghdad by the Mongols under Hulegu Khan around 1257-1258, effectively ending the 500-year Abbasid caliphate then headed by Al-Musta'sim.
I suppose the Iranians/Persians sent a strongly-worded whimper about that little disturbance to their preferred way of doing things, too.
The use of sepia tones and other colour techniques made it visually stunning. I also liked that "ready to rumble" rock and roll type music when they were suiting up for battle. I haven't seen or even heard of the comic 300, but it might be work a look.
Boy I'd love to see this movie hit $1 billion!
:-)
"They look thirsty...let's give them something to drink!"
I let my 15 year old see it and he loved it. He also thought that it was much to gory for his 13 year old brother to see...
I forgot to add this:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004546.htm
The reason for this work, Miller said, was "an explosion from my gut reaction of what's happening now." He can't stand entertainers who lack the moxy of their '40s counterparts who stood up to Hitler. Holy Terror is "a reminder to people who seem to have forgotten who we're up against."
It has one pretty graphic sex scene and several other scenes with nudity and sexual themes. Also, don't underestimate how violent it is.
Personally, despite the excellent message, I think it might not be appropriate for boys so young.
I'd have to say no. My own son is 12, and I would love him to see it, but I'd say my comfort with it is at about the 15 year old range. The battles are intense, but not gory. The nudity is tasteful, but again, not for a younger boy. Others may disagree with me. It's probably my overly protective Jewish mother instinct.
I wouldn't let any kid under 16 see this movie, it is extremely graphic and holds nothing back.
I liked the old 1962 movie with Richard Egan, "300
Spartans."
http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson101106.html
It's under $20.00 from Amazon. And worth it for the artwork, which you'll find very familiar.
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