I do so look forward to seeing the movie, I've heard that it is a blockbuster.
Having seen elite forces up close I do know what they look like, but I've never seen a Spartan, knowing only about them from historians and historical books.
And I do know that Hollywood nearly always tells a good yarn. Historically speaking that is.
You will enjoy it. Maybe not so much if you pick it apart from the most tactical strategy level. But the representation of the elite Spartans was pretty impressive.
And no movie will ever depict gore quiet how it happens in real life. If it were real in this movie these guys would literally be drenched in blood and they aren't.
I saw it yesterday. While the cinematography was rich-looking, and the acting performances were stronger than I had expected, the movie is incredibly violent. A water tower's worth of splattered blood, most of it being spilled in super slo-mo.
Not a chick flick, that's for sure. And don't plan on going out for dinner after the matinee!