Posted on 03/14/2007 8:28:21 AM PDT by meg88
3/13/07 A few words on the unethical movie 300 produced by Warner Brothers Company of USA By Abolfazl Moghadam
One more time the world is witnessing the true face of hypocrisy and disrespect towards other cultures by a few who would put their profits before any kinds of rules of decency. One more time the world is witnessing the distortion of facts, unethical behavior of directors such as Zack Snyder.
It would not take much time for a reasonable man and woman after watching this movie 300 to well qualify Mr. Snyder and his irresponsible film studio, namely Warner Brothers, as the most successful candidates to win the top prize of insulting, disrespecting the Iranian (Persian) culture and the Iranians all over the world.
Have these people forgotten the civilization that Persia brought to the world? Probably not. They know the facts well. Their attempt in making such movie is nothing but assassination of characters. Even if they wanted to read the history, the most they would chose to go for a reference, would be no one but the Herodotus who fictitiously claimed and distorted the history and reported that the 300 Spartans stopped the Persian Army for 3 days! No one of course would be so much surprised as Herodotus was a Greek himself, and apparently Herodotus was not ready to reflect both sides of the coins, in a fair and equitable manner.
The fact is that the world's intellectuals whether be the Persians, or non Persians, those whose hearts are filled with the love of Persia, Persian poetry and civilization, those who appreciate the great contributions of Persians towards the world's culture and science, would understand that the movie 300 is nothing but a distortion fact machine. The irony is that in the movie the Persian King which supposed to be King Xerxes has been portrayed as someone with an African complex! The movie scenario is gravely equipped with tons of ill information and ignorance which is once again the manifestation of Mr. Snyder's and Warner Brothers' ignorance on the true history.
They could have done a better job, had they set aside their feelings of hatred towards the Persian culture and civilization. They could have better written the manuscript for the movie, had they known that, or cared to read about the first Charter of Human Rights by Cyrus The Great (550 B.C), and the impact it had on the human behaviors of many countries of the time, including Greece.
I have no doubt in my mind that the world would make its own judgment at the end of the day; that the movie 300 is an absolute manifestation of ignorance towards the Persian civilization, a complete facts distortion mission, a total disregard towards the human dignity, a complete disrespect and insult towards another culture and civilization, and finally a miserable move by the producer and people alike, in trying to save their troubled life by constantly manufacturing and portraying false events, so to make up for their own inability to move forward, and have positive progress.
Although the damage has been done, but Warner Brothers and Mr. Snyder must be courageous enough to withdraw the movie from the market impromptu, rectify the malicious misinformation and misrepresentation that have constituted the very inches of the movie, and apologize to the Iranian communities all over the world.
Saying that the beliefs, bravery and morals of the Persians were the ancestors of the current Islamofacists of Iran is like saying donkeys are the ancestors of the hogs. There are no connections...the Persians were an ancient peoples that the current residents of Iran don't even remotely resemble in genetics or beliefs.
Iran's connection to Persia is they share dirt.
Nothing else in common.
Maybe they have a fixation for picking fights with smaller opponents, who then kick their A$$.
No problem. I have one for the Marine Corps as well. Later.
The alexander movie was so painfully bad it hurt.
The homoerotic qualities were so over the top that the theater was filled with men in trench coats touching themselves.
It was AWFUL!
speaking of foreigners,
The socialists in Greece who were upset about 300 were very much disappointed when the Greek public embraced the movie to make it number one this weekend.
Why is it always the left who hates it when a movie comes out with the western civilization coming out on top?
(for those in rio linda: duty, honor, and freedom)
that movie was so bad the lawyers who threatened to sue, quickly refused to sue because it was obvious how big a turkey it was.
Unlike 300, Stone (stoned) tried to portray it as historically accurate despite missequencing battles and the deaths of major characters.
So, Moghadam, what you're really trying to say is that this is a "size" thing. Sorry, Mog, can't help ya. But I can forward you a whole bunch of email from people who claim they can. Good luck with that.
How long before Warner Brothers is hit by some act or terrorism?
Molon Labe! (mo-lone' lah-veh')
While Herodotus is not exactly an unimpeachable source, his favorable treatment of and even occasional open admiration for the Persians in his Histories puts lie to the silly notion that he was somehow biased against them.
He had to be biased against them, he wasn't a Persian.
"THIS IS AMERICA!"
"Saying that the beliefs, bravery and morals of the Persians were the ancestors of the current Islamofacists of Iran is like saying donkeys are the ancestors of the hogs. There are no connections...the Persians were an ancient peoples that the current residents of Iran don't even remotely resemble in genetics or beliefs."
Um, like sure, whatever. Of course, Genghis Khan kicked Persian butt for the same reason in the 1200s. And we will be forced to kick their butts pretty soon for the same reason. But no, there's no connection, other than 4000 years of pulling the same dictatorial crap and getting the sand pounded out of them it's all completely different.
My emails to the author of this POS article and his reply.
More to come, no doubt.
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