[Androcles]

Discussing history over '300' would be like arguing about WW2 via Captain America comics.

It is such a relief to see I am not alone in this viewpoint. I am eagerly awaiting it and am sure I'll enjoy it, but it is sickening that I know too many who assume it is 100% correct and that they have no need to read Herodatus, etc.

[USMMA_83]

What bothers me most about the FReepers who have taken "300" as gospel is the fact that Xerces was a great ruler. He had, as did his father, a great way of getting and acquiring kingdoms. They simply offered lower taxes, you get to keep your religion, language, customs, and rulers. The mere feat of moving over 600,000 troops from Persia to Sparta has to be, for me anyway, a tremendous achievement.

[Longinus]

I loved '300' - I want to see it again - what bothers me is people using this movie to somehow justify a point of view they hold against a different enemy on top of that.

I wonder if they made a movie of Sparta vs Thebes - who would they root for? I will root for Thebes since she freed the helots.