![]() ![]() Miller based the book on a movie he saw as a child, The 300 Spartans (1962). ![]() The movie was based on the comic book 300 by graphic artist Frank Miller, known especially for Sin City. There is a lot of ground to cover, so I will split this into three parts, each devoted to discussing, respectively, the good, bad, and downright ugly elements of the film. With the recent release of a sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, now seems like a good time to spend a few blog posts discussing various aspects of the original 300. The movie’s valiant and manly Spartans are pitted against a cowardly foe that has to whip a slave army into battle. ![]() But the movie also has a jingoistic undertone and portrays the Persian Empire as a cesspool of cruelty and depravity. Many people were impressed with the visuals and the movie is an entertaining testosterone-fuelled adventure set in a pseudo-historical ancient world. ![]() When the movie 300 was originally released in 2006, it caused quite a stir. ![]()
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