Retelling of ancient Greek battle sets box office records

Posted on March 13, 2007
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Zack Snyder’s highly anticipated retelling of the ancient battle of Thermopylae that took place in 480 B.C. stuck with a thunder as the move 300 set box office record by making over $70 million in its opening weekend.

The movie is about the real story of Spartan king Leonidas and his 300 men who fought to death against the several hundred thousand strong Persian army. The Spartans were born warriors that trained since an early age to never retreat from a battle. The Spartans leading a larger Greek army held off the Persian invaders for several days before a traitor guided the Persians through a secret mountain pass to encircle the defending forces; Leonidas decided to let much of the Greek army retreat and prepare to confront the Persian army at a different location while he and another 300 Spartans stayed behind. In the end all were killed but not before inflicting great damage to the invading force.

The movie is hardly a historical documentary and it is mostly based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel also title 300. The movie’s visuals are just stunning. The film definitely includes an excessive amount of violence and it is no surprise that it is rated R. Gerard Butler was selected to play the role of king Leonidas while Rodrigo Santoro was cast as the Persian king Xerxes.

In case you are wondering whether you should go see this move or not, then I suggest you take another closer look to the trailer which makes no promises that the movie cannot keep.

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