300 - Battle of Thermopylae
So there's another movie coming out in March based on a Frank Miller graphic novel, and much like the last one ("Sin City"), this one looks great, not to mention full of CG. It's called "300" and is the story of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, the battle in which 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas (and 700 volunteer Thespians) lost their lives against a massive Persian army led by Xerxes I (estimates range between 250,000 and 500,000 troops) in order to slow down the Persian invasion. The trailer looks kicakass and the more I read about this battle, the more interested and amazed I become. It's no wonder there is a movie coming out about it. I love the quote IMDB has on their page about the movie: "Spartans, this is where we fight. This is where they die!" -King Leonidas.
Was this one of those stories I was supposed to read about back in high school? See kids, Greek and Latin are cool.
I can't believe I just wrote that.
1 comment:
Wow, looks to be amazing, this might be a must see in the theatres. Damn!
In one of my favorite scenes in 'The Last Samurai" the Tom Cruise character is explaining to Ken Wanatabe how superior training and tactics mixed with an extreme desire to prevail can result in extremely disproportionate casualties. In the scene he cites the Battle of Thermopylae when encouraging Wanatabe to make his final stand. I love epic storylines!
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