300

This past weekend, my friend and i decided to go catch 300. It was only just released that Friday, and we were risking going on an opening weekend. Fortunately, we went at 345 pm, matinee, and there weren't that many people yet, even though it was a full house by the time we sat down.

This movie is based on the Thermopylae battle in 480 B.C.
King Leonidas played by, Gerard Butler, and 300 Spartans fought to the last man against the Persian King, Xerxes, played by Rodrigo Santoro and his massive Persian army. With only 300 Spartans, King Leonidas and the Spartans were able to use their tactics to take over thousands of Persians, with the help of 700 Thespians. However, knowing that the odds would get them in the end, the Spartans held their guard and stayed in position to keep fighting. Other characters included Queen Gorgo played by Lena Headey, Theron, Dominic West, who was one of the counsel men, Dilios, David Wenham, who was one of the Spartans and as well was the narrator throughout the film.
The movie was just about two hours long, it was not only about the fighting, but it also explains some side stories that were happening back in Sparta where the queen was trying to persuade the counsel men to bring more troops to help. I thought the movie was good. I especially liked how they used dim and dark colors to give affects to the scenes. I also liked the way David Wenham narrated the film, his voice and sound gave a very fantasy feel to the film. Gerarg Butler did a great job of portraying King Leonidas. The movie is pretty much like any war movie. But instead of guns, they used arrows ans spears to kill one another, which resulted in real face to face combat. Their were pretty graphic scenes, like thrusting spears into each others bodies, or heads being chopped off, that kind of ordeal. The majority of the people that i know who have seen this film have liked it, but I've heard from friends from others that they didn't. So maybe you should all check it out anyway haha...