Minus Three Hundred

[digitaldiscipline]

Worst CGI wolf this side of Van Helsing.
Worst CGI blood effects, possibly ever.
All the subtlety and nuance of being sodomized with a tent peg.

See 300 if:
- you're into manflesh
- you don't know dick about history

It is, not to put too fine a point on it, poorly-done sword porn.

I'm looking forward to reading the graphic novel in hopes of enjoying it. I've liked everything else of Miller's that I've read so far.

Yeah... something like that.

Comments

[megiddo-lj.livejournal.com]

It's not meant to be "historically accurate*". It's meant as an allegory to our current times (per Frank Miller himself). Nor was it meant to be subtle. I think a lot of people missed the point of the movie and were expecting some kind of 'Troy' type flick which has vague semblances of historical fact and realistic costumes and fight reenactments.

No.

This was based on graphic novel. It was SUPPOSED to be cartoonish and it was supposed to hit you over the head with Miller's belief that Western Values are all that's good and right and we should fight against the immoral decadence and evil from the East.

*whatever the f*ck that means considering our primary sources on the battle are nebulous at best

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Noted.

Thesis: "Leonidas is GWB, letting his stubborn hubris get a lot of good men killed in an unwanted war."

Thesis: "Xerxes is American Imperialism, a god complex attempting to conquer parts of the world he has no business trying to."

Thesis: "Karo syrup and food coloring is cheaper than CGI; the director's reliance on shitty-looking special effects was a commentary on how willing audiences are to be led by the nose ring through a trough of shit if it's marketed well."

Discuss.