Prepare for glory! No, no.. Prepare for the coolest movie ever! Well, at least since Sin City. Prepare for 300! I caught the movie yesterday, and am still reeling in awe at the grandeur and sheer coolness of the picture.
Imagine 300 soldiers up against an army of one million. And the soldiers are clad only in a helmet, swimming trunks and a red cape, armed with a spear, a sword and a shield. Imagine 300 Manhunt-ready eye-candies for the girls out there. I bet half the cinema audience are drooping saliva.
That's besides the point. 300 is really about how King Leonidas of Sparta led 300 Spartan elite soldiers against the mighty million-strong Persian army, which consists of slaves, elite masked "immortals", giants, armour-plated rhinoceros. humongous LOTR-worthy elephants, barbarians, sorcerers, and archers whose arrows released could together block out the sun. The army can even cause an eathquake when on the move. But no problem was too big for the Spartans. At most, they just fought in the shade.
And the battle scenes are the coolest stuff ever. You will gape at how the Spartans annihilate one threat after another with grace and unblinking power. You will wonder at the alluring backdrop and stellar cinematography. You will laugh at the hard-wired humour and calmness of the Spartans in the face of peril.
Ultimately, this is a tale of courage and sacrifice, of how 300 Spartans fought and died and inspired all Greeks to stand together against the divine Persian army. But heck it all, it's one of the coolest and grandest movie ever.
PREPARE FOR GLORY!
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