Film #41: 300 (2007)

Directed by: Zack Snyder

Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro

Everyone looking at this blog has the internet (either that or you're some kind of technopath) and so you should have at least heard or 300. From the moment everyone saw the "THIS IS SPARTAA!" scene, an internet meme was born. If you're not sure what I'm on about then look at this: http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=231 , http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/e/e6/SpartaInMcdo.jpg , http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/e/e0/Base-sparta.jpg etc. There are loads more but I'll leave it up to you to find them.

Anyway, the film follows King Leonidas, king of Sparta, as he fends off advancements from the Persian "God-King" Xerexes. Basically, Xerxes wants Sparta for himself (he tells Leonidas to give up by sending a messenger who tells him that it's madness. We all know that it's not madness though; it's Sparta). The elders tell Leonidas that Sparta cannot go to war so Leonidas only takes 300 men with him and calls them his bodyguards. It's really amazing how just this handfull of men can take on thousands of Persian freaks (seriously, some have crab hands and stuff).

The acting is great; there's not much of it anyway, the choreography is awesome; the battles sequences can rival Lord of the Rings, and the special effects are brilliant.

This film is spectacular in every way and everyone should see it and enjoy it as I did.

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