Sparta, Spandex and Disturbing Distortions of '300'

Started by TehBorken, Mar 13 07 08:45

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TehBorken

From [a href="vny!://www.livescience.com/history/070312_300_movie.html"]livescience.com[/a]. The author, Ephraim Lytle, makes me laugh- you mean Hollywood shot a movie and made shit up?? I'm SHOCKED, SHOCKED I TELL YOU!! OMG, OMG!!!
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The battle of Thermopylae was real, but how real is the movie "300"? Ephraim Lytle, assistant professor of hellenistic history at the University of Toronto, has seen it and offers his view. This article first appeared in the [a href="vny!://www.thestar.com/article/190493"]Toronto Star[/a] and is republished here with permission.[/em] [/span] [p class="style1"]History is altered all the time. What matters is how and why. Thus I see no reason to quibble over the absence in 300 of breastplates or modest thigh-length tunics. I can see the graphic necessity of sculpted stomachs and three hundred Spartan-sized packages bulging in spandex thongs. On the other hand, the ways in which 300 selectively idealizes Spartan society are problematic, even disturbing.[/p][p class="style1"]Full stupid story: [a href="vny!://www.livescience.com/history/070312_300_movie.html"]vny!://www.livescience.com/history/070312_300_movie.html[/a]
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tenkani

 Woah! Great article!!
I haven't seen the film yet, but most of the info from this article rings true with what I recently saw on the History channel in their special on the events surrounding the battle of Thermoplyae.
 
EDIT: So now I can't quite decide whether to see the film.
Does it matter that it rewrites history?
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Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over
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kingy

i would go see the movie. most movies dont portait an accurate account of history anyways unless it is a documentary. in a similiar type of movie, troy wasnt exactly accurate either.
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Lise

Dudes,

  It's based on a Frank Miller's graphic comic. How realistic do you wanna get? Can you name me one movie that stayed true to form without alteration, without interpretation....? You get a very, very boring movie.

  Of course it's not going to be real, show for show. You have to go in there and expect to be entertained. If you want a history lesson, you best watch Discovery Channel.

  Go watch the movie, 300. It's fantastic. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

  If you wish to see a more 'realistic' adaptation, there's a movie out there called The 300 Spartans. It's not too bad, a bit boring but there are more character development than the newer version.

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tenkani

I don't trust your opinion.
You just got seduced by teh bare breasted spartans.

 
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of coffee forever.

Lise

I wasn't looking at breasts. Aim a little lower, tenkani-san.

  And oh.... who says that only the men got to be bare breasted? There were some eye catching scenes that will make any little general rise to the occassion.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

tenkani

Disgusting!!
Oh, the depravity of hollywood makes me want to HEAVE MY GUTS OUT!!!
*buying teh tickets online*
 
For thou art with me; thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez
Thou anointest my day with pep; my mug runneth over
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of coffee forever.