People at that time couldn't imagine that such a battle would actually become a popular subject in American movies after thousands of years, and it would once again become popular and popular in the world with an unprecedented demeanor.
This is the story of "300".
As a comic-based movie, "300" itself is both an alien and a miracle. It stands out with a maverick attitude when the Hollywood costume movie is dead and dead, and to some extent has almost completed the revival of Hollywood epic movies. Let the ancient costume type come to life again.
Frank Miller, a very personal cartoonist, and his partner are deeply influenced by the next generation of culture-Zach Schneider, who has an unconstrained style, "300" has been marked as an alternative since his birth. The film abandons the past conventions of epic movies with crowds and hustle and bustle and live shooting. The performances are almost all performed in front of the green screen, and then rendered by computer post-production special effects. A large number of upgraded slow motions, unique sports shots, are against muscles, violence, and pornography. The unrestrained display and depiction, the almost 100% restoration of the classic scenes of the original comics, and the masculine breath have brought great excitement and joy to the audience. The film was released in North America in the first week with an account of 70 million US dollars, setting a record for the best opening in March in history. It has also created a new form of genre film with its advanced experimental style, and has become a school of its own.
With "300" becoming famous as an opportunity, Hollywood seems to have found a shortcut to success. A large number of good and bad follow-up works of varying quality have swarmed, tirelessly imitating and following in terms of visual effects and style. But if there is no good script to support, just by formalism, the pioneers of the trend can win both fame and fortune, and those movies that are aimed at chasing profit and have no pursuit and consciousness will repeatedly ruin the appetite of the audience. Therefore, for a long period of time, every costume must have a male protagonist with a chest bigger than a woman's shirtless, and then the camera quickly cuts to a high-speed state, with a slow to extreme posture to show the jitter of the muscles and the spraying of plasma, "The God of War" and "Hundreds" "The Husband", "Hercules", "Pompeii", and even the Chinese-language film "Feng Yun 2" by the Ripon brothers. These inferior action films wearing the cloak of ancient Greek or ancient Chinese civilization have all suffered commercial failures and The audience spurned it and spoiled the brand created by "300" with a fearless spirit of "harming others against oneself". So much so that Jason Friedberg and Aaron Selze, who specialize in popular movies in Hollywood, also made a spoof movie "This Is Not Sparta."
A good next-generation culture has been corrupted by those with malicious intent to become "non-mainstream killing Matt".
If you want to get the roots back, naturally you have to be the founder of the mountain to come back out of the arena. After 8 years, although the director of "300: Rise of an Empire" was changed, the unique visual style is still outstanding. The original author is also the producer and screenwriter, ensuring the roots of the sequel. Although, this time the story has nothing to do with Sparta.
The perspective of the sequel is more open. The battlefield is enlarged from the hot spring pass to the entire Greek city-state, and the scene is also greatly upgraded. The majestic naval battles further highlight the epic temperament of the film, and the grand war of the Greek alliance against the invasion of the Persian dynasty is also shown. It's more vivid and vivid. Taking the story of the first Spartan king Leonidas guarding the hot springs as its origin, "The Rise of an Empire" contains both prequel elements and sequels. The link between the previous and the next made the entire war more clearly expressed.
Sparta, who has lost the king and elite army, can only be reduced to a supporting role in this film. The commander-in-chief of the Greek coalition, Temistocles, has become a new hero who unites the city-states and fights against power and tyranny. Unlike Sparta, which is full of martial arts and fierce blood, the Greek warriors have to be smaller in size and spirit. The male protagonist is not as brave as the bearded king of Sparta, but it appears in the naval battle against Persia. Out of the wise and resourceful side. But the audience loves the "300" brand series. They never want to see the perfect strategy or classic tactics, but to appreciate the brutality and indulgence of those muscles colliding and cutting into the bones. What they want is the moment of violence and erotic eruption. The strong hormonal smell permeating the theater. Since the body is not strong enough, the film has been upgraded in form. The huge black Persian warship, with a huge and hard beasthead ram on the bow, enters the river crucian carp in groups, galloping on the Aegean Sea. Persian warriors wearing masks with a strong oriental flavor, giants with huge stature and ugly appearance, these armed forces mixed with imagination and alienation, blending coquettish and mysterious atmosphere, are impressive in the previous work. Regardless of the details, my aunt, since the man is not strong, the female man has to stand up and stand up. The brave and cruel Persian navy commander Artemisia has become a key part of the completion of the salvation. The role played by the former Bond girl Eva Green has both outstanding martial arts and military wisdom, as well as leadership qualities and heroic skills. It was him who helped Xerxes to become a puppet, ascended to the throne, and controlled the entire Persian Empire in the dark. What's more rare is that this ruthless character is still a peerless beauty, and he doesn't hesitate to betray her beauty and body. The fight with the male protagonist seems to be seductive, but from the audience's point of view, it is simply sold out or given away for nothing. However, compared with the male protagonist who has the advantage, but also talks about "freedom and stubborn resistance", Artemisia simply and directly "join me for greater pleasure", more powerful and open minded. . The same female commander, the widow of Leonidas in the movie, Queen Spartan Gego, not only looks slightly inferior, but also wears uniforms to lead the final reversal, but still has no sense of existence. As a villain, especially a hormonal movie with male passionate audience as the main target, Artemisia as a daughter occupies most of the film, with three-dimensional images, bright characters, gorgeous shapes, and shining eye-catching brilliance. The creator's preference for this character.
It is a pity that the role is powerful, and still can't save Xerxes and the defeated fate of the Persian Empire. The movie tells the story of Greece, but the core is still the old American theme. Before the final battle, Temistocles still had to give a passionate speech as usual. This is an unavoidable cliché in every epic film since Wallace in Scotland. It is nothing more than clichés like "Long Live Freedom". , Nothing new. In terms of the plot, "The Rise of an Empire" basically has no story. The emotions are expressed through actions. The blood burns quickly and cools down quickly. I only feel that the movie is killing and killing, and it stops abruptly. The story leaves a tail. Some of the imaginative Hollywood screenwriters have material to accumulate three, four, five or six parts. As usual in North America, the box office in the first week blows out, and it also replicates the trajectory of the previous work.
The next-generation films are full of formality, but the content is always too plain, and it misleads young people to misunderstand history. It is really dangerous to regard Xerxes, the king of Persia, as a two-meter-tall yin and yang. However, the masses always like simplistic history. Those noble heroic symbols that have been purified and deified will be more popular than real history and human nature. For example, Leonidas, the king of Sparta who forgot to die in battle, was actually an incestuous character, while the Athenian hero Temistocles was finally exiled by the city, but he took refuge in the evil opponent Persia in the movie and acquired Xerxes. The son of Si is courteous and confronts his compatriots for life.
These are the truths of history.
However, how can audiences who want to see muscles, blood plasma, and big breasted men and women bother with these minor details? The return of orthodox is enough to make people excited. It does not require any twists and turns and historical truth. This is the smartest subtraction made by the creators, or the hidden method of victory in the "300" series.
This is entertainment, not Spartan.
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