Sacrifice on the altar

Luther 2022-03-15 09:01:02

The film ended too hastily. There was no expected desperate struggle, only symbolic resistance, no heroic gods of war, only sacrifices on the altar, Leonidas and his soldiers sacrificed their lives in an instant.
However, according to records, in the early morning of the third day of the battle, 300 Spartans, under the command of Leonidas, fought desperately against the frenzied Persian army. The spear is broken and the sword is slashed, the sword is broken and the stone is hit, the fist is hit, and the tooth is bitten. Leonidas desperately killed the enemy bravely, and finally died in battle. In order to protect the king's body, the Spartans repelled the Persian army four times. In the end, the Spartans all died heroically under the attack of the Persian army, covering the retreat of the main force of the Greek coalition with their own lives. The Persian army lost 20,000 talents to break through the hot spring pass.
Of course, the film is adapted from comics rather than history, so we have no right to criticize it because of its discrepancy with history. However, comparing history, we clearly see that the film is too loyal to the original comics and is completely based on the original comics. The comic-style approach controls historical themes, so it is incapable of expressing complex and fierce battle scenes.
According to a popular appreciative taste, the ending of the film should use Wu Yusen's technique, with blood splashing and extremely tragic fighting scenes on the one hand, ethereal and sacred music on the other, and the dislocation and even opposition of sound and pictures to reflect the so-called " Intriguing, the charm of poetry and painting." Or, if you feel that this is too vulgar, and in order to maintain the overall style, you must use comic techniques to solidify the complex and fierce battles into moments. The muscles of the Bada people show extraordinary strength in the fight that feels like home. In the current film, their muscles are more like decorations attached to the belly. However, whether it is vulgar or elegant, we have not been able to see it in the film. What we see is only the unnecessary sacrifices of dozens of masculine lives and their painful distortions as if sharp arrows penetrate their bodies.
In a sense, the harder the fighting, the more a certain spirit can be manifested. For example, the Taierzhuang Victory of the year. It is because of it that we know that the Kuomintang army is also patriotic. Therefore, if "300" can show the final battle more heroic, the spirit of the Spartans can be more inspiring. However, even though the current film is bloody enough—that it failed the censorship of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, it has not been able to form an even greater impact.
For me, watching "300" feels like listening to Shan Tianfang's storytelling, whether "Tong Lin Biography" or "Twelve Money Darts" is the same, he can tell the previous story for a year and a half, You will think that in the final finale, he can also talk about ten days and a half months. Whoever thinks, he just finished the book in thirty minutes. Every time I do, I feel very discouraged. This time I watched "300" as well.

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300 quotes

  • Spartan King Leonidas: A new age has begun, an age of freedom. And all will know that 300 Spartans gave their last breath to defend it.

  • Spartan King Leonidas: Unless I miss my guess, we're in for one wild night.