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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Extended Reading
  • Hollis 2021-10-20 18:59:15

    -Our sky full of arrows can block the sun. -Then we can just fight in the shade. Oil painting-like photography, epic war scenes, fierce and rough action scenes, the coordination of fast and slow motion, the switch between close and long shots... Zach Schneider's style began to emerge from this movie. -Why are you woman interrupting? -Because only Spartan women can give birth to real men. Feminist heroines and homosexuals in brothels can also be seen in Zach Schneider's later films. Facts have proved that a movie with 300 people playing 300,000 people is not necessarily a drama, it can also be a movie. PS: The cost of this film is only 65 million US dollars.

  • Karlee 2021-10-20 18:58:54

    The visual innovation of the movie not only refers to the pure post-production special effects of the full blue screen, but also refers to the group of sturdy quasi-naked men; the story is uncomplicated but not unconventional, and tragic heroes are always shocked by joy.

300 quotes

  • King Leonidas: This is where we hold them.

    [pause]

    King Leonidas: This is where we fight!

    [pause]

    King Leonidas: And this is where THEY DIE!

    Captain: On these shield, boys!

    Spartans: AU!

    King Leonidas: Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time!

    Persian General: [the Persian general advances from the crowd of the Persian warriors on horseback] SPARTANS! Lay down your weapons!

    [pause]

    King Leonidas: [one of the Spartan men throws a spear directly at the Persian general, killing him; he falls from his horse dead] PERSIANS!

    [the Spartans get into their shielding position]

    King Leonidas: COME AND GET THEM!

    Captain: [the angry Persian soldiers start charging towards the Spartans] HOLD!

    King Leonidas: Give them NOTHING! But take from them EVERYTHING!

    Captain: STAY READY!

  • Persian: I am the emissary to the ruler of all the world, the God of Gods, King of Kings, and by that authority I demand that someone show me your commander! Listen. Do you think the paltry dozen you slew scare us? These hills swarm with our scouts! And do you think your pathetic wall will do anything other than fall like a heap of dry leaves in the face of-

    [he observes the wall built with dead Persian soldiers]

    Stelios: Our ancestors built this wall, using ancient stones from the bosom of Greece herself! And with a little Spartan help, your Persian scouts provided the mortar!

    Persian: [angrily] You will pay for your barbarism!

    [he swings his whip at Stelios; though Stelios jumps up and slices off his arm with a sword. The Persian falls down]

    Persian: My arm!

    Stelios: [pointing the sword at the Persian] It's not yours anymore!

    [pause]

    Stelios: Go now, run along and tell your Xerxes that he faces free men here, not slaves! Do it quickly, before we decide to make our wall just a little bit bigger!

    Persian: [the Persian starts chuckling] No... not slaves.

    [pause]

    Persian: Your WOMEN will be slaves. Your sons your daughters, your elders will be slaves! But not you. By noon this day, you will all be dead men!