The trailers for 300 have me pumped

[Occhidiangela]

I found it completely ironic that most of the people i've seen complaining about the dialog also admired how the movie created a "larger than life" feel that would be inherant in a epic tale or folk lore. what it's acceptable to simplify and embelish the size of a rhino or the amount of troops they are up against but it's not ok to do the same thing with what the characters are saying?

yeah a lot of the dialogue is simple and over-melodramatic. but it's supposed to be. that's what happens when stories are retold for effect.

The film's intent was to be epic in flavor.

Achieved.

The mixing of real and graphic art was an interesting way to bring a graphic novel to life.

Took the kids, both teenagers. Both liked it for different reasons, both were glad to see Xerxes get a facial.

This was a film of a legend, not a telling of a history.

Epic heroic fantasy. With Persian Ninjas. :P And Hoplites without armor.

Good enough, thanks to Faramir being in it.:)

Occhi