The Movie "300"

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:39 pm

Tim Burton wrote: Just wanted to point out a couple of things:

1. The Abolitionists were as Pro-seceding as the South was. They knew that would mean that the South would no longer get their slaves back and make it economically untenable. All throughout the 1850s most wanted to break from the South.

2. The real issue was not slavery, but State's Rights. So much so that when the Corwin Amendment (making Slavery legal forever) was offered, and had a realistic chance of passing, the South still rejected it and decided to secede. Even Lincoln was willing to accept the Corwin Amendment (He says so in his First Inaugural Address paragraph 29.

http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres31.html

Text of the Corwin Amendment:

No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
3. The generals on both sides were split about even on the subject of slavery. Lee even freed his in 1862 at the height of his victories, and Stonewall broke state law to teach slaves to read at church.

ZZZZZZZZZZ......ZZZZZZZZZ..... see, I don't know what it is about American*yawn* History, it just puts me to sleep

J/K, it is interesting, just not my cup'o'tea...nothing past like the 1200's really holds much interest for me.

stopthekilling77 · Post by **stopthekilling77** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:31 pm

amen! my favorite history is all before America was named as such, with all the wars, technological advancements coming every few hundred years, and political struggles.

sure it seems like not much has changed, but still

with everything that's been said in this particular thread i've gotta say: i loved the movie 300, 100% anyhow leave it to us to start on a movie about greeks and end up talking about the american civil war

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:24 pm

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:44 pm

HONkUS wrote:

Ahh come on, do you really have to portray this wonderful thread as Harrison Ford

J/K, maybe we have gotten a little off subject...

Getting somewhat back on track, I just asked my Government teacher if I could do a 5page exta credit paper about "300", I'll post a link to it when I'm done if anyone is interested...

stopthekilling77 · Post by **stopthekilling77** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:13 pm

Getting somewhat back on track, I just asked my Government teacher if I could do a 5page extra credit paper about "300", I'll post a link to it when I'm done if anyone is interested...

sounds sick man, PM me the link or whatever if/when it's done, i like reading those kind of papers!

Tim Burton · Post by **Tim Burton** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:10 pm

It hasn't been hijacked, it still about underdogs and lost triumph.

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:16 pm

aren't most movies about underdogs and lost triumph?

Gamble · Post by **Gamble** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:29 am

Official word on the movie: Kick@$$!!! I loved that movie, the camerawork and lighting were completely awesome, I think it has outdone Sin City in that aspect. I got every bit I expected to from it, blood, gore, amazing superhuman acrobatics. Just plain awesome. I for one did NOT research the battle of Thermopylae at all...I honestly did not know who would win, which made the ending all the better. I know that the "300" never even really got that far, but it was amazing to see what could have happened had the chance presented itself. The portrayal of Xerxes was awesome (as in awe-inspiring here, not the equivalent to "cool") a self-proclaimed God-King, what a power trip he must've been on in those days.

And another note: the women in the movie were beautiful, Leonidas' wife was awesome. I also wonder how they found (roughly) 300 dudes that ripped! They must have searched every gym in California, I have amended my New Year's resolution to put on that much muscle. Anyways, all, go see the damn movie and as long as you go into it with the correct frame of mind, which is looking for entertainment, blood, gore, and NOT a history film, you will leave completely satisfied, I guarantee it.

sleepyhollow · Post by **sleepyhollow** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:48 am

Me and my girlfriend had viewed the movie week ago and came to a conclusion that it's almost a perfect "war" movie. The only thing that bothered me was that the story, character innovations, bio of them and combat were too short for this type of a film. I hoped for the movie of this type to be at least 120+ minutes long. It was excellent otherwise, maybe on the horizon there'll be more movie just like it.

odie2190 · Post by **odie2190** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:02 pm

best movie of my lifetime.

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:05 pm

Finally went and saw the movie yesterday, it was bad in more ways than one...not only was it historically inaccurate but it was also TOTALLY BADASS.

Loved the film, went in expecting a romantized version of both Sparta and the battle and thats exactly what I got; very artsy style, loved it. The priests and all the badguys were crazy looking and I'll be damned if every Spartan didn't have a perfect body (especially the women, OMG!!!

). Great battle scenes...oh here's the paper I wrote for gov't class.

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Tim Burton · Post by **Tim Burton** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:12 pm

And another note: the women in the movie were beautiful, Leonidas' wife was awesome.

There was only two women in the movie...and both managed to show their bewbies, so that isn't saying much...

NAiLs · Post by **NAiLs** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:10 am

I went to see 300 last weekend and I enjoyed it for the most part. I loved the fighting parts, as I'm sure most of you did!

Of course, me being a guy, I also enjoyed what was mentioned in the above post!

Now, me being a sound buff, this movie disappointed me in some parts. My biggest gripe about the movie was when Leonidas was yelling to his troops to kick some ass, you could totally tell it was done in a studio... as 90% of the movie was. They didn't even seem to take the time to make it sound like it was outside and he was yelling with such broad tone. Instead you could just hear the echoes of a small sound studio.

Overall, I loved it.

sleepyhollow · Post by **sleepyhollow** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:06 am

NAiLs wrote:I went to see 300 last weekend and I enjoyed it for the most part. I loved the fighting parts, as I'm sure most of you did! Of course, me being a guy, I also enjoyed what was mentioned in the above post!

Now, me being a sound buff, this movie disappointed me in some parts. My biggest gripe about the movie was when Leonidas was yelling to his troops to kick some ass, you could totally tell it was done in a studio... as 90% of the movie was. They didn't even seem to take the time to make it sound like it was outside and he was yelling with such broad tone. Instead you could just hear the echoes of a small sound studio.

Overall, I loved it.

You'd probably like Braveheart, one of the brilliant movies ever by Mel Giboson, one hell of an actor/director. See-Apocalypto - Awesome.

NAiLs · Post by **NAiLs** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:29 am

sleepyhollow wrote: You'd probably like Braveheart, one of the brilliant movies ever by Mel Giboson, one hell of an actor/director. See-Apocalypto - Awesome.

Yeah, I liked Braveheart. I haven't seen it in years though. I haven't seen Apocalypto though. I'll check that out when it comes to DVD.

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:27 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gNqiSkd1M6k

Gamble · Post by **Gamble** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:59 pm

bubba that is messed up....who would do such a thing?

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:47 am

BRUSH YOUR TEETH!!!

I thought it was funny

Post by **Apoptosis** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:28 am

yeah the brush your teeth part was the best... lol

skier · Post by **skier** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:46 pm

nice little clip, the movie was awweesome, elephants falling off cliffs, ogres that dont mind being stabbed in the eye, and "gods" that bleed

too bad the executioner didn't go into battle, his arms were crazy- were the blades his actual bones or just attached to his arms