| Re: 300
I read a rave review about this movie in the weekend " Times ". It was inspired by a comic book and apparently it follows the structure of the comic novel panel by panel.
The reviewer was excited by the actors' portrayal of the charaters, particularly the Scottish actor, Gerard Butler, who plays Leonidas. The style of representation is drawn from the graphics of the comic book, drawn by Frank Millar of " Sin City " fame.
The film's CGI backgrounds appear to represent an arcadian, golden past which seem to the viewer to be like an oil painting.
The simple story of courage and determination should be perfect for a movie. Much more personal than " Troy" or " Alexander", two recent attempts to revive the sword and sandals epic.
Missing from the movie are the more objectionable aspects of Spartan male society. I will reserve judgement till I have seen it, but I suspect that the leading actors will not be represented as gay, blood-drinking, helot-murdering killing machines.
I wonder what spin the movie will give to the martial society in this movie. I can't wait to find out.
MoMo |