This is yet another sadistically satisfying movie to be released in recent times ! It was my 2nd
gore fest in two weeks after Apocalypto . The movie , as everyone knows
, is based upon the granddaddy of gore , Frank Millers graphic novel .
So I was waiting to watch this one from the day I first learned about
it .
Coming to the plot , it isbasically about the battle of Thermopylae , where a handful of Spartans
led by King Leonidas bravely fought & died against a massive Persian army . Anyone whoever is interested in history will know about this war & also other Greeko-Persian conflicts . So the plot is actually simple .
The USP is not in the plot , but in the execution . It retains the comic book feel , but yet pleases your eyes . The aesthetically flying drops of blood & the human organs satisfy all
the sadist movie buffs . Cinematography & visual effects are brilliant throughout the movie . The lead characters have come up with some great performances . Gerard Butler looks & acts like a real
Spartan . But I was more impressed by Lena Headey who makes her presence felt in a male dominant war movie . The crowd roars in appreciation when she kills the traitor to take her revenge .
Zack Snyder has ably directed the movie with blending the best aspects of all other movies of such genre .
Having said all these , the flip side of the film is the partial treatment of the story .
Only Spartans are shown as real heroes & other Greeks as cowards
Xerxes looks like an eunuch , which is not acceptable at all
The Persians are shown as blood thirsty monsters with grotesque faces
while the truth is that everyone did the same thing in those times , Greeks
did it to Troy & were going to do the same to Persia after a
century under Alexander
So the film is having it’s share of controversies . But anyway it is a
well made period action movie & is based on a fictitious graphic
novel rather than real history books . So if you can keep your history
lessons aside for a couple hours & can enjoy the gore , it is worth
a try .