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Actual historical quotes: 'May you live forever," a curse. "Spartans, lay down your weapons....Come at get them." Used by our US military as a motto. "Our arrows will blot out the sun...Then we will fight in the shade."
The fact she was asking for him to get his just deserts just before he actually got them made me very hopeful and I'm glad she was so excited for the instant karma he got. When I watched it I didn't get excited till I saw the coins fall out. I thought she was going to have huge problems till the money dropped. That guy is such a horrible person.
@@Belnick6666 Well, she had just gotten some from Gerrard a few nights before so if she was ovulating at that point she was already pregnant at that point. I assume even back then most women knew their cycle well enough to know when it was safe or not. 4 days minimum and 11 days at max are not safe days. Anything outside of that time frame are safe to not have pregnancy become a problem.
I love hearing the story of Butler screaming "This is Sparta!" and the whole crew laughing their asses off. They thought it was absolutely ridiculous until they watched the dailies.
"Our arrows will blot out the sun" "Then we will fight in the shade" This is an actual exchange of words from history, not just a script, according to the oldest historical record of this battle.
so was the line "Persians!! come and get them!!" when the Persians asked the Spartans to lay down their weapons was actually recorded as being said in history. Also, when the Spartans kicked the Persian messenger in the well and said "you'll find plenty of earth and water down there" also is recorded to have really happened
When Leonidas says to Ephialtes, “May you live forever,” that’s the ultimate Spartan insult. Throughout the movie, you keep hearing about “a beautiful death”, and “come back with your shield or on it”. It’s the greatest honor to die in service to Sparta. It’s a curse to be blessed with long life.
Look at many stories/ movies / etc. and you will see how they debunk the notion that many people hold, that Living forever (Immortality) is a Great boon! Instead, it is a CURSE. (a damnation) Especially in the culture of Sparta where Death is exalted. (at least if you "die well")
Oh it's nightmare?! I thought it was the Greek version of Quisling, the dude that betrayed Norway to the Nazis. In Scandinavia Quisling is now a word for Traitor. But it's nightmare. Gotcha. Thanks!
Actually, a lot of those amazing lines come from what's written in history. "We will fight in the sun", "Come with your shield or on it", "Come and get them", and a handful more come from what's written about the actual battle. I've been to the hot gates a few times and they did a good job with making Gerard Butler look like the statue of Leonidas that exists there.
My favorite Spartan thing ever has nothing to do with this battle, but when Philip of Macedonia (Alexander the Great's father) sent a letter to Sparta that said "You are advised to submit without delay, for if I bring my army on your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people and raze your city." The Spartan response? "If." Another time (presumably before this) Philip asked Sparta whether he should come to Sparta as friend or foe. Their response that time? "Neither."
Herodutus also used the line, "It became apparent that the great King had brought many men with him, but few soldiers" - paraphrased in the movie to become a quip to the Arcadians
@Darkstar Funnily enough that's how history works, people write things down or tell others, and that's how we know what happened. By the way, if something as simple as history baffles you, you're fucking worthless.
The reason you see this in a yellowish and dark screen along with a huge exaggerated beast is bc the narrator is telling it to his fellow warriors in a story fashion and that is how they see it.
Yeah I think that's how to read the whole film tbh. It's dumb, ridiculously over the top and the Spartans look like gods while the Persians look like literal orcs. It's a tall tale based loosely on the truth, as related by David Wenham's character.
It is also typical in war time to make the enemy out to be monsters. That is why in the story telling (you are all correct in that it is the way to view the movie), he makes Xerxes seem larger than life and the Persian monstrous.
@@House0fHoot nudity is a thing for Greek Culture. From their sports to their pottery and this movie exemplifies that. It is a callout to that, so plus points to accuracy as this film is Greek propaganda from a Spartan's perspective
Their strategies even went so far as the color they wore... Red...the color of blood and battle - and the least feminine of all the colors because of that. (This was also the reason Spartan's tunics were red.) Secondly, a red cape would hide bloodstains, and Spartan warriors didn't like to show weakness.
Fassbender's spin down as he brings his shield up after charging the 'magicians' is a slow-mo moment to make John Woo proud! All it's missing is some 🕊🕊🕊 I hope you will also watch the sequel/prequel/sidequel 300: Rise of an Empire! While it doesn't have Butler and Fassbender, it does have the lovely Eva Green 😁
The narrator is David Wenham - Faramir from Lord of the Rings He brings his buttery Australian accent here (I love how the accents are all different and make no sense 🤣🤣🤣) and it really is the best part of the movie.
Samantha’s reaction/fist pump to that death was the most awesome and hardest felt reaction to anything since the hard salute in Independence Day after the President’s speech! Lol That reaction was wicked awesome! I loved it! Also, the Battle of Thermopylae is one of the major landmark strategic battles in history. It is constantly discussed in every military academy and strategic warfare school around the world. It’s one of the most practical applications of utilizing the terrain in the history of warfare. There’s actually a memorial statue of Leonidas at Thermopylae.
It could be said that battle of Thermopylae and following Battles of Salamis (featured in 300: Rise of an Empire) and Marathon formed cornerstone of Europe as we know. Without those Europe might be very different.
@@thejamppa It certainly put all the the pieces in place to spark the events of the Peloponnesian War, which ultimately gave Phillip II of Macedonia the opportunity to make his move and provide his son Alexander the ability to conquer the known world at the time.
Quick historical (in)acuracy rundown: *There was no conspiracy to bribe the monks, Leonidas like everyone else in the ancient world was superstitious and believed their religion and thought 300 guys was all he could bring. The story with his wife Gorgo and the traitor on the Council was not even in the comic, Gorgo was in the comic but only appeared for one page. The traitor was a completely new character for the movie, the subplot was added to give her more screen time, because it's an otherwise an entirely male cast. *Several lines are from history. "You'll find plenty down there" was what Leonidas said when he thew the emisaries into the well after they asked for earth and water. "Then we'll fight in the shade" and "Come back with your shield or on it" are also direct quotes from history. *All the Greek city-states sent contingents, not just The Spartans and Arcadians. (Just a few hundred each, they were all observing the same holiday) Leonidas had between 4000-7700 men total under his command *Various reputable sources at the time did place the Persian Empire's army's strength at one million. Modern scholars believe the number to be closer to 100,000-250,000. There were no elephants, rhinoseros, whatever that freaky human-cave-troll with the knife-hands was, etc. The guys tossing the gunpowder grenades are about 1400 years early. They had cavalry but couldn't get them up to the pass, only foot soldiers (part of why Leonidas chose that spot to dig in) *Xerxes was not a giant super-twink with fetish piecings, he was a guy with a big beard. Along with invading Greece, he put down uprisings in Egypt and Babylon and finished several ambitions construction projects started by his father. *The Spartans didn't fight in battle bikini bottoms, they had some of the most advanced armor in the ancient world. When Frank Miller visited Thermopylae for inspiration, he saw a statue of Leonidas, nude with his spear and helmet. Miller found the image evocative and decided they should be shirtless like fantasy heroes. *It was a two-front battle. The Athenian Navy was holding off The Persian Navy at a similar choke point several miles up the coast. Both positions had to hold, if the Athenian blockade failed, The Persians would get in behind Leonidas and slaugher the land troops, if Leonidas's position failed, the Athenian Navy would be cut off. These events are portrayed in the sequel "300: Rise of an Empire" *Once their position was compromised Leonidas ordered a phased retreat under cover of night. There is some controversy over whether he simply got caught before he could finish or in fact volunteered to stay behind to buy the retreating troops more time. The last stand wasn't just the 300 Spartans but also 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans. The final battle took all day. Leonidas was killed in the early afternoon. They fought over his body and managed to keep it from The Persians for several hours.
Also, Leonidas was in his sixties when he led the Spartans in that battle. The Spartans consulted the Oracle at Delphi, who made a prophecy that either Sparta would fall and be sacked by the Persians, or a Spartan king would have to die in exchange.
I don't think Leonidas would have retreated because ancient Spartans actually had the line about the shield. I think he stayed there to die. It wasn't some line added by the graphical novel. Ancient Spartan mothers and wives send there husband and children to war by giving them their shield with the phrase "Etan e epitas" which meant "With This, or On This". Basically you ether return victorious or dead. Running away or retreating was considered very shameful. The line about the arrows and fighting in the shadow was also a historical line not invented by the novel. It was a Persian messenger trying to make them surrender by intimation that said "our arrows will block out the sun". He was basically trying to scare them by letting them know the Persian army is so huge that they can block even the sun with their arrows. That is when the Spartan smirked and said "Then we will fight under shadow". Greece is quite a sunny country so people look for shadows in the summer. The Spartan basically made a joke of the threat by saying that it will be great they will have a shadow to fight under.
All of the most badass lines from this movie, like “come back with your shield, or on it”, and “we will fight in the shade” come from the descriptions of the battle by Herodotus written in 430 BC. The badassery is real.
Fun fact: the “THIS. IS. SPARTA! *kick*” scene was adlibbed. Gerard said in an interview that he tried the line several times with different feelings, but he asked the director, “let me try one more time, I have an idea” and *BOOM* one of the most iconic cinematic moments ever
@@chrisleebowers Yeah, but I think it was more like they were trying to get the right feeling to match the comic, and they couldn’t quite get it right, cuz he said they tried the scene so many times
I could live with the lack of armor, but having Laconians yelling like a bunch of retarded wannabes instead of using... wait for it... LACONIC HUMOR GODDAMMIT! made the movie go from a 10 to a 7 for me. Shouting like a moron isn't cool. Delivering every word you speak with the calmness and precision of a perfect spear thrust, is. Especially when kicking people to their deaths. Ok, gonna go reinstall Assassins Creed Odyssey now...
This whole movie is being told by "the narrator" as a story to other Spartans to give them courage and motivate them to battle. That is why there is such fantastical beast/"humans". The wolf in the very beginning is a prime example of what was likely just another wolf you or I might see but the narrator chooses to embellish to sell the story of how glorious Leonidas was.
What's best about Spartans, is that they even practiced one-liners. Laconism or laconic phrase is "a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder." There's many examples from ancient texts of Spartans dropping little quips to knock on their opponents.
When Alexander the Great's father Phillip demanded Sparta's submisison to his rule, he wrote them and said: "If i enter Lakonia (Lakonia is the area the Spartans controlled, and he obviously meant "with an army because you won't give in") I will raze Sparta to the ground". The Spartans' reply? One word: "If" BADASS!
I went to school for history and I sometimes find it hard to get into ‘historical’ films especially if they are about real named people but I really really enjoyed this movie and rewatch it all the time. Hearing the actual quotes from historical Spartans was also really cool lol
One of the fondest moments with my grandmother, who had dementia so bad she barley knew who I was, was watching this movie with her. For some odd reason she thought this movie was hilarious and laughed every time someone got killed. It was nice to see her happy even though it was at the sight of men slaughtering each other. Glad she's with grandpa now and I hope she's happy.
This movie is atrocious. One of the worst and the ugliest films ever made. Anyone who praises this "cinematography" hasn't probably ever seen any other movies. There's hardly even any actual cinematography in the film because it is all just terrible cgi.
@@Mustanaamio7 thank you for your comments. It has been quite insightful and helpful. I will make sure the next time I leave a comment that I remember and take into considertation your words of wisdom.
@@Mustanaamio7 That is just your opinion though. Everyone sees things differently. So what If what they watch whatever they want and think however they want. Doesn’t matter. They enjoyed it so that’s that.
The movie is based on a graphic novel, but that graphic novel is based on a famous real-life battle between the Spartans and an invading Persian army. And the name of the real-life King who led the Spartans in that real-life battle was Leonides.
TBR and Sam, I’m surprised that you didn’t recognize actor David Wenham (he was the narrator and sole survivor of the 300) as Faramir, Boromir’s brother, from the Lord of the Rings trilogy
So many of the iconic lines and scenes from this movie are straight from Herodutus. It also gave a good idea of the limitations of Persian wicker shields and leather armour compared to the heavy bronze equipment the Spartans carry (although in reality the wore a lot more steel on their front, hiding all those abs!).
I don't know if you knew but this is based on a true historical event: the Battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas and Xerxes really existed, as did the 300 Spartans!
@@gabedamien Agree- virtually all historical movies take a lot of poetic license. Agree that ~99% of this movie is fiction except for the existence of the battle and the fact that a traitor informed the Persians of a back passage that allowed the Persians to surround them.
"MOLON LABE" (Come and take them) You have no idea how much those ancient Greek words hold in our hearts in Greece. So much so, that when modern Greek subtitles were used in the cinema and subsequent releases of the film in Greece, they actually wrote the ancient Greek texts in the subtitles. It is part of the foundation of our military of today.
I am a 49-year old tattoo freak guy from Sparta, Greece and I keep watching your channel. I really love you guys and I especially adored you with the PREDATOR reaction. I hope you really enjoyed 300 movie!
@25:30 Leonidas didn't miss, as earlier in the movie Leonidas did say to Xerxes "before this battle was over, even a god-king can bleed". Xerxes' cheeks being cut should offer enough proof to his followers that he is not a god as he proclaims himself to be.
Now you guys need to see the "Spartacus" series, it's a show in the style of this movie about the *real* gladiator who escaped servitude and mounted a slave revolt; and then "Sin City," another movie like this one, also based on a Frank Miller graphic novel and used all the latest digital toys at the time to painstakingly recreate the orignial comic's unique graphic style. (Also, see the Spartacus movie. It's Stanely Kubrick)
This battle is still remembered over 2 thousand years later, the graphic novel/film are obviously epically readable/watchable, but are based on the real events, & are some of the earliest war reports in history. The line about arrows blotting out the sun, is actually based on what 1 of the soldiers actually said in battle.
Daniel, you're correct. This movie is a retell in the words of the guy who returned, as a hyperbolic epic version of what went down to get the Spartans revved up for war. Glad to see both your reactions for this one. Also 23:36 🤣
The phalanx formation was a revolution in military tactics that allowed Greek, and later Roman armies to dominate far greater numbers in battle, and is the primary reason why they were dominant in their eras.
At where Thermopylae used to be stands a memorial which says: "Stranger, tell the Spartans that we lay here, staying faithful to Sparta’s laws." This battle and it's tactics is still being taught at military academies all around the world.
300 was the first Zack Snyder film I saw in the theatre. Became a fan that instant. Hope you'll react to the rest of his filmography. Dawn of the Dead(2004) Director's Cut Watchmen(2009) Has 3 cuts Theatrical, Director's Cut, Ultimate Cut. The Director's Cut is Zack's preferred cut. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010) The least discuss film in Zack's filmography. Needs to be seen more. Sucker Punch(2011) Watch the Extended Cut. Has an incomplete and unrelease Director's Cut. Man of Steel(2013) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition(2016) Ultimate Edition is the Director's Cut. Theatrical is still good but the UE has more story. Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021) Avoid the butchered Theatrical Cut from 2017 that the studio put out. ZSJL is the only version to watch. Army of the Dead(2021)
There's also his short film, Snow Steam Iron (2017), which he made as a creative breath after leaving JL's production when his daughter Autumn sadly took her own life. I'm looking forward to his Rebel Moon film next year.
There would always be more Immortals left. The reason they got the name "The Immortals" was because there was ALWAYS exactly 10,000 of them. They were constantly training new ones and swapping them in once current guards died.
At the actual battle, when Lionidas fell, they all fought around his body and towards the end of battle it is recounted that they kinda went into a beast mode, totally nuts and were fighting so fiercely and utterly furiously that even though they were at the losing end, the persians began to lose morale, so they finished off the remaining spartans with an arrows from a distance(somewhat like we see raining down on Leonidas, just different chronology).
This is one thing I wish the movie showed; how Leonidas actually died early on in the last day of battle and how his body was fought over. I can see why they did it the way they did, since the movie has centered around him. But still…
Leonidas saying "May you live forever" it means than he will live forever in history as a traitor and if you think about it,it is true because after more than two thousant years we speak about him.. sorry for my bad english i am Greek
16:55. King Xerxes' personal guards were nicknamed "The Immortals" by the Spartans because no matter how many "Immortals" died, they would always come back with the same numbers as before, therefore it seemed like they never died, but they did die, they were just able to be replaced really quickly.
The Battle of Thermopylae. It was a crazy defeat, but the Spartans' sacrifice allowed the other Greeks to retreat and reform, leading them to a further battle later on where they would be victorious. Xerxes lost his shit over how the Spartans had stood against him for those three days, and when Leonidas' body was recovered, he ordered him beheaded and crucified.
Also another detail I really loved, was even at the end after Leonardes had defeated a portion of Xerxes army. He was still willing to give Leonardes a chance to surrender to him. So Xerxes knew the amazing talent that the Spartans had. Im 100% sure if Spartans had surrender they would of automatically become Xerxes personal body guards. Cause I think till that time the immortals were Xerxes personal body guards.
You will definitely enjoy Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut (2005) starring Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green and Edward Norton or Alexander (2004) with Orlando Bloom as Alexander the Great himself and Angelina Jolie as his mother and Val Kilmer as King Philip his father!
There is also a sequel to this movie "300 Rise of an Empire". It both shows how Xerxes came to be a "god king' and also what transpired after this epic battle. Also very violent but well done with amazing scenes and choreography.
A lot of the badass lines Leonidas and the other Spartans say, especially during the first battle scene, are actually quotes attributed to the real historical Leonidas and his men. Especially the "Fight in the shade"-line and the "Come and get them"-response when the Persian commander ordered them to lay down their weapons. Seems like the ancient Spartans were a snarky bunch.
This is one of my favorite movies. I remember seeing it in my local drive in theater. In case it wasnt obvious by my profile icon, Leonidas is one of my favorite movie characters.
The Immortals were called that because their number would be replaced overnight, and the next day the enemy would be facing the same number of Immortals, the psychological impact was crippling. The mythology surrounding this very real battle was that Xerxes brought an army of over a million against the Spartan 300, the archeological and anthropormorphic evidence says it was closer to 100, 000, still an incredible army for this time. This movie was based on a graphic novel, that was in turn based on a real historical/mythological battle in ancient Greece
300 is based on actual historical events, but it's just about the farthest thing from historically accurate possible... Having said that, the movie is a *very* faithful adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel of the same name, and it's so much fun that I really don't care about all the historical inaccuracies that would usually bug me and take away from my enjoyment of a "historical" movie. Also, the graphic novel and the movie are full of lines that are direct translations of lines from ancient Greek sources, which is great because those lines are some of the most badass lines ever. Lines like: "Come back with your shield or on it" (apparently a common saying that Spartan mothers and wives would tell their sons or husbands when they went off to war, because the shield was the heaviest piece of equipment they carried, so if they ran away they would drop it, and also because the shield wasn't just used to protect the man carrying it, but also the men to each side so it was symbolic of the Spartan warrior brotherhood) "Then we will fight in the shade" (sources say this was an actual response of one of the 300 Spartans to being told that the Persians had so many archers their arrows would blot out the sun) "Come and get them" (sources say this was the response of Leonidas to the Persian demand to throw down their arms: "molon labe" in the original Greek)
a visual masterpiece, which has been setting the standard in the genre for years. the second film is not bad either, and the sea battles are more than spectacular!
When Leonidas told Ephialties may you live for ever he was insulting him because a Spartan wishes for a beautiful death and only cowards live forever. As someone who was raised by and aspired to be a spartan Ephialties would feel this shame for the rest of his life.
One of the best series ever on TV was HBO's ROME. Similar era to 300 (sorta), very accurate historically, Amazing sets designed by Italians and shot near Rome, superb writing and acting, and only 22 episodes.
@@davidlegaria Well... I don't disagree entirely. My initial thought was that ROME opens with soldiers fighting in phalanx, and it was a similar era, and they would see a more grounded approach. But 300 is more about legend than history, and was fun and entertaining, and there's nothing wrong with that. But you are correct: by comparison, 300 is not nearly of the class that ought to deign spit on ROME's sandals. Vorenus > Leonidas
@@davidlegaria At the same time, ROME's action/war scenes were few and low budget compared to 300, so they each have their own area in which they shine. Here is a 2 minute clip from ROME, if anyone is curious as to what we are talking about: ruclips.net/video/J7MYlRzLqD0/видео.html
The symbolism in this film is almost surreal. The violence is very graphic, I'm somewhat surprised that Samantha said that she loves this film. The only other aspect that I can mention is that the testateron level is beyond the roof
Since you liked this story by Frank Miller (graphic novelist), You'll love Sin City. Which has, even to this day, the absolute best cinematography I've ever seen.
Outside of Tombstone one of the most quotable male centric films. The fact your wife got it and got its message of respect and love and love for country and your brother in arms... was amazing to see. Love your reactions
I watched this video while cooking for Thanksgiving. Love you guys and hope you have a fantastic holiday. I watch quite a few reaction channels and I admit I often stop the video when the movie is over and the reactor/s starts discussing it. But with you guys i stay all the way through.
I always took it as a story done in Greek theater style. Everything is localized as if on a stage (huge battle going on, but you only see small parts of it.. with large scale backdrops) And of course majorly embellished.
It's still weird how accurate the big picture of it all is, though. The fighting choreography and costumes are all wrong, and Xerxes never went up the Spartans to talk with them in person. But the general sequence of what went down in which places and such is pretty close.
I honestly love the muscles, sweat, and masculinity in this movie the most! The story and cinematography are amazing too but gotta love these strong warriors!
The only people in Sparta who got a grave stone were men who died on the battle field and women who died on the birthing bed. The graduation act to get out of training was to strangle a slave with your bare hands and not get caught, not killing a wolf. Spartans wore breastplates like all the other Greek Hoplites, but this movie is how they saw themselves.
Yeah (1) there ain’t enough wolves in Greece if that were actually true (2) and the book and film cheekily wants to pretend that Sparta is FREEDUM and doesn’t even own slaves. 😅
@@davidw.2791 Sparta was an oddity. Sparta was both the most and lest free of the Greek city states. Every citizen (the men) had an equal vote, yet Sparta had about 15 slaves for every Spartan. They also had no choice in his life path.
@@samantha_schmitt Just wanted to add that if you’d seen Love Actually, then you’d seen the actor who plays Xerxes. He’s the coworker of Laura Linney’s whom she tried to date but the moment vanished cuz she kept having to take the phone calls from her brother at the nursing home.
I have watched this movie many times but I just realised that the young Leonidas lures that wolf into a narrow passage to secure a more advantageous position to kill it easily. A harbinger of the battle of Thermopylae. That's a nice touch.
THank you,thank you, thank you......for listening for this request....so fun to watch you guys react... They really do study the Spartan battle strategies and the 300 at West Point....... keep doing what you do.
9:46 "Thats huge" 17:49 "so big" Thats...what...SHE SAID!!! Hahahahaha I liked watching both your reactions to this movie. One of my favourite action movies! THE MIGHTY 300!!!
I was in Marine Corps boot camp when our drill instructors showed us this movie for a Christmas treat since otherwise we had no TV. Really instilled the warrior spirit in us.
Nowadays they'd boycott it for not having any trans representation (despite all the mutant weird beings in the Persian Court) and possibly for sexualizing women, though the 'boob count' in the movie is something like 500 to 2 in favor of the shirtless Spartan men...
I'd still love to know the true story of the 300. Obviously the written tales we have are probably exaggerated. Though the tale does indeed say the 300 died. Love to go back in time to see how the actual battle played out.
The 300 Spartans were a small force of the 10,000 Greeks that held Thermopylae. At sea it was the same thing, the Spartans only had a handful of ships in the Greek fleet. But the reason they became legends is that when the Persians outflanked the Greeks, the 300 Spartans stayed behind and held for as long as possible to allow the rest of the army to withdraw and not be trapped
Yeah, a lot of the dialogue in this movie is from real Spartan quotes, obviously not one to one, but they did make sure the things the soldiers said were mostly taken from historical records. Spartans were trained to not only be formidable in the battle field, but also in casual conversations. They had some of the wittiest comebacks when talking to people it was practically a way to get into people heads, sort of like a battle tactic outside of battle.
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Actual historical quotes: 'May you live forever," a curse. "Spartans, lay down your weapons....Come at get them." Used by our US military as a motto. "Our arrows will blot out the sun...Then we will fight in the shade."
Leonidas saying "May you live forever" is kind of a curse to another Spartan, seeing that they viewed dying in battle as a glorious end
It refers to the traitors name is even to this day a word for Traitor. His name has lived on forever in Greece
@@scruffy7760 May Ephialtes name forever live in ignominy /spits
If that were true, they probably wouldn't have surrendered in so many battles
Living forever is actually a great thing. Everlasting life
He knows it too, which is why he turns away as he does. He's been shamed and knows Leonidas will die rather than make the same choice as he did.
23:36
Never seen Sam more satisfied at a movie death. Hahahaha. That was pure bliss.
The fact she was asking for him to get his just deserts just before he actually got them made me very hopeful and I'm glad she was so excited for the instant karma he got. When I watched it I didn't get excited till I saw the coins fall out. I thought she was going to have huge problems till the money dropped.
That guy is such a horrible person.
Came here to say this 😂
I think this beats the Midnight Mass celebration for Erin shooting Bev
yea he needed to expire, but she might be carrying the badguy offspring
@@Belnick6666 Well, she had just gotten some from Gerrard a few nights before so if she was ovulating at that point she was already pregnant at that point.
I assume even back then most women knew their cycle well enough to know when it was safe or not. 4 days minimum and 11 days at max are not safe days. Anything outside of that time frame are safe to not have pregnancy become a problem.
I love hearing the story of Butler screaming "This is Sparta!" and the whole crew laughing their asses off. They thought it was absolutely ridiculous until they watched the dailies.
"Our arrows will blot out the sun"
"Then we will fight in the shade"
This is an actual exchange of words from history, not just a script, according to the oldest
historical record of this battle.
I didn't know that thanks for the info, that was great, thank for the history info
So much an jokes
Not my top taste of a movie.
so was the line "Persians!! come and get them!!" when the Persians asked the Spartans to lay down their weapons was actually recorded as being said in history. Also, when the Spartans kicked the Persian messenger in the well and said "you'll find plenty of earth and water down there" also is recorded to have really happened
I remember reading somewhere that Spartans were well documented for being rather sarcastic and having a dark sense of humor.
kind of like Tombstone, the most ridiculous over the top bits are the most accurate.
When Leonidas says to Ephialtes, “May you live forever,” that’s the ultimate Spartan insult. Throughout the movie, you keep hearing about “a beautiful death”, and “come back with your shield or on it”. It’s the greatest honor to die in service to Sparta. It’s a curse to be blessed with long life.
It refers to the traitors name, to this day, is another word for Traitor. So in Greece, his name has lived on forever
@@scruffy7760 The Benedict Arnold of Greece.
Look at many stories/ movies / etc. and you will see how they debunk the notion that many people hold, that Living forever (Immortality) is a Great boon!
Instead, it is a CURSE. (a damnation)
Especially in the culture of Sparta where Death is exalted. (at least if you "die well")
@@scruffy7760 The word Ephialtes means "Nightmare" in Greek.
Oh it's nightmare?! I thought it was the Greek version of Quisling, the dude that betrayed Norway to the Nazis. In Scandinavia Quisling is now a word for Traitor. But it's nightmare. Gotcha. Thanks!
Sam's glee when the Queen took her revenge & repeated the lines back were all of us when we first watched that scene 👏
Actually, a lot of those amazing lines come from what's written in history. "We will fight in the sun", "Come with your shield or on it", "Come and get them", and a handful more come from what's written about the actual battle. I've been to the hot gates a few times and they did a good job with making Gerard Butler look like the statue of Leonidas that exists there.
My favorite Spartan thing ever has nothing to do with this battle, but when Philip of Macedonia (Alexander the Great's father) sent a letter to Sparta that said "You are advised to submit without delay, for if I bring my army on your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people and raze your city." The Spartan response? "If."
Another time (presumably before this) Philip asked Sparta whether he should come to Sparta as friend or foe. Their response that time? "Neither."
@Darkstar except it was taught to me in school on 5th grade. It baffles me how sure people are when they assume something without asking.
Herodutus also used the line, "It became apparent that the great King had brought many men with him, but few soldiers" - paraphrased in the movie to become a quip to the Arcadians
@Darkstar Fairly well recorded from multiple sources at the time, right down to the people that spoke them. Research the quotes if you like
@Darkstar Funnily enough that's how history works, people write things down or tell others, and that's how we know what happened. By the way, if something as simple as history baffles you, you're fucking worthless.
The reason you see this in a yellowish and dark screen along with a huge exaggerated beast is bc the narrator is telling it to his fellow warriors in a story fashion and that is how they see it.
Yeah I think that's how to read the whole film tbh. It's dumb, ridiculously over the top and the Spartans look like gods while the Persians look like literal orcs. It's a tall tale based loosely on the truth, as related by David Wenham's character.
Also yellowish color matches the hue of Miller's comic book.
It is also typical in war time to make the enemy out to be monsters. That is why in the story telling (you are all correct in that it is the way to view the movie), he makes Xerxes seem larger than life and the Persian monstrous.
Yes cercie is in the second movie as well this is her natural hair colour
Ancient Spartans were actually heavily armored, and very strategic during the battle at the hot gates alongside their allies.
True… but half-naked buff guys are more visually pleasing, from a comic book perspective 😊
@@House0fHoot nudity is a thing for Greek Culture. From their sports to their pottery and this movie exemplifies that. It is a callout to that, so plus points to accuracy as this film is Greek propaganda from a Spartan's perspective
If they weren’t nearly naked, then why are they called the Hot Gates?! Checkmate history nerd! 😁
@@davidmcleod5133 lmao
Their strategies even went so far as the color they wore... Red...the color of blood and battle - and the least feminine of all the colors because of that. (This was also the reason Spartan's tunics were red.) Secondly, a red cape would hide bloodstains, and Spartan warriors didn't like to show weakness.
Fassbender's spin down as he brings his shield up after charging the 'magicians' is a slow-mo moment to make John Woo proud! All it's missing is some 🕊🕊🕊
I hope you will also watch the sequel/prequel/sidequel 300: Rise of an Empire! While it doesn't have Butler and Fassbender, it does have the lovely Eva Green 😁
The narrator is David Wenham - Faramir from Lord of the Rings
He brings his buttery Australian accent here (I love how the accents are all different and make no sense 🤣🤣🤣) and it really is the best part of the movie.
He will always be diver Dan from Sea Change for me. haha
Samantha’s reaction/fist pump to that death was the most awesome and hardest felt reaction to anything since the hard salute in Independence Day after the President’s speech! Lol That reaction was wicked awesome! I loved it!
Also, the Battle of Thermopylae is one of the major landmark strategic battles in history. It is constantly discussed in every military academy and strategic warfare school around the world. It’s one of the most practical applications of utilizing the terrain in the history of warfare. There’s actually a memorial statue of Leonidas at Thermopylae.
It could be said that battle of Thermopylae and following Battles of Salamis (featured in 300: Rise of an Empire) and Marathon formed cornerstone of Europe as we know. Without those Europe might be very different.
@@thejamppa It certainly put all the the pieces in place to spark the events of the Peloponnesian War, which ultimately gave Phillip II of Macedonia the opportunity to make his move and provide his son Alexander the ability to conquer the known world at the time.
Quick historical (in)acuracy rundown:
*There was no conspiracy to bribe the monks, Leonidas like everyone else in the ancient world was superstitious and believed their religion and thought 300 guys was all he could bring. The story with his wife Gorgo and the traitor on the Council was not even in the comic, Gorgo was in the comic but only appeared for one page. The traitor was a completely new character for the movie, the subplot was added to give her more screen time, because it's an otherwise an entirely male cast.
*Several lines are from history. "You'll find plenty down there" was what Leonidas said when he thew the emisaries into the well after they asked for earth and water. "Then we'll fight in the shade" and "Come back with your shield or on it" are also direct quotes from history.
*All the Greek city-states sent contingents, not just The Spartans and Arcadians. (Just a few hundred each, they were all observing the same holiday) Leonidas had between 4000-7700 men total under his command
*Various reputable sources at the time did place the Persian Empire's army's strength at one million. Modern scholars believe the number to be closer to 100,000-250,000. There were no elephants, rhinoseros, whatever that freaky human-cave-troll with the knife-hands was, etc. The guys tossing the gunpowder grenades are about 1400 years early. They had cavalry but couldn't get them up to the pass, only foot soldiers (part of why Leonidas chose that spot to dig in)
*Xerxes was not a giant super-twink with fetish piecings, he was a guy with a big beard. Along with invading Greece, he put down uprisings in Egypt and Babylon and finished several ambitions construction projects started by his father.
*The Spartans didn't fight in battle bikini bottoms, they had some of the most advanced armor in the ancient world. When Frank Miller visited Thermopylae for inspiration, he saw a statue of Leonidas, nude with his spear and helmet. Miller found the image evocative and decided they should be shirtless like fantasy heroes.
*It was a two-front battle. The Athenian Navy was holding off The Persian Navy at a similar choke point several miles up the coast. Both positions had to hold, if the Athenian blockade failed, The Persians would get in behind Leonidas and slaugher the land troops, if Leonidas's position failed, the Athenian Navy would be cut off. These events are portrayed in the sequel "300: Rise of an Empire"
*Once their position was compromised Leonidas ordered a phased retreat under cover of night. There is some controversy over whether he simply got caught before he could finish or in fact volunteered to stay behind to buy the retreating troops more time. The last stand wasn't just the 300 Spartans but also 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans. The final battle took all day. Leonidas was killed in the early afternoon. They fought over his body and managed to keep it from The Persians for several hours.
Thanks. It's been a while since I read about the battle.
The Persians also had other Greek States as allies. Sparta also has two Kings.
Also, Leonidas was in his sixties when he led the Spartans in that battle.
The Spartans consulted the Oracle at Delphi, who made a prophecy that either Sparta would fall and be sacked by the Persians, or a Spartan king would have to die in exchange.
@@TWANDTW that makes him even more badass!!!
I don't think Leonidas would have retreated because ancient Spartans actually had the line about the shield. I think he stayed there to die.
It wasn't some line added by the graphical novel. Ancient Spartan mothers and wives send there husband and children to war by giving them their shield with the phrase "Etan e epitas" which meant "With This, or On This". Basically you ether return victorious or dead. Running away or retreating was considered very shameful.
The line about the arrows and fighting in the shadow was also a historical line not invented by the novel. It was a Persian messenger trying to make them surrender by intimation that said "our arrows will block out the sun". He was basically trying to scare them by letting them know the Persian army is so huge that they can block even the sun with their arrows.
That is when the Spartan smirked and said "Then we will fight under shadow". Greece is quite a sunny country so people look for shadows in the summer. The Spartan basically made a joke of the threat by saying that it will be great they will have a shadow to fight under.
All of the most badass lines from this movie, like “come back with your shield, or on it”, and “we will fight in the shade” come from the descriptions of the battle by Herodotus written in 430 BC. The badassery is real.
Fun fact: the “THIS. IS. SPARTA! *kick*” scene was adlibbed. Gerard said in an interview that he tried the line several times with different feelings, but he asked the director, “let me try one more time, I have an idea” and *BOOM* one of the most iconic cinematic moments ever
??? It's in the comic. The line and the kick.
Well, one of the most iconic meme moments anyway.
@@chrisleebowers Yeah, but I think it was more like they were trying to get the right feeling to match the comic, and they couldn’t quite get it right, cuz he said they tried the scene so many times
@@chrisleebowers it is, but Leonidas doesn't shout. It's more matter of fact.
I could live with the lack of armor, but having Laconians yelling like a bunch of retarded wannabes instead of using... wait for it... LACONIC HUMOR GODDAMMIT! made the movie go from a 10 to a 7 for me. Shouting like a moron isn't cool. Delivering every word you speak with the calmness and precision of a perfect spear thrust, is. Especially when kicking people to their deaths.
Ok, gonna go reinstall Assassins Creed Odyssey now...
This whole movie is being told by "the narrator" as a story to other Spartans to give them courage and motivate them to battle. That is why there is such fantastical beast/"humans". The wolf in the very beginning is a prime example of what was likely just another wolf you or I might see but the narrator chooses to embellish to sell the story of how glorious Leonidas was.
What's best about Spartans, is that they even practiced one-liners. Laconism or laconic phrase is "a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder." There's many examples from ancient texts of Spartans dropping little quips to knock on their opponents.
Spartans were the first to come up with rap battles basically. And they did insult mothers as well lol.
"Come and get them" has been part of the story since Antiquity.
When Alexander the Great's father Phillip demanded Sparta's submisison to his rule, he wrote them and said:
"If i enter Lakonia (Lakonia is the area the Spartans controlled, and he obviously meant "with an army because you won't give in") I will raze Sparta to the ground".
The Spartans' reply?
One word:
"If"
BADASS!
I went to school for history and I sometimes find it hard to get into ‘historical’ films especially if they are about real named people but I really really enjoyed this movie and rewatch it all the time. Hearing the actual quotes from historical Spartans was also really cool lol
Thanks for true . WE ALL GREEKS AUTHENTIC GREEKS.KNEEL TO OUR DEEDS ONLY.NOT EVEN THE GODS. YOU ARE WONDERFUL.
They made a Parody of this movie. It's Called: Meet the Spartans 😆. Also Happy Thanksgiving 😊.
Just a cool historical fact: They were called Immortals because they were always numbered at exactly 10,000 soldiers
Just so you know, the part with the Oracle was actually done underwater, that's how her silk was flowing so smoothly and why everything was so fluid!👍
Yeah u can see on her face she's holding her breath
One of the fondest moments with my grandmother, who had dementia so bad she barley knew who I was, was watching this movie with her. For some odd reason she thought this movie was hilarious and laughed every time someone got killed. It was nice to see her happy even though it was at the sight of men slaughtering each other. Glad she's with grandpa now and I hope she's happy.
The cinematography was absolutely amazing. Seeing this in the theater was incredible
He's only good at one thing, but he's very good at it.
This movie is atrocious. One of the worst and the ugliest films ever made. Anyone who praises this "cinematography" hasn't probably ever seen any other movies. There's hardly even any actual cinematography in the film because it is all just terrible cgi.
@@Mustanaamio7 thank you for your comments. It has been quite insightful and helpful. I will make sure the next time I leave a comment that I remember and take into considertation your words of wisdom.
@@Mustanaamio7 yes
@@Mustanaamio7 That is just your opinion though. Everyone sees things differently. So what If what they watch whatever they want and think however they want. Doesn’t matter. They enjoyed it so that’s that.
Samantha's YES!! when he got shanked, was priceless.
Think you've got a scammer bot there guys.
23:36 Random Spartan Senator: Who would have thought that Traitoro was a traitor. Lol
300 YES I LOVE THIS MOVIE.❤💯 HAPPY THANKSGIVING TBR AND SAMANTHA LOVE YA❤🦃🦃
The movie is based on a graphic novel, but that graphic novel is based on a famous real-life battle between the Spartans and an invading Persian army. And the name of the real-life King who led the Spartans in that real-life battle was Leonides.
TBR and Sam, I’m surprised that you didn’t recognize actor David Wenham (he was the narrator and sole survivor of the 300) as Faramir, Boromir’s brother, from the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Not many ppl catch that!
Everytime I see him I just think of him in 'Van Helsing'
“Spartans!! Lay down your weapons!”
“Persians!!! Come get them!”
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So many of the iconic lines and scenes from this movie are straight from Herodutus. It also gave a good idea of the limitations of Persian wicker shields and leather armour compared to the heavy bronze equipment the Spartans carry (although in reality the wore a lot more steel on their front, hiding all those abs!).
I don't know if you knew but this is based on a true historical event: the Battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas and Xerxes really existed, as did the 300 Spartans!
True, though that is just about as far as accuracy goes here - the movie is 99% fiction. Still entertaining.
@@gabedamien : Yeah, Xerxes was a typical bearded Persian Emperor for example, not an african giant with multiple piercings :)
Extremely loosely based
@@gabedamien Agree- virtually all historical movies take a lot of poetic license. Agree that ~99% of this movie is fiction except for the existence of the battle and the fact that a traitor informed the Persians of a back passage that allowed the Persians to surround them.
Fun Fact: The Greek word for "nightmare" is Efialtes, the name of the traitor who revealed the goat track to the Persians.
"MOLON LABE" (Come and take them) You have no idea how much those ancient Greek words hold in our hearts in Greece. So much so, that when modern Greek subtitles were used in the cinema and subsequent releases of the film in Greece, they actually wrote the ancient Greek texts in the subtitles. It is part of the foundation of our military of today.
I am a 49-year old tattoo freak guy from Sparta, Greece and I keep watching your channel. I really love you guys and I especially adored you with the PREDATOR reaction. I hope you really enjoyed 300 movie!
@25:30 Leonidas didn't miss, as earlier in the movie Leonidas did say to Xerxes "before this battle was over, even a god-king can bleed". Xerxes' cheeks being cut should offer enough proof to his followers that he is not a god as he proclaims himself to be.
What a great movie to watch near the holiday. I feel the Thanksgiving spirit really comes through in this movie.
Yes, because corn and Indians and the gift of blood?
That "YES!!" was perfect. Loved the reaction. Hope you two have a happy thanksgiving and will watch Sin City. 🐾🐾🍻🍻
Now you guys need to see the "Spartacus" series, it's a show in the style of this movie about the *real* gladiator who escaped servitude and mounted a slave revolt; and then "Sin City," another movie like this one, also based on a Frank Miller graphic novel and used all the latest digital toys at the time to painstakingly recreate the orignial comic's unique graphic style.
(Also, see the Spartacus movie. It's Stanely Kubrick)
This battle is still remembered over 2 thousand years later, the graphic novel/film are obviously epically readable/watchable, but are based on the real events, & are some of the earliest war reports in history.
The line about arrows blotting out the sun, is actually based on what 1 of the soldiers actually said in battle.
Daniel, you're correct. This movie is a retell in the words of the guy who returned, as a hyperbolic epic version of what went down to get the Spartans revved up for war. Glad to see both your reactions for this one.
Also 23:36 🤣
The phalanx formation was a revolution in military tactics that allowed Greek, and later Roman armies to dominate far greater numbers in battle, and is the primary reason why they were dominant in their eras.
This movie never gets old. I've seen it at least 30 times. Great reaction.
Let's get that to 300!
The sequel sucks dogshit though
23:17 "Are you fuking kidding me!?!" -Sam
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Hey TBR, off-topic but I really love your minimal intro and editing. No fancy fonts or colors, just black and white. Love it.
At where Thermopylae used to be stands a memorial which says: "Stranger, tell the Spartans that we lay here, staying faithful to Sparta’s laws."
This battle and it's tactics is still being taught at military academies all around the world.
300 was the first Zack Snyder film I saw in the theatre. Became a fan that instant. Hope you'll react to the rest of his filmography.
Dawn of the Dead(2004) Director's Cut
Watchmen(2009) Has 3 cuts Theatrical, Director's Cut, Ultimate Cut. The Director's Cut is Zack's preferred cut.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010) The least discuss film in Zack's filmography. Needs to be seen more.
Sucker Punch(2011) Watch the Extended Cut. Has an incomplete and unrelease Director's Cut.
Man of Steel(2013)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition(2016) Ultimate Edition is the Director's Cut. Theatrical is still good but the UE has more story.
Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021) Avoid the butchered Theatrical Cut from 2017 that the studio put out. ZSJL is the only version to watch.
Army of the Dead(2021)
There's also his short film, Snow Steam Iron (2017), which he made as a creative breath after leaving JL's production when his daughter Autumn sadly took her own life. I'm looking forward to his Rebel Moon film next year.
There would always be more Immortals left. The reason they got the name "The Immortals" was because there was ALWAYS exactly 10,000 of them. They were constantly training new ones and swapping them in once current guards died.
At the actual battle, when Lionidas fell, they all fought around his body and towards the end of battle it is recounted that they kinda went into a beast mode, totally nuts and were fighting so fiercely and utterly furiously that even though they were at the losing end, the persians began to lose morale, so they finished off the remaining spartans with an arrows from a distance(somewhat like we see raining down on Leonidas, just different chronology).
This is one thing I wish the movie showed; how Leonidas actually died early on in the last day of battle and how his body was fought over. I can see why they did it the way they did, since the movie has centered around him. But still…
@@johnthorsson1515 based on the novel, not the actual history.
Leonidas saying "May you live forever" it means than he will live forever in history as a traitor and if you think about it,it is true because after more than two thousant years we speak about him.. sorry for my bad english i am Greek
The only reaction channel I watch myself as a content creator. Been watching you two for years and just love you both man ! Such a lovely couple
16:55. King Xerxes' personal guards were nicknamed "The Immortals" by the Spartans because no matter how many "Immortals" died, they would always come back with the same numbers as before, therefore it seemed like they never died, but they did die, they were just able to be replaced really quickly.
Damn, Samantha just willed the Queen getting her revenge into existence! :D
😂😂
Fun fact about the oracle she actually was in water when they filmed that. Youll called it correctly
Happy Early Thanksgiving TBR and Samantha. I believe this film is based of a true story. This is Sparta!!!
It’s based on a graphic novel, based on Spartan propaganda, based off a true story.
The Battle of Thermopylae. It was a crazy defeat, but the Spartans' sacrifice allowed the other Greeks to retreat and reform, leading them to a further battle later on where they would be victorious. Xerxes lost his shit over how the Spartans had stood against him for those three days, and when Leonidas' body was recovered, he ordered him beheaded and crucified.
Also another detail I really loved, was even at the end after Leonardes had defeated a portion of Xerxes army. He was still willing to give Leonardes a chance to surrender to him.
So Xerxes knew the amazing talent that the Spartans had.
Im 100% sure if Spartans had surrender they would of automatically become Xerxes personal body guards. Cause I think till that time the immortals were Xerxes personal body guards.
Thanks dad for taking me to see this eye blowing movie. Have a wonder thanksgiving y’all 🦃❤️
You will definitely enjoy Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut (2005) starring Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green and Edward Norton or Alexander (2004) with Orlando Bloom as Alexander the Great himself and Angelina Jolie as his mother and Val Kilmer as King Philip his father!
There is also a sequel to this movie "300 Rise of an Empire". It both shows how Xerxes came to be a "god king' and also what transpired after this epic battle. Also very violent but well done with amazing scenes and choreography.
A lot of the badass lines Leonidas and the other Spartans say, especially during the first battle scene, are actually quotes attributed to the real historical Leonidas and his men. Especially the "Fight in the shade"-line and the "Come and get them"-response when the Persian commander ordered them to lay down their weapons. Seems like the ancient Spartans were a snarky bunch.
This is one of my favorite movies. I remember seeing it in my local drive in theater. In case it wasnt obvious by my profile icon, Leonidas is one of my favorite movie characters.
The Immortals were called that because their number would be replaced overnight, and the next day the enemy would be facing the same number of Immortals, the psychological impact was crippling. The mythology surrounding this very real battle was that Xerxes brought an army of over a million against the Spartan 300, the archeological and anthropormorphic evidence says it was closer to 100, 000, still an incredible army for this time. This movie was based on a graphic novel, that was in turn based on a real historical/mythological battle in ancient Greece
Ahh Frank Miller’s classic there are so many shots in this film that are right out of the comic such a visual feast for the eyes
300 is based on actual historical events, but it's just about the farthest thing from historically accurate possible... Having said that, the movie is a *very* faithful adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel of the same name, and it's so much fun that I really don't care about all the historical inaccuracies that would usually bug me and take away from my enjoyment of a "historical" movie.
Also, the graphic novel and the movie are full of lines that are direct translations of lines from ancient Greek sources, which is great because those lines are some of the most badass lines ever. Lines like:
"Come back with your shield or on it" (apparently a common saying that Spartan mothers and wives would tell their sons or husbands when they went off to war, because the shield was the heaviest piece of equipment they carried, so if they ran away they would drop it, and also because the shield wasn't just used to protect the man carrying it, but also the men to each side so it was symbolic of the Spartan warrior brotherhood)
"Then we will fight in the shade" (sources say this was an actual response of one of the 300 Spartans to being told that the Persians had so many archers their arrows would blot out the sun)
"Come and get them" (sources say this was the response of Leonidas to the Persian demand to throw down their arms: "molon labe" in the original Greek)
a visual masterpiece, which has been setting the standard in the genre for years. the second film is not bad either, and the sea battles are more than spectacular!
When Leonidas told Ephialties may you live for ever he was insulting him because a Spartan wishes for a beautiful death and only cowards live forever. As someone who was raised by and aspired to be a spartan Ephialties would feel this shame for the rest of his life.
One of the best series ever on TV was HBO's ROME.
Similar era to 300 (sorta), very accurate historically, Amazing sets designed by Italians and shot near Rome, superb writing and acting, and only 22 episodes.
This movie isn't fit to shine "Rome"s shoes. Not similar in style or storytelling quality.
@@davidlegaria Well...
I don't disagree entirely. My initial thought was that ROME opens with soldiers fighting in phalanx, and it was a similar era, and they would see a more grounded approach.
But 300 is more about legend than history, and was fun and entertaining, and there's nothing wrong with that.
But you are correct: by comparison, 300 is not nearly of the class that ought to deign spit on ROME's sandals.
Vorenus > Leonidas
@@davidlegaria At the same time, ROME's action/war scenes were few and low budget compared to 300, so they each have their own area in which they shine. Here is a 2 minute clip from ROME, if anyone is curious as to what we are talking about:
ruclips.net/video/J7MYlRzLqD0/видео.html
The movie in which every single scene looks like a painting in a galleria. Awesome art style.
The symbolism in this film is almost surreal. The violence is very graphic, I'm somewhat surprised that Samantha said that she loves this film. The only other aspect that I can mention is that the testateron level is beyond the roof
the graphic novel was based on true event. 300 spartans really held that pass to the death
Yeah, 300 spartans. ...and thousands of soldiers from other greek cities.
@@RabbitShirak but still 300 spartans. who stayed to the end when no one else would
Since you liked this story by Frank Miller (graphic novelist), You'll love Sin City. Which has, even to this day, the absolute best cinematography I've ever seen.
Outside of Tombstone one of the most quotable male centric films. The fact your wife got it and got its message of respect and love and love for country and your brother in arms... was amazing to see. Love your reactions
When Samantha yelled YES!!! 😂
I don't know if you guys have seen Dredd, but Lena Headey does a good job of disappearing in that character to.
I watched this video while cooking for Thanksgiving. Love you guys and hope you have a fantastic holiday. I watch quite a few reaction channels and I admit I often stop the video when the movie is over and the reactor/s starts discussing it. But with you guys i stay all the way through.
23:37 ....."YEEEEEEEEES"...... Samantha really enjoyed that XDXDXD
While not historically accurate, this is still a damn good time.
I always took it as a story done in Greek theater style. Everything is localized as if on a stage (huge battle going on, but you only see small parts of it.. with large scale backdrops) And of course majorly embellished.
@@hk_802 well, its established in the begining that our narrator is telling the story to his men, so it will be over the top and exhaggerated.
It's still weird how accurate the big picture of it all is, though. The fighting choreography and costumes are all wrong, and Xerxes never went up the Spartans to talk with them in person.
But the general sequence of what went down in which places and such is pretty close.
@@Yora21 it's a inspired in a comic book by Alan Moore tho
Synder's best movie imo. Mainly because the graphic novel is so good all he had to do was translate it to the big screen (which he did beautifully).
I honestly love the muscles, sweat, and masculinity in this movie the most! The story and cinematography are amazing too but gotta love these strong warriors!
5:50 ...."She does it like she's in the water"... The actress was in the water, you can see her holding her breath....
"few stood against many" Conan The Barbarian
The only people in Sparta who got a grave stone were men who died on the battle field and women who died on the birthing bed. The graduation act to get out of training was to strangle a slave with your bare hands and not get caught, not killing a wolf.
Spartans wore breastplates like all the other Greek Hoplites, but this movie is how they saw themselves.
Yeah (1) there ain’t enough wolves in Greece if that were actually true (2) and the book and film cheekily wants to pretend that Sparta is FREEDUM and doesn’t even own slaves. 😅
@@davidw.2791 Sparta was an oddity. Sparta was both the most and lest free of the Greek city states. Every citizen (the men) had an equal vote, yet Sparta had about 15 slaves for every Spartan. They also had no choice in his life path.
very thankful for tbr and Samantha. Happy thanksgiving yall!🦃
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@@samantha_schmitt Just wanted to add that if you’d seen Love Actually, then you’d seen the actor who plays Xerxes. He’s the coworker of Laura Linney’s whom she tried to date but the moment vanished cuz she kept having to take the phone calls from her brother at the nursing home.
When I first saw this, the phrase that came to mind of the slo-mo fight scene was Blood and Gore Ballet. It was amazing to watch.
Let's gooooo, this is one of my favorite movies. Happy early Thanksgiving, hope y'all have an awesome day.
Fact: King Leonidas was around 60 years old when he fought this battle..!! 🔥⚔
I love this movie.
Xerxis had 12 fingers, but not in the movie. He was a giant. Some say he was one of the last Nephalim. Half human half angle.
"half angle"
No wonder he was so obtuse.
@@ghostofyourmom Aww... what an acute comment ;)
@@daxriley8195 Right?
I’m only a little bit in, but I REALLY love that you guys made sure you put every good part/line in. That’s awesome
This movie feels like the sort of film the Spartans would make about themselves. I love it.
It's basically propaganda
@@RabbitShirak it IS propoganda. A Spartan is literally telling it as a pre battle speech.
@@randisgreen that's what I said.
@@randisgreen “If you meet any ImMortAls, do not be afraid: Even the Arcadians kicked their asses!”
The Mandalorians are simply Spartans of Star Wars
You guys are so good to us! Can’t wait to watch the rest of the Dirty Harry reactions!
I have watched this movie many times but I just realised that the young Leonidas lures that wolf into a narrow passage to secure a more advantageous position to kill it easily. A harbinger of the battle of Thermopylae. That's a nice touch.
1st time! I'm jealous Sammy! 👏
* watch the second 300, its equally bad ass from a different angle.
THank you,thank you, thank you......for listening for this request....so fun to watch you guys react... They really do study the Spartan battle strategies and the 300 at West Point....... keep doing what you do.
And yeah, you guys should definitely watch the second one. Really ties some things together.
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"Thats huge"
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"so big"
Thats...what...SHE SAID!!!
Hahahahaha
I liked watching both your reactions to this movie. One of my favourite action movies!
THE MIGHTY 300!!!
I was in Marine Corps boot camp when our drill instructors showed us this movie for a Christmas treat since otherwise we had no TV. Really instilled the warrior spirit in us.
Nowadays they'd boycott it for not having any trans representation (despite all the mutant weird beings in the Persian Court) and possibly for sexualizing women, though the 'boob count' in the movie is something like 500 to 2 in favor of the shirtless Spartan men...
@@remo27 stop talking shit
@@Ausl0vich I see the triggered snowflake! Sorry, but you know I'm right...
@@remo27 The only thing triggering about what you said was how retarded it was.
@@Ausl0vich Whatever you say goes back to you and sticks to you like rubber glue (about the level of your intelligence)
The oracle looked like she was dancing underwater because she was! :) They filmed her scene underwater. Such a cool effect.
I'd still love to know the true story of the 300. Obviously the written tales we have are probably exaggerated. Though the tale does indeed say the 300 died. Love to go back in time to see how the actual battle played out.
The 300 Spartans were a small force of the 10,000 Greeks that held Thermopylae. At sea it was the same thing, the Spartans only had a handful of ships in the Greek fleet. But the reason they became legends is that when the Persians outflanked the Greeks, the 300 Spartans stayed behind and held for as long as possible to allow the rest of the army to withdraw and not be trapped
Yeah, a lot of the dialogue in this movie is from real Spartan quotes, obviously not one to one, but they did make sure the things the soldiers said were mostly taken from historical records.
Spartans were trained to not only be formidable in the battle field, but also in casual conversations. They had some of the wittiest comebacks when talking to people it was practically a way to get into people heads, sort of like a battle tactic outside of battle.