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Reacting to 300 (2006) | Movie Reaction 
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The Battle of Thermopylae, on which this film is based, was indeed a real historical event. Its actually one of the most famous battles in history .
Been there. Have seen the Monuments!
@@jamesalexander5623
That sounds amazing
It's probably the most famous battle in history.
No other has been told about so much for so long.
@@craiggibbons8228 Yes! It was long before 300 but I had seen "The 300 Spartans" many times which drew me go there.
I’m nit googling it! As was an amazing tactic… but I think was close 2k atheaninas still one hell
Of an ass whipping!
There were only two ways your grave got a tombstone in Sparta. The first was if you had died in battle and the second was a woman who died in childbirth. Both were seen as service to the Spartan state. All others were buried with no markers, forgotten to time.
Gives more weight to the line "Because only Spartan women give birth to real men."
Leonidas didn't kill Xerxes, but he showed the Persians that their "God King" was mortal, which severely damaged their morale.
Leonidas was around 60 years old during this battle which makes it even more epic.
Damn never knew that. Always foolishly assumed he was in his late 30's early 40's which I guess back then was already pretty seasoned. 60's that's impressive.
And i think Sparta always had two kings....Not just one....
@@garychambers6848 Some forms of government have two people at the top. Yes, Sparta had 2 kings, and the Roman Republic had two consuls. Also, ancient Egypt had the pharaoh and just below him was the chief minister aka vizier, which was kind of similar to a modern-day monarch of England with the British prime minster, or a U.S. president with the vice president.
@@tothboy01 True...And in Sparta sitting above the two kings was a "Senate" of sorts.
@@garychambers6848 Correct.
Leonidas said " May you live forever" to the hunchback as diss because they considered death an honor.
Actually he meant that his name be remembered forever and since then it changed meaning .Ephialtes now means nightmare...
“Soldier, come back with your shield, or on it”, was a phrase told to CORRECTED: Spartan soldiers by their wives. Soldiers slain in the battlefield were put on top of their shields as in a stretcher, so as to carry them back home. So come back holding up your shield in victory, or dead as a honorable soldier. Don’t come back without a shield, because only a coward discards his shield to run. Very nice reaction as always Dawn Marie, thank you. Loved your “silent reaction” to City Lights.
Some poor soldier got his shield stolen the night before he got home, and spent the rest of his life wandering around.
@@thewonkyembouchure Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.
Not Greek or Roman....entirely Spartan.
Respectfully, that's not what this saying means. It's a common misconception passed around until it's just accepted as true. It's accepted as true because of inaccurate portrayals of Sparta like this one (entertaining as it is) that pander to our narrative of what we want Sparta to be rather than what it is. Their reputation as invincible fighters was built largely on campaigns against Messenian helots who were disarmed and unorganized. They played on this reputation to intimidate opponents rather than fighting them and they were reluctant to fight outside the Peloponnese for fear of helot revolts. Sparta suffered many military defeats when matched against similarly equipped opponents (Thucydides records several of them). Spartans (like most Hellenes) used heavily armored hoplite soldiers fighting in a phalanx formation. The shield (hoplon from which the name of the soldier came) covered the left side of the body while the right side was covered by the left half of the shield of the man to your right and so on and on down the line. The success of the phalanx depended on holding the line together. In phalanx vs. phalanx combat the line that broke first usually lost and the soldiers were routed. For a Spartan, returning in defeat was not in itself shameful provided that every man did his duty. To return without one's shield even in victory, was shameful because it was seen as having cast it away leaving the man next to him unprotected and threatening the integrity of the line. The phrase is recorded in Plutarch's Moralia. It literally translates to "with this or on it." Nineteenth Century romantic nationalists reinterpreted Sparta (including this quote) and puffed it up in the cause of Greek independence until we're left with an erroneous reading of history like the one you're inadvertently continuing to propagate that is accepted as true.
It was also said from mothers to their sons, if they were not of marrying age (usually 35 years old).
Mothers, as Spartan women, viewed it so disgraceful to have born a son who lost his shield or fled from battle that there are records of Spartan mothers outright killing their sons, disowning them, and even some physically dragging their sons out of Sparta's city limits.
it's that last speech that does it for me, just imaging having gone through all of that from just 300 Spartans , and then facing 10.000 of those psychopaths.
"Run away! Run away!"
@@bigdream_dreambig " Those Spartans Are Dynamite ! "
AU!
Not pyschopaths but I get what you mean. Closer to 10,000 Navy Seals. And they led 10s of thousands of Greeks who fought the same way, in a phalanx with bronze shields and bronze armor while wielding an 8 foot heavy dory. Against a force chiefly made up of leather armored men, with wicker shields and wielding short, thin javelins. There is no way to prove it but best estimates are that the Greek force at Thermopylae killed ten or even twenty times the number of Persians that they lost.
“Come back with your shield, or on it.” Basically it means a warrior returns victorious with his shield, or dead and being carried on it. If a warrior returns without his shield, it was believed he dropped it so he could run away faster, thus being a coward and shunned by Spartan society.
27:47 Leonidas’s intent wasn’t necessarily to kill Xerxes. It was to make him bleed and prove that he wasn’t a god.
Justin I guess the best answer to that is that's not what happened in real life. But then again I doubt there were guys with crab arms there either.
Hey, I wonder what those guys' arms would taste like.
@@daerdevvyl4314 🤣😂🤣😂 …crab?
@Justin Freitag he wanted Xerxes to press on with the campaign because he knew his full army would destroy the Persian one and put a complete stop to them.
@@jfreitag88 chill bro its a movie , even in a movie people argue xD goddam
@@jfreitag88 Leonidas was believed to have been killed early on the 3rd day-. They recovered his body and retired to hill, where they made their final stand. Hundreds of Persian arrowhead's have been recovered from that hill. Xerxes never came close to the fighting.
In reality, the Spartans wore very advanced armor for the times. The Persians had a hard time penetrating it. Which is another reason why they performed so well. For entertainment purposes, in this movie and graphic novel, they were shown to fight bare chested. Basically because it just looks so cool.
They were also known for their one-liners. "Then we shall fight in the shade" was an actual line attributed to the Spartans. There are several stories of similar things they said to their enemies.
In the comic, they also fought with flapping wangs, but they wanted a family film with glistening man-pecks.
@@ApesAmongUs I never saw the whole thing.... But I do remember a few images. Lol
I don’t understand Hollywood’s obsession with almost naked Spartans and tribal looking Persians. They both had armor(I’m aware of the difference of armor, that’s not the point)and were more sophisticated than movies show them to be. The women(spartan) were also basically just as feared as the men. They were the last line of defense of a city while the army marched
Yeah 1 of the most badass 1 liners Sparta ever did in my opinion was towards i think Alexander the greats father Philip II. If i recall Sparta got an ultimatum message telling them to fight for me or submit to me or something simular and the message ended with, IF u dont agree we will invade and destroy u basically. They send the messenger back with a message of there own and on that paper was only 1 word, "IF". He left Sparta alone.
@@romanlovera427 I can't speak for all of Hollywood obviously. But the best reason I heard described for this movie was... You have to look at the source,you are basically watching on film a story that is being told by the messenger sent back by Leonidis. He is telling the story to the 10,000 Spartans as they are about to enter battle against the Persians at the end of the movie. He is telling it in a way to inspire the troops... building up the heroic 300 while demonizing (morally and physically) the Persians.
This is an adaptation of a comic book series,, which is itself based on the battle of Thermopylae (Greek for hot gates) in 480 BC.
While there were 300 Spartans fighting during the three days of battle there were also soldiers from other Greek city states, bringing the total to between 1000-1400.
Of course, the film has lots of fantastic details that are typical of comic book treatments of historical events.
Also their abs were enhanced with makeup to make them look like the comic book physiques.
The Greeks didn't wear trousers. They considered them barbaric as the Persians wore trousers.
From depictions on vases, we see that Greek soldiers of this period wore only armor for the lower legs, the forearms, and helmets. That's because Greek shields were actually much larger than shown in the film, large enough to cover the body from neck to knees. The one thing they certainly didn't wear were long red capes held on by leather harnesses. That bit of clothing was invented for the comics.
The Wikipedia article on the Battle of Thermopylae gives a good overview of the history.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae
The long red capes make them look very stylish 😏
@@DawnMarieX and also keep in mind that the story is retold for years before it was written down. Spartans also had a great skill in telling tall stories to intimidate their rivals and enemies. as with most history, skepticism is a necessary prerequisite
@@DawnMarieX I agree, but Edna from The Incredibles says "NO CAPES!!" 😀
The Persian empire in the movie is also the Achaemenid Empire, known as the first Persian Empire (nowadays Iranians), the biggest empire the world had seen, stretching from the Balkans and Egypt in the west to Central Asia and the Indus Valley in the east. It was Alexander the Great who was the downfall of the Persian Empire.
@@NecramoniumVideo AND ASSANİTE ALEXANDER EMPİRE FALL.AND PERSİA CREATED PARTHİAN EMPİRE.
When the Persian messenger said: Our arrows will blot out the sun. The reply he got was: Then we'll fight in the shade.
"Harpoon them both!" really had me laughing. Great reaction!
Loved the "'t'is but a scratch" reference. So watching all those movies does leave a lasting impression.
Looking forward to more ...
I love how this story is told by the sole survivor as a pep talk to rally the forces. This is based on an actually historical battle.
As is Plataea.
There were several Spartan survivors from Thermopylae at Plataea. A couple of messengers sent back and a couple of wounded evacuated sooner. They lived in shame in Sparta for not having returned either victorious or dead. It is said that those few all fought ferociously, and died, at the Battle of Plataea. In the eyes of Sparta, they had redeemed themselves.
This movie was based off of true events and quotes from the actual Battle of Thermopylae. Quotes such as "tonight we dine in hell" or "we shall fight in the shade" are translations of what was actually said by Leonidas and the 300.
As for the war itself. There was nothing "wrong" with Leonidas going to war. It was just that his oracles and Spartan council was paid off by Xerxes, so they were trying to convince him to submit.
In the actual account, it is told that it was a holy time in Sparta so there would be no entire army sent right away. That they would follow after the appointed time was over.
My favorite quotes are telling the Persians to come and get their weapons. And, of course, the words that were put on the monument there after the fact, "Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by. That here, obedient to their laws, we lie."
The way she said “oh they definitely got them that time” best reaction channel on RUclips😂
I lol'd
The funny joke when this movie came out: "Do I want to watch 300? No thanks. I haven't seen 1 through 299 yet." 🥁
The depiction of Xerxes is the human personification of "Extra" and I love every moment he's on screen.
It's a highly stylized depiction of how Greeks saw Zoroastrianism/Persians.
Hmmm ... It's my understanding that the Greeks regarded the Persians as trouser-wearing "softies"., and this depiction bears no resemblance to depictions of Persian kings, e.g. on the Alexander mosaic.
@@grahamtravers4522 AND İN PERSİA ASSANİTE ALEXANDER LİKE THE KİLLED LEONİDAS AND FALL OF ROMAN EMPİRE PERSİANS WİLL REVENGE TO GREEKS.
@@grahamtravers4522 Did you not read "Highly stylized depiction?"
I didn't say "this is how Greeks saw Persians" I said it's a "highly stylized depiction of how Greeks saw Persians"
"Is there a 300-2?" I laughed so hard. You always make my day. Thanks!
there is though lol
@@seandevol3078 I only loved this movie because it portrayed Artemisia/Eva Green as having bigger b*lls than Xerxes!
She's a great little Actor .... She's Waaaaay Smarter than she lets on!
Unfortunately, yes... 🙄
Yeah. 301. ha.
The warriors from thespa were dressing in the armor of the fallen Spartans, lending to the illusion that the ranks were still full. They really saved the day and now we call actors in costumes thespians.
That is incorrect. The word "thespian" comes from Thespis, the first actor that went on stage playing a character instead of simply speaking as himself. His name just happened to derive from the same noun as the name of the people of Thespiae, hence the confusion.
@@Nethescurial95 Aww, you party pooper😂
@@Nethescurial95 kinda thought that was bull, at least I never heard that story before. Thanks for the clarification.
There are people named America, so...
@@Nethescurial95 Here's $5 Buy a Sense of Humour!
"His voice has changed a little bit and it's very sexy" 😍
David Wenham's natural Australian accent is very smooth and really makes this movie pop. I also love that no one has the same accent 🤣🤣🤣
For Wenham as a villain - Baz Luhrman's Australia 🤠
He's a worse villain in Rabbit Proof Fence.
@@juliangrant9718 I'll have to check it out 👍
I remember how one historian described the ground in front of the Spartan phalanx as being covered with "the bodies of men who are dead, the bodies of men who are dying, and most importantly, the bodies of men who are IN THE WAY!" explaining that the bloody bodies of Xerxe's fallen created an uneven, unstable, slippery surface to walk, run or stand upon making it extra hard for Xerxes' able bodied troops to fight effectively.
You should follow this up with more Frank Miller... Sin City.
And if you haven't seen it, the Daredevil series, it has a lot of the elements Miller added in the comics.
Sin City is simply disgusting. To be avoided.
Fantastic stories, striking visuals, great range of flawed heroes and vile bad guys. Robert Rodriguez direction. I'm not sure what could be considered disgusting
It's certainly a visual masterpiece. One of my all time favourite movies. So much to unpack in that, you have to watch it multiple times.
@@OroborusFMA who thinks like you? Sin City rules! Mickey Rourke was born to play Marv. It's almost a page for page adaptation. Closest we get to Tarantino working on a comic book film.
Sin City is a wonderful film. 300 came from the same cinematic style. The story is excellent, wonderfully shot and acted you can tell how good it is by how many major actors took small roles for a chance to be in it. The main cast includes a plethora of major stars.
The irony that the site of this battle is now a 4 lane highway.
For more historical drama, check out the miniseries Rome. Only two seasons, with season one's backdrop being Julius Caesar's rise to power, and in season two it's his nephew turned son Octavian that fight for the same goal. While the main characters, two Roman centurions (Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo), and their story is almost completely fiction (little more is know about them other than a few lines that the historical Caesar himself wrote in his diary or whatever on the wars in Gaul), the broad strokes of the events, the battles fought etc, are pretty accurate historically. :)
HBO's Rome is excellent, for anyone who hasn't seen it, it's definitely worth watching the first episode to see if you will like. High chance you will.
It's a shame they had to rush the second season and condense three season ideas into one. I wanted to see the Jesus arc.
So disappointing that Rome only had two seasons. That was such an amazing show.
Rome is an absolute masterpiece
Dawn: you’re awesome 🎉. Sequel is 300: rise of an empire staring Eva Green
The actor who is narrating is David Wenham. He's an Aussie.
One thing I’ll always give Zack Snyder credit for, is his ability to capture the look of graphic novel & transfer it to the big screen.
He did it with some of the most iconic moments of Frank Miller’s 300; just as he later went on to do with his adaptation of Alan Moore’s Watchmen…..which if you’re planning to watch, I suggest you watch the Ultimate Cut of. Granted it very long; compared to the theatrical cut. But, as a fan of the original graphic novel, it’s my preferred version.
The ultimate cut has Tales from the Black Freighter, I think. She needs to go down to the other version with just the full directors cut of the movie. It doesn't fully make sense as there are unadapted parts of Watchmen that add to the side story. Otherwise it only makes sense in the comic.
@@juliangrant9718 That’s correct; The Ultimate Cut does indeed contain The Tales of The Black Freighter. There’s also more footage of the youth reading it at the news stand; along with several other changes compared to the theatrical cut. Having seen both cuts, I always felt there was a lot missing from the theatrical cut. But when I finally got a region free blu ray of the ultimate cut, I was more than happy with the additions that were made. Some will argue it’s just for those who know the story inside out. However, I personally feel that it’s a truer, more complete story. In some ways, it’s a shame that studios aren’t brave enough to allow directors to release their intended visions into cinemas; rather than having to go back & recut them.
"God, he's so extra. [...] I love it." That pretty much sums up the whole movie! 😝
There's a funny meme out there: "Tonight, we dine in hell! Tomorrow, I'm thinking Arby's"
Based on real life the Spartans we’re
Known for their snappy quips. The one about fighting in the shade of the arrows blotting out the sun is a real quote. Steve
The sacrifice of the 300 was the rallying cry needed to combine the many different Greek city capitals.
Yeah, but the Spartans get too much of the credit. Not only was the Greek fighting force at Thermopylae around 7000 strong (including the Spartans), but even when most of them had retreated, there were still some 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans who chose to stay and die with the 300 Spartans. One could say however it was the Spartan ethos, determination, and leadership that effectively rallied the fighters at Thermopylae, and eventually Greeks in general against the Persians.
17:24 Ah, Xerxes. The hairless giant with an entire _jewelry_ store on his face and a voice like he's in the witness relocation program.
Spartans were literally the most hardened and elite soldiers of the ancient world. If they existed today and adapted to modern tactics, they'd rule the world.
This famous battle took place nearly 800 years before your 300 guess Dawn. That's awesome to think about! 2500 years later we still talk about it. Can you imagine anything now that will be talked about in the year 5000?!
Dropping the H-bomb for the first time. Landing on a the moon. Exploring the solar system. Inventing fast transcontinental communications. Mapping the human genome. We're living in a time of scientific discovery and technological innovation unlike anything our species has ever seen before (and will never see again I imagine). 5000 years from now I suspect they'll look at all of recorded history as "before 1950-2050" and "after 1950-2050". Not all of it's good, but I feel like people are kind of sleeping on how incredible our time is.
I saw someone else point this out but the wolf in the beginning foreshadowed how they will defend against the Persians by drawing them into a small area and taking them out
The only reason Leonidas did the Agoge was because he wasn't suppose to be king. His older brother who did become king was removed because he was declared insane.
Normal heirs weren't trained in the same way?
@Big Dream from what very little I know, the first born son of the ruling house was exempt from the agoge
Great reaction Lady Dawn. In the beginning of the movie when the king meet the God king, he said before the battle was over the people would see the God bleed. And at the end he did make him bleed, it even surprised the God. Great movie almost as good as Gladiator (so very close)
That "AWOOO!" Shout was mimicking a lions roar.
Leonidas was killed early in the final battle and when the Spartans refused to give up the body of their king, Xerces had them killed by arrows. Of course, the narrator wasn't there to know that, so he invents the final battle combined with the knowledge the last Spartans dying by arrows. 700 Thespians were defending the Spartans rear and they died to the last man as well, but nobody tells of their battle.
Historical speaking, Spartans did wear body Armour. However, in ancient Greek plays had the heroes not wear Armour to show their heroism. While this is a movie, the narrator (the only Spartan warrior of the 300 to live) was the narrator and became created this story as a play. So, in a way thus movie is accurate to a Greek play. However, I doubt there was the movies crazy slowmo and crazy fight scenes.
"This is Sparta!"
Movie based on a comic of tale told by a Spartan. Historical battle with many inaccuracies. 1) No army ever use war rhinoceroses. 2) No storm prevented the Persians from sailing around them, that was the Athenian fleet, but naval battles never get remembered and a Spartan narrator would not mention the Athenians. Oh, this battle of Thermopylae is why western civilization is not Persian based. Not saying there would never be a Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle, just asking who was the Persian equivalent? Yes, my American and your Australian culture would be waaaaay different.
Uniforms for the military didn't become a thing until the 18th century. Until then, soldiers were expected to provide their own clothes, armor, and weapons.
wrong, look up the roman legions someday, their war kit was issued to themby the gov. for at least part of the 2000 years it was around
The best way to look at this movie is as the story of the 300 Spartans told by a Spartan trying to rally troops - the Persians exaggerated as monsters by a good storyteller. I learned about the 300 in boot camp, taught as an example of smaller numbers holding off much greater numbers through use of tactics and understanding of terrain. The basics of the story hit the historical beats pretty well, but the storyteller's fantastical elements allow it to be so visually wild. Essentially, 300 Spartans - along with several hundred people from other Greek city-states - used the hot gates to their advantage against overwhelming numbers and managed to slow them down for three days. This is part of what allowed the rest of Greece time to better prepare for war.
The greatest story tellers in Ancient History : The Greeks and The Jews! .... They really knew how to Throw It!
They still lost in the end.
@@CChissel NO they died, and by their death allowed the rest of the Greek City States to rally. Histories greatest last stand. ..Go tell the Spartans, thou who passest by,
That here, obedient to their laws, we lie
@@richardjosephus6802 What? After the peloponessian war Sparta and Athens were too weak to do shit, they lost my man. Hell, Spartans even served in the Persian army. Also, Spartans were not good guys, they were cruel and awful, way worse than the Athenians, especially in treatment with their slaves.
@@CChissel Most of what we call Western civilization is based on Greece after this war Sparta gave us the concept of a professional army, the other city states of a civilian soldiers, most of the science's including philosophy. But most of all in that @20 years of the golden age of Athens, they gave us democracy the first elected government. Most of that would not have happened if Persia won . Everyone had slaves till 300 years ago This was 2500 years ago
It’s an adaptation of true life events that really happened in some aspects 300 are still remember today
Their occupation was warrior, and the chant was their war cry. He didn't miss Xerxes, he proved he could bleed.
I love that moment in the beginning. He looks to the queen... she gives the slightest nod of agreement. Boom
Their profession is being Spartans. Their battle prowess is still legendary to this day because of the way they lived their lives
Definitely checkout Gladiator and if you want a slightly more recent historical movie, then Master and Commander (the far side of the world) whilst the story isn't real, the depiction of life at sea on a sailing ship is really well done and one of the most accurate movie representations.
Favourite line is where Russell Crowe the Captain suggests if his naturalist doctor friend wants to name plant after him it should be "prickly and hard to eradicate!"
Kingdom of Heaven is underrated as well.
their proffession is the best warriors humans got to offer =D
A lot of the action movie style lines like "then we will fight in the shade" are taken directly from the original historical accounts.
"THIS IS SPARTA!!!"
The most Scottish scene in history while portraying a Greek 😅
"AAAHHHROOOO!!!" That is our profession. Semper Fi and a drink to the King.
I can't stop laughing at the "It's like a bloodier version of Magic Mike." This is one of my favorite movies and this is the best reaction hands down! So many to say which parts were my favorite, but I really like how you chanted with the Spartans and your reaction to the arrows blocking out the sun! Imagine if King Leonidas was a playable character in Mortal Kombat?! I know he's playable in one of the God of War: Ascension multiplayer, but would be fun for him to be a playable character in Mortal Kombat. Either him or the two arm bladed creature! Anywho, I really enjoy this reaction! :D
'Best'? You mean unintelligent surely?
So many questions!
"What do the girls do?" Spartan women could own property and so they managed estates and had babies. The work was done by Helots, a Greek people enslaved by the Spartans. Spartan women had a lot of rights. When the men went off to war their wives were considered divorced and the man would have to win glory in war to win her back, or the woman could marry someone else - keeping the property from the previous marriage.
"Why are they all naked?" because any cloth pushed into even a minor wound would be a breeding ground for bacteria and ultimately be lethal. Romans would popularize the practice of cleaning and disinfecting wounds.
"Come back with your shield or on it." Means that they are either carrying it, didn't drop it to run from battle, or died in battle and the body is being carried back in honor upon the shield.
"Why didn't they send the whole army?" Warrior societies are weird and dysfunctional. When you build your whole civilization around fighting the worst thing that can happen is that you lose a fight. So all warrior societies have a lot of rules to keep wars from happening in order to mitigate that risk. Religious holidays were numerous and strategically placed so that pretty much any war would require a religious exemption.
"Is there a 300 part 2?" Yes, it covers the sea battle the Athenians were fighting while all this was going on. Wasn't nearly as popular or successful of a film. It does feature the most epic female admiral in history - I don't think that movie does her justice as she is a baddie and like the baddies here she gets a grotesque makeover. Yes, she lost historically, but only because none of the other admirals would listen to her.
"Is this historical?" This is a story told in a story by a people whose stories were passed down in an oral tradition that did not survive their civilization. Unlike the other Greeks city states there were no Spartan poets. So this could have been how they told stories with lots of exaggeration.
I'd recommend the 1960s classic film "Spartacus", it's not about Sparta, but about a slave revolt that occurred in ancient Rome around the time of Christ.
This is THE "Hot Gates," the legendary area, the area EVERY future general draws from, ZERO chance of winning but a example
One of my favorite movies! He didn't miss with the spear, by the way. He knew they would die that day and he knew they needed the whole army to defeat the Persians. This whole mission was to weaken the Persians and to show the rest of the Greece that "even a God King could bleed", which he did!
Meh. He did miss, but that wasn't a complete failure for the reasons you've stated.
Some of King Leonidas' one liners are said by the actual King Leonidas, among the other Spartan warriors one liners.
To understand this film it's filmed from.the view of a Spartan warrior hearing the narration of the battle of Thermopolis. So the mosters seen are the imagination filling in the blanks spots.
Keep in mind only two types of Spartans had marked graves. The men who died in battle and women who died in childbirth. As both of these gave their lives in service to Spata.
It was a normal saying for mothers and wives to say "come back with this shield (victorious) or on it (dead) and yes the "Then we'll fight in the shade " was actually said
There were female Spartan soldiers. But they mostly raised the kids and guarded the city from enemies.
The Battle of Thermopylae was in 480 B.C. where 300 soldiers of Sparta fought 1 million soldiers of Persia. When they fought, they would come back, "with their shield, or on it," meaning they either carried it, or it carried them as a stetcher. This was the Spartan Blessing that only the wives could speak.
When Leonidas tells the hunchback man: “may you live forever”, it’s the biggest insult a spartan can say. As Spartans believed in a glorious death in battle. An honor hunchback man will never have, thus he’ll never have spartan honor
Zack Snyder's movie "300" was very faithfully adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel "300" which was inspired by the movie "300 Spartans" from the 1960s which was inspired by the real historical Battle of Thermopyle. "300 Spartans" had a big influence on Frank Miller as a boy. Until the young Miller saw that movie, he believed that heroes should be respected for their power and success, but the movie showed him that heroes should be respected for their willingness to sacrifice themselves for a greater good. Though "300 Spartans" is mostly just a so-so movie and not nearly as enthralling as "300," it does a much better job of explaining that, at that time, "Greece" was not a nation but a bunch of independent city states that often fought against each other and that the war would eventually help steer them toward becoming a unified Greek nation. BTW The brief shot of the Spartans fighting in a wedge shaped formation is taken directly from the climactic fight in "300 Spartans."
A great reaction, Dawn, to this excellent film.
This is based on a true event, '300' is a graphic novel which this is made from. There is an old saying, if you complained about something being hard to do or hard to endure you'd say, 'Go tell The Spartans'.
"come back with your shield or on it" --> "do, or do not, there is no try"
At the beginning of the movie you saw how he lead that wolf into that narrow passage to easily kill it? That is the same strategy Leonidas used by positioning his 300 men in the narrow passage so as to reduce the strength in numbers of the Persians….by not being out in the open the Persians could only send so many men into that narrow passage….thereby rendering their greater numbers as a disadvantage….for awhile anyway until they were betrayed and then surrounded.
ARMY says HOORAHH and USMC say HOOOOH... It's called a battle cry!
When he asked them what is your profession, his troops replied (war, war, war)!
🌹🌹 Great reaction, Marie 🙂🙂
Just for your information: Spartan battle strategies are still taught at elite military schools!
They were brilliant warriors!
The hunchback’s name became a word for nightmare in Greek
When the Persians order the Spartans to lay down their weapons, and Leonidas says "Come and take them", the Greek phrase is "Molon Labe" which is still a slogan for people who want to be able to defend themselves against tyrants. Having the right tools close at hand is important.
More like, misused. The original phrase had nothing to do with tyranny. King Leonidas was literally a tyrant, after all.
Leonidas held true to his word. He proved that ". . .even a god can bleed."
King Xerxes (485 BC to 465 BC)
He was killed by an advisor in 465 BC. It's believed to be at the order of Xerxes son in a move to claim the throne.
In real life, the Spartans were Hoplites and wore bronze beast plates. The armor was not shown in the movie so that Dawn could see their big boobs.
And while the Spartans were fighting above, the Athenian navy of 100 triremes was fighting the Persian navy of 1000 triremes and was led by Themistocles, who is the fellow who invented democracy.
He didn't want to kill the hunchback, instead he threw a curse at him. To live forever to remember his betrayal. Spartans believed one of the highest honors was to fall in battle so he wanted to deny this to the traitor. ⚔️
I've thought of a great new drinking game:
Binge all of Dawn Marie's videos and take a shot of whiskey every time she says "I don't know" or "I'm so confused"
When Leonidas asks "Spartans, what is your profession?!," their reply means that war is the only work they do.
The story of the Battle of Thermopylae was true. Against overwhelming odd and certain death. Soldiers stood. The significance of the battle. Was, it was fought so hard and bravely that it costed the enemy so dearly. It took the fight out of them.
Military historians to this day compare other battles to the Battle of Thermopylae. One being. The Battle of the Alamo. In the war of Texas Independence with Mexico.... some good movies there. Good on ya.
"It's like more bloodier version of Magic Mike" made me do an actual spit-take.
Awesome job, Best reaction to this movie I’ve seen yet! “Awoosahh! that’s not an occupation”
had me laughing pretty hard. Lol
Awesome. I really love this film and really glad you enjoyed it so much. Great reaction as always.
"A bloodier version of Magic Mike", I love you Dawn!! xD
In actuality- Leonidas I of Sparta was about 40-50 years of age when he picked up and threw the Persian messenger down the well.
And his actual statement before that was in response to the demand for "earth and water": "Dig it out yourself."
Everyone become a Spartan after watching 300 :)
The hunchback Ephialtes was told "may you live forever" and indeed he has.
Not only was dying in battle the most glorious and honorable way for a Spartan to die, something Ephialtes was never to achieve...he also is remembered for his betrayal.
The word Ephialtes in the Greek language is a word that carries the meaning "nightmare" and is also an insult, similar to Judas or Benedict Arnold.
Dawn: “It was like a bloodier version of Magic Mike”.
Me: “Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaa . . . “
'Come back bearing your shield, or on it' was a saying that meant, 'Come back victorious, or carried as a corpse on your own shield.'
“May you live forever.”
That line is more impactful than you realize. He meant may you live forever knowing what you’ve done, that you are a traitor to your own country, that you’ll never experience the greatest glory which is to die in battle for Sparta, that you are a hideous creature, and that your name Ephialtes will mean ‘nightmare’ in Greek. And ever since that battle, there has never been another Greek named Ephialtes.
Ah. I didn't understand that line. It was like "in infamy" was unspoken.
And also he lives forever in history and shame.
The pit that Leonidas kicked the messenger into was a well. What was actually said to the Persian messengers historically wasn't "This is Sparta!", but "You came here for earth and water? Go dig it out yourself!".
Unlike the way they're portrayed in this film Greek armies (including Spartans) were well-armoured heavy infantry. I think the director just wanted to see a lot of men in their underpants for some reason. Ahem.
And the Persians were not freaks 😂
It's not a true story as it is, but 300 Spartans did fight to the death against an invading Persian army at Thermopylae. But they were not alone. The invasion was eventually defeated when the Persian fleet was destroyed at Salamis.
"The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and before this battle was over, even a god-king can bleed" and he did made the god-king bleed before the battle over.
I loved to watch you seeing 300. Thank you very much! Ephialtes the traitor is still known in Greece. His name stands for the word "nightmare".
He also earned a place in Dante's inferno as one of the greatest traitors of all time alongside brutus and cassius and Judas Iscariot.
🤔 What about Senator Theron?
"300 II -- The zombie 300" :-)
_"In 480 BC, a force of Spartans, along with many other Greeks, held off the Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae."_ thr you go, so it was around yr 300 as well. _JC
22:20 It’s a strategic position. While the Spartans are set up here, it funnels the enemies into a much thinner passage and the Spartans only have to worry about attacks from the front. Which they can absolutely handle.
Part of the reason the Greeks were reluctant to go to war with Persia is that they saw it as a foregone conclusion that they would lose, and didn't want to "waste" lives defending themselves. Keep in mind that Greece was made up of autonomous city-states at that time, who self-governed, and could declare war on other nations (or each other). Imagine if Edinburgh, Glasgow, etc., could/would declare war on other countries, or other cities within Scotland. Greece was not really one unified country, and each city-state had their own priorities. The Spartans welcomed war, since their society was a martial one. In fact, men were expected to live in the military barracks until they were 30 years old; after which they were allowed to marry, and start families.
Yes, the battle of Thermopylae, a mountain pass located in northern Greece, fought in 480bce between the Greeks and the Persians was what this movie 300 was inspired by. Once the Greek warriors were betrayed, the Persians were able to outflank them and thus King Leonidas remained with a small group of mostly Spartan warriors (300) in a delaying action and were eventually defeated. In 1955 a statue of Leonidas was erected by King Paul of Greece in commemoration of his and his troops’ bravery.
It wasn't just a delaying action. The Oracle of Delphi had been consulted early on (as the Oracle was often consulted by nations facing major decisions). When asked how the Spartans should respond to the Persian invasion the Oracle said that either Sparta would be sacked by the Persians or a Spartan king must die. Leonidas went to Thermopylae to fulfill the prophecy.
In all, the battle of Thermopylae lasted about 3 days. Considering how long the Persian army spent campaigning throughout Greece, Leonidas delaying the invasion for a few more hours at Thermopylae accomplished basically nothing. Leonidas dying at Thermoplyae, however, unified Greece.
I don't know if Spartans invented the Phalanx shield wall, but they damn sure perfected it.
"That's not a profession! Awoo!"
Their profession: werewolf.
Awooooooooooooooooo!