300 (2006) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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Cassie is hilarious “he wasn’t kneeling he was being a trampoline” 😂😂
Another great Cassie-ism
I had to actually laugh out loud at that one. Not the response I was expecting from her.
Leaponidas.
You win. 😂 🏆
lol
It's interesting she mentioned Last Samurai because in the last battle of that movie Tom Cruise's character tells the story of the 300 Spartans, and the General asks what happened to them, and Cruise responds "Dead to the last man". Then they smile at each other and charge into battle.
The Spartan warrior code sounded a lot like bushido to the samurai. They are similar in some ways.
The Daimyo 😉
@@promnightdumpsterbaby9553 yes he was the clan leader. That title also made him the planner and director of his soldiers in the battle. We call those people generals.
@@Jack-Shat As humans we will always have hierarchies. We are not equal in all things. Some will always be subordinate to others. One person's oppressor is another's savior. Stop playing the victim card. It's not a good look.
@Khari Lane no shit.....I had no idea that anyone who is in total command of an army is called a general ,and anyone in command of a ship,regardless of rank is called "captain." Thank you. 😊 27 years of military history and strategy has taught me jack and shit,and jack left town I guess...
I had a course on ancient Greek history in university, the old professor was doing the lecture for the last time before retirement, and he once mentioned his favourite historical movies.
He put "Cleopatra" with Liz Taylor on second place and "300“ in first.
Not, as he said, because of historical accuracy, but because he said it was exactly the way the Spartans would have told the story...
Ye bunch of lies.
KKK would have loved the "300" movie. Absolutely horrendous portrayal of the Persians.
@@velmurugan3139
KKK?
@@Sleeping_Insomiac en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan
@@velmurugan3139
I know what *that* KKK is, I just hoped for your sake there was something else with the same name...
Because then your statement wouldn't have been totally f*ing ridiculous.
Several years after the movie, Gerard Butler was asked in an interview if he ever used the Leonidas voice in real life. He grinned. He said he used in in an airport after waiting for several hours for a delayed flight. When they finally got in line, he bellowed out, “Tonight my friends, we dine in hell!”
Cassie has gone from only watching rom coms, happy endings, and Disney Channel movies to "blood, gore, guts, let's do it" and "kill him, kill him, kill him." Love it!
Ya I’m pretty sure that those whom vote for the movies are going for the ones that will get more of a reaction from her haha
@@yourlifeisagreatstory Reaction channels aren't fun without the reactions.
@@christopherozouf To me, she's the best reactor, some are just loud and obnoxious and can't stop talking for 5 seconds throughout the whole reaction like Ashley Burton and Natalie Gold.
Rom com ? Huh ? What? Egyptian coded message for an attack on a rival country ?
@@Radwar99 Natalie Gold is unbearable. Her reactions are so fake.
Not sure if anyone has said this yet, but the storyteller/narrator character is played by David Wenham, who played Faramir in the Lord of the Rings movies. This was one of his first roles post-LotR. He was also in Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman and he is hilarious in it.
I did not realize that. Thank you!
I knew he sounded familiar
@@DerrickMims mmhmm. He has an excellent voice. Loved him in this
I was getting ready to post same comment. Can't believe after literally just rewatching LOTR how on earth she missed that person cause she loved that character so much and his voice is so distinct!
@@jenloveshorror she may not have filmed them at the same time, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
The Spartans were famous not just for their fighting abilities but for their laconic wit. When Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, was conquering Greece, he sent a message to the Spartans saying: "If I invade Laconia, I will leave it a ruin." The Spartans sent back a message with only one word: "If." 😂
The word laconic comes from the name for Sparta - Lacedaemon.
They ripped the message they got and just sent the “if” back
@brettsalazar1886 Interesting. What are your sources on that? I'd love to read them. :)
It was an empty threat and the Spartans knew it, so they knew they could respond in kind. Lacedaemonia was immensely poor and not worth a fight, Philip bypassed them in his conquest of Greece.
Ironically the Spartans later sided with the Persians against Alexander II, Philip's son. Alexander dished out his own laconicly witty response after the battle of Granicus against the Persians. He gifted 300 sets of Persian armour back to Athens, along with the message: "Alexander, son of Philip, and all the Greeks except the Spartans, give these offerings taken from foreigners who lived in Asia". The Spartans refused to combat the Persians and so Alexander explicitly called them out.
Got to bare in mind The Argead Dynasty of Macedonia are descended from Argos... They are closely related to the Spartans.. Dorian Greeks, one of the four tribes.. all are descendants of Herakles according to their legends.
My favorite part of this reaction was how quickly Cassie went from “I need relief from all the gushing…” to “KILL HIM! KILL HIM!” 😂
That's character progression lol.
A bronze Statue of Leonidas was raised in Thermopylae with the inscription "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ" ("Come and take them") In response to the Persians telling the Spartans to lay down their weapons. The history on this is so cool.
A term now adopted by American constitutionalists lol
@@thucydides7849 yup. Come and get them, punk.
@@thucydides7849 Who have never actually read the Constitution.
The "May you live forever" line is so much colder than you realize. Remember earlier in the movie, when Michael Fassbender and the other Greek were looking down on the Persian encampment, and he says that Spartans dream of a good death. A good death, to a Spartan was to die gloriously on the battlefield, surrounded by your enemies. So when Leonidas told the hunchback that he hopes he lives forever, he was literally calling him a coward who was unworthy of being a Spartan and doesn't deserve honor, glory or renown.
Also, the story of Leonidas and the "Battle of Thermopylae" is a classic. Given that it really occurred makes it all the greater.
Duh.
You can still go to Thermopylae and there is a statue of him
Also, having to live with his shame is his punishment, so living forever extends that punishment into eternity. Very Greek, like Sisyphus.
Its also an existential punishment, that he will want to die from eventual regret, that he has to live with it, or end himself, and Leonidas wants him to carry that indefinitely as judgmental suffering.
It's very loosely based on a true story most of the movie is a complete fabrication, still a good movie though.
The most intense insult ever: "May you live forever". The Spartans considered death in battle to be the most glorious pursuit of life. Living forever would have been an unimaginable curse to them. It's so small but probably my favorite part of the film.
Best insult is Chinese: "May you always live with your equal".
The thought of him living in that body forever was a worse punishment than death itself. That’s why Leonidas cursed him to have immortality.
Return home with your shield (alive) or on it (killed in action)\ 'Η ταν ή επί τας in laconic language
And your soul will have no honor.
The saying, "Come back with your shield, or on it" refers to the shield that Greek soldiers carried, called the hoplon. The soldiers themselves were called hoplites after the name of the shield. It was such an important piece of war gear that they were expected to either return alive from battle carrying their shield, or be carried back dead on them.
Hoplon actyally refers to the entire gear of the soldier, shield (aspis in ancient greek), weapons (hopla, plural of hoplon) and any armour. Even today the lower ranked soldiers in greek army (usually drafted soliers) are called hoplites because they carry their weapons.
To lose in battle and not die to a Spartan was seen as a dishonour
Ή ταν ή επί τας!!! In Ancient Greek!!!
I love the stark contrast of the two leaders. Xerxes steps on his people, Leonidas lets his people step on him.
"My king, it's an honor to die at your side"
"It's an honor to have lived at yours".
Wow I never actually caught that.
I never noticed that either.
wow i never actually picked up on that detail
Also, Leonidas doesn't have pierced nipples while Xerxes, to contrast, does. I love storytelling.
Zack Snyder did an absolutely amazing job at capturing Frank Miller’s epic graphic novel…..just as he did with the adaptation of Alan Moore’s Watchmen.
Interesting to hear you mention The Last Samurai; Tom Cruise’s character recounts the story of The Battle of Thermopylae to Katsumoto.
Katsumoto: “What happened to the warriors at Thermopylae?”
Algren: *smiles* “Dead to the last man.”
Katsumoto: *smiles*
Both men: *unsheath their katanas and lead the samurai charge*
With both 300 and Watchmen, Snyder had the advantage of having almost the whole movie effectively storyboarded for him in the graphic novels. That led to tighter storytelling than when Snyder is left to his own devices.
@@danieldickson8591 100% agree with you there. It’s a shame The Hughes Brothers didn’t take the same approach when they attempted to adapt From Hell….a graphic novel that would be amazing to see rebooted; however part of me fears that it’d just be some sort of shitty, dumbed down adaptation.
@@mitchellneu That always gets me to crack a smile too. It's like an unspoken sentiment of "Let's go be the next legend people tell"
Snyder did an awful adaptation of Watchmen.
This movie was based on a true story. Leonidas was 60 when he fought with the 300. 10,000 Greeks including the 300 Spartans fought at Thermopylae. When they were betrayed, Leonidas sent them home to fight another day. 1000 Greeks plus the 300 defended Thermopylae.
Was not 60 at 60 as a Spartan you retire
Not really, this movie is based on graphic novel and it's fiction that put some historical background.
@@bona183 the novel was based on an actual battle, the movie wasn't 100% accurate but it did happen... research the history of it
@@jacobdougall5736 He wasn't? He was born around 540 BC to King Anaxandridas II, right? He died 19 September 480 BC at the Hot Gates / Thermopylae, right? Maybe he wasn't REALLY born in 540 BC? Is that it? Maybe all those dates are wrong because historians make stuff up anyway? Maybe math is hard?
@thaz fff are you stupid? Did you even get an education? None of what you said is true. Do some research before saying stupid as shit like that
I was without oxygen for almost 2 minutes and nearly passed out from the biggest belly laugh I've had in years after you said "he wasn't kneeling, he was being a trampoline"...God bless you, you are priceless!
This movie is (very loosely) based on the historic Battle of Thermoplyae in 480 BC. As you can imagine, the added a huge amount of fantastical elements to the historical narrative. While the Spartan training portrayed in the movie is broadly accurate in its brutality, they left some things out. The boys in training were deliberately underfed, so that they'd learn how to survive on their own. While stealing was not forbidden, getting caught while stealing was punished viciously. Also, one of the last things a Spartan had to do before they completed their training in "the Agoge" was to murder a Helot, which was one of the slaves the Spartan's kept. In fact, the Helots were one of the main reasons the Spartans were so militaristic, the Helots actually outnumbered the Spartans, and they were worried about a slave uprising.
As for the Spartans, a major inaccuracy was what the Spartans are wearing. In real life they did not run around bear chested wearing nothing but leather speedos, though the red cloaks are accurate. They would have worn Bronze body armor known as a cuirass, bronze armor on their legs called greaves, a bronze helmet, and a large wood and bronze shield. Their primary weapon was an 8 foot spear and they carried a short sword as a secondary weapon. In fact most of the Greeks were to a certain extent, equipped in this manner, and it was one of the reasons the small force of Greeks did so well against the massive Persian army. The Persians were generally equipped with much lighter armor and generally fought in a much more skirmishing style. They were very unprepared for the much more face to face up close and personal combat the Greeks favored. The movie is right that there were only 300 Spartans present, but there were also 4000-7000 other Greeks from various City States also defending the pass with them, but acting under Spartan command.
As far as the Persians go, their were no monsters in their army, just men. Even the Immortals, who did actually exist were ordinary men, The name Immortals came from the fact that there were always 10,000 of them. If they lost men in combat, their numbers were always restored to 10,000. As far as the numbers go, the Greek Historian Herodotus, who was the first to write about the battle, puts their numbers as over a million. Historians to this day debate this claim, that perhaps it was exaggeration. Some Historians place the Persian numbers as low as 100,000-200,000 men, which, to be fair would still massively outnumber the Greeks.
The fact that the Spartan army was barred from marching at the beginning due to a religious festival did happen, but what went down with the Oracle went a little differently, according to Herodotus. He states that the Oracle predicted that either Sparta would fall, or Sparta would lose one of its Kings. Leonidas thought the king the Oracle refereed to was him, (Sparta was ruled by two kings,) and so led 300 Spartans to Thermoplyae. Initially, the battle went very well for the Greeks, with the Greek infantry holding the narrow mountain pass against the Persian army. They were aided in this endeavor by an Allied Greek Navy led by the Athenian fleet who, despite being outnumbered, held the Artemesium straight against the Persian Navy. This prevented Xerxes from landing Persian forces behind the Greeks by sea. Ultimately though, the Greek position was betrayed by a man named Ephialtes, however he was not a Spartan. Herodotus describes him as a local goat herder who showed the Persians the goat path that led behind the Greek position. The name Ephialtes later came to mean nightmare in Greek. The Greeks did get wind of it before it was too late though, so Leonidas ordered the bulk of the Greek army to retreat, while he would stay behind wit the 300 Spartans to act as a rear guard, buying time for the rest of the Army to retreat. 700 Greeks from the City State of Thespia, and 400 Thebans also chose to remain behind for the rear guard. They were all killed to the last man.
After the battle, the Persian Navy would be decisively defeated by the Athenian/ Greek navy at Salamis, and later the Persian army would be decisively defeated at Platea by a Spartan/ Greek army as the movie portrayed. This ended Xerxes attempt to conquer Greece. A well known epitaph, atributed to the Poet Simonides was placed on a stone at the site of the battle. Roughly translated it states "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie." Unfortunately, the original stone does not survive, but a new one was placed there in 1955.
Sorry for the wall of text, I'm a historian by trade, and had a bit of a fascination about this time period in my youth. Anyways, I really enjoyed that reaction!
Liked your post. I also liked that the two kings of Sparta would be put on trial after their time was up for the year.
Did you play AC Odyssey?
If I recall there was a Spartan who rushed out into battle unarmored and even though he fought valiantly and pushed the enemy back, he was punished for fighting without armor. Spartans were very rigid and no amount of heroics or even following orders mattered if you got dishonored or broke the rules.
That was an amazing recapitulation of history bro, i appreciate it a lot.
That was a super-informative comment! Can you speak as to whether the sequel was at all accurate historically?
i will always love how the vibe changes when the scenes switch from the battlefield & the city.
from full-on chaos to a relative quietness.
Wasn't sure Cassie would like this one, but she's always willing to give things a chance. If we're doing historical epics Kingdom of Heaven (specifically the director's cut, that bit is important) by Ridley Scott would be a strong pick. It's even got a love-story.
I love that one, yes from me
I think she could also like the Last Duel. Ridley Scott is best in historical movies nowadays.
There's definitely a few where she really should only watch the director's cuts. Kingdom of Heaven, The Abyss, Batman v Superman and Justice League.
Thank you. I mentioned it as well. A true epic.
The most underrated movie I've ever come across.
Kingdom of Heaven directors cut is fuckin brutal
The frightening thing is that the actual Spartans were much more brutal than this portrayal.
True. Namely their treatment of their slaves, the Helots, that they treat as material possessions and are free to murder freely. Young Spartans' right of passage requires them to kill a Helot without getting caught and while it is tradition for them to cull or massacre a Helot village as a celebratory event and a means of preventing the slaves from revolting.
@DGermanFunk, absolutely.
Agreed. Yet, no movie portrayal can ultimately depict such warriors with perfection.
Its funny how the Spartans are portrayed as freedom fighters in the movie when in reality they had more slaves than anyone else in Greece.
@@Nandrall18-25 they're not Freedom Fighters they're defending their country like anyone would
I love how horrified she is by basically the entire movie 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Horrified and yet rooting for them at the same time, lol. Damn, I remember watching this in the theater and thinking "Wow those Spartans are ripped!"
@@Kayjee17 In Roger Ebert's review, he said he thought their muscles were CGI. 😂 There's some behind-the-scenes video of their athletic training, it was pretty intense.
Good I think it's time she grew up and realized life isn't always Disney family friendly all the time
@@mickeymouse7726 That choice is entirely up to her and your opinion doesn't matter. There are some worthwhile R rated movies and there are some that are a waste of the time it took to make them. Hopefully, those of us who are loyal, caring audience members will steer Cassie towards the good stuff and protect her from the bad.
If I remember right, 300 was the first movie where everything except the actors was either green screen (background) or cgi (things like arrows). Nothing was real in the movie except the actors and their costumes.
Can you imagine having to act in a parking lot behind a studio, with no context, no visual aids. It was pretty amazing at the time.
The Battle of Thermopylae is probably my #1 historical "Last Stand" story. Several lines of dialogue are actually lifted from the historical record... the 'fight in the shade', the response when told to give up their weapons- "Molon Labe" (come and take them)- was real as well.
The Greek forces numbered @ 7,000 , including the 300 Spartans and their helots. When Ephialtes led the Persians via the "secret" path, Leonidas ordered the bulk of the forces to beat feet before they got surrounded and cut off. The surviving Spartans and @ 700 Thespians remained behind to fight a rear-guard action to cover their retreat to fight another day.
The statement mentioned near the end is on a stone at the site of the battle :
" Go tell the Spartans, passersby, that here obedient to their laws we lie..".
Just a bit of clarification as well ... the main reason for the color palette and some of the over-the-top imagery is that the movie was based mostly on the stylized graphic novel, and secondarily on the factual details of the évents.
I love how you went from "Eew the squishing!" to "WE DON'T SURRENDER!!!!".
I remember seeing this in the theater when it came out. Such a good movie. Highly stylized but insanely inspirational. I left the theater ready to fist fight a bear of I had to. 🤣
that was as epic as the story itself
hahaha. that was awesome.
this indeed was a great movie.. i liked the sequel a lot more but both are favorite fims of mine. eva green (She played Artemisia in the sequel)) is such a badass of a woman.
@@kristopherryanwatson Nah, the sequel was ok-ish, but doesn't come close. Same as that Sin city sequel. Great movies with very sub-par sequels. A Frank Miller curse maybe. 😅
@@PainInTheS Nah, sequels being on par or even better than the original film is the exception rather than the rule. It does happen, but it's rare.
@@PainInTheS The sequel had a different director.
"Their uniforms are just speedos and capes!" I'm still laughing 30 minutes later...Cassie is why I rewatch these movies!
The real Leonidas was 59 years old during this battle. Shows what the human body can do if it is taken care of. Spartans served in the army from age 18 to 60; the latter years as reserves I think. Amazing.
Don't they make a similar joke in the spoof film? I don't think she'll watch the spoof of this one, "Meet the Spartans", like she watched the Robin Hood one, "Men in Tights".
That's where Superman got the style for his outfit. He just added a letter on the chest.
In real life they also had bronze armor and shields. The Persians had wicker shields and armor (if any)
@@AlejandroDiazadiaz201 Correct - a massive advantage in in-close combat. Notice that even the Immortals have shields of wicker
The final scene in this movie still gives me chills because he went knowing that he would have to die in order for his armies to fight. Also the imagery you commented on at the start of the movie is because they wanted to movie to look like the graphic novel it is based on.
I know you loved Lord of the Rings, so an interesting connection is that Dilios, the one-eyed narrator who Leonidas tasked with returning to tell the story in 300 is played by the same actor who played Faramir in Lord of the Rings.
While Leonidas may have been a very tough and hard solider.. those last words he spoke.. always make me tear up a little. The fact that in his last moments, he thinks of his one true love and wife.. just excellent acting from Gerard Butler and great writing
I think that part, as well as what he said to Michael Fassbender's character at the end, are equally worthy of tears.
Um....yeah but the REAL King Leonidas most certainly was not frickin pining for his wife...ugh! That is pure Hollyweird fiction. So enjoy that if you want but I don't believe the real man would have even all sappy and sentimental especially about a God damn woman
@@4everhealthwellness344 1. Your name is accurate.
2. You are clearly without love, and for that I pity you.
You have no idea strong it can make you.
3. While the historical Leonidas probably wasn’t thinking of his family when he died, the film took way worse liberties with history and that’s what you quibble about?!
@@4everhealthwellness344 well true. We aren't talking about real life Leonidas. This is a purely fictionalized version of historical events. Did the giant inhuman monsters not give it away??
It's kind of like The Last Samurai or Titanic but to an even greater extent here. The Last Samurai and Titanic were historical events with fictional elements to them. This is much the same, but to an even like....more fantastical telling.
@@4everhealthwellness344 Also it's hard to tell what real Leonidas was thinking in his final thoughts. A lot of people do think of their loved ones (or at least I would think most would, not to mention you know OH CRAP I'M ABOUT TO DIE), and for a solider most likely his comrades right before death. Are you a mind reader? Can you go into the past at the time of his death and ask him? No? Okay, then it's pretty unknown.
My favorite thing about this movie is that the story is narrated by a spartan, Dilios.
So everything we see and is how he wants us to imagine and remember the 300. Everything is more epic, violent, dark, or tragic because of Dilil’s talent with words. His narration is spartan-like : intense, sharp, laconic, uncompromising, and epic. So is every other aspect of the movie.
Escpecially when he narrates the ending, which he hasn't even witnessed.
ironic that you say 'laconic' for it means spartan
Yes the whole thing is a tall tale, based loosely on truth. That's why it's all so crazy!
Dilios is not one to let the truth get in the way of a good story. He's been telling this story for over a year and it gets bigger and more fantastic with every telling. Now we're witness to the final telling on the eve of battle to inspire the troops. I like this method of storytelling.
and yet all people say is that the elephants aren't realistic and too big and saying that there's no way that it's realistic...
Watching bloody carnage and then hearing "holy shish-ka-bob" is one of life's little wholesome moments 😂😂 (16:30 ish)
I grew up on these stories of the ancient civilizations, my Grandfather read to me about the 300 who stood their ground at Thermopylae...learned Latin so I could read the history books in original text.
a time where kings fought their battles
The original text is in Ancient Greek from the historian that wrote it..Search Herodotus you won't be disappointed.
latin ? you mean ancient greek (MAYBE)
Acient ELLINIC........"Latinic"???
W.t.f.
Watching her lose her innocence with each passing movie is so hilarious and satisfying to watch .she’s absolutely adorable with her reaction.
Losing her innocence is a heavy price to pay, that is my deepest regret
@@SGTMARSHALL1 agree, when innocent is lose. she gonna turning into another RUclips reactors
@@boboboy8189 her personality changes beyond what we see here, her mind can't unsee something
@@SGTMARSHALL1 By the time she does her last video, she'll be covered in tattoos and piercings, have a mohawk and an eyepatch, be smoking a cigar and wearing leather and chains.
What I can't believe is how much she does not know about human nature, history and how historical events have shaped our present world. Some would call it Innocence, some would call it Ignorance.
The 300 Spartan warriors at the gates of Thermopyle used to be something that most common people knew. The graphic novel this film was based on was a take on that legend, hence the visual style. The fantastical elements, I take it, reflect the fact that it's depicted as our narrator relates it to his fellow Spartans.
Well, the novel is highly inspired by the "historical" / folklorical telling of the battle by herodote. And, as a quick note, the equipment worn by spartns in the movie is actually pretty accurate to this more mythical version despite it not being historically accurate at all
I think of 300 as being the antithesis of the movie Troy, with Brad Pitt as Achilles. That film treated myth as though it were history, while this one presents history with the trappings of myth.
Sadly large numbers of younger people don't even know American History, so World History hasn't got a chance. I would be willing to bet that 80% or more of high school seniors couldn't find Greece on the map.
@@johnsinclair4448 "american history" makes me chuckle lol. I'm european, the history most of us know is easily 5 times as long as the history of "new" (non-indigenous) american history. Funny that you don't even know about that short span of time.
Ppl dont know how important it was for our western history for leonidas and his gym buddies to save us from that tyranny. Thank you spartans
The "May you live forever" is the most insulting thing you could say to a Spartan. It's why he looked so shamed when it was said to him. To die a beautiful death, to die with honor and courage was the greatest thing you could achieve in life. Living forever meant you would never get that chance.
Still get goosebumps when the Spartans form up into their ranks quicky
This is a true story! It got turned into a somewhat fictionalized/mythologized comic book, which then got adapted to the film you just watched, but the actual Battle of Thermopylae happened, led by 300 Spartans (probably around 7,000 Greeks in total), against a force of probably around 120,000-300,000 Persians. They used a natural chokepoint to make the invading Persian army face them in smaller numbers. Eventually, after a local named Ephialtes revealed a way to flank the Greek forces, the Persians did slaughter all of the Spartans and most of the remaining Greeks who stayed to fight (a few Thebans surrendered, but the Spartans were killed to a man). Delaying the Persian army at Thermopylae allowed the rest of the Greek states to prepare for a full scale war, and the Persians were eventually defeated and forced to withdraw from Europe. Ephialtes never received the promised reward for betraying the Greeks, but he earned a price on his head, and had to flee to Thessaly, and eventually was killed about 10 years later.
Thebes was ridiculed and hated all across the Greek world for their surrender to Xerxes. Their city fell to poverty and slums until Alexander the Great finally put an end to its meaningless, traitorous existence.
I love history
With respect, cut the "somewhat" from before "fictionalized."
And to this day Ephialtes has come to mean "nightmare."
This might be trivial semantics but graphic novel not comic book
It only took her a couple of hours to go from being squicked by the sound of flesh getting cut to being a full Spartan herself: “No! We die!”
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The fact he tells Ephialtes "may you live forever" is awesome and accurate the greatest insult a warrior could give another is the hope he would live forever and not receive the beautiful death all Spartan warriors dreamed of to die in combat
I love watching movies with you Cassie! Whenever my wife and I watch a movie she is inevitably asleep 6 minutes in. I appreciate you staying awake!
History lesson:
Most of the epic one liners in this film are versions of historically accurate words said by the Spartans.
They learnt to fight with words as much as with spear and sword. It became famous and given the title still used today for short pithy comebacks - Laconic wit. This is because Sparta was in the region of Laconia (hence the inverted V on their shields - Lamda, the Greek letter for L)
You are very knowledgeable of my culture, just a small correction. Not Delta (Δέλτα), Lamda (Λάμδα) which is the greek L. Capital Delta is a whole triangle, capital Lamda is like a capital Delta or a triangle without the bottom line. Many foreiners, mostly americans, get confused by Lamda, often putting it in the place of A when they want it more stylized. It is an honest mistake for people used to Latin letters in their own alphabet which doesn't have the greek letter Lamda.
The Spartans believed that to be perfect warriors they had to be well rounded individuals. They prized wit, dance, music and poetry. These skills were important to a Spartan warrior. No mindless thugs.
Let’s not forget an the Helots lol
@@menelaoslyk Corrected. Thank you. Palamedes would be spinning in his grave.
One such example of this wit was when an enemy confronted them and said something to effect of “if we defeat you in battle, we will enslave your wives and children, and put your city to the torchs.”
The Spartans replied with one word. “If.”
There is a reason why this story has stuck around for more than 2000 years. When Xerxes talks about erasing Sparta from the pages of history... Those 300 spartans sacrificed themselves to make sure no one would ever forget their story. And they haven't been. This occurred about 500 years before the birth of Jesus. And we are still telling this story. I find it so powerful. Some of the lines in the movie were from the original records of this battle. The line about fighting in the shade is real. Or as real as it gets. It comes from Herodotus, he names the Spartan that said it. It could just be something he put in the mouth of a famous soldier, but regardless that line has existed for more than 2000 years. The fact that it ends up in a movie, in the 21st century is a testament to how much this story has stuck around. The only thing to top it in my opinion is the Trojan Horse, in terms of long lasting storytelling. I love history. So wild to think about how PEOPLE actually did this, then. And again, the power of story telling. The fact that people even know the name Leonidas is proof. His name lives on and will continue to. He is immortal, at least as a concept. We will never forget his name. Shit 200s from now no one will remember me, or most of you. Imagine doing something so worthy of an epic story that 2500 years from now humanity will still remember you. Mind boggling. Anyway, rambling. This movie is great. But the story is even better.
Few years after this Spartans invited Persians to Greece to help them fight Athens.
Xerxes also lives on in the Bible as a husband of Esther. A great story in itself.
@@Jutrzen Greece was made out of city states so different political views clashed from time to time. Even during the Persian invasion some joined the enemy against other Greek states. It takes away nothing from the heroes who fell in the war against Persia.
@@kirschakos This is evolution in action. Humans will pretend they have reasons to fight, but the truth is our biology commands us to form groups and try to kill each other. In the long run, it makes us stronger and more likely to survive a hypothetical conflict with an enemy of another species who our genes have no control over. Look at it this way, if we were a purely peaceful species, we would have never built nuclear weapons. But if we get invaded by aliens, we might only have the chance to survive because we already built those and other weapons.
After all these millenials nobody knows Xerxes but everyone knows Sparta.
Yes i got goosebumps all over because of that speech at the end.
This is how a GOOD tragedy works. The original story, the comic, and the movie.
I remember when myself and a couple other managers screened this movie after we closed one night (I manage a movie theater downtown). After it was all over, we came out of the theater, all pumped up and ready for "battle". This movie is so visceral and motivating, one of Zach Snyder's best films for sure.
A lot of the most badass lines from this movie, like the "then we will fight in the shade" line, are direct translations from ancient Greek sources talking about the battle of Thermopylae.
Return with this shield... Or on it.
"Lay down your weapons!"
"Come and get them"
@@QuayNemSorr Molon Labe, which translates to Come and Get them in Greek, is the Military Motto of the modern Greek Army and is also used by certain groups of the United States' NRA in regards to the 2nd Ammendment
@@dgrmn12345 "Lave"
Ah yes. Me and my friends all through school were always yelling "SPARTA MAN!" 😂
I love everything about this movie. It wasn't just the imagery and the dialogue, but the volumes said in glances, especially the King as he looks at his Queen and his people.
One note regarding the Queen's comment about giving birth to Spartan men: The only Spartans who earned marked gravestones were men who died in battle and women who died in childbirth. Two incredibly important parts of a society - the women who produce the next generation and the men who defend it.
Cassie started this film with a lot of trepidation but she not only persevered but kept on providing insightful commentary throughout! And surprised herself by liking the film for its story and its original, stylized appearance. This was one of the first movies using virtual environments inserted behind and around the actors who played out their parts on very small soundstages. The effect is very painterly and surprisingly effective, perfect for this story!
Yeah, I think Sin City and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow were two of the other early ones. In these cases, they were all going for stylized visuals that did not have to represent modern reality. We've sort of lost that in recent years as this technique is now used to make flat, realistic settings.
Snyder really did make it look a lot like the graphic novel
"Then we will fight in the shade." can't fade that level of badassery
"Don't throw it away, you seem to need it" - Cassie
"Hold my spear" - King Leonidas
"The Noise Of The Gushing" was actually the working title of this film.
many of the amazing shots in this film are direct 'copies' of frames in the original graphic novel, its one of the reasons I love it, & have watched it sooo many times!
I love Frank Miller’s drawing style!
@@MikeB12800 same reason I enjoyed the film Sin City, they got his artwork spot on.
Heck yea that shot of them pushing the Persians off the cliff was straight from the graphic novel, like 100% accurate.
And after this, Gerard became the Warchief of Berk that we knew and loved in the How to Train Your Dragon series.
His spear couldn't stab Xerxes because this movie, although its massively filled with myths and beast from folk lore, actually is based on a real historical battle called The battle of Thermopylae that took place during the span of three days were the Spartan king Leonidas actually defended Sparta and parts of Greece with only 300 Spartans and around 7000 Greek warriors against Xerxes forces believed to have numbered around 120.000 - 300.000 soldiers.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ is the response Leonidas gave to Xerxes when he demanded the Spartans to lay down their weapons and it translates to ''Come and take them''.
I remember when my dad took me to see this for my 14th birthday and my god the visuals in this movie really blew my eye sockets away. Lol
*Did your dad say, "Jordan, do you like movies about gladiators?" before he took you to see 300.*
Lol No he didn’t. He had me watch the trailer and asked if I’m interested in seeing it on my birthday.
Did he ask, “Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?”
@@lewstone5430 lol. Where oh where have I heard that one.
If I saw this movie at 14 it would have made me grow a full beard and a foot taller before the closing credits
Spartan warriors were renowned for their battle prowess. Contrary to the film portrayal, however, they wore heavy armor: cuirasses, greaves, bracers and helm, along with the iconic large Spartan shield, which also made for an effective weapon. Spartan hoplites were like walking tanks, and the phalanx formation is still an effective tactic used today, especially by riot police.
And to this day they have a reputation for being even less talkative than Clint Eastwood in his movies.
In ancient times, Laconia was the name of the Spartan state whose free inhabitants were also called Laconians or Lacedaemonians. This is where the term 'laconic' comes from.
For example, when Philip II of Macedonia approached with his army, legend has it that he sent the following threat to the Laconian capital of Sparta: "If I defeat you, your houses will burn, your cities will burn, and your wives will become widows ." To which the Spartans replied: "If".
They also had highly decorated shields with many different designs painted by the soldier carrying it, not just that one design. Many were big lions heads or other dangerous creatures. One soldier (I forgot his name) only had a life sized fly painted on his shield. When asked why he had this tiny fly on his shield he said something to the effect of "I will be so close to my enemy that this fly will be as big as a lion"
But i mean, who can argue with those sweaty abs ;D
a bit more to that of course, for example that the phalanx was basically used by everyone at this point, and stayed in use thoughout the roman era until even the rennaisance maybe even longer
@@tacitus5665the Romans abandoned the phalanx pretty early on. A phalanx is ideal if there is not much space. But they are also slow and must be in perfect formation at all times. Which is a big reason why the Romans crushed the greeks when they came knocking on their door.
I've been watching your videos for over a year. Your reactions to violence never cease to make me laugh.
You seemed like the last person I’d expect to watch a movie like this
The Spartan response to "Lay down your weapons." was μολὼν λαβέ. "Molon Labe". Literal translation: "Come take". And yes that did actually happen. Probably the most epic and ancient mic drop in history.
Literally legendary.
none of this happened, its all propaganda
@@kenwahler3277 lol butthurt Iranian I imagine?
@@kenwahler3277 You aren't fooling anyone by up-voting your own lies.
The "we will fight in the shade" line is from the original account as well
The "This Is SPARTA" moment still gives me chills after all these years. Now THAT is a line!
One of the best movies ever made for men if that makes sense, when i came out of the movies i was so spaced out i almost got run over
I've gone through a few react channels before coming across yoursand I have to say I am settling in nicely and enjoying being a subby because your reactions are authentic, you've got great energy and you're not over reacting on putting on an act in parts and I really appreciate that it's pleasantly refreshing. I also love that you're open minded with the movies too like 300 is probably the most testosterone riddled action movie of all time but when somebody actually gives it a chance it's actually a well acted and beautiful true story and an important piece of history too. I'll admit when Leonidas went down to those arrows in the final act I shed a tear too. He was an epic legendary King one of the world's mightiest warriors It's incredible to think what some humans have achieved in their lifetime, truly inspiring.
Keep up the great content.
"the noise of the gooshing . . ." classic! beautifully descriptive. Thanks! love your reactions!
Yes, classic Cassie!
Don't forget the sloshing.....
"Oooh he was not kneeling, he was being a trampoline" made me straight cackle 😂
“Oh! He was not kneeling, he was being a trampoline!” 😂😂😂
I love your reviews!❤
The last battle was the battle of Platea a year later, 40,000 Greeks vs 120,000 Persians, the Greek army fainted a retreat uphill(rocky terrain) the Persian cavalry chased, the Spartan hoplites did an about face and charged downhill in full gear, sprinted, took out all the Persian cavalry, other Greeks followed, then all Greeks reformed on the plains and then charged the enemy Persian army as it was coming, they charged in a phalanx formation(which is cool, the coordination to charge while in Phalanx) and it was a massive clash, and there was some back and forth and eventually they broke their lines and cut them all down to the last. The guy who you see giving the speech was apparently driven mad, he had to follow his King's orders but every Spartan called him a coward for returning home while everyone else died in Thermopylae, so when it came to the day of the battle, according to the records after the charge, he went into a rage...a whirlwind of death(the actual words used as described by fellow Spartans who witnessed it) causing absolute terror in the Persians as he broke ranks and just started cutting his way through them all unti he finally died. He regained his honor, the Spartans stopped calling them "the coward" but instead "the lion" but still criticized him for being so foolish and breaking ranks like that to go on his own, having fought beside them and leading the Spartan charge and fighting till the end would have been enough to reclaim his honor...but I guess, the shame and name calling was too much, he probably went mad otherwise he would not have behaved that way on that day, almost as if he wanted to rejoin Leonidas and the other 299 Spartans in Hades.
When Leonidas made Xerxes bleed the look of stunned horror on his face was priceless, more so since he was acting as a haughty god king above everyone. When I saw this in the cinema back then everyone cheered at that moment even as the Spartans fell. Leonidas sure sent him a message and a scar to remember.
I got the same feelings and thoughts. Leonidas knew he would ''lose'' the battle - but not exactly losing. When he was talking with Xerxes, he said clearly: before the war is over he will prove that even a god king can bleed.
So he just wanted to prove this single point. Because the whole army of Xerxes, all his people stood behind Xerxes, just because they believed: he is a god - and Xerxes maybe even believed it itself (because when all people say this to you all the time, beginning at your earliest childhood - sure you maybe believe it yourself). And thats what surprised Xerxes himself, when he put his hand to his face and was in disbelieve, that he bleeds. It was the ultimate prove , that he isnt a god. And in that sense Leonidas won against Xerxes - because Leonisas defeated the narrative on which all is based on. And i can imagine, the spartan army later on could use that weakness, that every persian at this point knew : ''we dont have a god behind us... its just another king for whom we fight for'' , while spartans fight for their sheer survive, and therefore have a much stronger motive.
Leonidas knew this. And thats why it was so important, to make this ''god'' even the slightest wound, just to prove this point, for everyone visible.
In the movie the Last Samuri. This is the battle they were talking about when they were crouched down behind the straw and Cruse said DEAD TO THE LAST MAN and the Samuri replied IT IS A GOOD DEATH
what a lot of people don't get about this movie is it is not meant to be historically accurate. it's told by a Greek in a very Greek way to inspire troops . they are wearing trunks instead of armor because in the Greek style of storytelling they would be depicted as nude. at the same time the storyteller would want the Persians to depicted as monsters or barbarians.
Mrs. Popcorn is so adorable she was like "He's king because he killed a wolf?"
I love how Cassie says she liked the movie with such utter disbelief in her voice lol.
Mark my words: no movie-reaction-youtuber will ever dislike a movie. Its healthy for her likes, and subcribes. Beeing negative about a movie creates dislikes, and therefore bad for the algorithm. I dont remember when i saw ever a movie-reaction-youtuber where the person said ''sorry, but this movie was shit, and a waste of time'' ... and i saw a lot youtubers reacting to movies right now.
i’ve said i did not enjoy several movies, pulp fiction, goodfellas, shawn of the dead to name a few while still trying to find the good parts. To be fair, im very easily entertained but i did, very surprisingly genuinely like this one
And there are movies she won't watch because we all know she wouldn't like them - The Exorcist, for example. Very wise to not watch that one!
@@PopcornInBed And you've also been pretty meh on a lot of Mel Brooks comedy. Comedy in general, you can be stingy with those laughs. So it's obvious to me you do genuine reactions.
@ahad2k11 I won't watch that one either! I'm too afraid to see it, I know it will freak me out and give me nightmares
I saw this movie in theaters the day it came out. It was PACKED. Awesome experience. Had never seen a movie filmed like this before and it was great.
I'm so glad you reacted to this. So few do. I really think you should also react to another seldom reacted to film that you even mentioned...LEGEND. It is an amazing film with a really unique look and one of the best villains of all time played by the fantastic Tim Curry...RIP.
Why does everyone always think Tim Curry is dead, lol
Fun fact, the narrator was Faramir in Lord of the Rings.
Also a fun fact, the 300 Spartans is based on a real historical battle in Greece, The Battle of Thermopylae, that played a large part in the salvation of The Western World. The size of The Greek Army was more like 7000 but when Ephialtes sold them out, the Greeks knew they were all dead men. So the 300 Spartans stayed behind essentially as a suicide mission to save the lives of the rest of the army, and they fought to the death as a means to guard the army's retreat as a means of escape.
I'm so proud of this community! Can you imagine Cassie watching this when she first started? The length we've gone to desensitize her and toughen her up, it's really paying dividends! And now in turn she's toughening her sister up! Good job, everybody!
We'll have her watching Reservoir Dogs soon!
It's extremely gratifying to see her see through the blood and gore to the story underneath the spectacle and appreciate it as well as the stylization many times. To see her enjoy herself and the film.
I think Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers were probably the Rubicon.
@@r.b.ratieta6111 Definitely. Saving Private Ryan is a brutal assault on the senses that just doesn't stop hammering you for 3 hours solid. That movie definitely changed her perception of blood/gore in film. She still may not really like it, but she seems to "get it" now.
Her sister is still a chicken, we have to give her more time 🤣😂
I genuinely love how tender hearted you are. You can see it in your reactions and the emotions you express.
This one was so great in the cinema back in the days. My favorit line is "This is Sparta" The Actor that plays Leonidas did a reat good job.
Love your reaction! You mentioned the last samurai. Tom Cruise actually mentions the 300 in that movie
“He was being a trampoline!” is why other reaction channel can’t hold a candle to PIB. The incomparable Cass and Carly.
This was the first digitally projected movie I ever saw. It really made a huge difference, and was the perfect movie for it. Having absolutely no jitter or grain really enhanced the comic book stylisation of this movie.
It’s important to remember this movie is based on a comic, it is absolutely NOT based on history
The Spartans were actually known for their quick and smart comebacks historically.
As usual, I see your wit is as sharp as your sword!
“Ohhhh he was not kneeling, he was being a trampoline” 29:16 😂😂😂 I cracked up
Oh man! I already knew Cassie was going to be in for a shock when she saw this one. Got so excited to see this. Fun Fact: 300 is actually based on a comic rather than the actual historic event hence the stylized look for it too.
"Come back with your shield or on it" is an old Spartan phrase mothers and wives would say to the men when they left for war.
Come back victorious, with your shield, or come back as a corpse, carried on it. Essentially "win the battle or die"
I know this is an older video but I was rewatching it. And I find it kind of funny how you bring up the Last Samurai and how it ended. Because just before the charge at the end the main characters bring this historical event up when Katsumoto asks Tom Cruise character what happens to the 300 at Thermopylae and the answer is "They die to the last man."
You mentioned "Last Samurai", if you remember in that movie Algren tells Katsumoto the story of the 300 men at Thermopylae who faced 1,000,000 . At the end, Katsumoto asked what happened to the men at Thermopylae and Algren responded, "Dead to the last man" .....
Well Cassie I was not expecting you to like this one but I've been pleased to see your channel's growth and your own personal growth as person. It's rare to see a person continuously grow to understand and appreciate new and different things. Keep up the good content.
"Shields, people!" and your arms went up! lol! Cute! Fun watching 300 with you. Many thanks.
" being in love is not a weakness " it is when the enemy can use that love against you to make you mess up.
You were the chosen one!
I'm currently at 2:45 and I am going ahead and liking this video simply because Cassie said she takes all of her fans into account when recommendations are made. That kind of kindness and character is why I watch you. Thank you Cassie. Now I am going to enjoy your video. :p
It was filmed here in Austin. It is an epic story from history that has been studied by many and is a truly inspiring story of honor and valor.
very entertaining reaction. thank you so much for this!
The lady that plays as Leonidas' wife (and a Queen of Sparta) went on to star in "Game of Thrones." I can't remember her name for sure but I think it's Lena Headley.
This is definitely a very stylized film. For good reason. What you are seeing through most of the film is the story as being told by the guy with the bandaged eye (forgot his name). The visuals are what the soldiers listening to the story are imagining.
Dilios. ;). No, seriously, ;)
@@daveygivens735 That's it. Thanks. I was half a second from looking it up.
It is also a very classic narrative form. Have you ever read Homer's Odyssey? It reads much like sailor's yarn.
"Come back with your shield. Or on it." Spartans do not retreat or surrender. If you returned home without your shield it was probably because you dropped it to run away faster. So it is basically saying "Come home a victor, or dead".
"Do any of the 300 live?"
Remember in the Last Samurai when Nathan was asked if any of the soldiers at Thermopylae lived? He replied, "Dead to the last man." He was talking about this battle :)
300 men. My good friend, Tyler Neitzel plays the boy starting at 4:17 and fights also fights the wolf . Crazy how time flies. He was 16 at that time.
Funny how in the movie the king calls the other Greeks “... boy lovers...” when in fact the Spartans were the ones to sleep with the boys as their love would guarantee devotion to one another in the battlefield!
As a true Spartan (born there and still spend 4 months a year there), and history buff, this is one of my favorite tales of all. At my Father's funeral last summer I shared a story of how his bloodline was from King Leonidas (purely in jest, but it got such a great reaction). At his grave there's a marker our family put with the saying "Go tell Sparta, passerby, that here by Spartan Law I lie". He loved our heritage too. I'm so glad you got around to reacting to this flick, I've loved a ton of your reactions, but this one takes the cake. Keep up the great job. As an aside, the distance from Sparta to Thermopylae is 378 km (just under 235 miles). That would equate to about a week's march. After the battle, the Persians finally met their match less than a month later at the Battle of Salamis (covered in the sequel to 300).
Spartans weren't a race. The whole peninsula was Greek, from Athens to Thebes to Syracuse, etc. Sparta was a city-state within ancient Greece with a unique social system and constitution. Being Greek doesn't make you a Spartan.
@@Astafar13 Sorry but Spartans originate from a different Greek tribe called Dorians/Doric. Spartans were very different in culture from the other Greek tribes because of this.
@@kirschakos ..... so they were ethnically Greek like the entire peninsula, but were a city-state (tribe) that had a unique social system (culture). You literally said exactly what I did.
@@Astafar13 no, being BORN in Sparta, Laconia, makes you Spartan.
@@georgethetravelgenius1705 I hope that a verbal technicality from having been born in a particular geographic location isn't an attempt to equate a modern person with ancient citizen soldiers taken from their parents at a young age, raised in ruthless and grueling military life, left to fend for themselves in the wilderness or die, forced to steal their dinner and beaten for getting caught, having to abduct their own wives, etcetc. Because there are absolutely no parallels between those two people other than both being born in a place with a particular name. Claiming "true Spartan" like there's some kind of kinship with the men from the movie comes across as a bit of an ego stretch. But so does "The Travel Genius", so maybe there are no surprises here.