300
300 theatrical poster
Directed by	Zack Snyder
Produced by	Gianni Nunnari Mark Canton Bernie Goldmann Jeffrey Silver
Written by	Screenplay: Zack Snyder Kurt Johnstad Michael B. A film poster is a Poster used to advertise a Film. There may be several versions for one film Zack Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American Film director, Writer and producer. Gordon Comic Book: Frank Miller
Starring	Gerard Butler Lena Headey David Wenham Dominic West Rodrigo Santoro Andrew Tiernan
Music by	Tyler Bates
Cinematography	Larry Fong
Editing by	William Hoy
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	March 8, 2007 March 9, 2007 March 22, 2007 April 5, 2007
Running time	117 min. Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish Actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English Actress best known for playing Sarah Connor on FOX 's Terminator David Wenham (born 21 September 1965 is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies Television series and Theatre productions Dominic West (born October 15, 1969) is an English Actor. Early life West was born into an Irish Catholic Rodrigo Santoro (born August 22, 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Actor. Andrew James Tiernan (born on November 30 1965 is an English actor Tyler Bates is a music producer and composer for films His most known work includes "The Hangman's Song" and various other tracks from the Zombie Horror film William Hoy is a Film editor with more than 25 credits dating from 1987 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60 million[1]
Gross revenue	$456,068,181[1]
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300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a Feature film. A 300 is a historically-inspired 1998 Comic book Limited series (later collected into a single hardcover volume) written and illustrated Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in August 480 BC (and was detailed almost entirely by Herodotus) an alliance of Greek City-states fought The film is directed by Zack Snyder while Frank Miller served as executive producer and consultant. Zack Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American Film director, Writer and producer. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production The film was shot mostly with bluescreen to duplicate the imagery of the original comic book. Chroma Key is the name under which ex- Dream Theater Keyboardist Kevin Moore records

Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fight to the last man against Persian 'God-King' Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his army of more than one million soldiers. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish Actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Rodrigo Santoro (born August 22, 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Actor. As the battle rages, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. Gorgo (Γοργώ (fl 480 BC) was the daughter and the only child of Cleomenes I, King of Sparta (r Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English Actress best known for playing Sarah Connor on FOX 's Terminator The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan soldier Dilios (David Wenham). The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, For the mythical descendent of Heracles see Aristodemus. Aristodemus was a Spartan warrior one of the famous Three Hundred David Wenham (born 21 September 1965 is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies Television series and Theatre productions Through this narrative technique, various fantastical creatures are introduced, placing 300 within the genre of historical fantasy. Historical fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, related to Historical fiction.

300 was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters in the United States on March 9, 2007, and on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD on July 31, 2007. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is not insert the publicly disclosed HD DVD key into this article for the time being Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The film broke box office records, although critics were divided over its look and style. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue Some acclaimed it as an original achievement, while others criticized it for favoring visuals over characterization and its controversial depiction of the ancient Persians. UserScottandrewhutchins: http//enwikipediaorg/w/indexphp?title=Characterization&diff=next&oldid=157919139 --> Characterization is a process of conveying

Plot

Over Dilios's narration, young Leonidas is cast into the wild to fend for his life, per Spartan doctrine. Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons The agoge (Άγωγή was a rigorous education and training regime for all Spartan citizens except the sons in the ruling houses Leonidas survives the harsh winter and returns home, where he is crowned King.

Years later, messengers from Xerxes arrive at the gates of Sparta, demanding its submission to King Xerxes. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Outraged and offended by their threats and behavior, King Leonidas kicks the messengers into a pit, defiantly shouting that "This is Sparta!". Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons Acknowledging the threat of Xerxes's invasion force, he then visits the Ephors, proposing a strategy to repel the numerically superior enemy by using the strategically advantageous terrain of the Hot Gates of Thermopylae. An ephor ( Classical Greek) (from the Greek, epi, "on" or "over" and, horaō, "to see" i Thermopylae (θɚˈmɒpəli (Ancient and Katharevousa Greek, Demotic Θερμοπύλες: "hot gateway" is a location in Greece The Ephors, wary of Leonidas's plans, consult the Oracle, who in her trance decrees that Sparta must not go to war, lest they interrupt the sacred Carneian festival. PYTHIA is a computer simulation program for particle collisions at very high energies (see Event (particle physics) in Particle accelerators The Carneian festival (Κάρνεια was one of the most important religious festivals in ancient Sparta and other Dorian cities held in honor of Apollo As Leonidas departs, a Xerxes messenger appears and offers the Ephors a mountain of gold in return for their covert support.

Leonidas battling soldiers of the Persian empire

Despite his instructions, Leonidas gathers 300 of his best soldiers, under the guise of a leisurely walk. As they march north, the Spartans are joined by a group of Arcadians and various other Greeks, shortly before arriving at the Hot Gates of Thermopylae. Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Thermopylae (θɚˈmɒpəli (Ancient and Katharevousa Greek, Demotic Θερμοπύλες: "hot gateway" is a location in Greece In sight of the approaching Persian army, they construct a wall to contain the Persians' advance, and encounter Ephialtes, a hunchbacked Spartan who requests a private audience with Leonidas. Ephialtes ( Greek:, Ephialtēs; although Herodotus spelled it as, Epialtes) was the son of Eurydemus of Malis. A severely disfigured child whose parents fled Sparta to spare him certain infanticide, Ephialtes asks to redeem his father's name by joining Leonidas in battle against the Persians, and warns him of a secret goat path the Persians could use to outflank and surround them. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Leonidas, sympathetic to the eager warrior, rejects him upon realizing that Ephialtes cannot properly hold a shield, which would compromise the Spartan's phalanx. The phalanx (Ancient Greek φάλαγξ Modern Greek φάλαγγα phālanga (plural phalanxes or phalanges (Ancient and Modern Greek φάλαγγες

Prior to the battle, the Persians demand that the Spartans drop their arms and surrender, which Leonidas refuses, challenging the Persians to come and take their weapons from them. The Greek phrase Molōn labe! ( approximate Classical Greek pronunciation labé Modern Greek laˈve meaning "Come and take Using their tightly-knit phalanx formation, the Spartans funnel the Persians into the narrow terrain and with superior fighting skill and resolve repeatedly rebuff the Persian army, inflicting heavy casualties. Xerxes, impressed with Spartan fighting skill, personally approaches Leonidas to persuade him to surrender, promising wealth and power in exchange for his loyalty. Leonidas declines, promising instead to make the "God King" bleed, and turns to rejoin his armies. Dismayed at the refusal, Xerxes dispatches the Immortals, his elite personal guard, whom the Spartans draw into a trap and narrowly defeat. The Achaemenid Persian Immortals also known as the Persian Immortals or The Immortals were an elite force of Persian soldiers who performed the dual roles of The battles continue, with the Spartans prevailing over soldiers and animals drawn from the vast reaches of the Persian empire, ranging from Mongolian barbarians and Eastern chemists to African rhinoceroses and Indian war elephants. Rhinoceros (raɪˈnɒsərəs often colloquially abbreviated rhino, is a name used to group five extant species of Odd-toed ungulates in the family A war elephant is an Elephant trained and guided by humans for combat After two days of fighting however, an embittered Ephialtes defects to Xerxes and reveals the location of the goat path.

Xerxes encourages Leonidas to surrender

In Sparta, Queen Gorgo attempts to enlist the influential Theron to help persuade the Spartan council to send reinforcements to Leonidas. Gorgo (Γοργώ (fl 480 BC) was the daughter and the only child of Cleomenes I, King of Sparta (r Theron agrees, but demands that Gorgo submit sexually to him, which she reluctantly consents to. At the Hot Gates, the Greeks realize Ephialtes's treachery, and the Arcadians retreat in the face of certain death. The Spartans, obedient to their law, refuse to follow, and Leonidas orders a reluctant Dilios to return and orate the story of the valiant 300 to ensure their memory. In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in August 480 BC (and was detailed almost entirely by Herodotus) an alliance of Greek City-states fought In Sparta, Queen Gorgo appeals to the council, but is betrayed by Theron, who publicly accuses her of adultery in an attempt to discredit her. Enraged at his betrayal, Gorgo snatches a sword from a nearby soldier and kills Theron, rupturing a bag of Xerxes' gold in the folds of his robe and spilling it onto the ground. With this evidence, the Council denounces Theron as a traitor and unites against Persia.

At the Hot Gates, as the Persians surround the Spartans, Xerxes's general demands their surrender, declaring that Leonidas may keep his title as King of Sparta and become warlord of all Greece, answerable only to Xerxes. Sparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. A warlord is a person with power who has military control over a subnational area due to Armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority Ephialtes begs him to do so as well, to which Leonidas remarks "May you live forever," an insult from a culture valuing death and valor in battle. Leonidas drops his shield and removes his helmet, seemingly bowing in submission. Stelios then leaps over him and kills the general. A furious Xerxes orders his troops to attack. As Persian archers shoot the remaining Spartans, Leonidas rises and hurls his spear at Xerxes; he had discarded his shield and helmet to improve his balance and vision. Though the spear only rips Xerxes' cheek, Leonidas has kept his promise to "make the God-King bleed". Xerxes, visibly shaken by this reminder of his own mortality, watches as the remaining Spartans perish beneath the combined might of his army.

Dilios concludes his tale before an audience of attentive Spartans, all assembled on a new battlefield. Declaring that though the Persian army numbers 120,000, they are demoralized after losing thousands to a mere 300 Spartans just a year earlier - and they now face 10,000 Spartans commanding 30,000 Greeks. Praising Leonidas' sacrifice, Dilios leads the assembled Greek army into a fierce charge against the Persian army, igniting the Battle of Plataea. The Battle of Plataea was the final major Battle of the Greco-Persian Wars in southern Greece.

Cast

Production

Above: the film version of a panel from the graphic novel (below). Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish Actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English Actress best known for playing Sarah Connor on FOX 's Terminator Gorgo (Γοργώ (fl 480 BC) was the daughter and the only child of Cleomenes I, King of Sparta (r David Wenham (born 21 September 1965 is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies Television series and Theatre productions For the mythical descendent of Heracles see Aristodemus. Aristodemus was a Spartan warrior one of the famous Three Hundred Dominic West (born October 15, 1969) is an English Actor. Early life West was born into an Irish Catholic Michael Fassbender (born April 2, 1977) is an actor born in Heidelberg, Germany, brought up in Killarney, County Kerry Diēnékēs (Dieneces (Διηνέκης (died 480 BC was a Spartan officer present at the Battle of Thermopylae. Vincent Regan (born May 16, 1965) is a British film and television actor Rodrigo Santoro (born August 22, 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Actor. Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Andrew James Tiernan (born on November 30 1965 is an English actor Ephialtes ( Greek:, Ephialtēs; although Herodotus spelled it as, Epialtes) was the son of Eurydemus of Malis. Andrew Pleavin (born April 13, 1968 in London) is an Actor best known for his appearances in the TV film Attila Tom Wisdom is a British actor of Theatre, Film and Television. Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3 1947) is a Canadian Actor. Peter Mensah is a Ghanaian Actor who has appeared in such Films as 300, Hidalgo, Tears of the Sun, Kelly Craig is a Canadian model and actress from Montreal. She is best known for her work in modeling Tyler Max Neitzel (born September 19, 1991 in San Diego, California) is an American Actor. Robert Maillet (born October 26, 1969) is a Canadian professional wrestler and Actor best known for his tenure in the World

Above: A scene during filming. Below: The finished scene.

Producer Gianni Nunnari was not the only person planning a film about the Battle of Thermopylae; director Michael Mann already planned a film of the battle based on the book Gates of Fire. In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in August 480 BC (and was detailed almost entirely by Herodotus) an alliance of Greek City-states fought Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5 1943 is an American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer. Gates of Fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel by Steven Pressfield that recounts the Battle of Thermopylae through Xeones a Spartan Nunnari discovered Frank Miller's graphic novel 300, which impressed him enough to acquire the film rights. A ^[2][3] 300 was jointly produced by Nunnari and Mark Canton, and Michael B. Gordon wrote the script. ^[4] Director Zack Snyder was hired in June 2004^[5] as he had attempted to make a film on Miller's novel before making his debut with the remake of Dawn of the Dead,^[6] Snyder then got Screenwriter Kurt Johnstad to rewrite Gordon's script for production^[5] and Frank Miller was retained as consultant and executive producer. Zack Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American Film director, Writer and producer. Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 Remake of George A Romero 's 1978 film of the same name. ^[7]

The film is a shot-for-shot adaptation of the comic book, similar to the film adaptation of Sin City. WikipediaNFCC#10c --> Shot-for-shot (or shot-for-shot adaptation, shot-for-shot A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ^[8] Snyder photocopied panels from the comic book, from which he planned the preceding and succeeding shots. "It was a fun process for me. . . to have a frame as a goal to get to," he said. ^[9] Like the comic book, the adaptation also used the character Dilios as a narrator. Snyder used this narrative technique to show the audience that the surreal "Frank Miller world" of 300 was related from a subjective perspective. By utilizing Dilios' gift of storytelling, he is able to introduce fantasy elements into the film, explaining that "Dilios is a guy who knows how not to wreck a good story with truth. "^[10] Snyder also added the sub-plot in which Queen Gorgo attempts to rally support for her husband. A subplot, sometimes referred to as a "B story" or a "C story" and so on is a secondary plot strand that is auxiliary to the main plot ^[11]

Two months of pre-production were required to create hundreds of shields, spears and swords, some of which were recycled from Troy and Alexander. See also Filmmaking Pre-production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a Film, play, or other Performance. Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. An animatronic wolf and thirteen animatronic horses were also created. The actors trained alongside the stuntmen, and even Snyder joined in. Upwards of 600 costumes were created for the film, as well as extensive prosthetics for various characters and the corpses of Persian soldiers. ^[12]

300 entered active production on October 17, 2005 in Montreal,^[13] and was shot over the course of sixty days^[12] in chronological order^[11] with a budget of $60 million. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec ^[14] Employing the digital backlot technique, Snyder shot at the now-defunct Icestorm Studios in Montreal using bluescreens. Digital backlot (also known as a virtual backlot) is a term used to describe motion picture sets that have neither Chroma Key is the name under which ex- Dream Theater Keyboardist Kevin Moore records Butler said that while he didn't feel constrained by Snyder's direction, fidelity to the comic imposed certain limitations on his performance. Wenham said there were times when Snyder wanted to precisely capture iconic moments from the comic book, and other times when he gave actors freedom "to explore within the world and the confines that had been set". ^[15] Headey said of her experience with the bluescreens, "It's very odd, and emotionally, there's nothing to connect to apart from another actor. "^[16] Only one scene, in which horses travel across the countryside, was shot outdoors. ^[17] The film was an intensely physical production, and Butler pulled an arm tendon and developed a foot drop. Foot drop is a deficit in turning the Ankle and Toes upward known as dorsiflexion ^[18]

Post-production was handled by Montreal's Meteor Studios and Hybride Technologies filled in the bluescreen footage with more than 1500 visual effects shots. See also Filmmaking Post-production occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, Videos audio recordings Visual effects (commonly shortened to Visual F/X or VFX) are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a Live Visual effects supervisor Chris Watts and production designer Jim Bissell created a process dubbed "The Crush,"^[12] which allowed the Meteor artists to manipulate the colors by increasing the contrast of light and dark. In the context of Film and Television production a visual effects supervisor is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director and/or producers through Production designer is a term used in the movie and Television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films Certain sequences were desaturated and tinted to establish different moods. In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Ghislain St-Pierre, who led the team of artists, described the effect: "Everything looks realistic, but it has a kind of a gritty illustrative feel. "^[12][19] Various computer programs, including Maya, RenderMan and RealFlow, were used to create the "spraying blood. Computer programs (also software programs, or just programs) are instructions for a Computer. Maya is a high-end 3D computer graphics and 3D modeling software package originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation, but now owned by PhotoRealistic RenderMan, or PRMan for short is a proprietary photorealistic RenderMan -compliant renderer "^[20] The post-production lasted for a year and was handled by a total of ten special effects companies. The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called ^[21]

Soundtrack

Main article: 300 (soundtrack)

In July 2005, composer Tyler Bates had begun work on the film, describing the score as having "beautiful themes on the top and large choir," but "tempered with some extreme heaviness. Tyler Bates is a music producer and composer for films His most known work includes "The Hangman's Song" and various other tracks from the Zombie Horror film " The composer had scored for a test scene that the director wanted to show to Warner Bros. to illustrate the path of the project. Bates said that the score had "a lot of weight and intensity in the low end of the percussion" that Snyder found agreeable to the film. ^[22] The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features the vocals of Azam Ali. Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, Azam Ali is an Iranian musician/singer who currently resides in Los Angeles. ^[23] A standard edition and a special edition of the soundtrack containing 25 tracks was released on March 6, 2007, with the special edition containing a 16-page booklet and three two-sided trading cards. The term special edition ( deluxe edition and collector's edition are also used is a term generally used as a Marketing incentive for various kinds of products Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A trading card (or collectible card) is a small Card, usually made out of Cardboard or thick Paper, which usually contains an image of a ^[24]

The score has given rise to some controversy in the film composer community, garnering criticism for its striking similarity to several other recent soundtracks, including James Horner and Gabriel Yared's work for the film Troy. James Roy Horner (born August 14 1953) is an American Composer of orchestral and film music Gabriel Yared (جبرائيل يارد (born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese Academy Award winning Composer, best known for his work Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. The heaviest borrowings are said to be from Elliot Goldenthal's 1999 score for Titus. Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2 1954 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an acclaimed Academy Award and Golden Globe winning Titus is the original Soundtrack to the 1999 motion picture Titus. Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare 's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general "Remember Us," from 300, is identical in parts to the "Finale" from Titus, and "Returns a King" is similar to the cue "Victorius Titus. Titus is the original Soundtrack to the 1999 motion picture Titus. Titus is the original Soundtrack to the 1999 motion picture Titus. "^[25][26][27] (see Copyright issues) However, on August 3, 2007, Warner Bros. Pictures acknowledged in an official statement, "a number of the music cues for the score of 300 were, without our knowledge or participation, derived from music composed by Academy Award winning composer Elliot Goldenthal for the motion picture Titus. Warner Bros. Pictures has great respect for Elliot, our longtime collaborator, and is pleased to have amicably resolved this matter. "^[28]

Promotion and release

The official 300 website was launched by Warner Bros. in December 2005. The "conceptual art" and Zack Snyder's production blog were the initial attractions of the site. ^[29] Later, the website added video journals describing production details, including comic-to-screen shots and the creatures of 300. In January 2007, the studio launched a MySpace page for the film. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and ^[30] The Art Institutes created a micro-site to promote the film. This article is about the chain of for-profit art schools For the stand-alone art college in Boston see The Art Institute of Boston; for the stand-alone art college in ^[31]

At Comic-Con International in July 2006, the 300 panel aired a promotional teaser of the film, which was positively received^[32] but despite stringent security, the trailer was then leaked on the Internet. Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden ^[33] Warner Bros. released the official trailer for 300 on October 4, 2006^[34] and later on it made its debut on Apple. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. com where it received considerable exposure. The background music used in the trailers was "Just Like You Imagined" by Nine Inch Nails. Although background music was by the end of the 20th Century generally identified with Muzak or Elevator music, there are several stages in the development of this " Just Like You Imagined " is an Instrumental by Nine Inch Nails from their 1999 album The Fragile. A second 300 trailer, which was attached to Apocalypto, was released in theaters on December 8, 2006,^[35] and online the day before. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[36] On January 22, 2007 an exclusive trailer for the film was broadcast during prime time television. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland ^[37] The trailers have been credited with igniting interest in the film and contributing to its box-office success. ^[38]

In April 2006, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced its intention to make a PlayStation Portable game, 300: March to Glory, based on the film. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. 300 March to Glory is a Video game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP that was released on February 27, 2007, based on the comic Collision Studios worked with Warner Bros. to capture the style of the film in the video game, which was released simultaneously with the film in the United States. ^[39] The National Entertainment Collectibles Association produced a series of action figures based on the film,^[40] as well as replicas of weapons and armor. The National Entertainment Collectibles Association or NECA is an American manufacturer of collectibles typically licensed from films sports music and television An action figure is a posable character Figurine, made of Plastic or other materials and often based upon a movie, Comic book, Video game ^[41]

Warner Bros. Pictures promoted 300 by sponsoring the Ultimate Fighting Championship's light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, who made personal appearances and participated in other promotional activities. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world In boxing the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds division is the weight division between Cruiserweight and Super middleweight. Charles David 'Chuck' Liddell (born December 17 1969 also known as " The Iceman " is an American Mixed martial artist who fights for the Ultimate ^[42] The studio also joined with the National Hockey League to produce a 30-second TV spot promoting the film in tandem with the Stanley Cup playoffs. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion ^[43]

In August 2006, Warner Bros. announced 300's release as March 16, 2007,^[44] but in October the release was moved forward to March 9, 2007. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[34] 300 was released on DVD, HD DVD and BD on July 31, 2007 in Region 1 territories, in single-disc and two-disc editions. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is not insert the publicly disclosed HD DVD key into this article for the time being Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played 300 was released in single-disc and steelcase two-disc editions on DVD, HD DVD and BD on August 2007 in Region 2 territories, albeit not in every Region 2 country such as the United Kingdom and Germany. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is not insert the publicly disclosed HD DVD key into this article for the time being DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

On July 9, 2007, the American cable channel TNT bought the rights to broadcast the film from Warner Bros. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned ^[45] TNT will be able to start airing the movie in September of 2009. Sources say that the network paid between $17 million^[46] and just under $20 million^[45] for the movie. TNT agreed to a three-year deal instead of the more typical five-year deal. ^[46]

Reception

Box office

300 was released in North America on March 9, 2007, in both conventional and IMAX theaters. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[47] It grossed $28,106,731 on its opening day and ended its North American opening weekend with $70,885,301, breaking the record held by Ice Age: The Meltdown for the biggest opening weekend in the month of March. Opening Day is warmly regarded in North American tradition as the beginning of a new Major League Baseball season Ice Age The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2 The Meltdown or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 film sequel to the ^[48] 300's opening weekend gross is the 24th highest in box office history, coming slightly below The Lost World: Jurassic Park but higher than Transformers. The Lost World Jurassic Park (commonly referred to as The Lost World or Jurassic Park 2) is a 1997 American Science Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and ^[49] It was the third biggest opening for an R-rated film ever, behind The Matrix Reloaded ($91. The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 Film, the second installment in ''The Matrix'' trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers 8 million) and The Passion of the Christ ($83. The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 film co-written co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson. 8 million). ^[50] The film also set a record for IMAX cinemas with a $3. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and 6 million opening weekend. ^[51]

300 opened two days earlier, on March 7, 2007, in Sparta, and across Greece on March 8. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. ^[52][53] Studio executives were surprised by the showing, which was twice what they had expected. The studio executive is an employee of a Film studio or a Corporation doing business in the Entertainment industry. ^[54] They credit the movie's stylized violence, the strong female role of Queen Gorgo which attracted a large number of women to the movie, and the MySpace advertising blitz. ^[55] Producer Mark Canton said, "MySpace had an enormous impact but it has transcended the limitations of the Internet or the graphic novel. Once you make a great movie, word can spread very quickly. "^[55]

Reviews

Since its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2007, in front of 1,700 audience members, 300 has received generally mixed reviews. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. While it received a standing ovation at the public premiere,^[56] it was reportedly panned at a press screening hours earlier, where many attendees left during the showing and those who remained booed at the end. A standing ovation is a form of Applause where members of a seated Audience stand up while applauding ^[57] In North America, critical reviews of 300 are divided. On Rottentomatoes.com, it has a 61% approval rating from listed critics and 49% from its "Cream of the Crop. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. In the United States, presidential job approval ratings were introduced by George Gallup in the late 1930s (probably 1937 to gauge public support for the president "^[58] On MetaCritic.com, 300 received a rating of 51/100 based on 34 reviews, resulting in "Mixed or Average Reviews" status. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. ^[59]

The two major industry trades published generally positive reviews. Variety's Todd McCarthy describes the film as "visually arresting,"^[60] while Kirk Honeycutt, writing in The Hollywood Reporter, praises the "beauty of its topography, colors and forms. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. "^[61] Writing in the Chicago Sun Times, Richard Roeper acclaims 300 as "the Citizen Kane of cinematic graphic novels. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1959) is a Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and from September 2000 through August 2008 Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored "^[62] 300 was also warmly received by websites focusing on comics and video games. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Comic Book Resources' Mark Cronan found the film compelling, leaving him "with a feeling of power, from having been witness to something grand. Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion "^[63] IGN's Todd Gilchrist acclaimed Zack Snyder as a cinematic visionary and the "possible redeemer of modern moviemaking. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video "^[64]

A number of critical reviews appeared in major American newspapers. This list of all newspapers in the United States is a list of Newspapers printed and distributed in the United States. A.O. Scott of the New York Times describes 300 as "about as violent as Apocalypto and twice as stupid," as well as criticizing its color scheme and suggesting that its plot includes racist undertones. Anthony O "Tony" Scott (born July 10, 1966) is an American Journalist and Critic. In Color theory, a color scheme is the choice of Colors used in Design for a range of media ^[65] Kenneth Turan writes in the Los Angeles Times that "unless you love violence as much as a Spartan, Quentin Tarantino or a video-game-playing teenage boy, you will not be endlessly fascinated. Kenneth Turan ( (b 27 October 1946) is an American Film critic and Lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and "^[66] Some Greek newspapers have been particularly critical, such as film critic Robby Eksiel saying that moviegoers would be dazzled by the "digital action" but irritated by the "pompous interpretations and one-dimensional characters. Below is a list of Newspapers published in Greece. Athens Newspapers (Available Nationally Daily Political Newspapers Adesmeftos "^[67][53]

Awards and nominations

At the MTV Movie Awards 2007, 300 was nominated for Best Movie, Best Performance for Gerard Butler, Best Breakthrough Performance for Lena Headey, Best Villain for Rodrigo Santoro, and Best Fight for Leonidas battling "the Uber Immortal". The 2007 MTV Movie Awards took place on June 3, 2007 (June 4 in Europe at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City California and were hosted by Sarah ^[68] It eventually won the award for Best Fight. 300 won both the Best Dramatic Film and Best Action Film honors in the 2006-2007 Golden Icon Awards presented by Travolta Family Entertainment. ^[69] In December 2007, 300 won IGN's Movie of the Year 2007,^[70] along with Best Comic Book Adaptation^[71] and King Leonidas as Favorite Character. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video ^[72]

Historical accuracy

300's director Zack Snyder stated in an MTV interview that "The events are 90 percent accurate. It's just in the visualization that it's crazy. . . . I've shown this movie to world-class historians who have said it's amazing. They can't believe it's as accurate as it is. " He continues that the film is "an opera, not a documentary. That's what I say when people say it's historically inaccurate". ^[73] However he is quoted in a BBC News story that the film is, at its core "a fantasy film. Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes usually involving magic, Supernatural events make-believe creatures or exotic Fantasy worlds " He also describes the film's narrator, Dilios, as "a guy who knows how not to wreck a good story with truth. "^[10]

Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History at Cambridge University, advised the filmmakers on the pronunciation of Greek names, and states that they "made good use" of his published work on Sparta. Paul Cartledge is a Professor of Greek History at Cambridge University, and a fellow of Clare College. The History of Greece traditionally encompasses the study of the Greek people, the areas they ruled historically and the territory now composing the modern state of The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Ancient Greek phonology is the study of the Phonology, or Pronunciation, of Ancient Greek. He praises the film for its portrayal of "the Spartans' heroic code," and of "the key role played by women in backing up, indeed reinforcing, the male martial code of heroic honor," while expressing reservations about its "'West' (goodies) vs 'East' (baddies) polarization. "^[74] Cartledge writes that he enjoyed the film, although he found Leonidas' description of the Athenians as "boy lovers" ironic, given his views on the institutional pederasty of the Spartan educational system. Spartan pederasty, the traditional intimate and pedagogic friendship between a man and a boy a custom held in common with other Dorian tribes is thought to have either ^[75]

Ephraim Lytle, assistant professor of Hellenistic History at the University of Toronto, states that 300 selectively idealizes Spartan society in a "problematic and disturbing" fashion, as well as portraying the "hundred nations of the Persians" as monsters and non-Spartan Greeks as weak. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus He suggests that the film's moral universe would have seemed as "bizarre to ancient Greeks as it does to modern historians. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca "^[76]

Victor Davis Hanson, formerly professor of Classical history at California State University, Fresno, who wrote the foreword to a 2007 re-issue of the graphic novel, states that the film demonstrates a specific affinity with the original material of Herodotus in that it captures the martial ethos of ancient Sparta and represents Thermopylae as a "clash of civilizations". Victor Davis Hanson (born 1953 in Fowler California) is a Military historian, Columnist, political essayist and former Classics professor notable California State University Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State and even plainly State, is one of the campuses of California State University Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash He remarks that Simonides, Aeschylus and Herodotus viewed Thermopylae as a battle against "Eastern centralism and collective serfdom", which opposed "the idea of the free citizen of an autonomous polis". Aeschylus (ˈɛskɨləs or /ˈiːskɨləs/ Greek: Ασχύλος, Aischylos, 525 BC/524 BC 456 BC/455 BC was an ancient Greek Playwright Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash ^[77] He further states that the film portrays the battle in a "surreal" manner, and that the intent was to "entertain and shock first, and instruct second. "^[78]

Touraj Daryaee, associate professor of Ancient History at California State University, Fullerton, criticizes the movie's use of classical sources, writing:

Some passages from the Classical authors Aeschylus, Diodorus, Herodotus and Plutarch are spilt over the movie to give it an authentic flavor. Touraj Daryaee (born 1967 in Tehran Iran) is a contemporary Persian Iranologist and historian California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Aeschylus becomes a major source when the battle with the “monstrous human herd” of the Persians is narrated in the film. Diodorus’ statement about Greek valor to preserve their liberty is inserted in the film, but his mention of Persian valor is omitted. Herodotus’ fanciful numbers are used to populate the Persian army, and Plutarch’s discussion of Greek women, specifically Spartan women, is inserted wrongly in the dialogue between the “misogynist” Persian ambassador and the Spartan king. Classical sources are certainly used, but exactly in all the wrong places, or quite naively. ^[79]

Controversy

Before the release of 300, Warner Brothers expressed concerns about the political aspects of the film's theme. Snyder relates that "There was a huge sensitivity about East versus West with the studio. "^[80] Media speculation about a possible parallel between the Greco-Persian conflict and current events began in an interview with Snyder that was conducted before the Berlin Film Festival. ^[81] The interviewer remarked that "everyone is sure to be translating this [film] into contemporary politics. " Snyder replied that, while he was aware that people would read the film through the lens of contemporary events, no parallels between the film and the contemporary world were intended. ^[82]

Outside the current political parallels, some critics have raised more general questions about the film's ideological orientation. The New York Post's Kyle Smith writes that the film would have pleased "Adolf's boys",^[83] and Slate's Dana Stevens compares the film to The Eternal Jew, "as a textbook example of how race-baiting fantasy and nationalist myth can serve as an incitement to total war". The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael The Eternal Jew is a 1940 Propaganda film. Its title in German is Der ewige Jude, the German term for the character of ^[84] Roger Moore, a critic for the Orlando Sentinel, relates 300 to Susan Sontag's definition of "fascist art". The Orlando Sentinel is the primary Newspaper of the Orlando Florida region Susan Sontag ( January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American Literary theorist, Philosopher, Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology ^[85]

However, Newsday critic Gene Seymour stated that such reactions are misguided, writing that "the movie's just too darned silly to withstand any ideological theorizing. Newsday is a daily Tabloid -size Pulitzer Prize winning Newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City "^[86] Snyder himself dismissed ideological readings, suggesting that reviewers who critique a "graphic novel movie about a bunch of guys. . . stomping the snot out of each other" using words like " 'neocon,' 'homophobic,' 'homoerotic' or 'racist' " are "missing the point. "^[87]

A 300 movie poster depicting the Persian Uber-Immortal. The Achaemenid Persian Immortals also known as the Persian Immortals or The Immortals were an elite force of Persian soldiers who performed the dual roles of

Since its opening, 300 also attracted controversy over its portrayal of Persians. layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Various critics, historians, journalists, and officials of the Iranian government including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad^[88] denounced the film. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran ^[89][90][91] As in the graphic novel, the Persians were depicted as a monstrous, barbaric and demonic horde, and King Xerxes was portrayed as androgynous. Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two ^[92][93] Critics suggested that this was meant to stand in stark contrast to the masculinity of the Spartan army. ^[94] Steven Rea argued that the film's Persians were a vehicle for an anachronistic cross-section of Western stereotypes of Asian and African cultures. ^[95]

The film's portrayal of ancient Persians caused a particularly strong reaction in Iran. layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. ^[96] Azadeh Moaveni of Time reported that Tehran was "outraged" following the film's release. Azadeh Moaveni ( Persian: آزاده معاونى born 1976 in Palo Alto California) is an Iranian-American Journalist and Writer Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of Moaveni identified two factors which may have contributed to the intense reaction: its release on the eve of Norouz, the Persian New Year, and the common Iranian view of the Achaemenid Empire as "a particularly noble page in their history. Nowrūz ( /noruz/ ↔, (English New Day various local pronunciations and spellings) is the traditional Iranian New year Holiday celebrated The New Year is an event that happens when a Culture celebrates the end of one Year and the beginning of the next year The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire ( haχɒmaneʃijɒn (558–330 BC was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of "^[97][98][99] Various Iranian officials condemned the film. ^{[100][101][102][103]} The Iranian Academy of the Arts submitted a formal complaint against the movie to UNESCO, labelling it an attack on the historical identity of Iran. The Iranian Academy of the Arts ( Persian: هنر ایران formally "Academy of Art of the Islamic Republic of Iran" was established in Esfand 1378 Hsh/February United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 ^[104][105] The Iranian mission to the U. N. protested the film in a press release,^[106] and Iranian embassies protested its screening in France, Thailand, Turkey and Uzbekistan. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly ^{[107][108][109][110]}

Slovenian philosopher and author Slavoj Žižek defended the movie from those who attacked it as an example of "the worst kind of patriotic militarism with clear allusions to recent tensions with Iran and Iraq. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Slavoj Žižek (ˈslavoj ˈʒiʒɛk (born 21 March 1949) is a Post-Marxist Sociologist, Philosopher, and Cultural critic " He wrote that the story represents a "poor, small country (Greece) invaded by the army of a much larger state (Persia)," suggesting that the identification of the Spartans with a modern superpower is flawed. Instead of seeing a "fundamentalist" aspect in the Spartan identity, he stated that "all modern egalitarian radicals, from Rousseau to the Jacobins…imagined the republican France as a new Sparta". The Jacobin Club was the largest and most powerful political club of the French Revolution. ^[111]

In response to the criticisms, a Warner Bros. spokesman stated that the film 300 "is a work of fiction inspired by the Frank Miller graphic novel and loosely based on a historical event. The studio developed this film purely as a fictional work with the sole purpose of entertaining audiences; it is not meant to disparage an ethnicity or culture or make any sort of political statement. The term political statement is usually used to refer to any act or non verbal form of communication that is intended to influence a decision to be made for or by a group "^[96]

Popular culture

300 has been spoofed in various media, spawning the "this is Sparta!" internet meme,^[112] with parodies also appearing in film and television. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject These include the short United 300, which won the Movie Spoof Award at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. United 300 is a Short film that spoofs United 93 ( 2006) and 300 ( 2007) The 2007 MTV Movie Awards took place on June 3, 2007 (June 4 in Europe at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City California and were hosted by Sarah Skits based upon the film have appeared on Saturday Night Live^[113] and Robot Chicken, the latter of which mimicked the visual style of 300 in a parody set during the American Revolutionary War, titled "1776". Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew ^[114][115]

20th Century Fox released Meet the Spartans, a spoof of 300 and Stomp the Yard, among others. Meet the Spartans is a 2008 Parody film directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Stomp the Yard is a 2007 Drama Film with produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures ' Screen Gems division ^[116] Universal Studios is planning a similar parody, titled National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American ^[117]

300 was also parodied in an episode of South Park named "D-Yikes!"^[118]

References

External links

• Official site
• 300 Production notes
• 300 at the Internet Movie Database
• 300 hype at Superhero Hype!
• 300 at Rotten Tomatoes
• 300 at Metacritic
• 300 at Box Office Mojo
• "Inside 300" by HowStuffWorks
• 10 things the makers of '300' got right, by Mary Beard. Superhero Hype!, often abbreviated to SHH!, is a Film Website which focuses on adaptations of Comic books and Graphic novels as Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. Box Office Mojo is a Website that tracks Box office Revenue in a systematic way Winifred Mary Beard (born 1 January 1955) is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge and is a fellow of Newnham College.
• 300 Lies? Give poetics a chance, by David C. Ryan.