Leonidas was the king of Sparta between 488BC and 480BC. The movie “300” narrates the story of Leonidas leading 300 Spartan “body guards” and fighting to death against the massive Persian army led by “God King” Xerxes in the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Prior to the start of the war‚ Leonidas knew that his army was hugely outnumbered and knew with certainty that his move against the Persians was a suicide mission. His intention was to delay the fast approaching Persian army from reaching the
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300 Cast • King Leonidas‚ King of Sparta. • Queen Gorgo‚ Queen of Sparta • Pleistarchus‚ son of Leonidas and Gorgo • Theron‚ a fictional corrupt Spartan politician • Dilios‚ narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician
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a three-dimensional landscape. Most of the film had landscapes in most shots‚ to comprise a large component of a plot when the Spartans chose to utilize it against the Persian intruders; this design is such a big part in the film. In this movie‚ Leonidas‚ the King‚ wage war against the Persians and he showed his ability as a fighter. The film was shot with a very dusty lighting kind of feeling. That helped to give honor to the reality that‚ the plot came from a graphic novel and it attempted to imitate
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“Did I hear that right? There is a plan to fight Persia at Thermopylae?” My friend Aesop asked. We were coming out of a meeting at the barracks. “Yes‚ my friend‚ we will defend the pass from the invaders‚” I replied.In the meeting in the barracks‚ King Leonidas had told us that he was going to hand pick 300 of our elite soldiers to fight Persia. “Did you know‚ Acacius?” he asked me‚ “Only fathers will be going on this mission.” He was correct. The king was only picking soldiers who had children
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is a film about the Battle of Thermopylae. Dictated by a Spartan soldier‚ Dilios‚ the film begins by telling the story of King Leonidas’ childhood. The story skips ahead to his kingship‚ where messengers from the Persian godking Xerxes threaten the Spartans and demand their surrender. Leonidas refuses‚ and attempts to take the Spartan army to meet Xerxes’ forces. However‚ the senate denies his request so Leonidas is forced to take only 300 soldiers to fight Xerxes’ army of over 200‚000. The Spartan army makes a stand at the Hot Gates so that the vast
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300 Movie Review The Battle of Thermopylae is a famous historical event‚ many people have known of it probably after watching the great movie 300 that was released back in 2006. The movie tells the story of king Leonidas and his 300 men fighting a fierce battle against the Persian army that came to invade Greece. However‚ like any other Hollywood movie that is based on an actual historical event‚ this movie is no exception from rewriting some of the historical facts. After a brief comparison between
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They are both based upon a one of the most famous battles in the Persian Wars (492 - 449 BC)‚ The Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Thermopylae goes down in history for being one of the most heroic feats of bravery in any war. The Spartan King Leonidas led 300 Spartan warriors in a fight to block the Persian Army from passing into Greece through a two meter wide pass through the mountains of Thermopylae. The Persian army that vastly outnumbered the Spartans was beat back for two days and during
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In this paper I will be comparing and contrasting the events that took place in the movie 300 to the real events that were recorded throughout history by many historians that have studied these events of the one of the strongest Hellenic city-states Sparta. The movie 300 was set in the spring of 480 BC when the Persian King Xerxes was trying to follow in his fathers footsteps who continuing his master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states‚ arrives in Hellas. The previous attempts by the
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Some of the main characters in 300 are prime examples for the different gender roles. King Leonidas is the proud‚ triumphant King of Sparta. In the film‚ the character Leonidas possesed as a couple different male stereotypes. King Leonidas is portrayed as the hero throughout the different action sequences. Throughout the movie Leonidas takes charge of his troops and leads them into battle. Leonidas is hero not only because he is the King of Sparta‚ but also because he is
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well. As Jaron walked throug¬h the city he saw the coliseum he said “Sick people‚ killing for their amusement” he continued walking through the city‚ he walked over to an olive tree‚ drew his sword‚ then he said “ I never liked olives”‚ then he split the tree in half with his sword. “Leonidas is going to like this one”‚ thinking of the three other kingdoms his army took over. Jaron finally reached his destination and said “ Julius Ceaser come out and face me
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