The film combines live action and virtual backgrounds to deliver a period tale with a contemporary punch. The film does a kick ass job of depicting the way the Spartans fought. If I hadn't sailed the Aegean and seen the cliffs and felt the sea I don't think I could've possibly interpreted the story because any story about ancient Greece, you have to realize that the land and the sea were their biggest weapons." But you have to make your way across a busy freeway and climb up the mound where the Spartans actually died. Now there's a freeway and you park by the side of the road to get to a lovely monument put up by American Greeks. "I did go to Greece," Miller said, "and I took a side trip out to the actual Hot Gates.
Miller is ultimately the better storyteller both visually and narratively. This proves successful because Snyder is not a great director and the more he relies on Miller's images as a storyboard for the action, the better for the film. The result is a faithful adaptation of Miller's blood splattered tribute to the fearless and fearsome Spartans. , treated Miller's graphic novel as if it were an elaborate storyboard for a film. Snyder, who previously directed the remake of He says that Hollywood is finally looking to graphic novels with more respect: "Hollywood has gone through a long gestation period but now I finally think that they see graphic novels as something that dont need to be fixed, they just need to be filmed."Ī comparison of the film image and the graphic novel 300 (WB) So for the generation growing up now, there will be a much bolder and more vivid account helmed by Zack Snyder.
But that film now seems stiff and stilted. Was the Hollywood retelling that had inspired the young Miller. It's so compelling that I think each generation has to retell it." The 1962 sword and sandal epic
I had wanted to do this story since I was six years old. Is a lean, mean work about men who are born to fight and never question their destiny of dying on the battlefield.Īt last year's Comic-Con, Miller sat on a panel for the film and revealed, "I researched the hell out of the story.
If you're looking for a film about relationships, or if you like anything remotely warm and fuzzy, steer clear ofĪnd its ferocious celebration of Spartans warriors. Even the beautiful Spartan queen (Lena Headey) displays such steely reserve that she had male viewers cheering her on as she dispensed tough love to her husband, and ruthless vengeance to her enemies. That the screen virtually sweats the male hormone. There's so much testosterone pumping through the new film
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