Just had a luck of watching this great piece of work.I give it 9/10.could not give full 10 points since i wished the movie could extend a bit longer..it was just too good..
It's a one and half hours of terrifying,jaw dropping,sensational battle experience.It's a story of 300 Spartans fighting against tens of thousands of Persians.A glorious part in the history of Greeks and which inspired many generations ahead,where 299 brave men with their leader of honour-the king Leonidas fought against and repulsed the enemy in the narrow pass of Thermopylae to protect the independence of their land and prevent the impending enslavement of their wives,children and the elderly..
It's a war movie.and thus viewers won't escape a hell lot of bloodshed,decapitations and such great extremes of violence.that is what the niche of war movies so far made,have delivered.BUT,director sure deserves a huge round of applause for his innovative way of creating violence on screen which is much milder than the other forms we have seen.we don't feel disgusted for sure.director has used more of gray,brownish and golden shades and thus blood no longer appears the same dangerous red..
Director has taken generous help from the highly advanced digital and visual effects technology and has been successful in putting life into each battle scene.I have never seen such brilliant use of slow motions before.A scene where the king-Leonidas moves ahead and cuts the innumerable enemies into multiple pieces is still so vivid in my eyes..
Excellent cinematography is the strongest point of the movie.Heavy metal that fills the background score is historically just perfect.The army of well built,8 packs abs,6 plus feet tall Spartans draped in crimson red is way too impressive.The king Leonidas,the Persian king Xerxes carried immense aura.dialogues are effective,power packed..there are some quick,short and highly effective sentences like;
"eat a hearty breakfast,coz tonight,we dine,IN HELL"
"come back,with the shield,or on it"
And most of all ,the performance of each single actor is award deserving.They all must have done ample hard work to move their audience by emotions.As a certificate to their brilliance,the viewers in some scenes cheered ,and in some others they clapped.
movie has been beautifully made.(except some uncomfortable scenes)it appeals to our aesthetic senses.So many war movies have been made but,never did the movie atmosphere feel so mysterious, wheat fields never looked so beautiful and never was the fight with spears and swords so impressive!!
this movie is a masterpiece.Go for it.I bet,you won't be disappointed..it simply rules...
