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Thanks guys.
I teach Western Civ Part I, so I know most of this stuff at least on a basic level. I know more about 300 because I prepped for it before I saw the movie. I made it extra credit for my students, so I had to be able to grade the extra credit fairly by knowing the answers.
Now granted, they did get some things right. The whole part in the beginning with the little boy and the training starting at age 7...that's accurate.
One thing they did get wrong about that, though, was they never sent them out into the woods to survive the night and that meant they were a man. They sent you out to kill a helot (The slave labor that ran the Spartan economy since the men were in the military constantly) and the objective was not to kill the helot, but to not get caught doing it.
Calling Thermopolae "The Hot Gates" was accurate to, as Thermopolae in Greek translates into "The Hot Gates"
The whole them not bringing the whole army because it was a state religious holiday and the army couldn't fight, that was accurate as well.
But, like I said before. This never claimed to be based on history. It claimed to be based on a graphic novel based on a historical event, so a twice-deluded source. From what I understand, it follows the lines from the book almost verbatim.
Oh...that's another thing that's accurate. The part when the Persian messenger says that "Our arrows will blot out the sun" and the Spartan says, "Then we will have out battle in the shade."
That's accurate (at least as far as we can tell).
Also accurate is the part where the Queen tells Leonidas to "Come back with your shield, or on it." We actually have records of a Spartan mother telling her son that as he leaves for battle.
Also, when they are in the phalanx, the fighting style that they used (the shields forming a barrier and stabbing over, under and through them with spears) is accurate. The only inaccuracy there is that they would have been constantly in the phalanx formation...in the movie they abandoned that style after about 10 minutes in the first battle.
I teach Western Civ Part I, so I know most of this stuff at least on a basic level. I know more about 300 because I prepped for it before I saw the movie. I made it extra credit for my students, so I had to be able to grade the extra credit fairly by knowing the answers.
Now granted, they did get some things right. The whole part in the beginning with the little boy and the training starting at age 7...that's accurate.
One thing they did get wrong about that, though, was they never sent them out into the woods to survive the night and that meant they were a man. They sent you out to kill a helot (The slave labor that ran the Spartan economy since the men were in the military constantly) and the objective was not to kill the helot, but to not get caught doing it.
Calling Thermopolae "The Hot Gates" was accurate to, as Thermopolae in Greek translates into "The Hot Gates"
The whole them not bringing the whole army because it was a state religious holiday and the army couldn't fight, that was accurate as well.
But, like I said before. This never claimed to be based on history. It claimed to be based on a graphic novel based on a historical event, so a twice-deluded source. From what I understand, it follows the lines from the book almost verbatim.
Oh...that's another thing that's accurate. The part when the Persian messenger says that "Our arrows will blot out the sun" and the Spartan says, "Then we will have out battle in the shade."
That's accurate (at least as far as we can tell).
Also accurate is the part where the Queen tells Leonidas to "Come back with your shield, or on it." We actually have records of a Spartan mother telling her son that as he leaves for battle.
Also, when they are in the phalanx, the fighting style that they used (the shields forming a barrier and stabbing over, under and through them with spears) is accurate. The only inaccuracy there is that they would have been constantly in the phalanx formation...in the movie they abandoned that style after about 10 minutes in the first battle.
i really want to see that movie soooooo bad!!! need to get my bf to take me to see that movie
Hey, heyssss...'as you read Spartan by Valerio Massimo Manfredi? I am reading it (as I have been doing for the last 3 years). It's a bleedin' good read!
Yes, I feel justified to post a book in a movie thread. Don't like it? Go to Florida, pinko(s).
Yes, I feel justified to post a book in a movie thread. Don't like it? Go to Florida, pinko(s).
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]kimmithee wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i really want to see that movie soooooo bad!!! need to get my bf to take me to see that movie[/QUOTE]
Wow, you have a boyfriend.
Wow, you have a boyfriend.
I'm defo seeing this movie soon.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=pink>Account Deleted wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]kimmithee wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i really want to see that movie soooooo bad!!! need to get my bf to take me to see that movie[/QUOTE]
Wow, you have a boyfriend.[/QUOTE]
and typically expects the man to take her to the pics.
treat him to it... :-]
Wow, you have a boyfriend.[/QUOTE]
and typically expects the man to take her to the pics.
treat him to it... :-]