Lets have a cup of coffee, make mine a red eye, extra decapitation, hold the plot.

Well, if you are looking for a profound and sophisticated historical dramatization of the battle of Thermopylae, then “300″ is probably not your cup of tea. I was dumbstruck by director Zack Snyder’s faithfulness to the images seen in the original graphic novel by Frank Miller. This film reads like a moving comic book, aimed to satisfy the 18-30 year old video game, bloodlust demographic. The heartbeat of 300 is humanities, 50% of the given circumstances revolve around the theme of good fighting to overcome evil.

King Leonidas, played with memorable conviction by actor Gerard Butler, inspires his men
to never retreat or surrender and die a glorious death in battle. 25% of the film is
comprised of sexuality, flesh galore and tons of homo-erotic tendencies.

WARNING: right wing republicans and evangelicals beware.The last 25% of the creative triangle is power, as seen in the political power struggles and hardcore battle scenes set to crunching guitar riffs.

If it’s a spear chucking, body piling, hyper erotic visual smorgasbord you’re after, then throw on a pair of speedo’s and a red cape and go see this video game…I mean movie.

If you would like to learn how to breakdown a movie with the creative triangle of human behavior then check out my book “Acting For Real” (PLUG).

Be-Bop
Thom