Upcoming : 300
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i almost forgot i posted this
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Persians were the attacker while Spartans were the defenders. The so called monsters were from various part of their previous conquest.Originally posted by Urroh:Great Movie.. Great Shots.. but why they show the persians as monsters?
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the only thing about this show is this. Elephants and Rhino i can understand.Originally posted by BÃ¥seline:Persians were the attacker while Spartans were the defenders. The so called monsters were from various part of their previous conquest.
But the monster his hands were knives used to execute generals.. seem untrue. His body shape especially. -
Ah, that monster who executed Xerxes's own incompetent generals. The slow-mo head flying off the body was quite something.Originally posted by Urroh:the only thing about this show is this. Elephants and Rhino i can understand.
But the monster his hands were knives used to execute generals.. seem untrue. His body shape especially.
One thing u have to understand thou, this is a Hollywood blockbuster we are watching... ain't Discovery Channel. It is entertainment and sometimes with added artificial flavours.
I went into the cinema with expectations that the visuals and storyplay gonna be quite telling and it is. -
Trivia on the movie 300 (Source: IMDB):
• The film was shot in 60 days.
• The film was shot on green screen in Montreal.
• There are 1500 cuts in the film, and about 1300 involve some sort of visual effect.
• The work was photographed completely in Montreal, with the exception of two days of insert shooting in Los Angeles.
• Ten visual effects vendors contributed to the film, spread over three continents.
• The filmmakers used bluescreen 90% of the time, and greenscreen for 10%. They chose blue because it better matched the lighting paradigm (green would have been too bright) and because red garments (a la spartan capes) look better when shot over blue.
• There was one day of location shooting, which was for the horses that were shot for the 'approaching sparta' scene.
• Post production took almost a year. The film was edited on an Avid, with an HD cut also maintained in Final Cut Pro The 3D was made using Maya, XSI, and Lightwave The 2D composites were made with Shake, Inferno, Fusion, and Combustion. The filmmakers prefer Macintosh, but large portions of the movie were made under Linux. Asset management was handled by custom software written in the Panorama development environment, made by Provue. Color management was handled by Truelight software. The film was scanned on a northlight scanner and was recorded on the arrilaser. Most of the film was shot at high speed, between 50 and 150fps. Normal film is at 24fps. The film was transferred to HD SR tape and quicktime, and HD quicktimes were the basis for the HD preview cuts. The working resolution for the film was 2K, at a working aspect ratio of 2.11 and a projected aspect ratio of 2.35.
• The script demanded that most of the male cast spend the majority of their screen time bare-chested, as per Frank Miller's original graphic novel. Therefore, in order to adequately present themselves as the most well-trained and marshalled fighting force of the time, the entire principal cast underwent a rigorous and varied training regime for 6 weeks prior to shooting.
• Sienna Miller and Silvia Colloca were each considered for the role of Queen Gorgo.
• According to an interview with IGN.com, Director Zack Snyder says that fighting styles and formations (particularly the Spartan's phalanx) were purposefully changed - making them historically inaccurate - so they'd "look cool" and work better for movie purposes.
• The movie never claims to be historically correct. It is based somewhat loosely on Frank Miller's 1998 comic book mini-series. Changes from history were made by Miller and Snyder so as to appeal to a wider audience and create a more exciting and visually stunning action movie, rather than a typical historical epic.
• Frank Miller was inspired by the original Battle of Thermopylae after viewing the 1962 film "The 300 Spartans" as a child. His perception of the 'hero' concept changed greatly after seeing the Spartans make their sacrifice. -
will be watching this sometime soon i tink
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the spartans in the movie fought the war strategically. standing guard in between the valley of the mountain pass means that they are able to reduce the combat area to a minimum since the attackers can only attack from the front.
doesn't matters that the persians outnumbered them greatly, due to the limitation of the terrain, the spartans are able to tackle the emeny small group at a time, even forcing them over the cliff. excellent use of terrain to win the battle.
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Maybe true but i wonder the persians have catapults at that time, or maybe pantards. Many options like firing arrows of flare up their tips, anything to attack the defenders at a range or work on they main weakness since they wear no armor.Originally posted by Gordonator:the spartans in the movie fought the war strategically. standing guard in between the valley of the mountain pass means that they are able to reduce the combat area to a minimum since the attackers can only attack from the front.
doesn't matters that the persians outnumbered them greatly, due to the limitation of the terrain, the spartans are able to tackle the emeny small group at a time, even forcing them over the cliff. excellent use of terrain to win the battle. -
The battle was called The battle of Thermopyle...
The size of the Persian army was estimated to be 2,641,610 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae#Size_of_the_Persian_army and total losses in the battle is estimated to be 12,000...
Actually not really that amazing... Total Spartan army actually have 300 Spartans 700 Thespians and 6,000 other Greek allies... so its a 1:2 kills... but the usage of the canyons wall and the Phalanx formation is a great strategy plan that cause the failure of frontal assult of the Persians
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Statue of King Leonidas in Sparta.
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ok guys, where should we dine tonight?
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watch it yesterday...
very nice...but i think it end too quickly
110 mins nia..
that fat persian monster...nv go to war..only show him chop 1 of the general head...i tot they cut it or wat
n how come the council all keep refusing to send more mens to aid the KING.
becos they know sure lose? n god says its not good for spartans to go war at that time?
just wondering how come KING only manage to gather 300 mens
anway..very nice show..
sure win many awards 1 -
u fall alseep during the movie ah?Originally posted by SGpork:how come the council all keep refusing to send more mens to aid the KING.
becos they know sure lose? n god says its not good for spartans to go war at that time?
just wondering how come KING only manage to gather 300 mens
somehow u ask this question but u also answered it yourself. see portion in red.
it was mentioned in the movie, the Oracle says there should be no war during the coming festival held in honour of the god Apollo. the council and citizens fears the gods so they are reluctant to send troops. simple as that. -
Excellent showcase of graphic and animation!
Love the Editing!!!!! Fantastic!
Colors and FX are solid.
Ending credits was well done. I like it alot alot.
Will get the DVD as reference.
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I thought it should be rated-R than M18.
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western version of Romance of 3 Kingdoms of China
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If ever ROTK is filmed. I will kiss the feet of the producer and director.Originally posted by norm:western version of Romance of 3 Kingdoms of China It's impossible. Unless we're talking about picking only one part of the battle and make a solid plot on it. -
watched it..
great show, revolved around a simple plot.
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bought the comic book from kino today.
some differences between the comic and the movies are,
the sexy/making out scenes are not in the comic
the rhino is not in the comic
the ogre is not in the comic
the tree of the dead is not in the comic
the fatty with knives for hands is is not in the comic
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oh btw the tree of the dead..
is the aid spartans troop pple...
or the spartans citizens.. ( before that 300 none die yet rite...)
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No la they r another city
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Oh yes and the soundtrack during battle scenes. WOOHOOO!!!! Narcce!
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the effects are good...
but the script is a little too modern in my opinion...
