300
This past weekend, I went to the movies with my dad and a couple of my friends to see 300, a movie inspired by Frank Miller’s graphic novel. I enjoyed the movie, but I can’t say that I loved it. While 300 was fun to watch, the excessive use of the slow motion effect killed the flow of the action. Slow motion, like any other tool, can lose its effect when subject to overuse, which was definitely the case in this movie.
What I did like about the movie, aside from being gratuitously violent escapism, was the sheer intensity of the action – marred only by the overuse of the slow motion effect. The cinematography was outstanding, as was the fight choreography.
What I really loved about 300, however, is the fact that it pissed off the zealots. The anti-war zealots were pissed that there wasn’t any kind of anti-war message at all. No…I take that back. The anti-war character turned out to be a traitor who was being paid by the enemy. In addition to pissing off the anti-war zealots, 300 pissed off the zealots running the Islamofascist state of Iran.
All-in-all, 300 was an enjoyable flick, and the irate Iranians was just icing on the cake.
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