

In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
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- 300 is less a movie and more a testosterone-fueled fever dream... like if a history class was taught by a bodybuilder on pre-workout and rage. Zack Snyder delivers two hours of oiled abs, slow-motion murder, and speeches shouted with the subtlety of a Spartan sword to the chest. It’s historically accurate in the same way pro wrestling is an Olympic sport, but who cares? Gerard Butler growls every line like he’s gargling gravel, and the visuals are drenched in so much CGI and sepia it looks like the entire film was shot inside a protein powder factory. Subtle? No. Profound? God, no. Entertaining? Absolutely, if your brain’s had a few beers first. It’s dumb, loud, glorious nonsense.
- It’s a near perfect adaptation of the comic, and the biggest mistake you can make with Zack Snyder’s 300 is treating it like a serious history lesson. This is basically myth, exaggeration, and propaganda brought to life, not a documentary. The fact that the story is being told by Dilios after the battle makes that even clearer he’s hyping up what happened to inspire the Spartan army. Look at it that way, and the over the top style, larger than life characters, and ridiculous action all work exactly as intended.
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300 was released on March 7, 2007.
300 was directed by Zack Snyder.
300 has a runtime of 1h 56m.
300 was produced by Jeffrey Silver, Gianni Nunnari, Bernie Goldmann.
In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
The key characters in 300 are King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), Gorgo (Lena Headey), Theron (Dominic West).
300 is rated R.
300 is an Action, Adventure, War film.
300 has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
300 had a budget of $65M.
300 has made $456.1M at the box office.

































