FILM FUN FACTS: In two days, well gonna see the highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster action movie of 2006, 300 which is titled 300: Rise of an Empire. To prepare ourselves for more Awooo Awoo, more abs(insert smiling ladies here) and more action (Men will surely love), heres film fun facts of the first 300 movie... 1. In the movie, some of the Spartan men can be seen with trimmed beards or no facial hair at all. However, in accordance with ancient Greek custom, it was completely unacceptable to shave ones beard, lest they be marked as effeminate (even though someone could shave their moustache as long as they left the beard alone). The only time a beard was shaved was as the mark of a coward or as a sign of mourning. 2. The quote, Then we will fight in the shade, is an actual one from history, spoken by the Spartan warrior Dienekes when warned about the enemies arrows. It is also used by Greeks today as emblems on soldier uniforms. (Greek: Tha palepsoume sti skià.) 3. Leonidas final words to Ephialtes, may you live forever, in addition to being an insult against the the hunchbacks desire to be a Spartan (whose greatest glory is to die in the battlefield, and to whom longevity is undesirable), is also an allusion to the fact that, following the events at Thermopylae, the word ephialtes entered the Greek language to mean nightmare, or to describe someone as the ultimate traitor. 4. The character of Dilios (David Wenham seems to be, in part, based on the actual, historical figure of Aristodemus - according to historian Herodotus, he was the sole Spartan survivor of the battle of Thermopylae, having been dismissed from the force by Leonidas on account of an eye infection (not a wounded eye). Rather than returning to lead any Spartan force, however, Aristodemus was considered a coward until he redeemed himself by fighting, partially blind, and dying in the battle of Plataea a year later (the battlefield on which Dilios is seen delivering his rousing speech that is the narrative of the movie), where the Persian invasion was finally crushed. 5. The movie never claims to be historically correct, something which is addressed at length in the documentary The 300: Fact or Fiction? (2007) on the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD. The movie is based heavily on Frank Millers 1998 comic book mini-series, also entitled 300. In the documentary Miller openly admits that he made many radical changes to the history and director Zack Snyder admits to making further changes. Snyder states that he was more concerned with making a film which would appeal to a wider audience, and creating an exciting and visually stunning action movie rather than a typical historical epic. Indeed, he further points out that the film is a subjective narration by Dillios (David Wenham) in an effort to spur his men, and as such, the narrative cannot be trusted as historically accurate or wholly objective. Snyder acknowledges that Dillios is not a man to allow truth get in the way of a good story, and that the point of the depiction is that it is specifically the Spartan perspective of the battle. In particular, Snyder cites the depiction of the Immortals. The Immortals were a real battalion, but they werent demons, they were just ordinary men. However, in Dillios narration, it is much more dramatic and heroic if the 300 fought off the attack of 10,000 demons rather than 10,000 men. As both Miller and Snyder argue, the film is not a realist piece. And for a bonus FFF: At 10:15 into the movie there is a Persian Cat on the right roof. Heres the full trailer of 300: Rise of an Empire in which will be shown in Philippine Cinemas Nationwide on March 7,2014... #Admin
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:04:22 +0000
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