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4. 300
Adapted from Frank Miller’s graphic novel, which is in itself a deeply fictionalized version of the real-life battle of Thermopylae during the Persian War, this is maybe the most accurate Frank Miller adaptation of all time, or at least the second next to Sin City.
Unfortunately, it's faithful to Frank Miller's post-crazy period, when he stopped making good things and devolved into the reactionary racist he is today. At least this isn't an adaptation of Holy Terror.
The movie itself is boosted by great action sequences. Snyder's speed up, slow down style works better here than it has in any other movie he's ever done. The film is occasionally pretty to look at, and unlike the last two, I wasn't incredibly bored at any point in the film. That"¦that's about the end of the good.
Look, 300's source material is fascist. And I don't mean that in the pejorative sense, I mean that it is a work about the strength in power over anything else. Manly man strength is the only thing of value to the Spartans. Leonidas acts as king and dictator, and has full regulation over every man in Sparta. That's fascism. Also, this movie sure does have a bunch of lily-white dudes murdering black people in it. Not going to make a further comment on that, but it's present. All in all, the action is fun, but the film in itself made me feel gross. It's just so self-serious and angry that it feels more like a barely cogent rant than a movie.
How It Compares to the Comic: They both look pretty much the same, have similar themes, and have the same amount of plot. If you like one, you'll like the other. But I personally have to come down on the other side of the fence with a"¦
