Going to the movie theater is not necessarily one of my favorite things to do, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy movies. I simply don’t get excited over movies like some other people do.
One movie that I jumped on the bandwagon and got excited about was the movie 300. All of my guy friends were beside themselves when this movie came out. They enjoyed it because of typical reasons, violence and sex. However, 300 has an appeal that goes deeper. It is about the epic hero. Guys can relate to this movie because it is a fantasy of everyone’s to be a hero.
There is political meaning in the movie as well. Some will argue that 300 is pro-war propaganda. During the United States’ time in Iraq, which many Americans are opposed to, 300 glamorizes warfare. In the movie, the Spartans say that the greatest honor is dying for your country. This movie subconsciously makes the viewer believe that war is not as gruesome and scary as it actually is. Is it just a coincidence that this movie came along at this time in our nation’s history?
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