At the movies: 300

Boy am I glad I saw this one in the theaters!! For me, theaters are move for visually attractive movies, otherwise my home theater does a pretty good job for anything else. Mind you, I do not have the opportunity to see all the movies I think is worth seeing in the theaters. And for those, my home theater still does a pretty good job, but I often say "I can't imagine what that movie would've been like in the theaters!".



Anyway, 300 was worth going to the cinema for, because it delivered. The ultimate eye candy. Yes, basically it's simply the story of a battle, with a backgroud story of how the Spartans lived. But still, I think it gives just enough to pick your curiosity about Sparta. Me and MommyBabou afterwards went on the internet to read a bit about the story of the 300's. And it seems like Frank Miller remained faithful to the true story, as it is known. You would think he had exaggerated as some places, and he probably did. But in some parts, like for the first troops that were sent to fight the 300's, he actually understated the numbers.


Another thing we were amazed about, is the movie production. It was shot entirely on green screen! Look here for more trivia info on the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/trivia . The visual effects people really did a good job. The texture of the image probably played a role in the seamlessness of it, but it was still amazing work.