What would he have gotten if it happened in the modern era? He would probably have received an army commendation or something - posthumously. But why so much respect for Leonidas? Because he fought intrepidly. Leonidas with many more people than just 300 tried in vain to stop the Persian army and got crushed. We all know about Alexander's invasion and conquest of Persia but have you ever heard of Xerxes' invasion and conquest of Hellas? How would you feel if you found out that somebody lied to you? Would you respect a person who tells serious lies about an important thing? Reviewed by alpha1657 1 / 10 Trust is a very hard thing to regain! The first battle had so much blood, they even splashed it on the camera, it was annoying. I could understand one of the 2 characters taking part in it, but definitely not the other A few things seem to contradict between the 2 movies as well, but nothing too major. The main characters, which is what the movie is really about, are unfortunately fairly boring. Well it is less insulting to Persians though since it has no demons/monsters this time :) In the first one you never really know what will be coming next, but here it's always the same. * The multiple Persian armies are replaced by the Persian Navy: That too was fairly boring in comparison. The dad is fine, I think he should have taken over Aeskylos's role and have more screen time. another father and son! The evolution of their relationship is interestingly opposite, as again one would expect between Spartans and Athenians and that was good, but the characters are not that interesting and the boy that needs to prove his worth to his father is not that fun that we needed it.
It's like they needed Themistokles to have some discussions so they sort of forced this guy in, but he serves no real purpose. I never felt anything good about Aeskylos, this time it's probably both the character and the actor. It's not that Dillos is such an awesome character in 300, but he's good enough in most of his scenes and great in his last ones. Some of her scenes were fine, even if not super interesting, but I felt some of her last speeches lacked feelings). still I'd expect more a build like Ferris Hellig, especially for a 300 main character!). Why are all the guys huge but her, the best warrior of Persia, so tiny? and yet she's the only one wielding not one sword, but 2! (yes yes I understand skills. Forgetting that, her build is not of a warrior, there is no way for her to wield a sword and a shield all day like this. There was something about her makeup that made me wonder if she was on meth or a goth or something else that did not belong. Xerxes was awesome (in limited quantity of course) whereas Artemisia not quite. I understand that it represents the difference between the Athenians and the Spartans, but it doesn't really work out for me, maybe it would have with a better co-lead. He's pretty much a good guy that cares a lot for everyone with little humor, I found it somewhat boring to watch compared to our previous lead. I have no problem with Stapleton, he seems a great actor, but unfortunately his character is far less interesting. This movie follows the previous one with its central characters, and unfortunately the comparison isn't good for it, and this is exactly my biggest issue.
I did appreciate seeing some of the original cast back, it was definitely nice, even though the movie is not about them (too bad!). I thought this was to be a sequel, but I was wrong, it's more in parallel of the original, with a bit of prequel and sequel around. I'm afraid this is not up to par quality wise. I am not a particular huge fan of the original 300, but I do like it for what it is.
Reviewed by geearf 7 / 10 Sorry but as a movie in the 300 universe, no way. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states.
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