Other than the fact that it was an obvious sausage fest, the movie gave me a glimpse of the complicated situations we're faced with every single day.
The idealogies were simple. Honor, glory, justice... and yet, they seem to be the hardest to achieve, the most impossible to reach and the most painful because attaining these requires more sacrifice.
Depth aside, I loved the movie. Mainly because it showed half-naked men, weilding heavy swords, long spears and thick shields. How's that for subtlety? So sue me, I'm a woman. I love guys showing their assets, as do guys who love women in skimpy clothing.
The packs were amazing... they're too perfect, too chiseled to even be real, I reckon. I swear they even had bikini waxes, what and with their high-cut banana hammocks. Make up was flawless, as real as it gets.
The cinematography was unlike any other. It was a cross between a movie and a collection
of digital masterpieces. The hues used were uncanny and unconventional but it did justice
to the whole movie. A blend of gothic, warm and earthy tones.
The music made the mood as well. The bass-driven, rockish tones gave 'umpfh' to the action scenes. It complemented what was already happening.
I just had to notice the action. Their moves were as graceful as those in martial arts films. Usually, you'd think brutal strength would be raw and very masculine at that. But in this, the swings, the turns...each step is a beautifully-made choreography. The elegant side of battle.
The speed of the film also varied, which emphasized the raw strength of each Spartan. Their muscles rippling, sweat dripping as they pounded on the Persians and Immortals...
*stops nosebleed*
In our world today, especially my society, discipline and justice are merely propaganda... these words are used to beautify the sentence and nothing more. They are beautiful words but they don't hold power over people anymore... globalization promoted individualism and self-centeredness.
Sometimes, I'm thinking if we are more barbarians than the people who lived in ancient times.
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