An average critic rating of a 'B' was by far the most undermined rating of such good quality ever witnessed in the history of modern day Hollywood. 300 demonstrated what a man’s daily life was like during ancient times. The men lived to fight for their country like many of America’s heroes today. 300 is set in ancient Greece where King Leonidus is the leader of the Spartan army and Xerxes is the dictator of the Persian army. The battle of Thermopylae occurred at what is presently the territorial border between Iraq and Iran. During the time of ancient Greece when bloodshed on the battlefield was a symbol of heroism much like it is today the men were bred as warriors.
As a child Leonidus was thrown into the wild like vermin to learn to become a real man on his own. If man returned from the forest he was considered great by his people. In the forest Leonidus experienced Darwin's survival theory in the most gruesome way imaginable. Time and time again, day after day Leonidus was faced with the challenge of fending off the greatest of wild beast. His biggest challenge came when he faced the jungle's ferocious wolf. In the past no other boy had returned to Sparta having defeated the greatest beast of them all.
Upon returning to Sparta proving himself a man; the people of Sparta found him worthy of the title of King. Midway through his career as leader of the Spartan Empire, Leonidus decided it was time to face his arch nemesis Xerxes; the dictator of the Persian Empire. Xerxes had an army 20,000 strong. King Leonidus gathered up 300 of Sparta's best and set out to conquer Xerxes and his people.
Your typical movie go-er who knows anything about the ancient world would give this movie an 'A' without even second guessing themselves. Gerard Butler (King Leonidus) and Rodrigo Santoro (Xerxes) definitely made a name for themselves in Hollywood. With the addition of a few more movies there names will become common household terminology like Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Cruise. Movie goers who had no conception of what they were about to witness would give 300 an 'A-' at the most. Because of the simple fact it was hard not to be blown away by such invigorating acting. As a self made movie critic, I would give this movie an 'A+' and at least four academy awards without even thinking twice about my decision.
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