Thermopylae
Posted at 11:30pm on Mar. 11, 2007 George W. Bush, Spartan (Warning: Contains Plot Spoiler)
By ElCapitan
The movie 300 has lessons for us who chose to support the war on terror.
A brave leader, without allies (his only ally at first fought with him valiantly and then left the battlefield early), chose to defend freedom from monsters who loved only death and tyranny. Does this sound familiar? This brave leader not only had to deal with his enemies abroad, but his adversaries on the home front: a reluctant Spartan council who refused to support their troops on the battlefield, and decried their leader as a "criminal, who brought war upon Sparta." --All this time these adversaries ignored the fact that it was the Persian enemy who brought the war to the Spartans, and only one man with his brave army would defend freedom.
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Posted at 10:53pm on Mar. 10, 2007 Go Tell the Spartans…
By BooBooKitty
Go Tell the Spartans… that a tale of bravery and the price of freedom, a film about an innovative culture that birthed democracy will not be looked upon kindly by “progressive” movie critics. But wait, I will get back to the big-city boobs after I give you the low down on Zack Snyder’s rendition of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300 that chronicles the ancient battle of Thermopylae.
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Posted at 12:04am on Mar. 9, 2007 Yet another reason to see "300"
By Jeff Emanuel
Dean Barnett has it right here - and it's a good one.
