300

All the hype is right.

"300" is amazing.

Visually, it was difficult to adjust to the colors director Zack Snyder used, but it became easier maybe 15 minutes or so into the movie. It was almost like the colors were darker and almost bronzed, like if they had been resting with antiquity for thousands of years. It was a nice touch to separate us the viewers from the actors on screen.



Some of the dialogue was a little weak, but you cannot overlook some of the performances. Dominic West as Theron was so conniving, so aggrivating. You could almost smell the smarmy ego coming out of the screen. Rodrigo Santoro as the God King Xerses unnerved me throughout the film. (He is pictured above with the noble King Leonidas).

Something about Xerses, whether it be his huge stature, his immeasurable power, or his wealth made me nervous everytime he was on screen. Whether this was Snyder's intention or not, it made me dislike Xerses from the first time he was on screen.

Overall, 300 was visually stunning, with massive battle scenes and serene shots of Sparta. It's not a film for the faint of heart, but for the strong of imagination.