300

Please read this very interesting and well-written post by Anastasia, my Hellenitha sister-blogger from Australia on 300 the Frank Miller adaptation film. My comments follow her post.

Personally, I loved this movie. Here are my comments that I posted on her blog Chaos Noir.

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Anastasia καλημέρα,

I feel absolutely complete on this subject after reading your post. You said everything that I have been feeling about negative reviews of '300' yet you said it better than I would have.

I feel as you do about the cinematography, the historical context, the artistic interpretation, and I share with you my own utter dismay with the reviewer "Cervo."

I enjoyed the film. I found it to be emotionally charged, visually beautiful (even as their blood splattered and heads rolled), sensual and riveting.

I grew up being told stories about the history of each of the Greek city/states and also of the Spartans by my father (from Corfu) who spoke both about their fierceness and as he stressed, the equality of their women. I have read histories about Thermopylae and have always viewed the Spartans with some romantic idealism -- not as a society where I would want to grow up (I am certain I am too soft for that) but dreaming that I may carry some of that hot blood. My husband believes that I do!

Thank you for your insightful and very well written post.

Corinna Makris
www.acelebrationofcurves.com