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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sir Brennen" data-source="post: 3389590" data-attributes="member: 553">And depicting enemies as giants is also common in the telling of "historical" events, such as the guy David took out with a sling, and the spies of Moses reported that Canaan was full of giants. Again, 300 is in the style of these legends, where the event is seem through a tall-tale lens to make the heroes larger-than-life, where conveying ideals is more important to the storyteller than facts.But I think it's becoming obvious that this sort of film has to work against more modern and realistic depictions of war, such as "Saving Private Ryan" and its ilk. In addition, the film depicts the myth as told by a Spartan warrior, whose sensibilities aren't neccessarily the same as our own. Even the director said that there are scenes included to remind the viewer "Hey, these are the heroes, but they aren't us. We don't throw babies off of cliffs if we don't think they'll grow up to be good warriors." There's also the irony that here is a group of warriors battling for freedom when their own existence as a warrior culture is based entirely upon their heavy reliance on slaves. As for those that don't like the intercut slo-mo/fast-mo... that's definitely a personal taste thing. I think it works well to convey the "Dance of Death" ideal, reinforcing the Spartan warriors' belief that battle is art, like an incredibly violent ballet, complete with it's own rythms and beats.Maybe this whole film technique will be more palatable for the nay-sayers if it were used for a non-historical movie like the upcoming new Conan instead.Hmmm...</blockquote>

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