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Description2 HOURS OF EXTRA EXCLUSIVE CONTENT – Prepare the glory for the Blu-ray and dive into the experience of 300 like never before. Amazon. comLike Sin City before it, 300 brings Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s graphic novel vividly to life. Gerard Butler (Beowulf and Grendel, The Phantom of the Opera) radiates pure power and charisma as Leonidas, the Greek king of Sparta who leads 300 of his compatriots (including David Wenham of The Lord of the Rings, Michael Fassbender, and Andrew Pleavin) in a battle against the overwhelming force of Persian invaders. Their only hope is to neutralize the numerical advantage by confronting the Persians, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), at the narrow pass of Thermopylae. More engaging than Troy, the epic warm and somewhat similar to ancient Greece, 300 is also comparable to Sin City in that the actors were shot on green screen, then added to digitally created backgrounds. The effort pays off in a very stylish look and immense battle scenes large. However, it is not as literally faithful to the source material Miller’s Sin City was. The plot is the same, and many images of the book are represented almost perfectly. But some extra material has been added, including new villains (who would be considered “bosses” if this were a video game, and it often feels like one) and a political subplot involving new characters and a significantly expanded role for the queen of Sparta (Lena Headey). While this subplot by director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead) and his fellow co-authors do not break the violence, most fans would probably dismiss it as filler if it did not include the sexy Headey. Other viewers, of course, will be turned off by the waves of spurting blood, flying body parts, and surging testosterone. (The six-pack abs are also relentless, and the film has more or less nudity – more female, less male – than the graphic novel.) However, as a representation of Miller’s work and as an old film of action with the theme of a modern edge, 300 delivers. – David Horiuchi
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