Friday Morning History

After reading a lot of wiki about the Persian War and the Battle of Thermopylae, I am increasingly excited about the release of the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300. Reviews of the graphic novel are mixed, with some saying it conveys the overall theme without worrying too much about history, which is fine- I just took a crash course (I won’t have the personal connections and problems that I had with LOTR or Troy).

One way or the other, I think this movie will work. If the theme of self-sacrifice for the greater good in the face of impossible opposition isn’t enough, the epic scale and stylized action should be reason enough to see it.