Seriously, I was not expecting this movie to be great. Somehow, when I saw the trailer, I knew I would enjoy it, but I definitely wasn't ready for what was to come. And that huge surprise made it even more amazing for me.

If you don't like this movie...you should go see a Spartan about a cliff.

*** SPOILER ALERT ****Written by noted conservative Warren Miller, 300 serves as a brilliant piece of propaganda that fails in nearly every way when looking at historical evidence of the time.1. Spartans depending on a LARGE slave class, that allowed them 24 Hour leisure time for their interests.2. Spartan training was designed to produce good citizens, not soldiers.3. Sparta didn't have a standing army, their army was a militia that was used when needed.4. The battle of Thermopylae was not intended to be a suicide mission. Leonidas desperately wanted, and sent for, emergency backup.5. Argives were the premier warriors in Ancient Greece6. Sparta was admired for its political machinations, not its army.There are many more historical inaccuracies. This is a small list of them. Please do your research rather than believe this piece of propaganda.

I saw this movie much later than I probably should have. The only reason I knew about this movie was because of the once ubiquitous "this is Sparta" meme. I noticed that it was about to start playing on TV, so I decided to check it out. I found that the movie really only has one redeeming quality which keeps it interesting: its epic battle sequences. I have two main complaints about this movie. First, the green screen effects are just not convincing. They came off as being exceptionally low quality for a big-budget film of the time. Secondly, the plot is nearly impossible to follow. I couldn't figure out for the life of me why the Spartans were at war. I had so many other questions, too. How did this war come to be? Why were there only 300 warriors? What is the relationship between Sparta and the nation they are at war with? I feel like so much context is missing.It is for these reasons that I have decided to give the movie a 6/10.