300 Movie Analysis Essay

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300 Film Historical Analysis While 300 is an amazing film, it has quite a few historical inaccuracies. Although the historical accuracy is not vital for the comprehension of the movie’s plot, it does help to have a prior understanding of the historical events that the film is derived from. Whether accurate or inaccurate, the historical references delivered in this film provide an educational and interesting depiction of the Spartans and their times of war. 300 begins with the narrator explaining King Leonidas’ beginning: his growth from child to adult and becoming king of Sparta. In the film, Spartan traditions are very harsh for the infants born into Spartan care. Spartans inspect each child for imperfections, and if any deformities …show more content…

Xerxes was not too happy with Leonidas, and as a result, he sent “The Immortals” to attack the Spartans, but “The Immortals” were defeated as well. The Persians attempted with many different methods to defeat the Spartans, from using different animals to chemists and barbarians. These methods proved to be successful because a few of the Spartan soldiers were killed. In Sparta, Leonidas’ Queen tried to convince the council to send reinforcements for Leonidas and his 300 soldiers, but she needs the help of Theron. Theron would only help her if she slept with him, so she did, but later gets accused of adultery by Theron. The Queen killed Theron, but when she stabbed him, a bag of coins spills on the ground with Persian markings. So, they finally agree to send reinforcements and unite against Persia. Also, before the battle began, a terribly disfigured man (Ephialtes) came to Leonidas to ask for redemption of his parents by asking to fight for Leonidas. King Leonidas refuses and Ephialtes’ dreams are crushed. Ephialtes then goes to Xerxes and agrees to show the goat path to the Persians as long as he can fight with them. Once the Spartans reached the Hot Gates,

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