Re: 300 vs 300,000
- From: Jack Linthicum <jacklinthicum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 07:32:42 -0700 (PDT)
On May 29, 8:40 pm, Ogden Johnson III <oj3u...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Raymond O'Hara" <raymond-oh...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"the true strory od the 300 spartans"
that's a promo for an upcoming military channel show.
why do i think it won't be very accurate?.
a) it's a rerun from when the feature movie was coming out/had
just come out
b) compared to said movie, the military/history/A&E empire
channel show is a model of accuracy.
c) allowing for a necessary mass-market approach, the show's
depiction of the Battle of Thermopylae, and the actions of King
Leonidas and the 300 Spartans, 700 Thespian volunteers, 400
Thebans that had been pressed into service, and 900 Helots at the
pass at Thermopylae was reasonably accurate.
d) expecting 100% accuracy from history books, much less movies,
broadcast channels, or cable channels is a fool's errand.
--
OJ III
The "Last Stand of the 300" will be shown on the History International
Channel tonight at 8 PM EDT and at 12:30 AM June 1.
"Last Stand of The 300
After Custer, Thermopylae is the most famous last stand in history. In
a narrow pass in Northern Greece, seven thousand Greek soldiers await
an onslaught of epic proportions. They will soon face the largest
fighting force ever assembled--the war machine of the mighty Persian
Empire, estimated at over a million men. The Greeks are led by three
hundred of the most ferocious warriors of the ancient world--the
Spartans. Their leader is the fearless King Leonidas, who after this
battle would be catapulted into legend. When it is over, every Spartan
in the pass will have sacrificed his life for freedom. Creating a
fresh visual style and using new technologies we will dramatically
recreate the significant events that lead to Thermopylae and the clash
of arms. cc"
It is not identified as such but this movie has the same title as the
one used by the History International Channel in identifying tonight's
show. From the review comments this is the same movie as you describe.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892737/
.
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