EPTThe naval combat was the coolest part. Other details (Spartan cavalry ships! IRL only 16 Spartan ships in the battle in a fleet of 200-400 ships, but they were made commanders because non-Athenians were suspiscious of Themistocles. They were there all along.) were very off. Generally, a contentless movie saved by cool visuals and *semi*-realistic naval battles.
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Yoav
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The naval combat was the coolest part. Other details (Spartan cavalry ships! IRL only 16 Spartan ships in the battle in a fleet of 200-400 ships, but they were made commanders because non-Athenians were suspiscious of Themistocles. They were there all along.) were very off. Generally, a contentless movie saved by cool visuals and *semi*-realistic naval battles. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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tshi
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On March 31 2014 09:42 Millitron wrote: I thought they did actually pretty well with historical accuracy. The Greek navy really did wait till sun-down to attack at Thermopylae. The Persians really did bridge the Bosphorus with a huge pontoon bridge. The Greeks really did use mostly Biremes in that era. Athens really was burned to the ground after the Battle of Thermopylae. Also classical naval combat WAS all about ramming and boarding actions. Sure, Darius didn't die at Marathon in real life, and Artemesia didn't actually exist, but the original made up tons of shit too. In real life, the Oracle was in favor of Leonidas' plan. In real life, there's no evidence Ephialtes existed, let alone that he was some crazy hunchback mutant. I thought the sex scene was actually the worst part of the movie. It was completely pointless, was the longest scene in the movie up to that point, and just wasted time that could've been better spent on stupidly over-the-top battle scenes. Yeah, her titties were pretty nice, but I'm not gonna pay 12$ for softcore porn when I can get all the porn I want on the internet for free. Wow you know so much about history, lol | ||
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Yoav
United States1874 Posts
It's kinda the foundational story of the West. The level of accuracy at which any of us know it can vary, but we should all have a decent sense of what happened. | ||
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