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300 Is A Great Film
New Yorker:
Iranians outraged over hit movie ‘300’
Blockbuster depicting Persian siege called an ‘obvious insult’
TEHRAN, Iran - The hit American movie “300” has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran.
“Hollywood declares war on Iranians,” blared a headline in Tuesday’s edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper.
The movie, which raked in $70 million in its opening weekend, is based on a comic-book fantasy version of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army at a mountain pass in Greece for three days.
Even some American reviewers noted the political overtones of the West-against-Iran story line — and the way Persians are depicted as decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17599641/?GT1=9145
I told you it's a good film! ;D
Trumpeldor:
--- Quote from: NewYorker on March 13, 2007, 07:34:14 PM ---Iranians outraged over hit movie ‘300’
Blockbuster depicting Persian siege called an ‘obvious insult’
TEHRAN, Iran - The hit American movie “300” has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran.
“Hollywood declares war on Iranians,” blared a headline in Tuesday’s edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper.
The movie, which raked in $70 million in its opening weekend, is based on a comic-book fantasy version of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E., in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army at a mountain pass in Greece for three days.
Even some American reviewers noted the political overtones of the West-against-Iran story line — and the way Persians are depicted as decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17599641/?GT1=9145
I told you it's a good film! ;D
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This is a red-herring. The Muslims have no claim to the Ancient Persian civilization.
New Yorker:
Yeah, whatever, it's a cool movie, and the ancient Persians are still ragheads. Are you always such a kill joy?
Hail Columbia:
--- Quote from: NewYorker on March 13, 2007, 07:34:14 PM ---Iranians outraged over hit movie ‘300’
Blockbuster depicting Persian siege called an ‘obvious insult’
TEHRAN, Iran - The hit American movie “300” has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran.
“Hollywood declares war on Iranians,” blared a headline in Tuesday’s edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper.
The movie, which raked in $70 million in its opening weekend, is based on a comic-book fantasy version of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E., in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army at a mountain pass in Greece for three days.
Even some American reviewers noted the political overtones of the West-against-Iran story line — and the way Persians are depicted as decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17599641/?GT1=9145
I told you it's a good film! ;D
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Some nerve. The Iranian sand nighers already declared war on us with their Iranian Revolution.
Trumpeldor:
--- Quote from: NewYorker on March 13, 2007, 07:42:51 PM ---
Yeah, whatever, it's a cool movie, and the ancient Persians are still ragheads. Are you always such a kill joy?
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How am I a kill joy? I admit that it's a cool movie and I can't wait to see it. Still, I would be highly skeptical that this movie is delivering a political message instead of an artistic one.
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