Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
The film is about white Spartans fighting brutal, dehumanized Persians, many of whom are African. Homophobia also plays in with the Persians being androgynous and queer-coded, while the Spartans are toxically masculine. Historical denialism with the slaveholding of Spartans being ignored, while the Persians having slaves is played up. Based on a book by Frank Miller, who is super racist. Particularly problematic given the film has been interpreted as an allegory for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The oracle scene has underwater-like movements but doesn't technically take place underwater. There is however an underwater shot during the storm with all the ships etc.
A child dies in the arms of Leonidas and his corpse is carried around for a bit. The skeletons of several babies are shown (though none are killed on screen) and an adult son is decapitated in front of his father.
The film opens with a statement that sickly or disabled babies are left on a mountaintop to die, their skulls are then shown. Later a physically disabled man is initially assumed to be a monster and is called this.
The main antagonist is shown with a lot of facial peircings and is wearing traditional Egyptian makeup. There are several jokes about his appearance throughout the film
While the film does end on a hopeful note, with the Greeks rallied together against the Persians, this is caused by the sacrifice of the 300 with only the narrator surviving to lead the Greeks into battle.
Just in the final scene, when Leonidas gets real desperate, he throws away his sword, reaches under his shield, reveals his AK 47 and going totally rogue against the persians. You should have seen the look in their faces.
There is a great deal of violence and blood, along with several scenes of decapitation. There are also a great many corpses, which are used to build things several times in the film.
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