300 Movie Was Awesome

Just got back from seeing Frank Miller’s 300.  Not only was it a faithful recreation almost panel for panel of the graphic novel, but it was an improvement of the story.  The subplot about the Queen and the politician Theron was an addition that brought more intrigue and tension to the story. 

The movie’s story is also pretty faithful to the true story of Leonidas and his Spartans.  If you have not had the chance to read the background on the history of the Spartan stand, you can catch it at Wikipedia.

My favorite line in the movie was at the end when Dilios the storyteller was describing the sacrifice of the 300 in the face of a pending battle with the army of Xerxes and the Persians on the plains of Plataea.  He says,

Should any free soul come across this place-  in all the countless centuries yet to be- may our voices whisper to you from the ageless stones.  Go tell the Spartans:  Here, by Spartan Law, we lie.