By Brandon

Today the term ‘blockbuster’ is thrown around loosely and often where not deserved. In the case of the movie 300, there is no better description.

I recently saw this thrilling tale of 300 brave Spartans led by their king, Leonidas, to their selfless slaughter at
Thermopylae who would rather face insurmountable odds than see their people become slaves of the Persians.

Without giving too much of the movie away, I can honestly say it was the single best movie I have seen in recent history, and I have seen some good movies (V for Vendetta, for example). The action scenes are incomparable to anything other than Lord of the Rings, but the directors added a new effect to take the combat to the next level. It is incredible to see what can be done to movies now, to say the least.

The movie runs about two hours in length, which typically leads to a loss of interest and attention from this blogger. However, I hardly even noticed the time fly by, as I was captivated by the story line and history of the Greek warriors. It also helped that I love a good battle scene.

I strongly recommend seeing this movie, and I plan on paying a few extra dollars to see it again myself…only this time in an IMAX theatre.

For anyone else who has seen this, feel free to add your opinion to mine.