300, aka "He's the Goddamn Frank Miller!" - Page 3

Igbutton · 09-25-2006, 06:01 AM

I've never read the comic either so I don't know about how historicaly accurate it is and I don't really care I'm going to watch it because it looks fabulous.

Tyler-The-Wizard · 09-25-2006, 09:02 AM

300 will basically be about the Legend of the Spartans at Thermopalye. It'll be about as realistic as Sin City is about criminals and prostitutes.

THEY ALL HAVE CRAZY KUNG-FU! FREAK OUT!

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 09-25-2006, 08:12 PM

The name of the song that plays during the second half is "Just like you imagined" written by Nine inch Nails.

Eltargrim · 09-25-2006, 10:23 PM

grthwllms, you rock. I never would have placed it.

To Limewire I go!

Tydeus · 10-17-2006, 07:37 PM

Damn

Fifthfiend · 10-17-2006, 07:52 PM

By your threads combined - I am captain fifthfiend!

... I don't know where that came from.

sorry.

Tydeus · 10-17-2006, 08:07 PM

sorry -- I was so overwhlemed by the torrent of unfiltered liquid awesome pouring through my blood-brain barrier that I didn't even bother to check for other threads about 300.

Anyway, I don't see how this is in questionable taste. First of all -- back then, the Spartans were facing a real threat from Middle Easterners, and had all the right in the world to fight for autonomous rule.

Secondly, fascism is totally over-used and broadly defined. As an Italian (by ancestry), and someone who likes Nietzsche, I resent that fascism and tyranny (and Nazism) have become interchangeable.

Third, they had a brutal, domineering society, but it wasn't as though it was some artificial makeover -- it's simply how their culture developed. So, it's not particularly comparable to fascism.

Fourth, those filthy Middle Easterners are Persian, pre-Islam (or Christianity, for that matter), so it's not like they're going to be screaming about Allah in some terribly offensive and stereotyping manner (not that the people who do scream about Allah and jihads don't deserve to be ruthlessly parodied).

So, uh, yeah, seems totally fine to me, even at this particular moment in time. I'm pretty sure "300" won't be giving Bush a boost in the polls or anything like that. Though the Persians in my school may attempt to beat up a Greek kid -- if they can find one. XP

Fifthfiend · 10-17-2006, 08:11 PM

Basically everything by Frank Miller is in questionable taste, by virtue of being by Frank Miller.

Everything else is just details, really.

Tydeus · 10-17-2006, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fifthfiend

Basically everything by Frank Miller is in questionable taste, by virtue of being by Frank Miller.

Well, of course, but not for any political reasons -- this time, anyway.

Oh, and here's a link to a quick sketch of Leonidas I drew from the trailer, if anyone cares. Linky

Sir Pinkleton · 10-17-2006, 09:52 PM

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09-25-2006, 09:02 AM	#22
Tyler-The-Wizard Teh Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where old people go to die. Posts: 139	300 will basically be about the Legend of the Spartans at Thermopalye. It'll be about as realistic as Sin City is about criminals and prostitutes. THEY ALL HAVE CRAZY KUNG-FU! FREAK OUT! __________________ FIRE BAD! FIRE BAD!

09-25-2006, 10:23 PM	#24
Eltargrim Fifty-Talents Haversham Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FABULOUS Posts: 1,904	grthwllms, you rock. I never would have placed it. To Limewire I go! __________________ <Insert witticism here; get credit; ???; profit!>

10-17-2006, 07:37 PM	#25
Tydeus Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: L.A. Sprawl Posts: 589	Holy Shit.... 300 Damn

10-17-2006, 07:52 PM	#26
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	By your threads combined - I am captain fifthfiend! ... I don't know where that came from. sorry. __________________ check out my buttspresso

10-17-2006, 08:07 PM	#27
Tydeus Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: L.A. Sprawl Posts: 589	sorry -- I was so overwhlemed by the torrent of unfiltered liquid awesome pouring through my blood-brain barrier that I didn't even bother to check for other threads about 300. Anyway, I don't see how this is in questionable taste. First of all -- back then, the Spartans were facing a real threat from Middle Easterners, and had all the right in the world to fight for autonomous rule. Secondly, fascism is totally over-used and broadly defined. As an Italian (by ancestry), and someone who likes Nietzsche, I resent that fascism and tyranny (and Nazism) have become interchangeable. Third, they had a brutal, domineering society, but it wasn't as though it was some artificial makeover -- it's simply how their culture developed. So, it's not particularly comparable to fascism. Fourth, those filthy Middle Easterners are Persian, pre-Islam (or Christianity, for that matter), so it's not like they're going to be screaming about Allah in some terribly offensive and stereotyping manner (not that the people who do scream about Allah and jihads don't deserve to be ruthlessly parodied). So, uh, yeah, seems totally fine to me, even at this particular moment in time. I'm pretty sure "300" won't be giving Bush a boost in the polls or anything like that. Though the Persians in my school may attempt to beat up a Greek kid -- if they can find one. XP Last edited by Tydeus; 10-17-2006 at 08:13 PM.

09-25-2006, 06:01 AM	#21
Igbutton Troopa Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 82	I've never read the comic either so I don't know about how historicaly accurate it is and I don't really care I'm going to watch it because it looks fabulous.

10-17-2006, 08:11 PM	#28
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	Basically everything by Frank Miller is in questionable taste, by virtue of being by Frank Miller. Everything else is just details, really. __________________ check out my buttspresso

10-17-2006, 09:52 PM	#30
Sir Pinkleton What's going on? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 1,237	404 file not found what happened?