300 (1:56) 2007

I had toyed with seeing 300 on the big screen as I was fascinated with the computer enhanced graphics and the style of the movie. My hestiation was that it was going to be very violent and bloody. And so it should be - it is the retelling of  the Battle of Thermopylae, the battle where 300 heroic Spartans stood to battle a much larger Persian Army. I just happen to come across it on television today and took the chance on seeing the five year old movie. It was graphically violent - heads literally rolled. Gerald Butler played the King of the Spartan army, both brave and wise as he leads his army against the Persians, winning battle after battle. King Leonidas was fighting for a cause -to live in freedom. When betrayed, he realizes that he and his men will be making a last stand and sends a wounded captain back to Sparta to tell the tale which still lives on today. The movie seems to be historically accurate and as violent as I expected. It was a good movie especially for history buffs.