After several years since the first 300, we are finally rewarded with the long awaited sequel only to be disappointed with its depiction in the end.
300: Rise of the Empire tells the story of Greek general Themistokles who attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that could change the course of war. It puts him against a massive force of the Persian army led by the mortal-turned-god Xerxes and his naval commander Artemesia.
In the start of the film we are presented with Queen Gorgo telling her men about the Battle of Marathon. From there Lena Headey's character can only be heard narrating the story as the film continues to move forward while she only has few scenes.. Back track and we are seen with nice action sequences, the slow motion effect, the 3D that is done right, and the special effects of the battle.Noam Murro tries to tell the story starting with before, during and after the events of 300 but unfortunately he has left me as a viewer scratching my head as to what moment in time are we in during the course of the film.
Despite the slow motion action sequences, the film started to get pale. It begins with the introduction of new characters. Some of them weren't given enough quality time to be developed so therefore I didn't care for them if they lived or died. Even a few returning characters irritated me, particularly Xerxes who thinks he's so tough rambling on about how he is a god king yet the only tough thing he did was he slapped Artesmesia then goes back to sit on his throne. Pathetic!
The CGI in this film was a bit over the top. The blood seen when people were killed looked so cheesy it looked like it came straight out of a video game! In fact it felt like I was watching a video game and not a movie during the 2 hour run. Next, the light in the background in the sky. In the first film it shone through the skies and the actors faces with the right balance and tone, but in here it was a bit too distracting and it couldn't really find its place properly.
Lastly, the aggressive sex scene. This didn't really serve no purpose to the actual story. But like everything else in the industry "sex sells!"
In general, the film isn't disastrously bad but unfortunately it left an uneasy feeling in my stomach that just didn't sink right. It didn't live to the charm the first one had and that was something about its sequel I was afraid off.
As was said in the film, "Seize your glory!" only this film didn't obtain so much victory in my heart.
300: Rise of the Empire tells the story of Greek general Themistokles who attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that could change the course of war. It puts him against a massive force of the Persian army led by the mortal-turned-god Xerxes and his naval commander Artemesia.
In the start of the film we are presented with Queen Gorgo telling her men about the Battle of Marathon. From there Lena Headey's character can only be heard narrating the story as the film continues to move forward while she only has few scenes.. Back track and we are seen with nice action sequences, the slow motion effect, the 3D that is done right, and the special effects of the battle.Noam Murro tries to tell the story starting with before, during and after the events of 300 but unfortunately he has left me as a viewer scratching my head as to what moment in time are we in during the course of the film.
Despite the slow motion action sequences, the film started to get pale. It begins with the introduction of new characters. Some of them weren't given enough quality time to be developed so therefore I didn't care for them if they lived or died. Even a few returning characters irritated me, particularly Xerxes who thinks he's so tough rambling on about how he is a god king yet the only tough thing he did was he slapped Artesmesia then goes back to sit on his throne. Pathetic!
The CGI in this film was a bit over the top. The blood seen when people were killed looked so cheesy it looked like it came straight out of a video game! In fact it felt like I was watching a video game and not a movie during the 2 hour run. Next, the light in the background in the sky. In the first film it shone through the skies and the actors faces with the right balance and tone, but in here it was a bit too distracting and it couldn't really find its place properly.
Lastly, the aggressive sex scene. This didn't really serve no purpose to the actual story. But like everything else in the industry "sex sells!"
In general, the film isn't disastrously bad but unfortunately it left an uneasy feeling in my stomach that just didn't sink right. It didn't live to the charm the first one had and that was something about its sequel I was afraid off.
As was said in the film, "Seize your glory!" only this film didn't obtain so much victory in my heart.