300 is a historical epic by way of a comic book movie and the results are highly entertaining. A hyper masculine fantasy that somehow manages to be homoerotic as well as homophobic with enough style and endlessly quotable dialogue to make up for that and a thinly sketched plot.
Gerard Butler is a big reason for why any of this works. He knows exactly what the film needs from its leading man so he brings plenty of charm and most importantly shouts all the best lines in a way that makes them even cooler. It's highly likely none of the best lines of this film would work if he wasn't bellowing them out.
Zack Snyder's next level fidelity to the source works wonders for this film. Recreating the frames in striking slow motion that works with rather than against the film, especially in its action. Tyler Bates' score is a mix of things that wouldn't feel out of place in something like Gladiator and heavy metal flourishes that turn the battles into a hyper stylised music video.
Gerard Butler is a big reason for why any of this works. He knows exactly what the film needs from its leading man so he brings plenty of charm and most importantly shouts all the best lines in a way that makes them even cooler. It's highly likely none of the best lines of this film would work if he wasn't bellowing them out.
Zack Snyder's next level fidelity to the source works wonders for this film. Recreating the frames in striking slow motion that works with rather than against the film, especially in its action. Tyler Bates' score is a mix of things that wouldn't feel out of place in something like Gladiator and heavy metal flourishes that turn the battles into a hyper stylised music video.