[quote]CC wrote:
Why is everyone freaking out around here lately about the accuracy of a MOVIE based on a COMIC BOOK.
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Because we believe the story stands on its own.
There are plenty of comic book movies.
Don’t see the need to base a movie on a comic book based on actual events.
Base the movie directly on the events itself and it would likely turn out better.
[quote]CC wrote:
Why is everyone freaking out around here lately about the accuracy of a MOVIE based on a COMIC BOOK.
The “I just can’t believe they’re not doing this story justice” and “this is probably going to be cheesy” comments are getting ridiculous.
Between myself and several others, I’ve seen a lot of people express interest in learning more about the Spartans and Thermopylae than there ever was around here before this movie was set to come out.
In other words, this movie has inspired a lot of people to learn more about the true story. If it weren’t for this movie, most people wouldn’t even give a shit about Spartan history right now. Is that not enough?
Chill the fuck out about the accuracy, people…[/quote]
The true story is insane enough, without adding trolls and ogres and blatantly distorting reality. If you are going to do a movie about Spartans, at least you could make them dress and fight like Spartans. Why add elephants, when there weren’t any? It’s like they took a great historical event, created a great idea for a movie, then gave it to a bunch of 5th graders to fill in the details.
Don’t get me wrong, it looks like a great fantasy movie and I can’t wait for it to come out. However, it is going to grossly misrepresent Spartan culture and the actual battle itself.
Look at “Saving Private Ryan”, “Killer Angles”, and “Flags of our Fathers” all great movies based on actual events that didn’t have to exagerate or misrepresent the truth. The actual events of those battles were insane enough.
Read “Gates of Fire” and you will realize how goofy this movie has the potential to become.