9 out of 10 monkeys believe they are not behind glass

300 was a great movie for three reasons…

1. The comic book is one my all time favs. Frank Miller is a great story teller.
2. The movie is executed brilliantly, despite what critics say. (They are all art-house humping hemp smokers anyway.)
3. It sparks interest in the real event, The Battle of Thermopylae, which truly is one of the greatest heroic events of all time. King Leonidas was a Spartan King worthy of remembering.

Yeah, the movie takes liberties… but it is a fantasy movie after all. The core of the film, the heart of it, is what stays true and makes for a great flick. It may not be historically accurate… but that wouldn’t be watchable on the big screen.

For the same reason most books would not make a good movie if done literally. Artistic License is a necessary thing to make movies accessible and understandable to all.

That is why I hate people comparing movies to books. Apples and Oranges. Nay, more like apples and palm trees.

Completely different.

Movies only deserve measure by other movies. And the same is for books.

But comics and movies based on those comics – both visual mediums. Both can make for great translation.

300 proves the point.