The Battle of Thermopylae, on which this film is based, was indeed a real historical event. Its actually one of the most famous battles in history .
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
Been there. Have seen the Monuments!
@craiggibbons8228
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesalexander5623 That sounds amazing
@WexMajor82
Жыл бұрын
It's probably the most famous battle in history. No other has been told about so much for so long.
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
@@craiggibbons8228 Yes! It was long before 300 but I had seen "The 300 Spartans" many times which drew me go there.
@lordmccormick4792
Жыл бұрын
I’m nit googling it! As was an amazing tactic… but I think was close 2k atheaninas still one hell Of an ass whipping!
@ryanhampson673
Жыл бұрын
There were only two ways your grave got a tombstone in Sparta. The first was if you had died in battle and the second was a woman who died in childbirth. Both were seen as service to the Spartan state. All others were buried with no markers, forgotten to time.
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
Gives more weight to the line "Because only Spartan women give birth to real men."
@gylmano
Жыл бұрын
“Soldier, come back with your shield, or on it”, was a phrase told to CORRECTED: Spartan soldiers by their wives. Soldiers slain in the battlefield were put on top of their shields as in a stretcher, so as to carry them back home. So come back holding up your shield in victory, or dead as a honorable soldier. Don’t come back without a shield, because only a coward discards his shield to run. Very nice reaction as always Dawn Marie, thank you. Loved your “silent reaction” to City Lights.
@johnmcclure40
Жыл бұрын
Some poor soldier got his shield stolen the night before he got home, and spent the rest of his life wandering around.
@diakojim1977
Жыл бұрын
@@thewonkyembouchure Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.
@johnirby8847
Жыл бұрын
Not Greek or Roman....entirely Spartan.
@ryansyler8847
Жыл бұрын
Respectfully, that's not what this saying means. It's a common misconception passed around until it's just accepted as true. It's accepted as true because of inaccurate portrayals of Sparta like this one (entertaining as it is) that pander to our narrative of what we want Sparta to be rather than what it is. Their reputation as invincible fighters was built largely on campaigns against Messenian helots who were disarmed and unorganized. They played on this reputation to intimidate opponents rather than fighting them and they were reluctant to fight outside the Peloponnese for fear of helot revolts. Sparta suffered many military defeats when matched against similarly equipped opponents (Thucydides records several of them). Spartans (like most Hellenes) used heavily armored hoplite soldiers fighting in a phalanx formation. The shield (hoplon from which the name of the soldier came) covered the left side of the body while the right side was covered by the left half of the shield of the man to your right and so on and on down the line. The success of the phalanx depended on holding the line together. In phalanx vs. phalanx combat the line that broke first usually lost and the soldiers were routed. For a Spartan, returning in defeat was not in itself shameful provided that every man did his duty. To return without one's shield even in victory, was shameful because it was seen as having cast it away leaving the man next to him unprotected and threatening the integrity of the line. The phrase is recorded in Plutarch's Moralia. It literally translates to "with this or on it." Nineteenth Century romantic nationalists reinterpreted Sparta (including this quote) and puffed it up in the cause of Greek independence until we're left with an erroneous reading of history like the one you're inadvertently continuing to propagate that is accepted as true.
@jakobroynon-fisher9535
Жыл бұрын
It was also said from mothers to their sons, if they were not of marrying age (usually 35 years old). Mothers, as Spartan women, viewed it so disgraceful to have born a son who lost his shield or fled from battle that there are records of Spartan mothers outright killing their sons, disowning them, and even some physically dragging their sons out of Sparta's city limits.
@thomasbeauchamp3781
Жыл бұрын
Leonidas didn't kill Xerxes, but he showed the Persians that their "God King" was mortal, which severely damaged their morale.
@mikedignum1868
Жыл бұрын
Leonidas was around 60 years old during this battle which makes it even more epic.
@richieb3356
Жыл бұрын
Damn never knew that. Always foolishly assumed he was in his late 30's early 40's which I guess back then was already pretty seasoned. 60's that's impressive.
@garychambers6848
Жыл бұрын
And i think Sparta always had two kings....Not just one....
@tothboy01
Жыл бұрын
@@garychambers6848 Some forms of government have two people at the top. Yes, Sparta had 2 kings, and the Roman Republic had two consuls. Also, ancient Egypt had the pharaoh and just below him was the chief minister aka vizier, which was kind of similar to a modern-day monarch of England with the British prime minster, or a U.S. president with the vice president.
@garychambers6848
Жыл бұрын
@@tothboy01 True...And in Sparta sitting above the two kings was a "Senate" of sorts.
@mikedignum1868
Жыл бұрын
@@garychambers6848 Correct.
@ElliotNesterman
Жыл бұрын
This is an adaptation of a comic book series,, which is itself based on the battle of Thermopylae (Greek for hot gates) in 480 BC. While there were 300 Spartans fighting during the three days of battle there were also soldiers from other Greek city states, bringing the total to between 1000-1400. Of course, the film has lots of fantastic details that are typical of comic book treatments of historical events. Also their abs were enhanced with makeup to make them look like the comic book physiques. The Greeks didn't wear trousers. They considered them barbaric as the Persians wore trousers. From depictions on vases, we see that Greek soldiers of this period wore only armor for the lower legs, the forearms, and helmets. That's because Greek shields were actually much larger than shown in the film, large enough to cover the body from neck to knees. The one thing they certainly didn't wear were long red capes held on by leather harnesses. That bit of clothing was invented for the comics. The Wikipedia article on the Battle of Thermopylae gives a good overview of the history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae
@DawnMarieX
Жыл бұрын
The long red capes make them look very stylish 😏
@woeshaling6421
Жыл бұрын
@@DawnMarieX and also keep in mind that the story is retold for years before it was written down. Spartans also had a great skill in telling tall stories to intimidate their rivals and enemies. as with most history, skepticism is a necessary prerequisite
@bossfan49
Жыл бұрын
@@DawnMarieX I agree, but Edna from The Incredibles says "NO CAPES!!" 😀
@NecramoniumVideo
Жыл бұрын
The Persian empire in the movie is also the Achaemenid Empire, known as the first Persian Empire (nowadays Iranians), the biggest empire the world had seen, stretching from the Balkans and Egypt in the west to Central Asia and the Indus Valley in the east. It was Alexander the Great who was the downfall of the Persian Empire.
@EmperorOfDrill
Жыл бұрын
@@NecramoniumVideo AND ASSANİTE ALEXANDER EMPİRE FALL.AND PERSİA CREATED PARTHİAN EMPİRE.
@johanbruinsma8243
Жыл бұрын
it's that last speech that does it for me, just imaging having gone through all of that from just 300 Spartans , and then facing 10.000 of those psychopaths.
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
"Run away! Run away!"
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
@@bigdream_dreambig " Those Spartans Are Dynamite ! "
@Merecir
Жыл бұрын
AU!
@joelwillems4081
Жыл бұрын
Not pyschopaths but I get what you mean. Closer to 10,000 Navy Seals. And they led 10s of thousands of Greeks who fought the same way, in a phalanx with bronze shields and bronze armor while wielding an 8 foot heavy dory. Against a force chiefly made up of leather armored men, with wicker shields and wielding short, thin javelins. There is no way to prove it but best estimates are that the Greek force at Thermopylae killed ten or even twenty times the number of Persians that they lost.
@hertzeid
Жыл бұрын
"Harpoon them both!" really had me laughing. Great reaction!
@dougrussell1926
Жыл бұрын
Leonidas said " May you live forever" to the hunchback as diss because they considered death an honor.
@thantsits261
4 ай бұрын
Actually he meant that his name be remembered forever and since then it changed meaning .Ephialtes now means nightmare...
@technopirate304
Жыл бұрын
27:47 Leonidas’s intent wasn’t necessarily to kill Xerxes. It was to make him bleed and prove that he wasn’t a god.
@daerdevvyl4314
Жыл бұрын
Justin I guess the best answer to that is that's not what happened in real life. But then again I doubt there were guys with crab arms there either. Hey, I wonder what those guys' arms would taste like.
@technopirate304
Жыл бұрын
@@daerdevvyl4314 🤣😂🤣😂 …crab?
@ciaranconlon84
Жыл бұрын
@Justin Freitag he wanted Xerxes to press on with the campaign because he knew his full army would destroy the Persian one and put a complete stop to them.
@muhtarek2508
Жыл бұрын
@@jfreitag88 chill bro its a movie , even in a movie people argue xD goddam
@richardjosephus6802
Жыл бұрын
@@jfreitag88 Leonidas was believed to have been killed early on the 3rd day-. They recovered his body and retired to hill, where they made their final stand. Hundreds of Persian arrowhead's have been recovered from that hill. Xerxes never came close to the fighting.
@andrewpeppin4769
Жыл бұрын
“Come back with your shield, or on it.” Basically it means a warrior returns victorious with his shield, or dead and being carried on it. If a warrior returns without his shield, it was believed he dropped it so he could run away faster, thus being a coward and shunned by Spartan society.
@macmcgee5116
Жыл бұрын
In reality, the Spartans wore very advanced armor for the times. The Persians had a hard time penetrating it. Which is another reason why they performed so well. For entertainment purposes, in this movie and graphic novel, they were shown to fight bare chested. Basically because it just looks so cool. They were also known for their one-liners. "Then we shall fight in the shade" was an actual line attributed to the Spartans. There are several stories of similar things they said to their enemies.
@ApesAmongUs
Жыл бұрын
In the comic, they also fought with flapping wangs, but they wanted a family film with glistening man-pecks.
@macmcgee5116
Жыл бұрын
@@ApesAmongUs I never saw the whole thing.... But I do remember a few images. Lol
@romanlovera427
Жыл бұрын
I don’t understand Hollywood’s obsession with almost naked Spartans and tribal looking Persians. They both had armor(I’m aware of the difference of armor, that’s not the point)and were more sophisticated than movies show them to be. The women(spartan) were also basically just as feared as the men. They were the last line of defense of a city while the army marched
@Shiftry87
Жыл бұрын
Yeah 1 of the most badass 1 liners Sparta ever did in my opinion was towards i think Alexander the greats father Philip II. If i recall Sparta got an ultimatum message telling them to fight for me or submit to me or something simular and the message ended with, IF u dont agree we will invade and destroy u basically. They send the messenger back with a message of there own and on that paper was only 1 word, "IF". He left Sparta alone.
@macmcgee5116
Жыл бұрын
@@romanlovera427 I can't speak for all of Hollywood obviously. But the best reason I heard described for this movie was... You have to look at the source,you are basically watching on film a story that is being told by the messenger sent back by Leonidis. He is telling the story to the 10,000 Spartans as they are about to enter battle against the Persians at the end of the movie. He is telling it in a way to inspire the troops... building up the heroic 300 while demonizing (morally and physically) the Persians.
@cobba42
Жыл бұрын
Loved the "'t'is but a scratch" reference. So watching all those movies does leave a lasting impression. Looking forward to more ...
@davidanderson1639
Жыл бұрын
One thing I’ll always give Zack Snyder credit for, is his ability to capture the look of graphic novel & transfer it to the big screen. He did it with some of the most iconic moments of Frank Miller’s 300; just as he later went on to do with his adaptation of Alan Moore’s Watchmen…..which if you’re planning to watch, I suggest you watch the Ultimate Cut of. Granted it very long; compared to the theatrical cut. But, as a fan of the original graphic novel, it’s my preferred version.
@juliangrant9718
Жыл бұрын
The ultimate cut has Tales from the Black Freighter, I think. She needs to go down to the other version with just the full directors cut of the movie. It doesn't fully make sense as there are unadapted parts of Watchmen that add to the side story. Otherwise it only makes sense in the comic.
@davidanderson1639
Жыл бұрын
@@juliangrant9718 That’s correct; The Ultimate Cut does indeed contain The Tales of The Black Freighter. There’s also more footage of the youth reading it at the news stand; along with several other changes compared to the theatrical cut. Having seen both cuts, I always felt there was a lot missing from the theatrical cut. But when I finally got a region free blu ray of the ultimate cut, I was more than happy with the additions that were made. Some will argue it’s just for those who know the story inside out. However, I personally feel that it’s a truer, more complete story. In some ways, it’s a shame that studios aren’t brave enough to allow directors to release their intended visions into cinemas; rather than having to go back & recut them.
@Boone1981
Жыл бұрын
King Xerxes (485 BC to 465 BC) He was killed by an advisor in 465 BC. It's believed to be at the order of Xerxes son in a move to claim the throne.
@TMNTfever
Жыл бұрын
This movie was based off of true events and quotes from the actual Battle of Thermopylae. Quotes such as "tonight we dine in hell" or "we shall fight in the shade" are translations of what was actually said by Leonidas and the 300. As for the war itself. There was nothing "wrong" with Leonidas going to war. It was just that his oracles and Spartan council was paid off by Xerxes, so they were trying to convince him to submit.
@joelwillems4081
Жыл бұрын
In the actual account, it is told that it was a holy time in Sparta so there would be no entire army sent right away. That they would follow after the appointed time was over. My favorite quotes are telling the Persians to come and get their weapons. And, of course, the words that were put on the monument there after the fact, "Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by. That here, obedient to their laws, we lie."
@nealhoffman7518
Жыл бұрын
You should follow this up with more Frank Miller... Sin City. And if you haven't seen it, the Daredevil series, it has a lot of the elements Miller added in the comics.
@OroborusFMA
Жыл бұрын
Sin City is simply disgusting. To be avoided.
@nealhoffman7518
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic stories, striking visuals, great range of flawed heroes and vile bad guys. Robert Rodriguez direction. I'm not sure what could be considered disgusting
@madeincda
Жыл бұрын
It's certainly a visual masterpiece. One of my all time favourite movies. So much to unpack in that, you have to watch it multiple times.
@juliangrant9718
Жыл бұрын
@@OroborusFMA who thinks like you? Sin City rules! Mickey Rourke was born to play Marv. It's almost a page for page adaptation. Closest we get to Tarantino working on a comic book film.
@walkerig1
Жыл бұрын
Sin City is a wonderful film. 300 came from the same cinematic style. The story is excellent, wonderfully shot and acted you can tell how good it is by how many major actors took small roles for a chance to be in it. The main cast includes a plethora of major stars.
@fossilkingdom
Жыл бұрын
I love how this story is told by the sole survivor as a pep talk to rally the forces. This is based on an actually historical battle.
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
As is Plataea.
@joelwillems4081
Жыл бұрын
There were several Spartan survivors from Thermopylae at Plataea. A couple of messengers sent back and a couple of wounded evacuated sooner. They lived in shame in Sparta for not having returned either victorious or dead. It is said that those few all fought ferociously, and died, at the Battle of Plataea. In the eyes of Sparta, they had redeemed themselves.
@wadeheaton7518
Жыл бұрын
When the Persian messenger said: Our arrows will blot out the sun. The reply he got was: Then we'll fight in the shade.
@mikehigbee2320
Жыл бұрын
"Is there a 300-2?" I laughed so hard. You always make my day. Thanks!
@seandevol3078
Жыл бұрын
there is though lol
@mishkatown8625
Жыл бұрын
@@seandevol3078 I only loved this movie because it portrayed Artemisia/Eva Green as having bigger b*lls than Xerxes!
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
She's a great little Actor .... She's Waaaaay Smarter than she lets on!
@joniroxanne96
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, yes... 🙄
@vilefly
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. 301. ha.
@carlosspeicywiener7018
Жыл бұрын
The warriors from thespa were dressing in the armor of the fallen Spartans, lending to the illusion that the ranks were still full. They really saved the day and now we call actors in costumes thespians.
@Nethescurial95
Жыл бұрын
That is incorrect. The word "thespian" comes from Thespis, the first actor that went on stage playing a character instead of simply speaking as himself. His name just happened to derive from the same noun as the name of the people of Thespiae, hence the confusion.
@WhackyRavenLand
Жыл бұрын
@@Nethescurial95 Aww, you party pooper😂
@Fred-vy1hm
Жыл бұрын
@@Nethescurial95 kinda thought that was bull, at least I never heard that story before. Thanks for the clarification.
@WaywardVet
Жыл бұрын
There are people named America, so...
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
@@Nethescurial95 Here's $5 Buy a Sense of Humour!
@steven95N
Жыл бұрын
The depiction of Xerxes is the human personification of "Extra" and I love every moment he's on screen. It's a highly stylized depiction of how Greeks saw Zoroastrianism/Persians.
@grahamtravers4522
Жыл бұрын
Hmmm ... It's my understanding that the Greeks regarded the Persians as trouser-wearing "softies"., and this depiction bears no resemblance to depictions of Persian kings, e.g. on the Alexander mosaic.
@EmperorOfDrill
Жыл бұрын
@@grahamtravers4522 AND İN PERSİA ASSANİTE ALEXANDER LİKE THE KİLLED LEONİDAS AND FALL OF ROMAN EMPİRE PERSİANS WİLL REVENGE TO GREEKS.
@steven95N
Жыл бұрын
@@grahamtravers4522 Did you not read "Highly stylized depiction?" I didn't say "this is how Greeks saw Persians" I said it's a "highly stylized depiction of how Greeks saw Persians"
@benjauron5873
Жыл бұрын
The funny joke when this movie came out: "Do I want to watch 300? No thanks. I haven't seen 1 through 299 yet." 🥁
@Ship-security
Жыл бұрын
The way she said “oh they definitely got them that time” best reaction channel on KZitem😂
@LordEriolTolkien
Жыл бұрын
I lol'd
@waterbeauty85
Жыл бұрын
I remember how one historian described the ground in front of the Spartan phalanx as being covered with "the bodies of men who are dead, the bodies of men who are dying, and most importantly, the bodies of men who are IN THE WAY!" explaining that the bloody bodies of Xerxe's fallen created an uneven, unstable, slippery surface to walk, run or stand upon making it extra hard for Xerxes' able bodied troops to fight effectively.
@mrd4785
Жыл бұрын
The actor who is narrating is David Wenham. He's an Aussie.
@LordVolkov
Жыл бұрын
"His voice has changed a little bit and it's very sexy" 😍 David Wenham's natural Australian accent is very smooth and really makes this movie pop. I also love that no one has the same accent 🤣🤣🤣 For Wenham as a villain - Baz Luhrman's Australia 🤠
@juliangrant9718
Жыл бұрын
He's a worse villain in Rabbit Proof Fence.
@LordVolkov
Жыл бұрын
@@juliangrant9718 I'll have to check it out 👍
@phj223
Жыл бұрын
For more historical drama, check out the miniseries Rome. Only two seasons, with season one's backdrop being Julius Caesar's rise to power, and in season two it's his nephew turned son Octavian that fight for the same goal. While the main characters, two Roman centurions (Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo), and their story is almost completely fiction (little more is know about them other than a few lines that the historical Caesar himself wrote in his diary or whatever on the wars in Gaul), the broad strokes of the events, the battles fought etc, are pretty accurate historically. :)
@mr.a8315
Жыл бұрын
HBO's Rome is excellent, for anyone who hasn't seen it, it's definitely worth watching the first episode to see if you will like. High chance you will.
@juliangrant9718
Жыл бұрын
It's a shame they had to rush the second season and condense three season ideas into one. I wanted to see the Jesus arc.
@rik6696
Жыл бұрын
So disappointing that Rome only had two seasons. That was such an amazing show.
@craiggibbons8228
Жыл бұрын
Rome is an absolute masterpiece
@lazyperfectionist1
Жыл бұрын
17:24 Ah, Xerxes. The hairless giant with an entire _jewelry_ store on his face and a voice like he's in the witness relocation program.
@davepowder4020
Жыл бұрын
There's a funny meme out there: "Tonight, we dine in hell! Tomorrow, I'm thinking Arby's"
@SomethingNowhereMan
Жыл бұрын
I can't stop laughing at the "It's like a bloodier version of Magic Mike." This is one of my favorite movies and this is the best reaction hands down! So many to say which parts were my favorite, but I really like how you chanted with the Spartans and your reaction to the arrows blocking out the sun! Imagine if King Leonidas was a playable character in Mortal Kombat?! I know he's playable in one of the God of War: Ascension multiplayer, but would be fun for him to be a playable character in Mortal Kombat. Either him or the two arm bladed creature! Anywho, I really enjoy this reaction! :D
@mikelarsen5836
Жыл бұрын
'Best'? You mean unintelligent surely?
@markthomas6045
Жыл бұрын
This famous battle took place nearly 800 years before your 300 guess Dawn. That's awesome to think about! 2500 years later we still talk about it. Can you imagine anything now that will be talked about in the year 5000?!
@willesnille
Жыл бұрын
Dropping the H-bomb for the first time. Landing on a the moon. Exploring the solar system. Inventing fast transcontinental communications. Mapping the human genome. We're living in a time of scientific discovery and technological innovation unlike anything our species has ever seen before (and will never see again I imagine). 5000 years from now I suspect they'll look at all of recorded history as "before 1950-2050" and "after 1950-2050". Not all of it's good, but I feel like people are kind of sleeping on how incredible our time is.
@corbinclardy5709
Жыл бұрын
This is THE "Hot Gates," the legendary area, the area EVERY future general draws from, ZERO chance of winning but a example
@patrickevans9604
Жыл бұрын
Their profession is being Spartans. Their battle prowess is still legendary to this day because of the way they lived their lives
@williamberry9013
Жыл бұрын
Movie based on a comic of tale told by a Spartan. Historical battle with many inaccuracies. 1) No army ever use war rhinoceroses. 2) No storm prevented the Persians from sailing around them, that was the Athenian fleet, but naval battles never get remembered and a Spartan narrator would not mention the Athenians. Oh, this battle of Thermopylae is why western civilization is not Persian based. Not saying there would never be a Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle, just asking who was the Persian equivalent? Yes, my American and your Australian culture would be waaaaay different.
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
"God, he's so extra. [...] I love it." That pretty much sums up the whole movie! 😝
@steveallen8987
Жыл бұрын
Based on real life the Spartans we’re Known for their snappy quips. The one about fighting in the shade of the arrows blotting out the sun is a real quote. Steve The sacrifice of the 300 was the rallying cry needed to combine the many different Greek city capitals.
@WhatIsMisophonia
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but the Spartans get too much of the credit. Not only was the Greek fighting force at Thermopylae around 7000 strong (including the Spartans), but even when most of them had retreated, there were still some 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans who chose to stay and die with the 300 Spartans. One could say however it was the Spartan ethos, determination, and leadership that effectively rallied the fighters at Thermopylae, and eventually Greeks in general against the Persians.
@leegutierrez1562
Жыл бұрын
Some of King Leonidas' one liners are said by the actual King Leonidas, among the other Spartan warriors one liners.
@philshorten3221
Жыл бұрын
Definitely checkout Gladiator and if you want a slightly more recent historical movie, then Master and Commander (the far side of the world) whilst the story isn't real, the depiction of life at sea on a sailing ship is really well done and one of the most accurate movie representations. Favourite line is where Russell Crowe the Captain suggests if his naturalist doctor friend wants to name plant after him it should be "prickly and hard to eradicate!"
@TheGililgi
Жыл бұрын
Kingdom of Heaven is underrated as well.
@andrewpeppin4769
Жыл бұрын
The irony that the site of this battle is now a 4 lane highway.
@oobrocks
Жыл бұрын
Dawn: you’re awesome 🎉. Sequel is 300: rise of an empire staring Eva Green
@mostvaluableproduction
Жыл бұрын
The best way to look at this movie is as the story of the 300 Spartans told by a Spartan trying to rally troops - the Persians exaggerated as monsters by a good storyteller. I learned about the 300 in boot camp, taught as an example of smaller numbers holding off much greater numbers through use of tactics and understanding of terrain. The basics of the story hit the historical beats pretty well, but the storyteller's fantastical elements allow it to be so visually wild. Essentially, 300 Spartans - along with several hundred people from other Greek city-states - used the hot gates to their advantage against overwhelming numbers and managed to slow them down for three days. This is part of what allowed the rest of Greece time to better prepare for war.
@jamesalexander5623
Жыл бұрын
The greatest story tellers in Ancient History : The Greeks and The Jews! .... They really knew how to Throw It!
@CChissel
Жыл бұрын
They still lost in the end.
@richardjosephus6802
Жыл бұрын
@@CChissel NO they died, and by their death allowed the rest of the Greek City States to rally. Histories greatest last stand. ..Go tell the Spartans, thou who passest by, That here, obedient to their laws, we lie
@CChissel
Жыл бұрын
@@richardjosephus6802 What? After the peloponessian war Sparta and Athens were too weak to do shit, they lost my man. Hell, Spartans even served in the Persian army. Also, Spartans were not good guys, they were cruel and awful, way worse than the Athenians, especially in treatment with their slaves.
@richardjosephus6802
Жыл бұрын
@@CChissel Most of what we call Western civilization is based on Greece after this war Sparta gave us the concept of a professional army, the other city states of a civilian soldiers, most of the science's including philosophy. But most of all in that @20 years of the golden age of Athens, they gave us democracy the first elected government. Most of that would not have happened if Persia won . Everyone had slaves till 300 years ago This was 2500 years ago
@AFMountaineer2000
Жыл бұрын
The only reason Leonidas did the Agoge was because he wasn't suppose to be king. His older brother who did become king was removed because he was declared insane.
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
Normal heirs weren't trained in the same way?
@AFMountaineer2000
Жыл бұрын
@Big Dream from what very little I know, the first born son of the ruling house was exempt from the agoge
@muldoone6920
Жыл бұрын
Spartans were literally the most hardened and elite soldiers of the ancient world. If they existed today and adapted to modern tactics, they'd rule the world.
@Flastew
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction Lady Dawn. In the beginning of the movie when the king meet the God king, he said before the battle was over the people would see the God bleed. And at the end he did make him bleed, it even surprised the God. Great movie almost as good as Gladiator (so very close)
@SkylorBelmont
Жыл бұрын
The actor for faramir is also in the van helsing movie with hugh jackman
@anonygent
Жыл бұрын
Uniforms for the military didn't become a thing until the 18th century. Until then, soldiers were expected to provide their own clothes, armor, and weapons.
@grafyte2003
7 ай бұрын
wrong, look up the roman legions someday, their war kit was issued to themby the gov. for at least part of the 2000 years it was around
@BoydofZINJ
Жыл бұрын
Historical speaking, Spartans did wear body Armour. However, in ancient Greek plays had the heroes not wear Armour to show their heroism. While this is a movie, the narrator (the only Spartan warrior of the 300 to live) was the narrator and became created this story as a play. So, in a way thus movie is accurate to a Greek play. However, I doubt there was the movies crazy slowmo and crazy fight scenes.
@torreyholmes7205
Жыл бұрын
When the Persians order the Spartans to lay down their weapons, and Leonidas says "Come and take them", the Greek phrase is "Molon Labe" which is still a slogan for people who want to be able to defend themselves against tyrants. Having the right tools close at hand is important.
@noxteryn
Жыл бұрын
More like, misused. The original phrase had nothing to do with tyranny. King Leonidas was literally a tyrant, after all.
@adrianburchell8075
Жыл бұрын
Leonidas was killed early in the final battle and when the Spartans refused to give up the body of their king, Xerces had them killed by arrows. Of course, the narrator wasn't there to know that, so he invents the final battle combined with the knowledge the last Spartans dying by arrows. 700 Thespians were defending the Spartans rear and they died to the last man as well, but nobody tells of their battle.
@donovandelaney3171
Жыл бұрын
There were female Spartan soldiers. But they mostly raised the kids and guarded the city from enemies.
@branislavmelis6568
Жыл бұрын
🌹🌹 Great reaction, Marie 🙂🙂 Just for your information: Spartan battle strategies are still taught at elite military schools! They were brilliant warriors!
@ivomazzulla9235
Жыл бұрын
The hunchback’s name became a word for nightmare in Greek
@raphaelperry8159
Жыл бұрын
A lot of the action movie style lines like "then we will fight in the shade" are taken directly from the original historical accounts.
@romanlovera427
Жыл бұрын
When Leonidas tells the hunchback man: “may you live forever”, it’s the biggest insult a spartan can say. As Spartans believed in a glorious death in battle. An honor hunchback man will never have, thus he’ll never have spartan honor
@feudist
Жыл бұрын
It was very cinematic...but a comic book adaptation kinda sells short what happened and why. It was the armor of the Greeks(not their ripped abs) and unit cohesion that allowed them to stand against the lightly armored Persian troops. They were encased in bronze armor on the torso, forearms and shins behind the shield wall. Their 8 foot spears arrayed in 3 or more layers made them a metal hedgehog. Their relentless drilling and coordination let them maneuver quickly around the battlefield without opening gaps in their line. Watching them advance like an inhuman threshing machine loosened bowels and emptied bladders. The Greek tradition of pitched close quarter battle shocked the mobile hit-and-run style of the Persians. Unable to maneuver, their formations were isolated and butchered.
@Kesedrith
Жыл бұрын
It's sad, but by their beliefs they live on. We still speak of them to this day. We may not know their individual names, but we know the Spartans.
@discocorpse
Жыл бұрын
When Leonidas asks "Spartans, what is your profession?!," their reply means that war is the only work they do.
@S0ldeed
Жыл бұрын
Awesome. I really love this film and really glad you enjoyed it so much. Great reaction as always.
@waterbeauty85
Жыл бұрын
Zack Snyder's movie "300" was very faithfully adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel "300" which was inspired by the movie "300 Spartans" from the 1960s which was inspired by the real historical Battle of Thermopyle. "300 Spartans" had a big influence on Frank Miller as a boy. Until the young Miller saw that movie, he believed that heroes should be respected for their power and success, but the movie showed him that heroes should be respected for their willingness to sacrifice themselves for a greater good. Though "300 Spartans" is mostly just a so-so movie and not nearly as enthralling as "300," it does a much better job of explaining that, at that time, "Greece" was not a nation but a bunch of independent city states that often fought against each other and that the war would eventually help steer them toward becoming a unified Greek nation. BTW The brief shot of the Spartans fighting in a wedge shaped formation is taken directly from the climactic fight in "300 Spartans."
@marvintammy
Жыл бұрын
Awesome job, Best reaction to this movie I’ve seen yet! “Awoosahh! that’s not an occupation” had me laughing pretty hard. Lol
@cacabrosl2135
Жыл бұрын
I saw someone else point this out but the wolf in the beginning foreshadowed how they will defend against the Persians by drawing them into a small area and taking them out
@JustpressAltF4
Жыл бұрын
That "AWOOO!" Shout was mimicking a lions roar.
@gallendugall8913
Жыл бұрын
So many questions! "What do the girls do?" Spartan women could own property and so they managed estates and had babies. The work was done by Helots, a Greek people enslaved by the Spartans. Spartan women had a lot of rights. When the men went off to war their wives were considered divorced and the man would have to win glory in war to win her back, or the woman could marry someone else - keeping the property from the previous marriage. "Why are they all naked?" because any cloth pushed into even a minor wound would be a breeding ground for bacteria and ultimately be lethal. Romans would popularize the practice of cleaning and disinfecting wounds. "Come back with your shield or on it." Means that they are either carrying it, didn't drop it to run from battle, or died in battle and the body is being carried back in honor upon the shield.
@gallendugall8913
Жыл бұрын
"Why didn't they send the whole army?" Warrior societies are weird and dysfunctional. When you build your whole civilization around fighting the worst thing that can happen is that you lose a fight. So all warrior societies have a lot of rules to keep wars from happening in order to mitigate that risk. Religious holidays were numerous and strategically placed so that pretty much any war would require a religious exemption. "Is there a 300 part 2?" Yes, it covers the sea battle the Athenians were fighting while all this was going on. Wasn't nearly as popular or successful of a film. It does feature the most epic female admiral in history - I don't think that movie does her justice as she is a baddie and like the baddies here she gets a grotesque makeover. Yes, she lost historically, but only because none of the other admirals would listen to her. "Is this historical?" This is a story told in a story by a people whose stories were passed down in an oral tradition that did not survive their civilization. Unlike the other Greeks city states there were no Spartan poets. So this could have been how they told stories with lots of exaggeration.
@LordVolkov
Жыл бұрын
Gladiator is in fact a gladiator movie 👍 also check out Spartacus (1960), directed by Stanley Kubrick.
@DawnMarieX
Жыл бұрын
Will do! Thank you 😁
@Rajamak
Жыл бұрын
I’m Spartacus!
@mr.a8315
Жыл бұрын
I'm Spartacus!
@AMortalDefiant
Жыл бұрын
@@DawnMarieX Seconded. Spartacus is a classic!
@klb9142
Жыл бұрын
Their occupation was warrior, and the chant was their war cry. He didn't miss Xerxes, he proved he could bleed.
@leepagnini6273
Жыл бұрын
The Battle of Thermopylae was in 480 B.C. where 300 soldiers of Sparta fought 1 million soldiers of Persia. When they fought, they would come back, "with their shield, or on it," meaning they either carried it, or it carried them as a stetcher. This was the Spartan Blessing that only the wives could speak.
@chrispittman8854
Жыл бұрын
"AAAHHHROOOO!!!" That is our profession. Semper Fi and a drink to the King.
@bruno3778
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies! He didn't miss with the spear, by the way. He knew they would die that day and he knew they needed the whole army to defeat the Persians. This whole mission was to weaken the Persians and to show the rest of the Greece that "even a God King could bleed", which he did!
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
Meh. He did miss, but that wasn't a complete failure for the reasons you've stated.
@SnedzTheBricklayer
7 ай бұрын
"THIS IS SPARTA!!!" The most Scottish scene in history while portraying a Greek 😅
@bigsteve6200
Жыл бұрын
The story of the Battle of Thermopylae was true. Against overwhelming odd and certain death. Soldiers stood. The significance of the battle. Was, it was fought so hard and bravely that it costed the enemy so dearly. It took the fight out of them. Military historians to this day compare other battles to the Battle of Thermopylae. One being. The Battle of the Alamo. In the war of Texas Independence with Mexico.... some good movies there. Good on ya.
@donovandelaney3171
Жыл бұрын
You should go to a Spartan re-enactment event or festival. Their suits and armor are colorful and beautiful. They even have games and merch.
@jayvdub5390
Жыл бұрын
I love that moment in the beginning. He looks to the queen... she gives the slightest nod of agreement. Boom
@y11851
Жыл бұрын
It’s an adaptation of true life events that really happened in some aspects 300 are still remember today
@michaelm6948
Жыл бұрын
I'd recommend the 1960s classic film "Spartacus", it's not about Sparta, but about a slave revolt that occurred in ancient Rome around the time of Christ.
@stefkukla8533
Жыл бұрын
I've thought of a great new drinking game: Binge all of Dawn Marie's videos and take a shot of whiskey every time she says "I don't know" or "I'm so confused"
@jakobroynon-fisher9535
Жыл бұрын
In actuality- Leonidas I of Sparta was about 40-50 years of age when he picked up and threw the Persian messenger down the well. And his actual statement before that was in response to the demand for "earth and water": "Dig it out yourself."
@lidlett9883
Жыл бұрын
To understand this film it's filmed from.the view of a Spartan warrior hearing the narration of the battle of Thermopolis. So the mosters seen are the imagination filling in the blanks spots. Keep in mind only two types of Spartans had marked graves. The men who died in battle and women who died in childbirth. As both of these gave their lives in service to Spata. It was a normal saying for mothers and wives to say "come back with this shield (victorious) or on it (dead) and yes the "Then we'll fight in the shade " was actually said
@KevDaly
Жыл бұрын
Unlike the way they're portrayed in this film Greek armies (including Spartans) were well-armoured heavy infantry. I think the director just wanted to see a lot of men in their underpants for some reason. Ahem. And the Persians were not freaks 😂 It's not a true story as it is, but 300 Spartans did fight to the death against an invading Persian army at Thermopylae. But they were not alone. The invasion was eventually defeated when the Persian fleet was destroyed at Salamis.
@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
Жыл бұрын
A great reaction, Dawn, to this excellent film. This is based on a true event, '300' is a graphic novel which this is made from. There is an old saying, if you complained about something being hard to do or hard to endure you'd say, 'Go tell The Spartans'.
@jamesmoore4003
Жыл бұрын
At the beginning of the movie you saw how he lead that wolf into that narrow passage to easily kill it? That is the same strategy Leonidas used by positioning his 300 men in the narrow passage so as to reduce the strength in numbers of the Persians….by not being out in the open the Persians could only send so many men into that narrow passage….thereby rendering their greater numbers as a disadvantage….for awhile anyway until they were betrayed and then surrounded.
@darylsfan9680
Жыл бұрын
“May you live forever.” That line is more impactful than you realize. He meant may you live forever knowing what you’ve done, that you are a traitor to your own country, that you’ll never experience the greatest glory which is to die in battle for Sparta, that you are a hideous creature, and that your name Ephialtes will mean ‘nightmare’ in Greek. And ever since that battle, there has never been another Greek named Ephialtes.
@anonygent
Жыл бұрын
Ah. I didn't understand that line. It was like "in infamy" was unspoken.
@mr.a8315
Жыл бұрын
And also he lives forever in history and shame.
@falkvontrasic2393
Жыл бұрын
I loved to watch you seeing 300. Thank you very much! Ephialtes the traitor is still known in Greece. His name stands for the word "nightmare".
@aaronburdon221
Жыл бұрын
He also earned a place in Dante's inferno as one of the greatest traitors of all time alongside brutus and cassius and Judas Iscariot.
@bigdream_dreambig
Жыл бұрын
🤔 What about Senator Theron?
@BillTheScribe
Жыл бұрын
"It's like more bloodier version of Magic Mike" made me do an actual spit-take.
@kevinnorwood8782
Жыл бұрын
The pit that Leonidas kicked the messenger into was a well. What was actually said to the Persian messengers historically wasn't "This is Sparta!", but "You came here for earth and water? Go dig it out yourself!".
@MrSporkster
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: in reality, the Persians had abolished slavery by the time they fought the Greeks, while the Greeks still kept slaves of their own. So the Greeks were not fighting to avoid slavery, they were fighting to keep their independence and their slaves.
@mikenance4466
Жыл бұрын
I must say I love watching reactions to this movie because it's one of my all-time favorites and yours is by far one of the best your narration through the whole video was on point and funny and your little devilish laugh at 15:22 was so damn cute you have a new fan now!!!!
@MrSporkster
Жыл бұрын
'Come back bearing your shield, or on it' was a saying that meant, 'Come back victorious, or carried as a corpse on your own shield.'
@joecee6862
Жыл бұрын
The hunchback Ephialtes was told "may you live forever" and indeed he has. Not only was dying in battle the most glorious and honorable way for a Spartan to die, something Ephialtes was never to achieve...he also is remembered for his betrayal. The word Ephialtes in the Greek language is a word that carries the meaning "nightmare" and is also an insult, similar to Judas or Benedict Arnold.
@richardcobb4287
Жыл бұрын
About the hunchback... I read this somewhere, but when Leonidas told him to live forever, it was a reference to a Spartan having a "beautiful death". Leonidas was telling the hunchback that he was unworthy of a beautiful death.
@_volder
Жыл бұрын
Another way to look at it is that his reputation would last past his death, as it has: not only is his betrayal still talked about as part of the story, but his name has even become the Greek word for "nightmare". It's like an "extra" version of why American boys don't get named "Benedict".
@jamesw.weissii3795
Жыл бұрын
30K! Congrats! You derserve all the success!
@spydude38
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the battle of Thermopylae, a mountain pass located in northern Greece, fought in 480bce between the Greeks and the Persians was what this movie 300 was inspired by. Once the Greek warriors were betrayed, the Persians were able to outflank them and thus King Leonidas remained with a small group of mostly Spartan warriors (300) in a delaying action and were eventually defeated. In 1955 a statue of Leonidas was erected by King Paul of Greece in commemoration of his and his troops’ bravery.
@flatebo1
Жыл бұрын
It wasn't just a delaying action. The Oracle of Delphi had been consulted early on (as the Oracle was often consulted by nations facing major decisions). When asked how the Spartans should respond to the Persian invasion the Oracle said that either Sparta would be sacked by the Persians or a Spartan king must die. Leonidas went to Thermopylae to fulfill the prophecy. In all, the battle of Thermopylae lasted about 3 days. Considering how long the Persian army spent campaigning throughout Greece, Leonidas delaying the invasion for a few more hours at Thermopylae accomplished basically nothing. Leonidas dying at Thermoplyae, however, unified Greece.
@andreasbenning
Жыл бұрын
"A bloodier version of Magic Mike", I love you Dawn!! xD
@JCResDoc94
Жыл бұрын
_"In 480 BC, a force of Spartans, along with many other Greeks, held off the Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae."_ thr you go, so it was around yr 300 as well. _JC
@michaelholt3222
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction Ms. Dawn, excellent movie, was definitely entertained twice over, I am glad you enjoyed, and loved your questions and commentary, can't wait to see more, take care...👍👍👍👍👍
@tankeater
Жыл бұрын
ARMY says HOORAHH and USMC say HOOOOH... It's called a battle cry!
@alanjones5199
Жыл бұрын
Sparta was amazing for several reasons, not just this historic battle. Women married much later than most of the known world then (including the rest of Greece) at 18-20. That meant they gave birth later, with more women & babies surviving, and the babies healthier. The women were better educated (it seems) than in the rest of Greece. All the women of significance in Ancient Greek writings were Spartan & the first female Olympic Champion was from Sparta, Cynisca in 396 & 392 BC, the four horse chariot racing.
@noxteryn
Жыл бұрын
Also, marital rape was legal in Sparta.
@BobHerzog1962
2 ай бұрын
Fun fact the historic figure was shamed by Spartans for returning and not dieing with the others. He attempted to regain his honor by reklessly going into the battle depicted at the end (Plataea), but then was ruled to have lost his place of honor because he left his plane in the line which was the one thing every Spartan was trained to never do.
@leonardatwood
Жыл бұрын
This is a favorite movie and based on actual battle. Brava for your reaction. Love it and thank you. If you really enjoy battles, I suggest viewing the 2008 movie Rambo. The other installments are good but this one had a quote that the rebels in Burma adopted: "Rambo was banned in Myanmar (formally Burma), and bootlegs are a hot item. Burmese Freedom Fighters have even adopted dialogue from the movie as battle cries, most notably "Live for nothing, or die for something." Sylvester Stallone said "That, to me, is one of the proudest moments I've ever had in film." Keep 'em coming. Cheers.
@AmatureAstronomer
Жыл бұрын
In real life, the Spartans were Hoplites and wore bronze beast plates. The armor was not shown in the movie so that Dawn could see their big boobs. And while the Spartans were fighting above, the Athenian navy of 100 triremes was fighting the Persian navy of 1000 triremes and was led by Themistocles, who is the fellow who invented democracy.
@Miroku2235
Жыл бұрын
I don't know if Spartans invented the Phalanx shield wall, but they damn sure perfected it.
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