300 = Freedom isn't free

[hannigan_rex]

So I just saw 300 and I don't know what to think.

So where to begin. Either Zack Snyder is a movie making savant and just puts in cool imagery not realizing the levels of conservative symbolism he is putting in, or he's a jingoistic, flag-waving, bible-kissing (maybe) republican who concentrates so hard on putting certain messages into his movies he

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[blindmeadowlark]

Whenever I read stuff about the conservative images, etc. I get a little riled. I'm super snob-tastic when it comes to movies, but all I got out of it was, "Holy shit! That was an awesome action movie!" And I came out riled in other ways. But I didn't get any of the conservative business. Maybe it's because I read the comic before the whole 9/11 happenings. Maybe it's because I worship Frank Miller, know his thoughts on the Bush administration (not too cuddly) and know he thumbed up the whole project. I dunno. Maybe I'm just following blindly because of those things... Who knows. I just feel that the angry reviews about the "message" of 300 are giving a man who made a zombie flick and a comic book adaptation waaay too much credit. And as a girl (a girl, I say!) who loves both of those genres... I just don't see it. Blah blah blah. I'll shut up about that now

[hannigan_rex]

I did some minor detective work and came to the same conclusion. I'll probably be deleting this post as now I don't like it. But now that I know the symbolism wasn't meant to be there I'm kind of disappointed. Not so much about 300, but Dawn of the Dead. Here's this great original with allegory strapped to it like an albatross (how's that for meaning) and the remake is just an empty shell. A very pretty, entertaining shell, but empty none-the-less.

Thank you about the movie. Your acting was fine. I'm burning out brain cells trying to wrangle up the next project.