I watched 300 the other day. The special effects were good, and the movie keeps you glued to your seat. However throughout the movie I could not shake off an uneasy feeling.
The movie is supposed to be from a chapter of history. Throughout the movie, the non-Greeks i.e. the Persians/Asians, etc. are shown as psychotic and/or physically malformed beings. Greeks (most of them) on the other hand are the perfect, white Alpha male kind. The use of better war technology, arrows and bombs, by the Persians is projected as cowardice, employed when toe to toe combat failed. I don't how much research the writers, of the movie and the comic, did but this movie does not look to me like it depicts history.
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DON - My take
After all the hype it turned out to be a watchable movie. It's interesting as long as you don't try comparing it with the original one- something that is quite difficult since it's a remake. Some new twists are introduced into the plot to make it less predictable. What are the twists? Go and watch. The only thing that I can tell is that this was one the few movies where I didn't see the people shuffling on their feet five minutes before the credits were shown.
As to the acting
SRK
1> Unlike the original one in which Don and Vijay were two completely different people, it didn't look so here, they were both just the usual SRKs - smooth and glib.
2> Please remain Shahrukh Khan, don't try to be Shahrukh "Chan". The "attempt" to display your martial arts skills in some of the action sequences looked comical.
Boman Irani is good, but has been better in other movies.
Others were just as usual.
All-in-all
Once Watchable.
As to the acting
SRK
1> Unlike the original one in which Don and Vijay were two completely different people, it didn't look so here, they were both just the usual SRKs - smooth and glib.
2> Please remain Shahrukh Khan, don't try to be Shahrukh "Chan". The "attempt" to display your martial arts skills in some of the action sequences looked comical.
Boman Irani is good, but has been better in other movies.
Others were just as usual.
All-in-all
Once Watchable.
Happy New Year!
End of a year is always a time to retrospect, but then, what's begone is gone. Anyway, writing about an entire year, isn't really possible. Here's hoping that 2006 will be a great year for us all.
To all reading this or not reading this:
To all reading this or not reading this:
Happy New Year!
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