“300” (2006) Has been a staple in the masculinity/heroism movie stack for years, but what’s under the surface?
In short, the movie is anti-Iran and anti-Muslim propaganda piece for the general USA public. Yahwist war-mongering propaganda being the main purpose of the movie, the spiritual European Pagan aspect is severely lacking.
Even though the movie has got spectacular combat scenes, there is no accuracy in terms of mindset or spirituality. It’s as Hollywood as they get.
Let’s go over the good things:
- Decent acting from everyone cast
- Great visuals, unique dimly-lit production style.
- General praise of heroism and many pretty quotes
Now the so-so stuff:
Unnatural demonization of Persians
It just feels very off, because the movie looks realistic at first.
Suddenly we see the Persians as absolutely grotesque, freakish, and inhuman.
The regular soldiers are a faceless crowd, Xerxes is some weird giant drag queen, the elite troops are literal monsters.
This again shows that propaganda is the main goal of the movie. We feel disgust and hate towards Persians, the visuals are strong (it’s more of a cartoon at this point), but there is no deep gloom or fear that you can actually feel seeing an army of humans set out to conquer you.
Shallow representation of Spartan society
Yes they show the toughness and severe upbringing but they bring it down to some “tough guy” protect-your-country bravado, while in reality it was more of an extension of the general worldview of deeply religious society based on constant war of everyone against everyone, as well as oppression of non-citizen groups and slaves.
The obligatory strong woman trope
Gorgo, Leonidas’ wife, was indeed a prominent woman, but it’s hardly likely she was as active in political life and decision-making as the movie shows her.
Her famous words were real though – “only Spartan women give birth to men”. Ironically the qoute shows the correct view on women’s role in Homeric mindset: they give birth to strong men, it’s their superpower, no one else can do it, and everything else is secondary.
Why focus on anything else when you can miraculously make new warriors? The movie skips that part of their worldview.
The director
Zack Snyder has come out with very frivolous attitude towards the European culture. E.g. see the recent ending to his Twilight of the Gods series where Odin sees christ in the future and bows to him:
This is obviously part of the yahwist agenda to paint all native religious traditions as non-serious games and direct the audience to worshipping the same jewish god, be it through christianity or islam.
“300” Does roughly the same although not as explicitly.
“300” Mentions the Gods, but there is no divinity anywhere.
As we remember in Homeric worldview the gods are everywhere, taking active parts in events.
It feels too modern politically.
The movie gives you that “murica, fuk yea” feel time and time again.
The “freedom vs tyranny” storyline is absolutely ridiculous, since every ruler of an effective society of that time was a tyrant. Even “Greek democracy” was different, because only the few noble, strong and rich were voting, versus the childless consumerist easily impressionable crowds in today’s sense of “democracy”.
It feels like we’re at some sort of a grotesque civic nationalist rally in the USA, all the mentions of “free men”, the West vs East, and so on. Spartans did not think that way, and the movie seems to be directing viewers’ attention and support to whatever Israel is doing in the Middle East under the disguise of “saving the West”.
To sum it up, “300” Does not offer an accurate representation of Pagan Homeric Europe mindset and ideals.
It’s rather a propaganda piece aimed at keeping the USA involved in Middle Eastern wars – so it’s blatantly and anti-Iranian and anti-muslim by extension. Which is funny because it’s also part of the zionist agenda to “onboard” the population into yahwist worldview at the same time clashing different non-judaist fractions like christianis and muslims.
The Pagan Father score: 3/10
You can still enjoy the movie, it’s made in a very unique stile, and the battle scenes are spectacular, but remember the clear agenda behind it.
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