The story of the movie a stylized, legendary retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), where a small Greek force led by King Leonidas

Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo

Rating (2006 film):

4/5 – A flawed, beautiful, brutal masterpiece of style over substance.

movie 300 Spartans

The presents a narrative that the Spartans saved Greece alone. In reality, the Athenian navy fought a simultaneous naval battle at Artemisium, and later, the Athenian fleet destroyed the Persian navy at Salamis. The film reduces the Athenians to whining philosophers. This was deliberate—Frank Miller has stated the story is meant to be told as Spartan propaganda, not documentary.

The Bodies:

The Spartans are portrayed as physical paragons—essentially "digital creations" with unrealistic physiques—to emphasize their "purity" and strength.