300

I'm probably the wrong audience for this movie. I have never read a graphic novel and don't really enjoy the swords and sandals genre. That being said, this movie is actually pretty good. It's all surface material though, you don't really become emotionally invested in any of the characters or their situations. You are just swept along by the visuals and the sound. The whole thing is sort of like playing a video game. It's fun while it's happening but you don't really think about it when it's over.

There are things I really liked about the movie. The use of voice over and how it is telling the story as we are watching it, and how it all wraps up at the end. The use of practical make-up on characters instead of cgi and the bravura that went into the filmmaking. This was shot mostly on blue and green screens and the digital scenery is able to produce landscapes that would otherwise not exist and if did would be too costly to film at. I also appreciated that there seemed to be a clarity to the action scenes. All the characters essentially look the same in the film yet you always know who you are seeing and where they are.

If you are planning to see this movie, see it in the theater with the best projection and sound. It will probably go over best with a large crowd too. This is a movie meant to see with an audience.