I've studied history as well, and it doesn't really matter to me how inaccurate this movie is as far as history goes, although it's understandable why some people might be offended by it. At least this movie says it's based on the comic which was inspired by the battle and doesn't claim that things actually happened that way (unlike, say, Kingdom of Heaven which changed quite a few details about certain events and certain characters to suit the movie, although in the end the movie still worked out well despite all the inaccuracies, especially the Director's Cut). So, I'm not expecting a movie similar to, say, The 300 Spartans, but a different movie altogether.Originally Posted by Diango12
I'm most likely going to enjoy this movie both because of the way it seems to capture the spirit of the battle (albeit the whole thing seems very much exaggerated in the movie with all those monsters and huge armies and whatnot, but it isn't necessarily a bad thing) and yet has unique things that set it apart from reality. The visual style of the movie suggests this as well, and it looks like it'll be a real treat.
...until they got their asses handed back to them later on in the Battle of Salamis where the Greeks managed to turn the tide of the war (even though some argue that the Greeks might've lost the battle unless they had been tricked by one of their commanders who kind of forced them into a situation where the only option was to either fight or die; retreat was impossible).In conclusion the Persians weren't defeated they were only delayed by what they considered a nuisance. Afterwards they plowed over the Greeks and advanced towards there goal...
It would actually be awesome if a modern epic movie centering around the Battle of Salamis was made. The use of CGI, epic score and good actors as well as breathtaking visuals and a good director and script writer might make it one of the most epic movies in recent times.
I do hope that whatever movie we get about Hannibal will turn out to be a good one, because he was one of my favourites. I'll be expecting an epic similar to Gladiator, Alexander and Kingdom of Heaven (to mention a few recent examples). I'm just worried whether Vin Diesel is actually good enough, because so far the only good role he had was in The Iron Giant. But we'll see what happens.Now I hear Vin Diesil is coming out with the movie about the famous general of Carthage “Hannibal The Conqueror”(The greatest and most brilliant General in history) now that is a true epic.
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