Why 300 is the best modern film about ancient Greece
Spartan propaganda and modern love
300 is one of the best recent movies of antiquity – and a model for male and female relationships.
The story is familiar. Revolving around the battle of Thermopylae and adapting Frank Miller’s comic book, 300 defined stylized action movies of the late 2000s and 2010s.
At first pass, the film is best understood as Spartan propaganda. The kind of myth Spart…