Sunday, March 18, 2007

HOLLYWOOD’S 300 CAUSING A GLOBAL STIR

The News Dissector Blog ,written by Danny Schechter has reviewed the 300 Movie.
See it here.

And read my personal view about 300 there too.
The movie, which is based on a comic-book fantasy version of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., is believed to be a shame and an untrue picture of Iranian historically and demographically.
The movie, in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army, is totally false. Iranian culture and costumes have never been like that and everyone who knows a little a bout history, for sure most know this.
The way Persians are depicted in this film has caused a lot of controversy in Iran. Iranian people in contrast to Americans- who don’t know even the history of their country well- read history a lot and they all perfectly are familiar to Hakhamaneshi’s dynasty and Iranian’s glory in those epochs.
So the dishonest 300 Movie has caused a very growing anger and rage toward Hollywood and Warner Brothers Co. among all Iranians throughout the world. Shortly the movie is seen as an attack on Persian history, a source of pride for Iranians across the globe.
See more here