YES! YES! YES!

One of my favorite books is being released as a blockbuster movie - The Gates of Thermopylae. The movie will be called 300 - the supposed number of Spartans who held the narrow pass of Mt. Thermopylae for a number of days knowing they would eventually be smashed and killed to the last man, giving the Greek civilization a time to amass an organized defence from the well nigh million-strong marching force of Persians seething into the region. It's said that the events at Thermopolae were a hinge on which human history itself turned on for a day.

Greek thought, very much a part of our foundation as Westerners - rationalism and belief that man is a logical being and can recognize the Truth through correct use of his noodle - survived the attempted murder by superstitious barbarism.

You can read up on the Battle of Thermopylae here. It's probably one of the most inspiring stories I know. Told the Persian archers numbered so many that their arrows would blot out the sun, a soldier responded, "Then we shall have our battle in the shade."

This movie looks AWESOME.

Go watch the trailer for it RIGHT NOW! (Great song used in the trailer, by the way, from NIN's album The Fragile.)

Comments

Anonymous said…
The trailer is so damn good.
12:04 PM
Big Chris said…
Hell yeah!
12:10 PM
JD said…
Have you seen the new trailer for it? Sweet!!

Here is the link.

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JD
10:34 PM
Big Chris said…
Yeah, I did see that! :) Man, it looks so awesome. I hope they don't over-do the "artsy" part of it... but from the preview it doesn't look like they have - it looks totally intense.
9:51 AM
JD said…
I am ready, too. I think they do bring the comic book aspect into it as well, which can make it even better. We really need some rockin' movies to come out. Everything lately has completely sucked.

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JD
8:21 PM
JD said…
Chris,

Where is your countdown to 300? Less than 3 months away.

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JD
10:51 AM
Big Chris said…
Apparently you're my countdown, JD - haha.
11:32 AM
JD said…
As of Tomorrow, Friday, February 9th, it will be one month until the release.

I am seeing it in IMAX.

Sweet!

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JD
11:24 AM
JD said…
One week and 1 day until the film. Preview set for tomorrow night. The Barnical got it wrong and listed the opening day for Friday. I got a little excited, then realized....it's the Barnical.

WOOO HOOOO!

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JD
10:52 AM
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