Super-Size Value Meal
300 is an overblown, bombastic, pointless exercise in violence, gore and disturbing imagery. Critics have already complained about the depiction of Persians in the film as decadent, depraved, dishonest & manipulative. However, there's no political or social agenda in place here, it's just a bad movie coming out of a production system that seems to be suffering from a bankruptcy of good ideas. The IMAX version of the film may be somewhat more fulfilling due to its sheer spectacle, however, the artifice of the film is overwhelming: The CG looks like CG, the compositing is unnatural and even the live actors look like animated characters. My overall impression of 300 is that it's the cinematic equivalent of a super-size value meal: instant gratification, laden with trans-fats, steroids, antibiotics and artificial ingredients that makes you ill after providing you with two hours of viscera. Don't wate your time.
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