![]() ![]() This time around though, most of the action takes place at sea. Ultimately, 300: Rise Of An Empire is little more than a blurry celebration of computerized gore.Ĭan you blame the Persians for being so angry? I’d be furious too if my monstrous armies were being slaughtered by some bare-chested men wearing skirts! The presence of so much bare skin gives Murro plenty of opportunities to show arrows slicing flesh open, appendages being hacked off and any other deadly scenario plausible. The sequel tries to have more fun with Grecian blooodshed, raping, pillaging, and decapitating, but in doing so, the final product becomes a story about stark-raving lunatics thirsting for violence, instead of warriors fighting for honor, country and a beautiful death. Furthermore, where 300 was dark and gritty, Murro’s effort is more hammed-up, creating such a B-movie level of ridiculousness that one might call it a super high-tech grindhouse flick. Where 300 felt more like a straight action flick, 300: Rise Of An Empire plays like a pulpy comic book by constantly employing slow-motion sequences full of swirling CGI blood-splashes, even moreso than Snyder did. Tainting the waters a shade of red, casualties mount for both sides in the name of Xerxes, but can our ambitious Greeks prevent their Persian aggressors from leveling Athens as intended?Įarly and often, Noam Murro asserts his directorial differences, as to distance himself from Zack Snyder’s first film. ![]() ![]() Additionally, we meet the man tasked with saving the major Greek city-states. Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) promotes his thought of democracy with Greece’s largest powers, but he also shows what a master tactician he is by challenging the overwhelming Persian navy headed by Artemisia. We learn of Xerxes’ backstory, his connection with Artemisia and the true motivations behind such a massive Persian attack. Xerxes moves on and sets his eyes on Athens, aided by his ruthless naval commander Artemisia (Eva Green). Between this, Pompeii and The Legend Of Hercules, I’ve had enough gladiatorial fighting and battling for a lifetime, and the heavyweight throwdown between these periodic films hasn’t been a particularly memorable affair either.ģ00: Rise Of An Empire follows Zack Snyder’s uber-macho Spartan war story about King Leonidas and his brave group of soldiers attempting to hold off Xerxes’ (Rodrigo Santoro) army, and we pick up shortly after their defeat. I don’t know if there’s a limit to the amount of oiled-up ancient abs one can stare at, but every last ounce of my will was tested during those two shiny, blinding days. Fun fact – I had to screen 300: Rise Of An Empire after screening Pompeii the day before. ![]()
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