300 (2006) REACTION  

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While Leonidas did miss a killing blow with his spear throw, he did manage to make his point. He told xerxes that before the battle was over the world would know that even a God king can bleed and his last action before dying was making good on his word.

There's a point that gets explained much more in the movie "300 Spartans" (which was what inspired Frank Miller to create his "300" graphic novel). At this time in history, Greece was just a group of independent city states that occasionally cooperated for a common goal but more often competed or outright fought against each other, and so arguably the most important result of the Battle of Thermopylae was that it helped to turn Greece into a unified nation. Speaking of "300 Spartans," I saw an interview with Frank Miller in which he said that when he was young and first saw that movie, he had previously thought of a hero as someone who is at the top and always wins, but the movie showed him that heroes are people who are willing to sacrifice themselves for something greater. I found that very interesting because it made me think of how often kids idolize someone for their success, wealth, fame and influence rather than the content of their character.

"Give them nothing, but take from them, Everything!" Gives me chills every time.

I was amazed at how this film literally brought the graphic novel source material to life so perfectly

Spartans were famous not just for their few possessions, but also for their few words. There is a story about being threatened with a letter that said "If I invade Lakonia you will be destroyed, never to rise again". They responded in writing with a single word: "IF" Neither Phillip, nor Alexander, greatest conquerors of their time ventured to march over Sparta. The word Laconic, (the use of very few words) is called after their capital, Lakonia.

May you live forever. The biggest insult a Spartan can give to someone

17:55 What Blue said reminds me that I heard one historian describe the ground as being littered with the "the bodies of men who are dead, the bodies of men who are dying, and most importantly, the bodies of MEN WHO ARE IN THE WAY" and how that helped impede the enemy.

This is fundamentally a story about how bravery moved us out of the dark ages. Great film.

300 was a real event that took place between Greeks and Persians..battle of Thermopylae with 300 spartans is been taught until today in military academies..it's not mythical at all

I remember my dad took me to see this and my eyes were blown by it.

“You have many slaves but few warriors. It won’t be long before they fear my spears more than your whips.” He wasn’t wrong in the end. What’s more Spartans and Vikings both have something in common. They both believe that dying in battle is the greatest achievement they can achieve.

Can't figure out why the girls all love this movie, who knew they were such aficionados of history. 😁

20:34 For the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2, there was a series on Russian TV of interviews with soldiers and civilians who fought in WW2, and one of the soldiers talked about the first time he was in real hand to hand combat with a German. He said he had never bayoneted a human being before, so he put all his weight and strength into the thrust, and it penetrated so much deeper than he expected that the muzzle of his rifle got stuck in the wound.

that ending speech always gives me chills

16:36 Viki would loved "We Were Soldiers." One of the things critics really liked about it was the way it showed how American Col. Hal Moore and North Vietnamese Col. Col. Nguyen Huu An tried to out think and out maneuver each other during the battle. Some critics and even some RU-vid reactors compared it to a game of chess.

🌹🌹 Ladies, thanks for your reactions to this fantastic movie! By the way, this battle between the Persians and the Spartans really happened! Battle of Thermopylae! The Spartans lost this battle, but the other Greek armies united and won further battles against the Persians! These few hundred men gave the Greeks time to form their army! This legendary battle and Spartan battle strategies are still taught in military schools around the world today! Amazing day from Slovakia, Ladies ... 🌹🌹

"Then we shall fight them in the shade" is the line passed down through history. It's the modern equivalent of what was said by the Spartan Dienekes before the battle.

16:36 Viki should watch "Gettysburg." It shows some smart tactics, some tragic tactical errors, and tactics that took the wisdom of combat experience and the guts and initiative to act even when indecisive leaders higher up were chasing their own tails.

0:37 The movie is based on an actual even, but this is in many ways a very artistic/exaggerated telling of it. “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”

Remember “If you don’t survive you just die” -Blue

The Immortals were so numerous, that even if one were killed, there was another to take his place, giving the illusion they couldn't be killed.

In Greek there isnt a word for nightmare, they say: "You were visited by Ephialtes." The Greeks still curse that traitor.

When she said "he is a queen now", I wanted to give her a hug. Great reaction to a great movie.

As a fan of the visionary behind the camera, it's nice to see that Viki noticed that it was directed by Zack Snyder, the best comic book filmmaker 🔥

“THIS…IS…SPARTA!”

Amazing how so many reactors watch the same movies in the same week and sometimes the same day! How original!

In my opinion, one of the greatest war movies ever made.

Leonidas did not miss.. he proved the god king can bleed.

If Viki is interested in more of Zack Snyder's films, since she has now watched 300, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and Zack Snyder's Justice League, here is the rest of his filmography: Dawn of the Dead(2004) - Watch the Director's Cut Watchmen(2009) - There are 3 cuts of the movie. Watch the Director's Cut as that is Zack's preferred cut. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010) - A hidden gem in Zack's filmography and the least talk about film of his. Sucker Punch(2011) - Watch the Extended Cut. Army of the Dead(2021) - First movie he did for Netflix. He is currently working on post-production of his next set of movies for Netflix. The 2 Part space opera, Rebel Moon.

The Immortals were 10,000 strong. When 1 fell, another took his place, hence the name immortal.

I love this collaboration. I adore Blue.

Sempre me chamou atenção o olhar do Leonidas adolescente ao se deparar com o lobo. Sem medo, sem emoção. Pura frieza.

*Homies* Oh,The Battle Of Plataea Was the set up Of The Final Battle between Persia and Greece,in the Persia-Greece war...THAT WAS Salamis..Greece,After that became a free country...So,you 2 saw the Beginning of the end of the Persian-Greecian War.

300 is too brutal. You guys should see Audition (1999). Beautiful comedy movie 😊

Leonidas is speaking Hellsing Ultimate Abridged as he sets off. "I'm going for a walk... A very enthusiastic walk."

FUN FACT: This movie is historically accurate

Comical that everyone to this day still thinks “he missed” when he didn’t. He proved the guy was no god.

Queen Gorgo is Lena Headey who played Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.

The battlefield site of Thermopylae Greece where this battle was fought is within (600 km) of Sofia via V1, the landscape is far different now then when the 300 Spartans made their last stand.

Blue and Viki together again, awesome. It was so enjoyable and a lot of fun to watch this incredible movie with you both when I did. Seeing this reaction reaffirmed my belief that the two of you have great chemistry and I hope to see you both together again a lot more in the future. Maybe with Laura & Magy too since you have both reacted with them recently. It would be amazing to see the four of you together. Incredible as always. Thank You Blue & Viki.

Fact: King Leonidas was around 60 years old when he fought this battle..!! 🔥⚔

From swooning to cheering to crying.

The line, "Come and take them!" When told to lay down their swords. This line is in Greek, Molon Labe'! U can buy tshirts hats flags, etc , that says this. 2000 years later, it is represented by a single black cannon under a black star. This is a representation of what the Texxans said, to the Mexican general at The Battle of Gonzales in 1824!! And u can buy that stuff also...I have 2 tats on my chest, of the black cannon and star! In WW2, this line was shortened to one word, battle of the Bulge, 1944, in freezing weather. The German general told the colonel in charge of the American units, to get out of their tanks and surrender. His answer to the general??? "Nuts!" 😁😁

I enjoy these crossover moments. Gotta do the sequel

I get that at the last battle everyone wants the Spartans to win, but Vicky and Blu have seen The Last Samurai, where they spoil the end of this movie. Algren explains to Katsumoto about the Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae (The hot gates) "dead to the last man".

This kind of makes me want to recommend the Indian movie "Kesari" which is based on the true story of 24 Sikh soldiers who held back an invading army of 10,000 - 12,000 fighters for 6 hours at an outpost named Saragarhi to buy enough time for reinforcements to arrive and save the two forts for which Saragarhi had been set up to serve as a communications relay. My only reservations is that some of the special effects aren't up to Hollywood standards, and some of the battle choreography might look weird to western audiences. FYI "Kesari" means "saffron" which is a color that symbolizes courage in Indian culture.

The story itself of the 300 and the the King Leonidas is based on a true event in Spartan history. Of course the movie exaggerated on how it happened.

You know, it's kinda weird how he calls the Athenians "boy lovers". When the Spartans trained the young recruits they did a little bit more then bang their shields.

It is also generally believed that all Spartan women received an education in poetry, music, dancing, and art-and there is evidence that many Spartan women were literate. So, for the most part, Spartan women received an education comparable to that of the men, but unlike the men they weren’t forced to leave their families at the age of seven-in other words, women got a lot of the benefits of that education without the added stresses of communal living, harsh conditions, poor food quality, and the other general abuses that were supposed to make the men tougher. Spartan women were also encouraged to get married at a later age than most-usually around nineteen or twenty-making marriage and childbirth generally safer and healthier for both mother and child. And, because of their many physical activities, they were allowed to wear notoriously short dresses that exposed their thighs-a fashion trend that seemed beyond radical to the rest of Ancient Greece. Women in Charge Perhaps most surprisingly, Spartan women were given full citizenship rights. They were allowed to own and inherit their own property, and they were allowed to divorce their husbands without repercussions or societal vilification-and they were neither encouraged to nor prevented from re-marrying (they also kept full custody of their children). In general, because the men were so often away at war, the women were fully in charge of the household and general city business. Thanks to the large population of slaves (called Helots) that took care of domestic tasks and labor, the women were actually more likely to be involved in government, agriculture, city planning, and the like. When it comes to awesome facts about Spartan women, however, my personal favorite is a seemingly small detail-but one that, to me, speaks volumes. In Spartan culture, nearly all men and women were buried in unmarked graves-there were only two classes of people who were deemed worthy of graves that displayed their names, in glory: men who had died in battle, and women who had died in childbirth. This small detail shows that childbirth-that all important female task-was considered a trial akin to battle, and that to die in childbirth endowed a woman with as much glory and honor as a man who had given his all and sacrificed his own life for the sake of battle. It’s definitely too much of a stretch to claim that Sparta enjoyed any kind of “equality” between the sexes-but if that doesn’t prove the extreme respect that Sparta had for its ladies, then I don’t know what does.

Something that everyone tends to forget when watching this movie, is that, king Leonidas and his 300 man bodyguards actually did stay behind while the remnants of the combined Athenian and Spartan force retreated to fight the Persians another day. This movie just makes it seem like there were just 300 Spartans and several hundred Athenians when their initial combined forces totaled around 7000 men.

First THE Battle OF THE THERMOPILAS,second IN the sea THE Battle OF THE SALAMINA AND THE final Battle IN PLATEA

I think it's so badass how the real leonidas was 60 years old 😳

Ahhh! I never thought I'd see this collab!!! 2023 starting off strong!! All of you are great!

I want to conquer the heart of viki and blue

this is a true historical event not legend not myth,((come back with your shield on it,its the famous phrase Η ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ,,,and in the part of the begining of battle persians said lay down your weapons,leonidas says come and get them its also the famous phrase ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!as a greek thank you for the reaction im a fan to your chanell

The problem with Ephialtes was that he wanted the glory of combat, not to actually serve. Had he served, had he shown Leonidas that even the misshapen can be of use to Sparta imagine what changes he could have been pioneering for the future. But no, he declined to serve because of pride.

The fact that neither of you seem to have recognized Dilios played by David Wenha who also narrated this movie was also in Lord of the Rings: (The Two Towers and Return of the King), he played Farimir brother of Boromir who went for the ring at the end of Fellowship of the Ring.

This is one of my favourite comic book movies.

The Spartan king; Leonidas was played by Gerard Butler and here’s a few other movies of his you’d love: The Ugly Truth Law Abiding Citizen Olympus has Fallen

Happy New Year, ladies

Tears of the Sun and Southpaw Two of my favourite movies of all time. I bet you’d like them.

Hi girls, Happy New Year!👋🏼😁💖🤍💜🎊🎉

THIS IS SPAR- wait sorry I got a notification. Oh! Two of my favorite content creators are doing a 300 reaction! Cool! Okay, where was I? Oh yes THIS IS SPARTA!!! ⚔️⚔️⚔️😌⚔️⚔️⚔️

He didn't miss. He said that he would show that a god can bleed, and HE DID.

This film looks EXACTLY like the graphic novel it’s based on.

Yo! No freaking way!! My two favorite homies bar none! The collab I didn't know I'd see! Love them.

“This is where we hold them. This is where we fight. This is where they die!”

This is based off of true events. Loved the reaction

I always thought the Spartan king could have let the hatchback right with the Arcadians, since they didn't use phalanx tactics.

Gorgo was the actual wife of Leonidas, she was asked by an Athenian woman why Spartan women were the only liberated women in Greece .. Gorgo replied "We are the only Greek women who give birth to real Greek men!". At another time, a merchant was invited to go on maneuvers with the Spartans. When he tasted the Spartan field ration, he said "Now I know why Spartans would rather die!" it was a gruel made from water, barley and pig's blood.

Historically, the Spartans were slave owners as well... Slave owning was common in the past.

Viki: “Better to be protected than sexy.” 😄

38:56 RU-vidrs really LOVE seeing him get stabbed.

The song that is heard when the queen sends Leonid off is the Bulgarian song!

They made a parody of this movie too 😂. It's called Meet the Spartans.

In the beginning you said you thought it was "mythical". This movie is actually based in historical facts. The Persian invasion. Leonidas took only the 300 to fight them and keep them from invading Sparta (part of Greece). They were actually some of the most disciplined, courageous, and brutal warriors in world history. Training since very young to raise warriors in a warrior society...

also... hahaha I can't stop thinking about the parody XD it's to die for. you guys should react to this.

Based on what happened in 480 BC.

There's a second movie BTW, in case you weren't aware. :)

Hollywood's Hollywood don't get me wrong. But this battle definitely happened. If you think for a second these Spartans weren't the real deal? Lol look them up and there laws etc, full ons an understatement. Hand to hand combat? Not to many in history can handle them. By Spartan law you can't cry. By age 7 you join the army. Even the kings son. There are Hectic

Before starting ... yes the general storyline actually is true, and the movie is based on what was handed down as history. Obviously, the details of what was said isn't going to be any kind of 'verbatim transcript', but even there, if a historian put down that "x" was said, that's what the movie presents. Certainly, 2500 years later, things will have been lost - or been warped, intentionally or not - but over-all the story is correct. The biggest liberties were taken with the physical setting(s). If you checkout the real battle-site, it's *not nearly* as dramatic-looking! And the surrounding terrain, while definitely very hilly, doesn't have the cragginess you see in the movie. So, if you allow for some artistic license regarding what was said and in the depiction of the area - it's otherwise pretty close. And the harshness of the Spartan's society is pretty much well-portrayed; they had no use for those who couldn't, in some way or other, 'pull their weight'! It'll be interesting to see your reaction to all the 'blood & guts'!

It is historically true

I been waiting for this finally 😂😂❤️❤️

Phalanx is the first concept of tank.

Love these colabs! We gonna get Blue, Magy, and a Homie together?

The narrator is based on a Spartan who in reality was seen as a coward because he returned injured. He was an outcast and one of the front line soldiers who died during the main battle. Also, the narrator is making the enemies more vile and twisted to inspire the soldiers. It's what every culture/country does sadly.

what a great movie. thanks for sharing your reacción ladies

Great movie! Will always be remembered!

As a Greek, 300 is real history fact and is not mythical or based on comics like marvel fans or dc.

Hello, I like to see your reaction videos, I recommend two films to react to: 1- La Llorona (2019) a Guatemalan film and 2- Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro

It is important to note that the Persian empire of that time, the Achaemenid empire, were the only ones of their time that did NOT have slaves. The greeks on the other hand, absolutely DID have slaves. This film is based on a graphic novel. The battle did happen but the "bad guys" were nothing like they were portrayed. The Persians paid all their workers and treated women equally. The greeks on the other hand, did not.

You should definitely check out the sequel, "300: Rise of an Empire" if you haven't already :)

Greece is one of the first countries of the planet so yeah it was historical girls because it really happened. With the difference that the movies made it more intense and with more graphics and things to make the movies badass. But this really happened. The Persian empire and the Spartans did exist and they did fight. Persians are the people from Iran now and Sparta exists here in Greece it's a city just not in the form of the ancient Sparta. This is our history. Ancient Greece. Just like Thoukididis, Platon, Sokrates, Thalis, Themistoklis, Alexander the Great, Achilles, Odysseas all of them existed. The mythology is about the Gods who we are not sure about them. But the others existed they were real men. Let me mention here that Sparta was a city-state then in Greece like Olympia, Arcadia, Athens, Thebes and many more. So just one city fought an entire strong Persian empire maybe the strongest ever existed for many years in history. After that all the Greeks fought.

Please react to *Over the Hedge* :3

This is such a great movie both in story and how it was filmed. You guys gave a very cool reaction. Plus, you guys make a great couple you are so cute together.

Love the shirt Trixy! (Veteran here)

You gotta admit that Viki is damn beautiful

May you live forever…and if you ask me is true because after all this years we speak about efialtias betrayal

Feliz Año Nuevo chicas! 🎉 Cheers!