Comments on: Iranian politicos, US Marines differ on 300 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:08:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Sam http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-1528532 Sat, 10 May 2008 20:46:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-1528532 White people rule! Go America! White people rule! Go America!

]]> by: Gerry http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-97615 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:44:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-97615 Hey you Iranian guys Relax will you - it's just Hollywood doing what it can to help the boys. The fact that the 300 Spartans are played as gay macho marines should already tell you how much you need to worry about this film! But what's really interesting is that the Americans should imagine, as Bradydale above remarks (ironically, no doubt!) that "Sparta is certainly a piece of the US’s cultural legacy." Yeah right! 400 BC and..... when was it they got a Constitution that their own President can't properly understand? They just get it backwards because of standard cinematic (propaganda) techniques! For 300 Spartans defending their native homeland against invading Persian hordes read what - a small band of Amurrican heroes??? Perhaps I might suggest errr - Palestinian suicide bombers (The 300 Spartans certainly knew they were going to their deaths defending their homeland) what about Hezbollah fighters hannering Israeli invaders in the South? No! - if Americans appear in the film, correctly read. it's as the invading Persians: huge resources, Rhino and Elephant Humvees, ugly, cruel buggers wearing masks and without a shred of humanity for the peoples they're invading, But then that's just how you see the film if you can think a little. Hollywood's not asking for the audience to analyse these things - it just likes to play on the emotions instead. Go (American) Sparta Go! Ya! Ya! Ya! Hey you Iranian guys
Relax will you - it’s just Hollywood doing what it can to help the boys.
The fact that the 300 Spartans are played as gay macho marines should already tell you how much you need to worry about this film!
But what’s really interesting is that the Americans should imagine, as Bradydale above remarks (ironically, no doubt!) that “Sparta is certainly a piece of the US’s cultural legacy.” Yeah right! 400 BC and….. when was it they got a Constitution that their own President can’t properly understand? They just get it backwards because of standard cinematic (propaganda) techniques! For 300 Spartans defending their native homeland against invading Persian hordes read what - a small band of Amurrican heroes??? Perhaps I might suggest errr - Palestinian suicide bombers (The 300 Spartans certainly knew they were going to their deaths defending their homeland) what about Hezbollah fighters hannering Israeli invaders in the South? No! - if Americans appear in the film, correctly read. it’s as the invading Persians: huge resources, Rhino and Elephant Humvees, ugly, cruel buggers wearing masks and without a shred of humanity for the peoples they’re invading, But then that’s just how you see the film if you can think a little. Hollywood’s not asking for the audience to analyse these things - it just likes to play on the emotions instead. Go (American) Sparta Go! Ya! Ya! Ya!

]]> by: Loktofeit http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-90633 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:44:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-90633 Honestly, I doubt that even 2% of Americans that saw the movie knew or even cared that "Persia" had anything to do with "Iran." Being in my 30's, the only real history of Iran that I know of is when they took our people hostage in the 70s and the current issues with them insisiting they need to build nuclear weapons. Honestly, I doubt that even 2% of Americans that saw the movie knew or even cared that “Persia” had anything to do with “Iran.” Being in my 30’s, the only real history of Iran that I know of is when they took our people hostage in the 70s and the current issues with them insisiting they need to build nuclear weapons.

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88869 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:32:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88869 blame canada! blame canada!! ;) blame canada! blame canada!! ;)

]]> by: cary coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88826 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:26:58 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88826 But wait a minute - wasn't this movie shot in Canada? Shouldn't they harbor at least part of the blame? ~ Coat But wait a minute - wasn’t this movie shot in Canada?

Shouldn’t they harbor at least part of the blame?

~

Coat

]]> by: Hosein http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88296 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:44:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88296 >"Those Iranians whine about everything" I thank you for that one...as an Iranian! & again as an Iranian who has never killed or injured anybody, nor has voted to Ahmadinejad, I'll ask you to calm dawn. it's not just Ahmadinejad; even the opposition anti-regime groups felt bad about the movie. just take a look of this list; this is the list of Persian bloggers who have link to their protest site. http://300themovie.info/300-links.html If you wanna really know why we've felt offended, give us a chance. just read this. we may be wrong, & we may be right; you don't need to get angry! http://dearenemy.blogspot.com/2007/03/bay-of-sinking-ships.html >”Those Iranians whine about everything”
I thank you for that one…as an Iranian! & again as an Iranian who has never killed or injured anybody, nor has voted to Ahmadinejad, I’ll ask you to calm dawn. it’s not just Ahmadinejad; even the opposition anti-regime groups felt bad about the movie. just take a look of this list; this is the list of Persian bloggers who have link to their protest site.

http://300themovie.info/300-links.html

If you wanna really know why we’ve felt offended, give us a chance. just read this. we may be wrong, & we may be right; you don’t need to get angry!

http://dearenemy.blogspot.com/2007/03/bay-of-sinking-ships.html

]]> by: The 300 Rorschach test continues : ComicsPundit http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88104 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:20:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-88104 [...] Today’s contestants, an Iranian government culture official, and some US Marines [...] […] Today’s contestants, an Iranian government culture official, and some US Marines […]

]]> by: BradyDale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87981 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:45:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87981 God, the more I think about this the more it rubs me the wrong way. You know, it's Western History too. Pardon the writers for vilifying conquerors all that, but it's bound to happen. The US has been vilified plenty (and rightfully so) for our current awfulness over there. The conquered culture has every right to write it's perspective and Sparta is certainly a piece of the US's cultural legacy, even if it seems far removed. Iran is more than welcome to make a movie that glorifies its conquests. It's true. It is Persian history. But it's not JUST Persian history. Grumble, grumble. God, the more I think about this the more it rubs me the wrong way. You know, it’s Western History too. Pardon the writers for vilifying conquerors all that, but it’s bound to happen. The US has been vilified plenty (and rightfully so) for our current awfulness over there. The conquered culture has every right to write it’s perspective and Sparta is certainly a piece of the US’s cultural legacy, even if it seems far removed.
Iran is more than welcome to make a movie that glorifies its conquests. It’s true. It is Persian history. But it’s not JUST Persian history. Grumble, grumble.

]]> by: BradyDale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87972 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:24:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87972 Am I crazy, or isn't 300 based on the story written by Herodetus (spelling certainly messed up - it was a long night), like a bajillion years ago? Shouldn't they be grouse about the world's first written historian (I think he's credited that way, anyway) and not a movie based on his work a bajillion years later. You don't see the Iranian's protesting outside the Classics' Departments. Am I crazy, or isn’t 300 based on the story written by Herodetus (spelling certainly messed up - it was a long night), like a bajillion years ago? Shouldn’t they be grouse about the world’s first written historian (I think he’s credited that way, anyway) and not a movie based on his work a bajillion years later. You don’t see the Iranian’s protesting outside the Classics’ Departments.

]]> by: Matt http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87946 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:09:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87946 Those Iranians whine about everything. Maybe if they would stop becoming terrorists and bombing civilians then they would have credibility. Those Iranians whine about everything. Maybe if they would stop becoming terrorists and bombing civilians then they would have credibility.

]]> by: Rick Rottman http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87928 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:36:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/03/14/iranian-politicos-us-marines-differ-on-300/#comment-87928 You know, maybe it's just me but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would have a lot more credibility with his criticism if he wasn't 8 feet tall and had piercings all over his body. And I mean all over his body. You know, maybe it’s just me but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would have a lot more credibility with his criticism if he wasn’t 8 feet tall and had piercings all over his body. And I mean all over his body.

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