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Citations for use

Jonah Weiland (2007-02-14). "THE GOD KING: SANTORO TALKS "300"". Comic Book Resources. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Jonah Weiland (2007-02-14). "THE SPARTAN KING: BUTLER TALKS "300"". Comic Book Resources. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Jonah Weiland (2007-02-14). "THE REEL KING: DIRECTOR ZACK SNYDER TALKS "300"". Comic Book Resources. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
"'300' - The Battle for the Film". Comics2Film. 2007-02-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Jason Silverman (2007-02-22). "300 Brings History to Bloody Life". Wired News. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
ScoreKeeper (2007-02-22). "ScoreKeeper With Composer Tyler Bates Re: 300, WATCHMEN, And Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2007-02-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Citations for use. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 18:17, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Spartan Way

It is interesting to know of how the Spartan lived from day to day, but I'm wondering did they make the kids live the same way as the parents did. Like if it is a boy, he lives in the military and if it is a girl, does she stay with her mother.

I'll be glad when this movie does come out.--Zhang Liao 22:20, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can visit Wikipedia's article on Sparta to find out more about them. However, I'd like to remind you that the talk page is meant for discussing how to improve the respective article (in this case, about the film) and not offer general commentary on the topic. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 22:34, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism Section

I don't care if some users think Criticism section was original research, but we need a criticism section fro this movie. It's is a fact that the movie contains many misconceptions, even though it wasn't supposed to be accurate, still some people might take it as serious and it's a good idea to put a section clearifying what is right and what is wrong. --Arad 22:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All of Wikipedia considers a personally-attributed criticism section original research. Please present citation of authoritative people actually criticizing this film for its historical fallacies. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 23:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Those misconceptions belong on Battle of Thermopylae, Herodotus, or 300 (comic book). The movie is a faithful adaption of the graphic novel which is loosely based on the writings of Herodotus. Any inherent problems with size numbers are Herodotus's fault not the movie. Any issues with deformed human beings and non-historical visualizations of Persian kings are the graphic novel's fault not the movie. Any issues at all also have to be cited. Gdo01 23:04, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Material counts as original research if it introduces an argument without citing a reliable source who has made that argument in relation to the topic of the article." Citations need to address the film directly and not pulled from some article or typical historical coverage of the battle. You have provided zero reliable sources and have only attributed the facts yourself. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 23:05, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see Gdo01 point. Anyway, I'm not going to waste more time. Looks like Erik has more time and is more experienced with movie articles. I leave it to him. --Arad 23:07, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you find any reliable source that is similar to this review about a Mesoamerican expert addressing Apocalypto, then it can be included. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 23:10, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I sure will if I found one. --Arad 23:11, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How can you call historically fallible a film which not only doesn't claim to be a historical work, but doesn't even declare to be "based" on one? You only do so because you are aware of the historical events and link them to the film yourself. This is not the creator's fault. In reality the film and the comic never do they claim that the events are historically accurate. Therefore there is no argument on judging historical accuracy. Snyder was clear on the subject, he was only interested in bringing the comic on the screen, he never bothered himself with issues such as historical accuracy. Therefore to ask criticism against him is plain POV-pushing. Miskin 23:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Gdo01 and Erik. Miskin 23:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Because this is an encylopedia, we want to make it clear for people who don't know the history taht this is not correct. --66.36.153.175 04:12, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article already states that the movie is based on the Battle of Thermopylae. A reader interested in the history behind the film will refer to the historical article. This article is about the film, it doesn't have to become a pov-fork of Battle of Thermopylae. Miskin 11:36, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HowStuffWorks

Gerri Miller. "Inside 300". HowStuffWorks.

Some in-depth information. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 20:51, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

character

In the trailer I saw an ogre like creature, does anybody know what that is?Beardownaz9 01:02, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]