300: Rise of an Empire
- Review Date: March 7, 2014
- Rated: R
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Release Year: 2014
- Running Time: 102 minutes
Common Sense Media says
Sequel with stylized bloody battles, sex, and vengeance.
- Review Date: March 7, 2014
- Rated: R
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Release Year: 2014
- Running Time: 102 minutes
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that 300: Rise of an Empire is the sequel to the violent hit 300, with the story taking place before, during, and after the events of the original. The violence in the new movie is artificial and fantasy-based, but extremely bloody, with many fight scenes, sliced-up bodies, severed heads and limbs, and huge gushes of spraying blood. There's also a subplot about an abused girl, with sexual abuse strongly suggested. The movie contains a sex scene that plays more like a fight than lovemaking, and female toplessness is shown for several minutes. Another woman is topless in a brief scene, and many chiseled, musclebound men are shown shirtless throughout. The movie clearly contains one use each of "f--k" and "c--k," and a possible second use during a noisy crowd scene.
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What's the story?
Set before, during and after the events of 300 (2007), the story turns to Greek general Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton), who wishes to unite all of Greece in a new democracy. The Spartans oppose his idea, and he must go to war against the powerful Persian navy, led by the vengeful warrior Artemisia (Eva Green) and the half-God king Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). But when the 300 Spartans die in battle, they become martyrs, bringing all the fighting forces together for one cause. Unfortunately Themistocles and Artemisia have some personal history together that complicates things.
Is it any good?
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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE starts with droning exposition -- explaining a plot that is historically inaccurate anyway -- and adds wooden dialogue and stilted speeches (almost all of which contain words like "vengeance" and "glory"). Then it throws in a boatload of posing, shirtless, chiseled, bearded men that are difficult to tell apart from one another. This is followed by an ongoing array of slow-motion sequences of swords slicing into bodies, limbs, and heads, and huge sprays of fake-looking computer-generated blood. Dust often floats in the foreground to highlight the 3D.
The monotony of the rest of the movie throws into sharp relief one character, the fierce, chilly warrior Artemisia (Eva Green). Green can't do much with this one-dimensional role, but she's by far the best thing in the movie. Zack Snyder adapted Frank Millers graphic novel, while Noam Murro directed. The final product is brutal and boring, though it will no doubt entertain the many fans of the hit original.
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Movie details
| Theatrical release date: | March 7, 2014 |
| DVD release date: | June 24, 2014 |
| Cast: | Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton |
| Director: | Noam Murro |
| Studio: | Warner Bros. |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Topics: | Magic and fantasy |
| Run time: | 102 minutes |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | strong sustained sequences of stylized bloody violence throughout, a sex scene, nudity and some language |
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Amazing, but not for anyone under the age of 17
300 Rise Of An Empire is amazing and is much better than the first. I would strongly not recommend this film to anyone under the age of 17. The film has very strong gory violence including multiple beheadings and gruesome action. Strong sex is an element in this film. With multiple scenes of rape and one graphic scene of sex. Swearing is very strong with 62 uses of f**k and many uses of sh*t.
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Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
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Slightly less violent prequel is still very violent but also exicting
My rating:R for graphic sequences of bloody war violence,language,graphic nudity,sexuality and a death scene
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300 movie review
The movie 300 is a fantasy war film which is directed by Noam Murro.
This movie is based on the previous 300 and on the events of the Battle of Salamis.
The movie was set during the time when the Spartans were still around and the beliefs of the Greek gods were still high. The background of the movie is set with the battle of marathon. The tired Persian army were leaving when all of a sudden the Greek army attacked them. Towards the end of the battle the great Themistocles strikes down the Persian king. As the king lay dying in his sons (Xerxes) arms, a spark of hatred and deeper hunger for revenge against the Greeks and their leader Themistocles is ignited. This sets us into the movie as the Persians try to get gain their revenge.
Since this movie is very much about war, there weren’t many different kinds costumes used. troops wore full on leathered armered suits and some just loin cloths. The Artemisias "special" troops wore masks to hide their identities and to seem more intimidating and fierce. Both of the armies used swords and shields to attack and defend the enemy. Anyone who had a higher ranking in the army wore specialised helmets. The Persian ships were big and bulky whereas to the Greeks ships being small and quick. This made it easier to sink the Greek ships. The Persians were more advanced than the Greeks because they had a larger variety of ships.
The music used in the movie is often used to emphasize the intensity of the scene, eg, whenever the Persians are seen there is 'Persian music' or when there is a vital moment the music intensifies.
The movie has a high budget of $110 million allowing them to hire or buy the props that were needed and make this movie a success.
Artemisia and Xerxes have a love hate relationship because Xerxes hates the way how Artemisia can easily manipulate him.
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Too much violence
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