Something that Achilles from the Iliad would have never said. He was himself a king and the son of a king. All the great Greek commanders were kings and also fought in battles themselves , Agamemnon was not a fat bastard like he’s portrayed in that movie , he was young , handsome and an excellent fighter. Don’t fall for Hollywood propaganda.
Adam Hudspith Thats ridiculous , he was not a Templar. Where did you get that info ? No English king ever became a Templar. Also , the templars were disbanded almost a century before Henry was born.
@@dekaron12 Xerxes was also a great emperor and leader although historians show him as a tyrant. Leonidas was a brave and valorant kind of king but he also had some downsides.
@@mybrotherinchrist5 Xerxes was actually an extremely cultivated and civilized ruler. He always maintained he came to Greece to save the Greek city states from themselves, who were always squabbling and fighting. He actually quite admired Greek culture, arts and philosophical thinking. only Athens and Sparta really stood up to him, and he and his advisers regarded them as more of 'rogue terrorist city-states' than anything else. It is worht noting that the Greek Historian, Herodotus, bothered to travel to Persia to get a first hand account from Perisan survivors of the wars as well as Athenian/Spartan ones, and his account of the two invasions is actually, for its day, incredibly unbiased and thoughtfully presented. Far from painting the Persians as a bunch of marauding ogres and Xerxes as a God King whose sole purpose was to get everyone to bow down and worship him, he actually takes his time and details up a proper 3D character of the monarch.
@@xj900uk came to greece to save the greek city states from themselves, who were always squabbling and fighting? imagine we had a logic like that presented today, in our age, to justify any sort of violence/attack on other people.....oh wait.....
@@Nienni32 Xerxes always considered himself better than all these lesser mortals who sometimes needed a gentle guiding hand. He was a god, after all...
Greece might be a little nation with little power. Still it is the place we Europeans gained our wisdom and knowledge! Don't be ashamed to be Europian. Be fucking proud that we are the mightiest continent in the world! HOOOUH! I'm from the north of Finland but i still know that we Europeans are almost the same country. We have the same goal, we have the same wish. USA have no idea what freedom means.
@@oxxal7357I'm Native American (Navajo) and I love your history and culture. But I'm American as Well and I love my country. We're not all the same. 🫶🏾
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Aristodemus (the character Dilios is based on) was regarded as a coward after Thermopylae for not turning back like Eurytus. At the battle of Platea Aristodemus fought so harshly and bravely that the Spartans felt he had redeemed his name fighting in and out of phalanx before eventually falling in battle.
Aristodemus was considered a coward and was ostracized by Spartans upon returning. And yes he did redeem himself. Sadly though, he was given a Spartan burial. (Reserved only for Spartans who died in war and women who died in childbirth) but was conveyed no honors. He frequently broke rank to charge the enemy, and was not content to defend his unit. Also, the stain of his leaving despite Leioniades I's orders. (The other man hung himself).
Rise of an Empire is the worst movie I've seen in a long time. Garbage compared to this. And this movie isn't even one of my favorites. This ending speech is the best part of the movie, and one of the best speeches in movie history in my opinion.
AOOO! AOOOO!! AOOOOO!!! (Freaking motivated as hell right now. Reminds me of when I was with the Marines and our freaking insane motivation over literally anything and everything.)
I have two favorite parts: "Should any free soul come across that place in all the countless centuries yet to be. May all our voices whisper to you from the ageless stone" And "This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we could imagine."
"The enemy outnumber us a paltry three-to-one, good odds for any Greek" I fricking love that line, Leonidas did just bring 300 spartan warriors with him and they held pretty well despite that ridiculous odds
The historical reasons for that are actually quite interesting, turns out heavy infantry in thick body armor defending a choke point are very effective against an army used to using speed and maneuver tactics to defeat its foes and thus was much lighter armored and equipped. The Spartans were a fearsome warrior culture to be sure, and they utilized the terrain well. But this wasn't about skill, this was mostly leather armored men with slashing blades used to fighting other foes similarly equipped forced to charge straight into a line of the most heavily armored soldiers in the world at that time and to fight in those soldiers favored method of war. The modern day equivelent would be ordering light infantry to assault a line of Bradleys or BMPs, over time numbers may win you the fight but you are going to take horrendous losses.
The Spartans bound by their law to stay, and Thespia was the next town along. The helots are as interesting though. I understand they were freed, but stayed anyway.
Maybe the fact that he didn't lose 20,000 men to 300 Spartans. Those losses were incurred against some 8,000 Greeks over the course of two days or so. On the third day when the rest of the Greeks had withdrawn and only 300 Spartans and 800 of their Helot cannon fodder remained, they got massacred quickly.
I remember people cheering and clapping at the end when I watched the 300 in the cinema in Greece, never experienced an audience reacting so emotionally in a film theatre before
Και τώρα ψηφίζουν Μητσοτάκη σύριζα ΠΑΣΟΚ που έχουν πουλήσει τη πατρίδα τους για να βολέψουν τα παιδιά τους και σε 30 χρόνια θα μαστε λιγότεροι από τους λαθρο
That is actually written on their tomb. In Ancient Greek: Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις, ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι Google it if you like, and you can get more infos
yes because those lines was real ,not just for the movie.in ancient greek language which is written on a stone at thermopylea :Ω ξειν’, αγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις, ότι τήδε κείμεθα, τοις κείνων ρήμασι πειθόμενοι even the original language which i dont understand a word look so facking epic
@@xdx2653 I do, I'll put it down for ya. It's attic greek, which they indeed don't speak anymore." Ω ξειν’ " goes for Passerby, or Stranger. " αγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις " is the part of "message the spartans/report to the spartans". "ότι τήδε κείμεθα" is literally translated to "that here we lie". And the last part, literally translates to "those who obey their words". So, the entire thing, literally translated, goes: "Passerby, report to the spartans that here we lie, those who obey their words." It's not translated more nuanced like in the film, where the sentence is changed more to give credit to context and information for those who don't know, but it's still cool to know these things. Many other lines in the film also come from ancient greek texts, as the joke of "fighting in the shade", or "breakfast feisty, for we dine in hell". These are ancient texts written by Plutarch, from his "Sayings of Spartants, 225b and 225d. If it interests you, please check it out, it is both hilarious and epic at the same time.
This truly is one of the best motivational speeches in the history of motion picture. It reaches deep down to the soul and reflects human nature in its core.
@@Toven_WaveWatcherFi Woah no way! It wasn’t REEEEEAAAAL?! 😮 I could’ve sworn it! Gosh! That’s interesting! Shut up. We know it wasn’t real- these movies were based on a comic called the ‘300’ and they took on the mythological and stories of the real happenings of this day and age. We KNOW it’s not real- we don’t need a dumbass like you, who can’t even tell it was supposed to be fiction, to tell US if it’s real or not!
Fire Angel Chris finally someone who understunds the greek culture i am greek and spartans prefered to die with honor than to leave because they (300)could have left but they didnt
I wouldn't even say with honor tho dude he was literally skewered with arrows thru every inch of his body they murdered him and from long range at that hardly honorable but he was a badass to the end
@@A4Gaming well my friend if you take movies and everything in life so literal. Im not even gonna waste my time amusing you sir. You most have a hard time watching anything but history books. At the end of the day. We still remember the Spartans 😁
@@A4Gamingthe movie is based off a historical battle where Leonidas and 300 spartans and 7,000 other greeks fought a Persian Army between 150,000 to 1.5 Million strong
If one thinks about it, Greeks are literal shield of Europe for thousands of years. Even nowadays they’re defending borders of Europe. Big thanks to our Greek brothers and sisters!
"This day, we rescue our world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we could imagine". I feel this applies to all of us right now. Share this video boys.
Our very society as we know it today would be vastly different had Persia not been stopped. His part in the speech about ushering a new era for generations to come was very true and real, it changed the course of history for a very long time. A king and his countrymen paved the way for us in this moment.
@@Squabk1ng22 In the first days of the war, Zelensky begged for peace negotiations on the phone! What the hell are you talking about, you idiot? A dirty criminal who provoked the Russians!
@@Squabk1ng22 exactly. Ukraine's people are fighting to the death to defend their county and people. A much larger country. Russia is on the losing end financially, and most of their reserves are dead. Such a tiny country also produces the highest amount of grain in the world.
You are right. The Greeks and Romans have left behind a legacy lasting thousands of years. We are still speaking of their epic conflicts, sacrifices and contributions to mankind.
And so my king died, and my brothers died, barely a year ago. Long I pondered my King's cryptic talk of victory. Time has proven him wise. For from free Greek to free Greek, the word was spread that bold Leonidas and his 300, so far from home, laid down their lives. Not just for Sparta, but for all Greece and the promise this country holds. Now, here on this ragged patch of earth called Plataea, Xerxes' hordes face obliteration! Just there the barbarians huddle, sheer terror gripping tight their hearts with icy fingers - knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered at the swords and spears of 300. Yet they stare now across the plain at 10,000 Spartans commanding 30,000 free Greeks!... The enemy outnumber us a paltry 3 to 1, good odds for any Greek. This day, we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine. Give thanks, men, to Leonidas and the brave 300. TO VICTORY!
300: “the enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one. Good odds for any Greek.” Halo 3: “Brute ships! Staggered line! Shipmaster! They outnumber us three to one!” “….then it is an even fight…” 💪🏽
@@skillcoiler "The Allies broke Germany's will". Germany is not an individual. There were millions sick of war and I'm sure thousands or tens of thousands or who knows how many who would've wanted to continue fighting in the Alps around the Obersalzberg. But "Germany's will power" is not a "thing" that can be "broken" because Germany is not an object or person that can have a human characteristic such a will power. And the amalgamation of each Germans individual desire to continuing fighting is unquantifiable in any case. What can be quantified are the massive losses in lives, material and industrial capacity Germany suffered which are what ended the war. The idea that will power can overcome everything on the battlefield has often lead to disaster. History is littered with examples of which I'll name a few. The Japanese army belief that complete discipline and the will to defeat the enemy is what lead to suicidal banzai charges. The army command later recognized this mistake and decided to dig in knee their island fortresses making things much more difficult for the Marines and soldiers. In WW1 the French command believed in will and Esprit de Corps which manifested itself in the "Cult of the Offensive". The theory was that disciplined, motivated troops would be able to overcome any defense, regardless of the number of MGs and are as long as they had the will to keep marching. We all know how well that worked in France between 1914-18. If will power could triumph over anything than surely Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg would have been successful. The simple fact is will power is not the final arbiter. Though the willingness to suffer privations in war has been and always will be important in determining success or failure in battle, it is not the be all end all that a movie like 300 makes it out to be. Though it does make for entertaining cinema!
I loved the speech at the end of this movie, but I think the tactical brilliance of the Greeks at the actual battle of Plataea was more impressive. The Greek and Persian armies were at a stand still, with the Greeks being out numbered. For a while they simply were standing there facing one another, unable to move as it would put the other force at the advantage. The Greeks were the first to move, but not forwards. They made it seem like they were falling back, exposing their flanks to the enemy. So the Persian leader ordered his army forwards to kill the Greeks. Once they were close enough, the Greeks turned right around and formed a shield wall to advance. At this point the Persians were committed to the attack, and their defeat.
I like how this movie is based off of actual historic events, but is also fictional at the same time. The style of the movie is really good and it has a simple message; when assholes come to try and enslave you, you fight for your freedom.
This was Dilios's speech to the Spartans. I can't help but think that the speech Xerxes gave to the Persians was "RUN FOR YOUR FUCKING LIVES THEY'LL MASSACRE US!!!"
Xerxes wasn't there. Pausanias commanded the Greek army and Mardonios, Xerxe's general, commanded the Persians. Xerxes had left after the naval battle of Salamina.
Subjugator R Maybe he was planning a great dinner for his entire army for years and it was time? Who knows, maybe he didn't want to disappoint them. I wonder what he cooked.
2:55 "Ensuring the future brighter than anything we can imagine" - Thats the best line and his whole face smiles saying that. Its face of man who feels that good will defeat evil and he cant wait to see it. To praise the honor for brothers that died at Thermopyle. Just a simple glimpse of the smile and so many emotions. great acting
I realized that beyond this superb film and present glory, somewhere in the past there were even these titans, these soldiers, who even said that their glory will pass on , and here we are in 2015 -16 a civilization with the latest technology and latest generation weapon still talking and admiring this titans with spears and shields called SPARTANS
are you really that dumb so you reply to a two year old comment, nonetheless I doubt anyone thinks this movie was accurately portrayed it was simply just made to please the average viewers eyes while telling the story written by Frank miller about the 300 Spartans.
Xerxes: "Phew.....those 300 hunderd Spartans were tough. Glad we took care of them" Soldier: "Uhm....sir......." Xerxes: " What now?" Soldiers: "There are 10000 more marching over here" Xerxes: " W t f?" Soldier: " Yeah....and.....they brought 30 000 more Greeks" Xerxes: " Oh for Fuck sake"
Xerxes was one of the most civilized and brave kings of all time Do a research and don't talk nonsense Hollywood showed Persians like zombies, they hate xerxes because Greeks lost many battles to him
I will NEVER forget watching this on opening night with my brothers...we were SO DAMN LIT 🔥 as well as every other man in the damn theater on this part! 😂 Easily one of the greatest speeches in cinema history!
@@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal I live that scene too , but this is my favourite charge scene . I always come to watch it when ever I need some confidence 🤞😁
@@fear_the_lord1595 true even though ten thousand Spartans is physically impossible since there was only ever 10,000 at their peak (aka not this time period) and that includes females and children who didn't fight
I love how he raises his voice when he says"Xerxes' hordes face obliteration" , I like to imagine Xerxes'army heard him and their hearts are filled with fear.
This is strong man, the guy is a veteran of the 300, he stood with Leonidas, and even being a veteran already tested in the flames of war he was the one that lead the charge! Respect....
In real life, the man he was based on was shamed by his peers for not dying along his king. Although he manaegs to gain their respect fighting and dying like a madman in Platea
Greece history has made the history of the world. Every Europe nation owes their history to Greece, cause Ancient Greece started it all. They have the richest history in the world, and their temper, nationalism and heroism thru history is fascinating. They kept their honor till now days. Such an amazing country, culture and nation. My mom studied Greek history at university and it's not enough to say that she is still head over heels in love with it, so am I. Greece has the richest history in world, and every other nation, that may call themselves big nations, are nothing compared to them. Love from Serbia 🇷🇸🇬🇷
the world has now sunken into a new era of degeneracy, mysticism and tyranny and Europa has been invaded. The spirit of Sparta needs to rise in every man.
This may be the greatest ending a movie ever had. When he says "today we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than we can imagine" it reminds me of why everything Carl Sagan wrote was so beautiful. He too knew and taught of the great dangers of mysticism. When the men are charging and the final note of music plays, I'm man enough to admit, I'm fighting back tears.
I hate when someone says for this somethin like: "that is just a movie", well yes it's a movie with it's movie components, but god damnn it, 300 Spartans against all that Persian army is a HISTORY FACT which cannot be denied. Imagine boys and girls who are watching this, 300 people against tens of thousands people and still they hold them back. I have my degree in Archaeology and History and I really researched Spartan way of life in every detail, and this is a fact: they were the best soldiers and warriors this world has ever seen, because their entire LIFE was a path of warrior, and one more thing, imagine how honorable was Leonidas and his 300, because even today they are alive trough movies such as this, trough history, and imagine how many IDIOTS lived in last 2500 years, who remembers them in this manner as we remember Leonidas and 300? Think about it, so live your life with honor, so that you can be remembered, not trough history or movies hehe, but trough your children and family, in the end, that's why Leonidas and his 300 went to defend that piece of earth, and for freedom, wish you everythin best ppl...
samurai also had their own path of the warrior, the bushido. they prepared and perfected their skill since the moment they were old enough to hold a sword. spartans were the best team fighters in the world, but history's best duelists were the samurai.
Ciaphas Cain I agree with you, I know a lot about samurai dont worry :) but that wasn't my point here, the point was how many of ppl disrespect the fact of old ancient ways, and they dont understand it in right way... they think it's a science fiction only because they live in pussy-ass times when man greatest achievement considering bravery and "spiritualism" is how to turn on Iphone and Samsung Galaxy. They forgot human aspects from this period, as well from period of 20th century like when men went to the Moon in a fuccking refrigerator, now they dont have a balls OR SPIRIT to send a men to orbit anymore, they forgot the men who went to discover new world once, without any insurance for their lifes, they even question today the truth of it, they even say that never happened, well ofcourse they do, how can they imagine from their pussy-world perspective they living in somethin like that... They even classify a movie like GRAVITY as Sci-Fi only because it took place in Earth's orbit, not nowing that crew of Apollo 11 and 13 had 10 times more problems than Sandra Bullock and Clooney in that movie, but to them, that's a Sci-FI, I hope you get the point. TAKE CARE.
I Love so so much that scene. That scene is very emotional, touching, wonderful and amazing. I Love Greece Very much. I am Very proud that I'm a Greek. I Love you Greece. 🇬🇷 🇬🇷
Best scene ever! Dude is a beast of an actor, was like watching it as it went down in real life only in English not Greek. Proud of what the Spartans did to make western culture what it is.
"This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine. " I feel warm and sad at this quote all at the same time. Because it shows how far we came as humans and how far we have to go still.
Also, almost everything that the Greeks of the classical age gave to humanity, came AFTER this battle. If the Persians had won, and managed to conquer Greece, we have no idea if people like Pericles, Aristofanis, Plato, Pythagoras etc would have been able to shine. "...and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine." He really had no idea how much truth is in that sentence.
No doubt my favourite movie of all time. Especially this final scene, it always gives me insane goosebumps. The more I watch it, the more of a Hellenophile I become. Ελλλάδα, σ'αγαπώ!
Knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered at the swords and spears of 300. Yet they stare now across the plain...at 10,000 Spartans. Gives me chills everytime. Like awwwwwww shit.
Imagine a king who fights his own war.. wouldn't that be a sight.
- Achilles
Something that Achilles from the Iliad would have never said. He was himself a king and the son of a king. All the great Greek commanders were kings and also fought in battles themselves , Agamemnon was not a fat bastard like he’s portrayed in that movie , he was young , handsome and an excellent fighter. Don’t fall for Hollywood propaganda.
Watch Henry V
2000 years later perhaps... but so worth it. The last Templar King of England.
Adam Hudspith Thats ridiculous , he was not a Templar. Where did you get that info ? No English king ever became a Templar. Also , the templars were disbanded almost a century before Henry was born.
@@javier6926 So...? Movie is awesome even not being faithful to its source material.
@@javier6926 The Illiad is fiction as well. Probably based off a real war but the characters are all most likely fiction.
Xerxes: “I would gladly kill 10,000 of my own men for victory.”
Leonidas:”And I would gladly die for anyone of mine”
Chills and goosebumps lol. I would follow a leader like Leonidas to death for sure.
@@dekaron12 Xerxes was also a great emperor and leader although historians show him as a tyrant. Leonidas was a brave and valorant kind of king but he also had some downsides.
@@mybrotherinchrist5 Xerxes was actually an extremely cultivated and civilized ruler. He always maintained he came to Greece to save the Greek city states from themselves, who were always squabbling and fighting. He actually quite admired Greek culture, arts and philosophical thinking. only Athens and Sparta really stood up to him, and he and his advisers regarded them as more of 'rogue terrorist city-states' than anything else.
It is worht noting that the Greek Historian, Herodotus, bothered to travel to Persia to get a first hand account from Perisan survivors of the wars as well as Athenian/Spartan ones, and his account of the two invasions is actually, for its day, incredibly unbiased and thoughtfully presented. Far from painting the Persians as a bunch of marauding ogres and Xerxes as a God King whose sole purpose was to get everyone to bow down and worship him, he actually takes his time and details up a proper 3D character of the monarch.
@@xj900uk came to greece to save the greek city states from themselves, who were always squabbling and fighting? imagine we had a logic like that presented today, in our age, to justify any sort of violence/attack on other people.....oh wait.....
@@Nienni32 Xerxes always considered himself better than all these lesser mortals who sometimes needed a gentle guiding hand. He was a god, after all...
“Greeks do not fight like heroes, heroes fight like Greeks.”
-Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was a national hero and a true warrior. I would listen to his advice.
Greece might be a little nation with little power. Still it is the place we Europeans gained our wisdom and knowledge! Don't be ashamed to be Europian. Be fucking proud that we are the mightiest continent in the world! HOOOUH! I'm from the north of Finland but i still know that we Europeans are almost the same country. We have the same goal, we have the same wish. USA have no idea what freedom means.
@@oxxal7357I'm Native American (Navajo) and I love your history and culture. But I'm American as Well and I love my country. We're not all the same. 🫶🏾
@@oxxal7357Greece, macedonia, Bulgaria,Italy, France ,Britain, Germany
All are important
@@oxxal7357USA is where several European, south America, African and Asian people go to
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Aristodemus (the character Dilios is based on) was regarded as a coward after Thermopylae for not turning back like Eurytus. At the battle of Platea Aristodemus fought so harshly and bravely that the Spartans felt he had redeemed his name fighting in and out of phalanx before eventually falling in battle.
This post needs 1000 more likes.
It annoys me that this wasn’t in the film, my only fault about it
@@joshshepley2383 the movie isn't based on the history, it's based on a comic.
Aristodemus was considered a coward and was ostracized by Spartans upon returning. And yes he did redeem himself. Sadly though, he was given a Spartan burial. (Reserved only for Spartans who died in war and women who died in childbirth) but was conveyed no honors.
He frequently broke rank to charge the enemy, and was not content to defend his unit. Also, the stain of his leaving despite Leioniades I's orders. (The other man hung himself).
@@deathstrike Yeah its a shame he was buried with no honors
Rise of the Empire was not even close to how epic this movie.
Rise of an Empire is the worst movie I've seen in a long time. Garbage compared to this. And this movie isn't even one of my favorites. This ending speech is the best part of the movie, and one of the best speeches in movie history in my opinion.
They've made a good movie. Why a so disgusting sequel?
***** that movie was great....what was the issue?
Battle For The Earth was better.
GMSirLawrence wow wow let's not go that far my friend :S
Remember us.
We have never forgotten.
you are extremely mad!!!!!!
Mad? THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Your alive?!
AOOO! AOOOO!! AOOOOO!!! (Freaking motivated as hell right now. Reminds me of when I was with the Marines and our freaking insane motivation over literally anything and everything.)
"TO LEONIDAS AND THE BRAVE 300!!! TO VICTORY!!!!" those words literally gives me chills down my veins
for me it's the "their hearts with icy fingers'. It's not even proper english but it's awesome and very vivid!
I have two favorite parts:
"Should any free soul come across that place in all the countless centuries yet to be. May all our voices whisper to you from the ageless stone"
And "This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we could imagine."
Too bad the Spartan soldiers at the back cant hear him. They just aooo aooo vibing. Nah jk 😂
Damn Right i get em now!!!
Give it a listen in European French. His voice sounds even more ferocious.
"The enemy outnumber us a paltry three-to-one, good odds for any Greek"
I fricking love that line, Leonidas did just bring 300 spartan warriors with him and they held pretty well despite that ridiculous odds
@@DillsyYourDaddy67 regardless of the numbers, it was quite a last stand they made for their city-states
@Dyl Yet numbers count for nothing
The historical reasons for that are actually quite interesting, turns out heavy infantry in thick body armor defending a choke point are very effective against an army used to using speed and maneuver tactics to defeat its foes and thus was much lighter armored and equipped.
The Spartans were a fearsome warrior culture to be sure, and they utilized the terrain well. But this wasn't about skill, this was mostly leather armored men with slashing blades used to fighting other foes similarly equipped forced to charge straight into a line of the most heavily armored soldiers in the world at that time and to fight in those soldiers favored method of war.
The modern day equivelent would be ordering light infantry to assault a line of Bradleys or BMPs, over time numbers may win you the fight but you are going to take horrendous losses.
@Dyl, Then a small Greek army retreated.
300 Spartans stayed behind and held the Persians at the gate until death.
The Spartans bound by their law to stay, and Thespia was the next town along.
The helots are as interesting though. I understand they were freed, but stayed anyway.
And there goes Faramir again... Always charging to death
gotta like his chances this time kml!!!
+Roland Deaconu hahahahahha
well these 10000 Spartans did win
+Antonio Banuelos spoilers, watch what you fucking say ahhhh
Cruz Blanchett the movie came out a long Time ago no spoilers here to bad you didn't see the movie.
If the Persians lost 20,000 men to 300 Spartans, what makes the Persian King think that he could win a second battle against 10,000 Greeks?
Maybe the fact that he didn't lose 20,000 men to 300 Spartans. Those losses were incurred against some 8,000 Greeks over the course of two days or so. On the third day when the rest of the Greeks had withdrawn and only 300 Spartans and 800 of their Helot cannon fodder remained, they got massacred quickly.
Those 300 were the best and the elite
Kosmonawt in plateus battle was 10.000 Spartans and 20.000 greeks from Epidavrus, Athens, thiva and from all greece! :)
Kosmonawt he knows arrows are effective for killing those pesky Spartans
Termopilae gave tactical advantage as a choke point... in open field Persians could gain advantage from their numbers
"Here by Spartan Law we lie" give me chills everytime
It’s from their Real Epitaph! That’s what makes it even more BADASS !!!! 💯
I remember people cheering and clapping at the end when I watched the 300 in the cinema in Greece, never experienced an audience reacting so emotionally in a film theatre before
Και τώρα ψηφίζουν Μητσοτάκη σύριζα ΠΑΣΟΚ που έχουν πουλήσει τη πατρίδα τους για να βολέψουν τα παιδιά τους και σε 30 χρόνια θα μαστε λιγότεροι από τους λαθρο
300 is HUGELY popular in Greece.
I was one of them!!!!
They cheered and clapped? For who? The actors who can't hear them? God, people are fucking stupid.
That was like when I went to see American sniper the first day it came out in theaters everyone stood up and clapped . It was Awesome
The soldiers on the back.
Soldier 9999: Hey umm do you have any idea what he's saying?
Soldier 10,000: No clue
LoL
"Just cheer anyways"
LOL it's funny because its true
you mean 40,000? lol
Only the bold 300 get the honor of the speech
David Wenham is a really underrated actor in my opinion.
+Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez hahahahaha same with mine.
+Jazz1992 I could imagine seeing him in Game of Thrones
Mine opinion too,dude,he's great actor,he deserves more roles...
Yeah, but he's too good of a guy... he'd be dead in 3 episodes in Game of Thrones.
Judging by what happened to him in Lord of the Rings and 300, Id say hed probably make it to the shows finale haha
"Here, by spartan law we lie"
Is one of the most beautiful sentence i've ever heard
That is actually written on their tomb. In Ancient Greek: Ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις, ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι
Google it if you like, and you can get more infos
yes because those lines was real ,not just for the movie.in ancient greek language which is written on a stone at thermopylea :Ω ξειν’, αγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις, ότι τήδε κείμεθα, τοις κείνων ρήμασι πειθόμενοι
even the original language which i dont understand a word look so facking epic
@@xdx2653 I do, I'll put it down for ya. It's attic greek, which they indeed don't speak anymore." Ω ξειν’ " goes for Passerby, or Stranger. " αγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις " is the part of "message the spartans/report to the spartans". "ότι τήδε κείμεθα" is literally translated to "that here we lie". And the last part, literally translates to "those who obey their words". So, the entire thing, literally translated, goes: "Passerby, report to the spartans that here we lie, those who obey their words." It's not translated more nuanced like in the film, where the sentence is changed more to give credit to context and information for those who don't know, but it's still cool to know these things. Many other lines in the film also come from ancient greek texts, as the joke of "fighting in the shade", or "breakfast feisty, for we dine in hell". These are ancient texts written by Plutarch, from his "Sayings of Spartants, 225b and 225d. If it interests you, please check it out, it is both hilarious and epic at the same time.
This truly is one of the best motivational speeches in the history of motion picture.
It reaches deep down to the soul and reflects human nature in its core.
Endgame: we have the most epic battle charge in cinema history
300: are we a joke to you
Aquaman's battle seems pretty up there too...
Battle of pelennor field
Coughs LOTR coughs*
Marvel movies are for children, 300 is for men with actual dicks.
@@zzesia finally a man of culture
Thousands of years later and we still remember them.
It truly is amazing.
Amazing indeed
You know that the movie's story is mostly fiction right... it's only loosely based on historical events
@@Toven_WaveWatcherFi doesn't change the fact that the battle did happen and that we do know about it.
@@Toven_WaveWatcherFi you mean there wasn’t a giant orc monster guy and super elephants? Damn I swore it was real!
@@Toven_WaveWatcherFi
Woah no way! It wasn’t REEEEEAAAAL?! 😮 I could’ve sworn it! Gosh! That’s interesting!
Shut up. We know it wasn’t real- these movies were based on a comic called the ‘300’ and they took on the mythological and stories of the real happenings of this day and age. We KNOW it’s not real- we don’t need a dumbass like you, who can’t even tell it was supposed to be fiction, to tell US if it’s real or not!
“They've got us surrounded, the poor bastards”
-unknown U.S. soldier
I thought Patton said that…
@@gcHK47 Caesar said something like that way back when.
"We have them surrounded."
"From the inside."
"I've got 'em right where I want 'em, surrounded from the inside" - Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver (MACV-SOG).
“To Leonidas and the brave 300 TO VICTORY “ Goosebumps
Man when u listen to this it makes me feel like I can do anything
like add a period at the end of your sentence ? hehe
And also for you.
Bobby Olson like to add a capital letter to the beginning of your sentence ? hehe
Braveheart speech was great as well.
Collin Rank can't more agree...
This man Leonidas died like a true warrior and with honor
Fire Angel Chris finally someone who understunds the greek culture i am greek and spartans prefered to die with honor than to leave because they (300)could have left but they didnt
the 300 spartans plus some 1000 thespians. you have to admire their courage
I wouldn't even say with honor tho dude he was literally skewered with arrows thru every inch of his body they murdered him and from long range at that hardly honorable but he was a badass to the end
@@R00SKi Not honorable on their part, but he died still defiant.
Idk how historically accurate the gates of fire book is, but in the 300 were a suicide squad so they were expected to get fucked
No songs, no monuments, no poems of war, but thousands of years later we still remember them.
Mofo thinks its based on reality 😂
@@A4Gamingmofo you need to learn some history 😂
@@KenTorin00121 ah yes History is full of the huge giant elephants and scottish guy playing a spartan and ancient Greece speaking elephants
@@A4Gaming well my friend if you take movies and everything in life so literal. Im not even gonna waste my time amusing you sir. You most have a hard time watching anything but history books.
At the end of the day. We still remember the Spartans 😁
@@A4Gamingthe movie is based off a historical battle where Leonidas and 300 spartans and 7,000 other greeks fought a Persian Army between 150,000 to 1.5 Million strong
If one thinks about it, Greeks are literal shield of Europe for thousands of years.
Even nowadays they’re defending borders of Europe.
Big thanks to our Greek brothers and sisters!
Thank you brother
Nowadays it's Ukraine.
@@ebannaw And Greeks as well
@@ebannaw the focus is on Greek right now not Ukraine hang in there buddy
Not only Greeks trough centuries more countries like Walachia etc
“3 to 1, good odds for any Greek.” Most badass thing ever said.
Well we do kick ass
We were always fewer
"Spartans do not ask how many, only where the enemy are"
- Agis II of Sparta
that's what they said about their national debt
Irl the numbers were pretty even, the Greeks might even have had more men.
best line in the speech "Good Odds For Any Greek"
+Scousejordan quite right you know.
Yeah, but they do not make them like Spartans anymore.
not hard to make an empire when the people you conquered only had sharp rocks while u had guns.
There was a reason the British had guns and the people they colonised didn't, the British weren't dummies.
Not at the bank, apparently.
"This day, we rescue our world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we could imagine".
I feel this applies to all of us right now. Share this video boys.
ha-ooh!!!
Let me guess, you on the side of mysticism and tyranny but cannot even figure it out.
They could not imagine three thousand years later western civilization landing men on the Moon
Quite agreed. We may need to shit post in the Mediterranean irl soon.
@@gaucholaw1 They could not imagine 2500 years later western civilization would try turning men into women either
Our very society as we know it today would be vastly different had Persia not been stopped. His part in the speech about ushering a new era for generations to come was very true and real, it changed the course of history for a very long time. A king and his countrymen paved the way for us in this moment.
and once again the hordes are at our door and through treachery are now among us. It's time for every man of Europa to be a Spartan.
The power of morale should never be underestimated
Truer words have never been spoken. High morale cultivates miracles.
Look at Ukraine against Russia
@@Squabk1ng22 In the first days of the war, Zelensky begged for peace negotiations on the phone! What the hell are you talking about, you idiot? A dirty criminal who provoked the Russians!
Tell that to my ex-Boss. 😂😂😂😂
@@Squabk1ng22 exactly. Ukraine's people are fighting to the death to defend their county and people. A much larger country. Russia is on the losing end financially, and most of their reserves are dead. Such a tiny country also produces the highest amount of grain in the world.
Watch 300 and hit the gym ...
good plan actully :)
Only if they played this at the gym it would raise testosterone lol
OPTIMUS8396 NO CHEETOS
AWUUU
NO BURGERS
AWWUUUU
Me: ”Guys in the gym what is your profession?!”
Guys working out in the gym: ”AHOO, AHOO, AHOO!”
NYG1991 I seriously listen to that when I’m lifting haha
Greeks and Romans...
The names gives me chills. Such an important role these two have played in human history.
You are welcome
You are right. The Greeks and Romans have left behind a legacy lasting thousands of years. We are still speaking of their epic conflicts, sacrifices and contributions to mankind.
To me Greeks and Romans are the most badass people to ever exist
Two most important pillars of Western Civilization
Jesus is King of kings. These kings are dead, Yeshua LIVES 💪🏽😤👑
The speech brought a tear to my eye man this guys an incredible actor
Visited Thermopylae and had goosebumps thinking bout these battle scenes...
Oh yeah, is amazing! I want to go again!
***** The hills are covered with trees and grass. There's also a monument of King Leonidas. Best trip ever!
EVERY ADMIRER-LOVER OF HELLAS IS WELCOME. LIVE WITH STRENGTH & HONOR.
Luke D Drove through thermopylae once. I didn't stay to look around.
There is a mcdonalds on it.Yea.
And so my king died, and my brothers died, barely a year ago. Long I pondered my King's cryptic talk of victory. Time has proven him wise. For from free Greek to free Greek, the word was spread that bold Leonidas and his 300, so far from home, laid down their lives. Not just for Sparta, but for all Greece and the promise this country holds. Now, here on this ragged patch of earth called Plataea, Xerxes' hordes face obliteration! Just there the barbarians huddle, sheer terror gripping tight their hearts with icy fingers - knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered at the swords and spears of 300. Yet they stare now across the plain at 10,000 Spartans commanding 30,000 free Greeks!...
The enemy outnumber us a paltry 3 to 1, good odds for any Greek. This day, we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine. Give thanks, men, to Leonidas and the brave 300. TO VICTORY!
Holy shit. I saw this comment as soon as he started saying what you commented
ahoo???
😭😭😭🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Now this is how you conclude a speech!
Nice
After sixteen years, still one of the best ending scene for a movie
300: “the enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one. Good odds for any Greek.”
Halo 3: “Brute ships! Staggered line! Shipmaster! They outnumber us three to one!”
“….then it is an even fight…”
💪🏽
Rtas Vadum was the BEST Covenant NPC!🤘🏻
That actor absolutely nailed that role!!! Literally one of the most motivational speeches in a war movie.
Faramir
Platea, the greatest Greek victory, that teach us that willpower can beat everything...
I wish they make that movie in Platea, but it would be overrated
Not to be a wet blanket but Hitler thought the exact same thing. Dear god, the most famous Nazi propoganda film is called "The Triumph of the Will".
The greatest Greek victory was in Gaugamela
@@jona.scholt4362 He was right... The allies just broke Germany's will.
@@skillcoiler "The Allies broke Germany's will". Germany is not an individual. There were millions sick of war and I'm sure thousands or tens of thousands or who knows how many who would've wanted to continue fighting in the Alps around the Obersalzberg. But "Germany's will power" is not a "thing" that can be "broken" because Germany is not an object or person that can have a human characteristic such a will power. And the amalgamation of each Germans individual desire to continuing fighting is unquantifiable in any case.
What can be quantified are the massive losses in lives, material and industrial capacity Germany suffered which are what ended the war.
The idea that will power can overcome everything on the battlefield has often lead to disaster. History is littered with examples of which I'll name a few.
The Japanese army belief that complete discipline and the will to defeat the enemy is what lead to suicidal banzai charges. The army command later recognized this mistake and decided to dig in knee their island fortresses making things much more difficult for the Marines and soldiers.
In WW1 the French command believed in will and Esprit de Corps which manifested itself in the "Cult of the Offensive". The theory was that disciplined, motivated troops would be able to overcome any defense, regardless of the number of MGs and are as long as they had the will to keep marching. We all know how well that worked in France between 1914-18.
If will power could triumph over anything than surely Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg would have been successful.
The simple fact is will power is not the final arbiter. Though the willingness to suffer privations in war has been and always will be important in determining success or failure in battle, it is not the be all end all that a movie like 300 makes it out to be. Though it does make for entertaining cinema!
That slow zoom in charge was badass
The way he drops that "give thanks men!!!" Gives me chills
I loved the speech at the end of this movie, but I think the tactical brilliance of the Greeks at the actual battle of Plataea was more impressive. The Greek and Persian armies were at a stand still, with the Greeks being out numbered. For a while they simply were standing there facing one another, unable to move as it would put the other force at the advantage. The Greeks were the first to move, but not forwards. They made it seem like they were falling back, exposing their flanks to the enemy. So the Persian leader ordered his army forwards to kill the Greeks. Once they were close enough, the Greeks turned right around and formed a shield wall to advance. At this point the Persians were committed to the attack, and their defeat.
wow nice
Yeah. I always thought it was retarded how the Greeks went right back to fighting each other after the war and enslaving their fellow greeks
Not to mention how the Persian general was killed. He got on his horse, then a spartan threw a stone at him and fractured his skull
***** That was mainly the Spartans who did that.
They also used the environment to their advantage, clever thinking.
This speech never gets old. Bold Leonidas and his brave 300 so far from home, gave up thier lives.
That line gives goosebumps on my goosebumps😆
A coward dies a million times but a warrior only dies once. Never reject your masculinity
Zac sent me here
lol
“Go tell the Spartans, thou who passest by,
That here, obedient to their laws, we lie.”
"Give thanks, Men! To Leonidas, and the brave 300! To victory!"...........
YAHHHHHHHH!!!!
AHOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This scene alone has more depth than the entire sequel.
Jesus Jamal Christ, this aged to perfection *chef’s kiss*
This scene, the speech and the soundtrack, always gives me goosebumps.
1:10 Thank you, Simonides! Because of you, and the stone pillar you carved at Thermopylae, those words will NEVER be forgotten!
''This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny'' CHILLLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSS
@Lord Quin you think trump and the conservatives are authoritarian?
@Lord Quin Thank goodness lol you scared me for a sec lol
Did they do it?
@@M4PAT Tyranny? Like North Korea, Russia, and Biden?
@Marcus Dover Same here bro, went out like true warriors.
Kratos would've been proud to see this many spartan warriors.
Kratos is joke , those were real men
TheM31ShadoW Calm down its just a joke, acting like it’s serious
Saucy Mas Kratos is joke, those were real men
no. Ares would be proud
Proud and disappointed at the same time as Spartans were men of austerity when it came to things other than battle.
One of the greatest speeches of all time
,,TO LEONIDAS AND THE BRAVE 300!!! TO VICTORY!!!!"
truth be told.....one of the most badass movie speeches ever.
One of the best movies ever made
Western propaganda
@@proudturkic3793 Said the Urk.. Masters propagandists...
agree and the Lord of the rings .......and Bravehearth......and Aliens 2.
@@Herlander25 Kingdom of Heaven also
Let me correct this
One of the most inaccurate movies in history according to the main events
"GIVE THANKS MEN!"
The chills that go through me, every single time. Amazing speech
Amazing indeed
When I'm depressed I always come back to watch this
This movie is peak masculinity.
Bro, I have news for you, not bad anymore but definitely news
I like how this movie is based off of actual historic events, but is also fictional at the same time. The style of the movie is really good and it has a simple message; when assholes come to try and enslave you, you fight for your freedom.
Kinda like today.
@@DeltaSierra181 If you're talking about the Russians invading Ukraine, then I 100% agree.
crazy how the Spartans had slaves too huh?
or how incredibly gay they were
This was Dilios's speech to the Spartans. I can't help but think that the speech Xerxes gave to the Persians was "RUN FOR YOUR FUCKING LIVES THEY'LL MASSACRE US!!!"
I just shit myself because I laughed to hard.
Xerxes wasn't there. Pausanias commanded the Greek army and Mardonios, Xerxe's general, commanded the Persians. Xerxes had left after the naval battle of Salamina.
George Krontiris So in other words he's a chicken shit coward
Yeah
Subjugator R Maybe he was planning a great dinner for his entire army for years and it was time? Who knows, maybe he didn't want to disappoint them. I wonder what he cooked.
almost 20 years since this came out and it still makes me wanna run through a brick wall.
2:55 "Ensuring the future brighter than anything we can imagine" - Thats the best line and his whole face smiles saying that. Its face of man who feels that good will defeat evil and he cant wait to see it. To praise the honor for brothers that died at Thermopyle.
Just a simple glimpse of the smile and so many emotions. great acting
ive watched this atleast 50 times and it never gets old
Me too
How many times this year 2023?
I realized that beyond this superb film and present glory, somewhere in the past there were even these titans, these soldiers, who even said that their glory will pass on , and here we are in 2015 -16 a civilization with the latest technology and latest generation weapon still talking and admiring this titans with spears and shields called SPARTANS
+UGPlayRO Stories about the latest iPhone and gizmo fade away, legends will outlive man
+pkerf2p49955 very true , but not all
are you really that dumb so you reply to a two year old comment, nonetheless I doubt anyone thinks this movie was accurately portrayed it was simply just made to please the average viewers eyes while telling the story written by Frank miller about the 300 Spartans.
@Βarry Αllen Just a hater bud
2023, oh how time flies how time flies
I wish it lasted more or.. Forever
“and ushering in a future brighter than anything we can imagine”
0:42 gives me chills Everytime
Man I get goosebumps. What a way to live, what a great way to die.
couldn't have said it better myself.
Xerxes: "Phew.....those 300 hunderd Spartans were tough. Glad we took care of them"
Soldier: "Uhm....sir......."
Xerxes: " What now?"
Soldiers: "There are 10000 more marching over here"
Xerxes: " W t f?"
Soldier: " Yeah....and.....they brought 30 000 more Greeks"
Xerxes: " Oh for Fuck sake"
😂
Xerxes is no longer a god king he’s hiding we seen him bleed from his scar and now no one will believe him
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@thescarletking0001 “If you can make god bleed, then people will cease to believe him.”
Ivan Vanko - Iron Man 2
Xerxes was one of the most civilized and brave kings of all time
Do a research and don't talk nonsense
Hollywood showed Persians like zombies, they hate xerxes because Greeks lost many battles to him
I will NEVER forget watching this on opening night with my brothers...we were SO DAMN LIT 🔥 as well as every other man in the damn theater on this part! 😂
Easily one of the greatest speeches in cinema history!
I still get goosebumps from this scene up until this day.
It's 2020 , I watched this when I was in highschool . I'm 28 now , and this scene still gives me chills ...
What about the ride of the rohrim
@@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal I live that scene too , but this is my favourite charge scene . I always come to watch it when ever I need some confidence
🤞😁
@@fear_the_lord1595 there barely even is a charge in this
@@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal but the build up to the charge is beast .
@@fear_the_lord1595 true even though ten thousand Spartans is physically impossible since there was only ever 10,000 at their peak (aka not this time period) and that includes females and children who didn't fight
I love how he raises his voice when he says"Xerxes' hordes face obliteration" , I like to imagine Xerxes'army heard him and their hearts are filled with fear.
"He did not wish tribute. No song, no monuments. No poems of war and valor. No graphic novel or blockbuster motion picture..."
Gives me chills every time i watch it ! One the best moments in the history of cinematography
This is strong man, the guy is a veteran of the 300, he stood with Leonidas, and even being a veteran already tested in the flames of war he was the one that lead the charge! Respect....
In real life, the man he was based on was shamed by his peers for not dying along his king. Although he manaegs to gain their respect fighting and dying like a madman in Platea
Greece history has made the history of the world. Every Europe nation owes their history to Greece, cause Ancient Greece started it all. They have the richest history in the world, and their temper, nationalism and heroism thru history is fascinating. They kept their honor till now days. Such an amazing country, culture and nation. My mom studied Greek history at university and it's not enough to say that she is still head over heels in love with it, so am I. Greece has the richest history in world, and every other nation, that may call themselves big nations, are nothing compared to them. Love from Serbia 🇷🇸🇬🇷
Every *western* nation owes them
The word owes them, they actually lived and died for ideas, morals, they waged war for what right not for what is good.
💙 🇬🇷 🇷🇸
I think the Motherland 🌍 has that title. The cradle of Man, woman & child. The beginning & end🎯
@@killrate3432 this reads like a dog whistle
"This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine."
Remember these words
the world has now sunken into a new era of degeneracy, mysticism and tyranny and Europa has been invaded. The spirit of Sparta needs to rise in every man.
The world needs men like this now more than ever
Definitely
I love you Sparta
I love you Greek
I'm Serbian Brother
😉😉😊😊😁😁👊👊💪💪
+Tn&fl She Stole My Heart96 i'm Serbian Spartans Never Surrender for Sparta 300 against persian empire
+Бојан ГЦЗ Пашић wtf are you guys on about
Love You Serbia from grecce
You both ended up invaded by Turks.
Goat Warrior they stayed a bit but were kicked out eventually once more and yet we still stand as Serbs and Greeks!
This may be the greatest ending a movie ever had. When he says "today we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than we can imagine" it reminds me of why everything Carl Sagan wrote was so beautiful. He too knew and taught of the great dangers of mysticism. When the men are charging and the final note of music plays, I'm man enough to admit, I'm fighting back tears.
This movie speaks to every man that knows the meaning of FREEDOM
“An usher into the future brighter than anything we can imagine” I love when he smiled when he said this 😏
I hate when someone says for this somethin like: "that is just a movie", well yes it's a movie with it's movie components, but god damnn it, 300 Spartans against all that Persian army is a HISTORY FACT which cannot be denied. Imagine boys and girls who are watching this, 300 people against tens of thousands people and still they hold them back. I have my degree in Archaeology and History and I really researched Spartan way of life in every detail, and this is a fact: they were the best soldiers and warriors this world has ever seen, because their entire LIFE was a path of warrior, and one more thing, imagine how honorable was Leonidas and his 300, because even today they are alive trough movies such as this, trough history, and imagine how many IDIOTS lived in last 2500 years, who remembers them in this manner as we remember Leonidas and 300? Think about it, so live your life with honor, so that you can be remembered, not trough history or movies hehe, but trough your children and family, in the end, that's why Leonidas and his 300 went to defend that piece of earth, and for freedom, wish you everythin best ppl...
aggelos badis
Damn, I was in Greece, traveled entire Greece but didn't went there.
samurai also had their own path of the warrior, the bushido. they prepared and perfected their skill since the moment they were old enough to hold a sword. spartans were the best team fighters in the world, but history's best duelists were the samurai.
Ciaphas Cain I agree with you, I know a lot about samurai dont worry :) but that wasn't my point here, the point was how many of ppl disrespect the fact of old ancient ways, and they dont understand it in right way... they think it's a science fiction only because they live in pussy-ass times when man greatest achievement considering bravery and "spiritualism" is how to turn on Iphone and Samsung Galaxy. They forgot human aspects from this period, as well from period of 20th century like when men went to the Moon in a fuccking refrigerator, now they dont have a balls OR SPIRIT to send a men to orbit anymore, they forgot the men who went to discover new world once, without any insurance for their lifes, they even question today the truth of it, they even say that never happened, well ofcourse they do, how can they imagine from their pussy-world perspective they living in somethin like that... They even classify a movie like GRAVITY as Sci-Fi only because it took place in Earth's orbit, not nowing that crew of Apollo 11 and 13 had 10 times more problems than Sandra Bullock and Clooney in that movie, but to them, that's a Sci-FI, I hope you get the point. TAKE CARE.
to bad the movie sucked so hard, kinda like spitting on their graves
The first was bad too, looked cheap and shitty without a heroes story
feels everytime
“TO LEONIDAS AND THE BRAVE 300. TO VICTORY!!!!” I criedddd 😢😢😢
And that is how Leonidas became president of the universe....
What the Spartans didn't know they that day saved Western Civilisation.
Aye they did, But what about us are we saving it?
@@uriah505 day will come when our people finally wake up it just takes a small push and the madness will commence.
I love how people come to this movie and it’s quotes for symbolic analogies against the New world Order
Persian soldier: "Odds is 3 to 1. Now were fucked!"
Greatest speech i ever heard
One of the best movies and one of the best scenes Leonidas legacy lives on.
I Love so so much that scene. That scene is very emotional, touching, wonderful and amazing. I Love Greece Very much. I am Very proud that I'm a Greek. I Love you Greece. 🇬🇷 🇬🇷
I am not Greek, but I too love Greece. Greece created Western Civilization, and I am happy to be born and bred in West! Love and Honor to 🇬🇷 from 🇺🇸!
10,000 spartans?
pfft, I only need 20 good men
Ramsay, your were eaten by your own dogs, away with you! :DD
Never gets old and never fails to inspire
This has got to be the coolest fucking movie speech ever made.
Best scene ever! Dude is a beast of an actor, was like watching it as it went down in real life only in English not Greek. Proud of what the Spartans did to make western culture what it is.
AAAUUUUUUUUUU !!!
Priest this comment needs 300 likes
ta latindo porque?
*AHOU!*
AHOU!
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What a beautiful movie
What a amazing artist is Zack Snyder
You can't imagine what happened inside the Greek theaters during this movie and especially the end..
"This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine. " I feel warm and sad at this quote all at the same time. Because it shows how far we came as humans and how far we have to go still.
Also, almost everything that the Greeks of the classical age gave to humanity, came AFTER this battle. If the Persians had won, and managed to conquer Greece, we have no idea if people like Pericles, Aristofanis, Plato, Pythagoras etc would have been able to shine.
"...and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine."
He really had no idea how much truth is in that sentence.
I will never stop saying it
I'm honored to be Greek 🇬🇷💙
I regards grec as the birth of bravery, courage and freedom. There actions shaped the word. It sadnesses me how people don't recognize this.
🇬🇷 💙
Love and honor to you and 🇬🇷, from 🇺🇸
I found out that I'm parted of Greek! 💙🇺🇸
As a human I highly admired your nation.
No doubt my favourite movie of all time. Especially this final scene, it always gives me insane goosebumps. The more I watch it, the more of a Hellenophile I become. Ελλλάδα, σ'αγαπώ!
Knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered at the swords and spears of 300. Yet they stare now across the plain...at 10,000 Spartans. Gives me chills everytime. Like awwwwwww shit.