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- Zack Snyder might've achieved some level of infamy with some of his narrative choices in the superhero movie genre of the DCEU, but he still remains as one of the most talented visual filmmakers, especially in one specific area: style. Today in Film Perfection, let's take a look at one of the most flamboyantly stylistic films ever, 300, and try to understand what stylistic visual techniques Snyder uses and how he uses them.
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300 (2007)
Sin City author Frank Miller's sweeping take on the historic Battle of Thermopylae comes to the screen courtesy of Dawn of the Dead director Zack Snyder. Gerard Butler stars as Spartan King Leonidas and Lena Headey plays Queen Gorgo. The massive army of the Persian Empire is sweeping across the globe, crushing every force that dares stand in its path. When a Persian envoy arrives in Sparta offering King Leonidas power over all of Greece if he will only bow to the will of the all powerful Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), honest trailers 300 everything wrong with 300 everything wrong with shazam cinemasins watch 300 full movie online free the strong-willed leader assembles a small army comprised of his empire's best fighters and marches off to battle. Though they have virtually no hope of defeating Xerxes' intimidating battalion, Leonidas' men soldier on, intent on letting it be known they will bow to no man but their king. Meanwhile, back in Sparta, the loyal Queen Gorgo attempts to convince both the skeptical council and the devious Theron (Dominic West) to send more troops despite the fact that many view Leonidas' unsanctioned war march as a serious transgression. As Xerxes' fearsome "immortals" draw near, a few noble Greeks vow to assist the Spartans on the battlefield. When King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors fell to the overwhelming Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, the fearless actions of the noble fighters inspired all of Greece to stand up against their Persian enemy and wage the battle that would ultimately give birth to the modern concept of democracy.
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You know Zack Synder is a great stylish when every single frame of his movies could be part of a calendar
DC BVS JUSTICE LEAGUE
@@buildawall5803 To be fairrr those movies actually LOOK really good, it's everything else about those movies that just sucks.
@@buildawall5803 Justice League got changed by the director behind Avengers, that's why it looks shit.
@@AbelDuviant it looks like shit because it's a stylistic mess. If Joss Whedon did this movie from the beginning it might've been fine.
@@shmekelfreckles8157 Yeah. It looks like shit because Josh Whedon changed it.
"His helmet is stifling. It narrowed his vision and he must see far. His shield is heavy. It threw him off balance and his enemy is far away." I loved the narration in that moment when the spear's shadow climbed the stairs too.
Some of the best narration ever.
Mom's spaghetti
@@FatGouf Theres blood on his thongs already
@@dimbulb2959 hes buff and sweaty
@@snooch1 his shield is heavy
"The enemy will block out the sun with thier arrows"
"Excellent, I'll be telling my men that we're going to be fighting in the shade"
~Spartans
Fact Fiend! :D
TomLion :)
It's funny that although this movie (and the comic book it's based on) is more like fantasy than history, the majority of the epic one-liners are real things said by Spartans
@@sulphuric_glue4468 some of them are even a bit worse than what was actually said
@@sulphuric_glue4468 Source?
If they ever made a God of War live action and they were directed this way, it'd be a blockbuster hit.
yolo
This man still roaming the depths of youtube. Respect and that would be a hell of a movie
Well
No doubt
Pretty sure it was one of the inspirations
This movie has wonderful and unique cinematography
Emperor Palpatine and lots of slowmo, I love it! Even the erotic scenes got a slowmo treatment too, lol. I love Zack for doing this.
Chromwell A so unique
Nothing unique here lol
Are you serious?
how do you come back to life in episode 9?
how is rey your granddaughter like seriously? who would sex with you?
how did vader throw you off the platform in episode 6? it took you decades of sith meditation carefully planning people to meet up and kill each other or serve your own purposes DarthSidious, dark lord of the sith will be remembered across the galaxy as the man who was to stupid to put a fucking floor in the throne room instead a gaping hole in the middle of the fucking floor that insta kills you why didn't you build a floor there? 😁
They really should’ve called this “Testosterone: The Movie”
It’s glorious!
Funny thing, by modern standards (And by modern standards i mean, SJW shit-pc feminism)... this movie is so Manly. that is...
Racist
Fascist
Misogynist
Oppressive
Not inclusive
Child abusive
Glorifies violence
Promotes blackfacing
Promotes discrimination
Shit... I hate this Snowflake era.
LEO2001
Obviously not everyone is like that. There are some Feminists that actually fight for women’s rights instead of just complaining all the time.
@LEO2001
The middle east needs feminism, it all depends where you live.
@LEO2001 i think he means the Feminazis, the fake feminist, your propably one of the good ones. Idk dont know you
Anne
Yeah, you’re right.
I’m a history teacher. I am acutely aware of all the shortcomings of the story told here. But the movie is Glorious. Style is the exact word here. The well used visuals enhance the movie to a level it would otherwise never reached.
It was never suppose to be a documentary or 100% historically accurate. Snyder always intended it to be myth making and function as an opera. That's exactly how it feels.
Xerxes was too gay lol, and that is in a movie with 99% men
it is based on frank millers graphic novel of the same name so while it draws from that point in history its not a film to inform you about said history
The main difference being that (1) it was Sparta fighting with the Greek Army because of an alliance not some Greeks asking to fight along side with 300 Spartans. (2) The war was about Persia marching on Greece. (3) Soldiers were ordered to come back with their shields or upon them because Sparta wanted to reuse the shields - bronze doesn't grow on trees.
@@craftpaint1644 your third reason's much more lame than the implied meaning
King Leonidas: The most masculine character seen in movies.
And when you think about the real leonidas, it makes him even more badass. He died in battle when he was 60 years old. Just think about it. In ancient times and he still lived and died in battle as a 60 year old man. It is insane.
@@Revan-eb1wb Gerard Butler didn't look 60😀
@@rockyp3917 i never said that you dumb fuck. Learn how to read
@@Revan-eb1wb Hannibal Barc is the real baddass
@@notashark5189 can’t even compare them
So basically... if you want a visually impressive film, include Michael Fassbender
Exactly.
Sara Glaubitz the craziest thing is I just found out who he played 2 weeks ago in this movie xD like right when I saw it I was like oh how the fuck did I miss that so many times let alone the guy who played barromir in there too 🤦🏻♂️
*cue Macbeth* xD
Like Assasin Creed
Sara Glaubitz it’s not a bad start 😂😂😂
I want Snyder to make a Warhammer 40k movie. That's a project where style and tone would be very important.
Oh man yes that's a great idea
I want sex tonight or to make some kind of anime adaptation possibly even berserk
@@AncapOtaku uhhhhhh what?
Unification Wars. Especially the Thunder Warriors against Dark Angels at Ararat.
And Henry Cavil just announced one...let's see who Directs...
I believe that if you give Snyder a really good script, he'll make one of the best movies ever made.
He already did. Watchmen.
@@Mr9mann eh, kinda debatable from my side
A perfect script, an impressive screenplay and all over quality adaptation AFAIC.
Dawn of the dead
MAN OF STEEL (Very underrated btw)
The good old days when Cersei was still good. That Leonidas death changed her.
You mean Gorgo? You mean Gorgo. LOL!!!
@@danielduncan6806 They meant Cersei. Another character that Lena Headey played (in Game of Thrones).
Omg!!! How didn't I see this
@@danielduncan6806 nope, he mean Cersei
I think we need to give a lot of credit to Frank Miller because a lot of the visualization comes from the graphical novel. Same as Sin City.
yes, i think it's a virtual copy
@@costaliberta5969 you can actually watch the movie with the graphic novel in hand and see how 80% of the shots are taken straight out of it.
That's fanboism at it's best.
@@muchanadziko6378 i know, it's rather amazing.
@@muchanadziko6378 Sums up the Video. It is meticulous story boarding, this video explanation is not needed.
@@manmeetsingh1712 there is a difference between what I said and what Filmento said
"THIS...IS...SPARTA!"
We need to revive this meme
Bold of you to say it was dead in the first place
When did it die?
no.
THIS! IS!! RACISM!!!
@@magiv4205 A dead meme?... THIS. IS....
I genuinely love the 300 film! There is not a single dull moment! It flows so naturaly! The thing that I love the most about it though is that by entertaining people it peaked their interest and got them to research and learn more about the actual historical event! Tangential learning at its finest!
Never a dull moment.
- Hannah Montana
It's as far removed from the history as could be though.
@@HeloisGevit the movie wasn't intending to be historical
@@HeloisGevit It doean't matter. If the movie succeded in making this battle interesting enough for them to research it, it has done more than enough...
@@lordodysseus? Is that like a famous quote by Hannah Montana? I was quoting Arthas Menethil from Warcraft 3...
That pornhub title had me dying lol
Pronhub lol
Girl & cup 🤦
i was doing no fap but shit here we go again
Lol that fool metal jacket cut was hilarious
@@animated000 i know right
"Remember this day men..for it will be yours for all time"...may be one of the most epic,hype , motivational statements ever...that's statement works before you do anything
I love the fight scenes in this movie because you can really see what is happening, not like most action movies where the camera is so near the fight and it's constantly shaking like a 75 year old hand is filming it. lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂
David Leitch who is one of the best stunt man and now director said that he was inspired by the fight in Fight Club and 300.
The film is a visual masterpiece. The colors, the filters, the slo-mo and everything. It is not appealing for many, but it is unique. Another achievement of this film (which many people seem to ignore) is that it captures the source material perfectly scene by scene.
The "WHAT IS THAT?!" cutway about the village had me howling
I always liked how this film feels like a story from the antiquity. It blends mythical creatures with real people from history and uses other worldly visuals to show the events. It feels like how a person back then would've imagined the legend if they only heard this story, and it's especially true when the story is told by a narrator who was there when the real thing happened.
Honestly, not every movie needs to have a great plot. Or a deeper meaning or something. Movies are fine when they're just interesting to watch.
Exactly, and that is what Zack Snyder delivers with 300. The film utilises the darkening of the shadow to create a sort of comic effect where the shadow area in comics have no detail since they are in complete darkness and that is achieved with the darkening of the shadows. Slow-motion added to the significance to important events such as when Leonidas throws the spear and Leonidas kicks a messenger down the bottomless pit. This film despite the lack of meaningful plot or complex characters delivers in Zach Snyder's choices in cinematography and artistic style.
No movie has a great plot. You can break down EVERY movie to a level so basic that no adult would watch it lest they be shamed by all men with good sense.
Has to be one of my all time chills down your neck movies. I agree on the style of 300 and the rest of his work and I don't think he don't deserve the crap he gets its his style. It may not always hit but when it has...... Well you get 300 :)
I strongly believe he makes good films. Not impressive, outstanding when it comes to plot.
But at least you know what is going on, and his cinematography is just erotic. So he is a good director, but needs better screenwriters.
When he hits right, you also Get Legend of the Guardians.
Look at the CGI in that film, look at how beautiful it is and remind yourself that was made in 2010!
For me it always hits though. Even his DCEU movies. Like one of its first movies, Batman vs Superman, has some of the most stunning frames that no other MCU movies can achieve. Compare DCEU civil war and MCU Civil war and MCU looks like newbies camera. Really. If only DCEU had a better plots...
@@anhkhoanguyen8562 Yeah, but the emotional impact and weight of MCU Civil War is just so much more powerful than anything in the Snyderverse. I would personally take a well-written film over a well-shot one. But if possible - an amazing director with Snyder as the cinematography would be the best combination ever.
or Watchmen, or Man of Steel for that matter
Another important aspect I would consider is the score. The soundtrack placed ontop of the visuals increases the engagement with the audience by provoking emotions and and creating suspense.
The soundtrack was killer XD
You should make a video about Mad Max Fury Road and Visual storytelling
^That. Everyone like so Filmento sees it
Yeah, it was like Dark Souls, the environment and the action is the focus of the story.
@@user-bk9cp9xn3l what
@@audiosurfarchive *YEAH, IT WAS LIKE DARK SOULS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ACTION IS THE FOCUS OF THE STORY*
@@fakename287 oh, oh!
thank you for that, dearie.
Over 14 years later, yet this film still amazing to me.
The style,
The use of slow motion (I do agree, it can be too much, but it fits well)
The anger and emotion in their quotes, or speeches.
The writing, The overwhelming threat, that is always pushing closer and closer.
It's just brilliant.
I’ve always known filmento would make a video on this
👏👏👏
Emperor Palpatine your imperial majesty, how do you feel about appearing in the new Star Wars? Will the dark side and the empire finally bring peace to the galaxy?
Mega Trunks yoda got fucking bodied by lord sidious. Don’t forget
gamerman360 When
Jacob Clark episode 3?????
boys camping trip (gone wrong) (gone sexual)
(shots fired)
damn thats sound gay.. im in
Nice.
@Carpet Hooligan Well, for starter, most of them died.
Zack Snyder is my fav director and it's so good to see him finally getting some recognition. You earned my sub sir!
Zack doesn't seem to care for story. Only spectacle. :/
How's about a team up of Zack and Tarantino!
👋😍I'm a Snyder fan as well.💘
Synder fan too here😀
I am still sad about the JL , if he just finished his trilogy in peace . Smh
@@velkylev4217 Ikr.
the sequel to 300 was a very under rated one indeed
Frank miller's illustrated book of 300 was truly awesome
agreed
I feel like for some reason people expected to get something different with the sequel, but instead got more of the same. Personally, that was no problem for me, and I loved it, but I can see why others wouldn't
@@persey7241 I personally disagree. I've watched the first 300 movie more times than I could count, and never got bored with it. Whereas the sequel I watched only a single time in theater, never to remember or desire to watch it again. Magic can (and should) rarely be attempted to be re-created in a vapid sequel.
301 you mean?
yeah..
300 and 1 Epic Athenian i guess
Something about 300 people forget- it was a legendary comic book by Frank Miller (same guy that made SinCity), and Snyder recreated it almost shot for shot. So it's not his creation, it's an adaptation.
Regardless, the points in this video were all from Snyder. Slow mo, blur and lighting
PC culture isn't what one should consider when talking movies, but this... political incorrectness.. does put a smile on my face.
the slow mo in the comic was better
@@veiregor Real Slow Mo^^
Given the many bad comic adaptations we had since, I'd say we can all agree that it takes talent to adapt something in a way that preserves the spirit of the original yet brings it to a new medium.
Some directors can take gold and turn it into turds.
I love Zack Snyder. He takes a simple recipe and adds so much flavor it shouldn't be good, he just knows where and how to lay it down. Watchmen is another one where every frame is beautiful.
The cinematography of The 300 perfectly creates this feeling of epic, ancient legends of old. Good stuff
Talking about Style perfection and not mentioning Guardians: Owls of Gahool
That movie is a visual feast, but garbage in terms of direction, narrative, script, voice acting etc.
@Jaden LaFrance He stated a fact, which is also the main criticism of the whole movie
@Jaden LaFrance Facts aren't supposed to be funny my man
@Jaden LaFrance It isn't a joke lol
You also watched that film, it was actually pretty good
I always thought of the slow motion as a panel of a comic book. His movies always look like moving comic books.
Definitely reminds me of the film Hero (2002), probably one of the most successfully stylised Chinese films - fittingly, also about classical warriors
Hero is the single most beautiful looking film I have ever had the pleasure of viewing.
@@2old4gamez
I know right! I never knew film colours until I watched Hero, it's just so beautiful
Add to that the beautiful score the movie has
Hero is awesome!!
What grabbed me is the way they chose to film the movie.
Exaggerating and depicting the battle and its combatants into a more poetic story.
For example how the monks described the Viking raid on Lindisfarne:
"In this year fierce, foreboding omens came over the land of the Northumbrians, and the wretched people shook; there were excessive whirlwinds, lightning, and fiery dragons were seen flying in the sky."
And the same goes for 300 when Dilios speaks about the events of Battle of Thermopylae.
Ephialtes of Trachis: Being depicted like a deformed creature because of his betrayal against Sparta.
Xerxes: Described as being a god among men and portraits him as a giant made of gold.
The Immortal Soldiers portrayed as demons.
Yeah ... every time I've defended this movie, I've pointed out that of course it's an insane exaggeration. It's war-time propaganda told by a guy who was ordered away from his "perfect death" by his king so of course he's going to hype everything us by 1000x.
@@philnorfleet1371 Exactly
Yep, it's the visualization of what a returned veteran would tell their grandchildren around the campfire. In a way, it represents quite well how the story of the three hundred Spartans was told throughout history.
I mean, remember that it's a comic book. Frank Miller wrote this story specifically to make action and poetry out of a historical event. It's not real, but we know that. What it is is a visual spectacle and a traditional hero's tale. Miller liked these stories about heroes dying for something noble and crazy depictions of history. He loved the idea of noble warrior cultures like the Greeks and the Samurai and stuff, so he told stories about them in exaggerated ways that played up the things he loved about those ideas, and not to tell a historical documentary.
Fun fact: that party at 2:47 -2:59 was actually Gerard Butler doing the action. He talked about it in a video breaking down his career. Basically, him and his stunt artist were practicing parts together, and the stunt guy wanted Gerard to do it, and the directors really liked the take, so that’s what they used.
this move was made over a decade ago and it still looks top tier to this day
Zack Snyder is both a great filmmaker and a great person. Can't wait to watch his new projects!
Great filmmaker, but alas he doesn't undedstand some characters. *looks at superman and batman* Was really hoping to see more of that Humanized superman stuff before they jumped the gun into BvS.
@@TheDarkMaster312See, for me, it's not a problem of "understanding", he obviously knows a lot about comics, but chose a different approach for these characters to be explored on the big screen. It's totally fine if you don't like it, but the demonization of this man has went way too far. And to be fair, we never got to see his full story arc, I'm sure than in his Justice League, both Batman and Superman are more in line with the "traditional" image of them, that's what was implied at the end of BvS, a Superman finally embraced by the people and a Batman embracing his own humanity once again and trusting in the potential of humanity as a whole to be good.
@@TheDarkMaster312 well , believe it or not . MoS and BvS are my favorite comic book movies . He had a vision, but the problem is that he had no freedom to make it . Don't forget the studio didnt let him work freely. Smh , his trilogy could have been amazing
Yo that Leonidas Speech always gets everyone HYPED AF!🙌🏼
The slowing down of time for big moments mirrors the way we as humans experience and recall big moments.
The focus also conveys the psychology of the people involved. When we're positioned in the position of one of Leonidas's men, and the charging front wave of the Persian army isn't even in focus, it shows how relaxed we (the Spartans) are supposed to be about the oncoming wave.
I have never actually realised the thing about spear shadow climbing up the stairs, it is genious!
This was a delight. 300 is such an audiovisual treat. Every type of mood and visual storytelling is exaggerated to 11. Its distinct style and strong art direction give it a timeless look. You could watch this movie TODAY, 13 years after its release and it would still blow you away.
Always glad to see a video from my favorite youtuber, Moviemonto.
The message for the queen soundtrack from this movie is one of my favourite film scores of all time.
YESSS FILMENTO the spear on the stairs gives me goosebumps every time I see it, so glad you made a specific mention of it! This movie has so many "Every shot a painting" moments.
Most stylistic film?
I'd have to go with Sin City. I know some say it's over done, but the proper dark comic book feel, with minor bright colours for emphasis, is truly beautiful
Both of them are gorgeous , SC and 300
Notice both are made based on Frank Miller comic books.
One could wonder whether their visual beauty stems from the director, or the actual originator
I remember joining the gym the day after I saw this film in cinema.
DC/WB should have let Marvel have the 12A/PG-13 comic book movie niche and established their own 15/R-rated DCEU.
That's kinda what he was going for with batman it seems.
I actually really like man of steel. Not a superman fan so that may be part of it, but it was a version of supes that I found interesting. But I understand why hardcore fans didn't like it.
@@thecrazyslopoke Its actually consistent with Superman earth one, birthright, Bryne's man of steel reboot along with other bronze age superman stories. A lot of people just want the Silver Age Superman or are extremist Donner fans that can't accept change.
Old school. What the heck? 1. These movies had progressively more storytelling problems. The editing of BvS was horrible and Suicide Squad was an absolute disaster of a movie that only made money due to the huge hype surrounding it. 2. If anything it's the casuals that cannot tell if something is being misrepresented. 3. The MCU progressed in a planned way. Thanos was being teased since forever. How can you claim, that Marvel just picked up a DC script, that they didn't have access to, and made Infinity war and Endgame out of it? That's ridiculous.
But you're right on one thing: DC/ WB caved in, however not so much to the audience and more to the journalists that made excuses such as "the audience doesn't like dark and gritty". In reality DC just didn't hit the right strings, failed to properly set up their heroes and their philosophies/ motivations, because WB rushed it to catch up to the MCU.
@@thecrazyslopoke
Yeah but the studio didn't have the balls to actually have a grown-up story to match the mood and aesthetic, they just wanted to cast as wide a net as possible to rake in the cash instead of respecting creative integrity.
One of the best reviews I've ever seen. Thank you for the time and effort you spent to make this.
Yes this is why so many scenes in 300 are so iconic because they are filmed so well and the choices that went behind it (slo mo, when to zoom in on faces, the color scheme, backdrops, costumes, acting quality was good I thought etc.) all done really well 👏🏻
Most stylish film I've ever seen? Kingsman, the first one. Absolutely blew me away.
Especially that very long one take. You really must not blink hahaha
+1
3:26 "The lesson you should take from this movie, though, is the excellent way it uses slow motion to boost the impact that it wants its most important scenes to have on the audience." For me, that is where it pays homage to the comic book style of the source material, which is told in still panels, by slowing way down and freezing (such as the long shots on Xerxes).This whole move is shot to pause on frames that might have been in a graphic novel, and the director added action to those with slow motion. It works great.
It is the closest to a comic book on screen I have seen to date.
I am quite convinced that Zack is a very talented illustrator. All the aesthetic techniques that he uses in this movie is basically all from making illustrations. I am one myself so I know. Every single shot of this movie is worthy to be hung on the wall.
The graphic novel is literally the storyboard for the movie. That being said Zack does capture it for the big screen.
i discovered this channel just recently and it already became one of my favorites. keep up the good work.
Slow motion in this film is the antidote to shaky-cam... It looks so good because all of the cool bits get slow motioned so we can actually see it and take it in. Unlike every other film that uses shaky cam in all the stylish fight scenes so that great choreography and effects can't be assimilated by the audience at all.
Fantastic analysis! I honestly think this film despite its flaws is going to be remembered as a classic. My personal favourite "most stylistic film" is Drive. Nicolas Winding Refn approaches mundane locations in such a unique colourful approach
Thank you! Snyder's talent for visual poetry is unbelievable. I could watch this movie so many times and still see new meanings and metaphors in his choices. It's so... pure.
Thanks for giving us some of the best movie breakdowns on CZcams!
Man, thank you for making this video!! I've always had a love-hate relationship with Zack Snyder, but I find myself defending him more often than I expect. His movies are almost always fundamentally flawed in a "filmmaking" way, but they're usually entertaining... and a *big* reason for that is his style. Snyder might not know how to make a great film, but he sure as hell knows how to make something *awesome.* 300, Watchmen, and Sucker Punch are some of my personal favorite movies and it's purely because of Snyder's style in them.
@Christian Tompkins Totally agree!
@Christian Tompkins Yeah, I do think, that he's getting shit for some reason because of writing, done by 10 talentless hacks and 50 execs standing over their shoulder. You can't blame him for nonsensical giant battles, he films what was given. If you think that CGI monster of the week is boring it's because characters and the monster are underwritten.
I have the comic book its based on and the art style was carried over to cinema perfectly. 10/10 would recommend.
Wow that leaving and returning to Sparta part is beautiful, very useful for the future
Quickly became one of my favorite CZcams channels. Another great video.
Just realized Lena Headey was the Queen..guess she likes to play royalty!
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The reverberation on the shield when the traitor throws it down a cliff is really good. The movie has some fantastic audio design.
It is impressive how much thought, knowledge, vision, creativity and perfection went into this.
Oh boy... you made me want to see 300 again. (also, have you seen "First Man"?)
#MeToo ;-)
The film was pure visual Poetry along with the epic speeches and the music.
notification squad! keep on the amazing work!
What sucks is that it took me this long to find this channel the good thing is I can catch up enjoying every minute of it
The moment where young Leonidas returns with that wolf over his shoulder and they all bow to him with "Returns a King" playing in the background is beyond epic!!!!!!!!!
Me and my wife watched this together just the other day. You know they are doing it right when they get women to enjoy something like this as well.
You sure it's not for all the almost naked men?
I always interpreted this film as being more meta. It sort of delves into the idea of archetypes and how they inspire us, as this film discusses how stories fuel us. This makes sense as Watchmen is a response to this, asking whether we can still be inspired when our heroes are being degraded and deconstructed. Sucker punch is about us learning that stories themselves are meaningless, we project meaning onto stories. It's about learning that stories are inside us. One could interpret his DCEU films as being the anti version of this as the DCEU explores the characters inside the stories trying to find hope in a trapped, claustrophobic, chaotic world. There is more stuff in his films of course, like existentialism and Carl Jung's archetypes.
That Full Metal Jacket reference and the editing had me in splits!!!
That first battle gives me the chills everytime.
Please talk about King Arthur: the legend of the sword. It is one of my favorite movies in all aspects, visual, sounds, dialogues,etc.
he did
He has done it already, just in a bit different context: czcams.com/video/1bGGj9Fv5jo/video.html
I dont rlly get why snyder gets so much hate. Especially after Zack Snyders Justice League.
Because (Apparently) his writing skill isn't that great, but his cinemtography is amazing
Really refreshing video dude (and awesome - as always). It’s been a long time since i saw a discussion about 300 and even longer someone praising Zack Snyder (which he definitely deserves!).
5:30 i love that sound effects, it feels like a real shooting
Synder, Cuaron, Ritchie, E. Wright the big 4 when it comes to style
It's refreshing to hear someone talk about what Zack Snyder does (or did?) well. He's clearly screwed up at least a couple movies with his vision or lack thereof, but I personally thought "300" was, and still is, an amazing movie. Yeah, it's probably mostly because of style, but it's an incredible style and it works very well. I particularly like how you pointed out WHY certain style elements worked so well. It's easy for a layperson like me to sit there and say "That movie worked" but it's much more challenging to articulate WHY. I think you managed to nail it, everything you mentioned was something that I kind of knew, but only understood at a surface level.
I think that 300 is unjustly maligned due to a sort of "Zack Snyder hindsight," like people dislike the movie now, just because he went on to make some bad movies. Truth of the matter is that nearly any Hollywood-level director is probably capable of at least one good movie. Just look at another example in this video, M. Night Shyamalan. "The Sixth Sense" was pretty amazing. And while others will probably argue with me, ALL of his other movies were degrees of mediocrity, including "Unbreakable" and "Split" (great acting performances cannot overcome bad writing and bad directing).
What a beautiful analysis, I hope you never stop doing
I LOVE the saturation choice in this movie and Smokin' Aces!
Do a video about sucker punch if you can, i love snyder work
Ismael Elias trasssshhhhh movie
@@arianafox365 great movie for me
different opinions
@@IdiawesKara I agree, different tastes, I think they already did a video about it
ariana moore Bad movie, but it’s visually stunning.
"Oh, and one more thing..."
"Oh-oh, blade!"
I still get goose bumps when Leonidas screams "This is Sparta" in the pit scene :)
9:30 had me dying lmao. Nice cherry on top of a great video!
Say what you want about Snyder, 300 is fantastic. The threatre experience was unreal
THIS IS SPARTA
Once again you made a video explaining technique worth watching. Glory shall be upon you!
This piece of art will always be special. One of the best movies I've ever seen.
I remember seeing this in theatres.
When they got to the point where they would first battle I was thinking "How in the world are so few gonna even be believable going against those odds.
But the casting of basically bodybuilders and the opposite which 90% were smaller guys on that side....When I firstt saw the SloMo and watching them cut limbs off etc ptc.....IT MADE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SPARTANS WERENT MEN, THEY WERE THE EPITOME OF A WARRIOR< GIANTS AMONG ANTS, GODS AMONG LITTLE %"$ MEN LOL.
Point being....They sold it to me....I believed for the duration of that movie that if anyone could pull off such a nonsense feat....It was the ones in that movie.
Cool movie. But SNyder is still hit and miss and Im generally not a fan of his.
The Spartans believed that they were descended from Heracles (Hercules).
69 views, thats a sign!
One of the best reviews you have done
Great Analysis as always! Really explains what comes togheter to make this Movie unforgetable and unique. Thanks for the great video!
You should make a video on Watchmen, a very underrated comic book movie by Zack Snyder
Dude make a filmento discord please
Agreed, we need this
Filmento could very, very easily be a professor with how thouroughly he details everything, like how he points out that the different types of blurs have different narrative weight. Easily one of my favorite creators on the platform
The soundtrack of Leonidas teen returning is so fuckign epic