Definately changed my outlook on how the movie had been portrayed in the trailer, but definately will have to check this one out. Who could miss a P&P flick??? Thanks for your info!!
Thanks for the review Mark and have a super weekend!.
I've been anxious to see this since I watched the trailer several months ago. Interestingly enough, they screened this for troops in Iraq prior to it being released in the United States. My husband went and sang the movies praises. If I wasn't ill I would have gone opening day, even by myself, lol. Alas, I'll have to wait for early next week.
Kimberely,
I hope you get to see it
I hope you have a good weekend as well Angel
Donna,
I'm sure it will still be around after a week Talk is that it's heading for a record March opening. I really like that they screened it for our troops. A much needed moral booster considering the spineless undercutting our men and women in combat are getting from the MSM and certain politicians.
I haven't seen the movie and in fact I haven't even heard about it until I saw your post here. (I've been really busy, heh) But I added a link to this post in my Sunday Reading List.
Then today I got an email from a Muslim group, somehow I got on their mailing list, don't even ask how.
Here's the intro to a forwarded 'review', I quote:
" I just watched with my wife, and I have to say I along with many other Persians are very offended it by it. In addition, there are a lot of people from African-American to other races that are also offended by the demonic portrayal of dark skinned people. I hope you can spread this message across to others…If Hitler could have made a movie, this would be it."
A portion of the review, which gives no source link or contact information, says, I quote:
"YES, this battle occurred. YES the Greeks were White but the leader of Persians, Xerxes, was NOT A TALL DARK SKINNED, GAY, TRANSVESTITE!! And the Generals on his side were NOT dark skinned Black people! The Persians, had not conquered the part of the world were dark skinned, nubian people originated from when this battle occurred, and yes African people did take part in this battle but I'm willing to bet they weren't the top dogs!
Instead the Persians are lighter skin people that more closely resemble Europeans not Africans, Indians or Asians!
Granted, Miller and his people wanted to go for effect, but what effect?
What would have been wrong with portraying the people as they really were and are?
Why couldn't you portray them, in terms of race, the correct way? The movie would have lost NOTHING!
Why did they have to make the Persians darker skinned in order to make them seem ‘more evil’ and threatening? Come on, I thought those days were over!"
Just thought I would share.
Debbie,
The boneheads just keep rolling in don't they? Apparently another sin of the movie was making dark skinned blacks important cogs in Xerxes large army. tsk tsk
One would think that the days of such a constant concern about color were long gone. Oh wait, only for everyone else. The complainers can still stay oh so occupied with such matters. Don't want to be tossing aside a convenient little sledge hammer of grievance creation, after all.
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