Let's not prettend that the first 300 directed by Zack Snyder is any kind of timeless cinematic masterpiece. It isn't but it is thoroughly entertaining over the top stylized entertainment. This movie however feels like an off brand copy that looks similar on the surface but is not quite there. Where Zack used slow-mo to paint pictures as if from the graphic novel, this movie just sticks them onto anything. Falling rope falling to the ground, walking, anything. Of course all the fights are in slow motion, hence the movie could have been about half the runtime if they'd displayed it in regular time. Though Zack Snyder himself is guilty of the same thing with his more current work. Back then it wasn't so stale yet. The overall effects are less polished. The blood splatters are very obviously put there in post and look horrible, funny even. I mean, the sheer number of them dictates that the CGI team couldn't have had enough time to make them look good. It really feels like a chinese copy of a product. It looks similar, but the execution is poor, the parts don't quite fit and that special spark from the original is missing. Pretty much just a waste of time. You do get to see Eva Greens boobas, but she looks much prettier in pretty much any other movie she's been in. Watch the original 300 instead of this. If you want a sequel, watch it 2x.
Review of 300: Rise of an Empire
