Comments on: Bronzed Age: A roundup of 300 coverage http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: _ugly http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-89750 _ugly Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:31:10 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-89750 is bush a spartan or a persian? http://crookedhideout.com/blog_entry/show/4 is bush a spartan or a persian? http://crookedhideout.com/blog_entry/show/4

]]> By: pogo http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-87018 pogo Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:38:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-87018 some of you don't read very closely, if at all. Miller specifically says the sequel will take place 10 years after Thermopylae. a sequel doesn't have to have the same people in it, since obviously, 299 of them died in 300. some of you don’t read very closely, if at all. Miller specifically says the sequel will take place 10 years after Thermopylae. a sequel doesn’t have to have the same people in it, since obviously, 299 of them died in 300.

]]> By: Kevin Melrose http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-86378 Kevin Melrose Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:04:40 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-86378 Bah. That's the only reason I even go back there! Bah. That’s the only reason I even go back there!

]]> By: Jamie S. Rich http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-86363 Jamie S. Rich Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:26:57 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-86363 Dude, I'm coming down with a cold, too. We gotta stop making out behind the gym. Dude, I’m coming down with a cold, too. We gotta stop making out behind the gym.

]]> By: Kevin Melrose http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-85657 Kevin Melrose Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:17:01 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-85657 Sorry, Jamie! I blame the cold medicine! Everyone stop what you're doing and go read <a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=26910">Jamie's review</a> of <em>300</em> at DVD Talk. Sorry, Jamie! I blame the cold medicine!

Everyone stop what you’re doing and go read Jamie’s review of 300 at DVD Talk.

]]> By: Jamie S. Rich http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-85638 Jamie S. Rich Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:09:45 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-85638 What? No link to my review? Kevin! ;) http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=26910 What? No link to my review? Kevin! ;)

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=26910

]]> By: Joe Palmer http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-85624 Joe Palmer Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:57:13 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-85624 I wonder how there can be a sequel to 300 as well. But, there are accounts of two soldiers of the 300 surving the battle, Aristodemus, and Pantites. Pantites disgraced himself according to Spartan belief and committed suicide. Aristodemus redeemed himself with his bloodthirsty fighting a year later at the Battle of Plataea, also against the Persians. Maybe a "sequel" picks up there? I wonder how there can be a sequel to 300 as well. But, there are accounts of two soldiers of the 300 surving the battle, Aristodemus, and Pantites. Pantites disgraced himself according to Spartan belief and committed suicide. Aristodemus redeemed himself with his bloodthirsty fighting a year later at the Battle of Plataea, also against the Persians. Maybe a “sequel” picks up there?

]]> By: Joe Palmer http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-85614 Joe Palmer Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:46:17 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-85614 The "boy lover" comment as made by Leonidas about the Athenians could have been indicative of a contemporary Spartan attitude toward that city-state. Sparta and Athens were intense rivals, Sparta being number one with its land based foot soldiers. Athens was premier in its naval capacity, and culturally speaking, was far ahead of Sparta, whose culture was, well, spartan in comparison. What Miller did not know or chose not to take into account is how Sparta enthusiastically adopted the pracitices of pederasty (or the "gay" thing) into its militaristic culture and at least 2 of its 3 major relgious festivals had pederastic tones. The Spartan elite troops, the 300, would also have made a sacrifice to Eros, the god of male love of males, lust, love, and sex. The “boy lover” comment as made by Leonidas about the Athenians could have been indicative of a contemporary Spartan attitude toward that city-state. Sparta and Athens were intense rivals, Sparta being number one with its land based foot soldiers. Athens was premier in its naval capacity, and culturally speaking, was far ahead of Sparta, whose culture was, well, spartan in comparison.

What Miller did not know or chose not to take into account is how Sparta enthusiastically adopted the pracitices of pederasty (or the “gay” thing) into its militaristic culture and at least 2 of its 3 major relgious festivals had pederastic tones. The Spartan elite troops, the 300, would also have made a sacrifice to Eros, the god of male love of males, lust, love, and sex.

]]> By: Jesse http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-85604 Jesse Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:07:33 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-85604 How can there be a sequel to the movie, don't all 300 die? Isn't that sort of the point? How can there be a sequel to the movie, don’t all 300 die? Isn’t that sort of the point?

]]> By: KHuxford http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-85598 KHuxford Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:24:33 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/03/08/bronzed-age-a-roundup-of-300-coverage/#comment-85598 It was faithful to the novel, wouldn't there be the talk about the other greeks being boy lovers and the fraternization between the Spartan warriors? It was faithful to the novel, wouldn’t there be the talk about the other greeks being boy lovers and the fraternization between the Spartan warriors?

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