Agree completely. There's something gratifying about watching an actor come into his own rather than washing out because people bashed early efforts.

You don't think it's at all disingenuous to take the element you find most politically objectionable of someone with whom you disagree, and assume that's all there is not only to that person, but to everyone else who shares that political label to one degree or another?

But didn't they just say recently that U.S. release dates were the consistent barometer for release date? I don't really care, but historically that has been their method.

It says it helped birth the alt-right, which doesn't sound like a compliment.

The 2000s History of Violence selections are just depressing relative to prior decades'. Casino Royale barely even qualifies.

If you haven't seen Enemy at the Gates, it does a pretty compelling job of communicating what was expected of Russian soldiers in WWII.

Now I know I'm inviting some serious mockery here for picking on that particular scene, but why the hell would he be holding the bag of foreign gold coins on him while in the Senate chamber?

Leonidas' spear throw actually backs up that theory as well. "Not only did the 300 of us hold off thousands, Leonidas came THIS CLOSE to killing Xerxes with a spear from 100 yards away! He acted like he was surrendering, then boom, jumps up and about puts the thing through X's face! I mean we almost had it!"

After 300 the alt-right lay in wait through two Obama terms, biding its time and waiting to strike at just the right moment.

I think it just made Spartans look fucking crazy, and provided explanation for how absurdly skilled, disciplined and single-minded their soldiers were.

I actually liked the relationships between Wallace and his captains, and the infighting between the nobles (which I have to think was the most historically accurate element of the film).

The split-second shot of the Thanksgiving killer fucking the turkey is one of the most gloriously inspired things I've seen on film in a long time. It just goes all-fucking-in.

OK, I get that most of the posters here are liberals but this is exactly the type of shit that alienated so many voters during the election. "I disagree with this person's politics so they must love rape, identify with cowardly politicians and hate to see them get what they deserve at the end." You sound ridiculous.

300 had its problems but to claim it is a modern Birth of a Nation is just silly hyperbole.

Well duh. She's Eva Green.

Now we see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

Are we supposed to agree with everything Leonidas and his crew do, or be morbidly fascinated by it? There are elements that are admirable (mostly their commitment to one another) but surely we're not expected to believe that a society that murders children for not being sufficiently hardy is one we want to emulate. …

I also don't think it heralded the arrival of Trump nine years later. Bros are gonna bro, ya know?

I made a similar comment recently about that scene, and Corbin saying in his Random Roles interview that the Coens apologized for offering him such a small role. He rightly recognized that scene is the whole movie. The story about their Ranger uncle being gunned down on his front porch and his wife digging all night…

Brolin running from the drug runners (and their pit bull) was a great scene, but that's about it for traditional action.