In Reply to: Dramatic historical fantasy + 21st century CGI = "300" posted by mr grits on March 11, 2007 at 11:15:04:
and canned the faddish CGI. Elephants? Rhinos? First use of elephants in any great battle was Hannibal Barca. Why do writers/producers screw things up so bad? Geez, the real story is fantastic enough!Pressfield's book is a fascinating recounting of the battle, but also the lifestyle of the Spartan people as told by a "squire" who survived the battle and was taken to Darius for interrogation.
Gates" would make a great miniseries.
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Follow Ups
- Should have used Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield for the screenplay... - MMasztal 17:46:47 03/12/07 (1)
- Not for "300"'s audience - DWPC 09:41:36 03/13/07 (0)