Why The Movie “300? Is Good For Society

I watched the movie 300 for the millionth time this weekend. I was reminded of when it first came out in 2006 and the talk that surrounded it. There was the talk about the history, the graphics, the fact that it was filmed entirely in a warehouse in Montreal, blah, blah, blah. What people are still talking about today though, are the men in the movie. The men were AMAZING. They had perfectly sculpted abs and chests so hard they didn’t need armour. Even the ugly guys were hot.

What I love most about the men in this movie, is how men in real life hate them. Every time I mention to a man that the Spartan men had great bodies, they are so quick to say “Their abs were painted on” or “It’s all cgi” or “They were airbrushed”. My question for men is: How does it feel? Women have been competing with airbrushed pin-ups since the technology was invented, yet you still believe we should look like that. It’s your turn to spend all your free time working out and eating chicken to please us.

I don’t believe there were that much computer generated abs. If you check out the website for 300 and look at the video journals, there’s not that much difference between the abs during rehearsals and the abs on the abs on the movie. I do believe those bodies are achievable, and men who deny that are just lazy, probably fat, and looking for a way to make themselves feel better.