300

**** Stars

300 is a groundbreaking vision of cinematic filmmaking. It is a full testosterone rush that will literally blow your mind. This is the best movie of the year so far.

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, 300 is loosely based on the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where King Leonidas of Sparta (played with unyielding force by Gerald Butler) led his army of 300 men against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy.

The story is clearly not historically accurate, and that is the point. 300 packs all the myths and legends into one, creating a mix of Gladiator and The Lord of the Rings only pumped with excess forces of steroids. Like Sin City, Frank Miller's comic book adaptation to film with 300 is everything a movie should be.