300 movie trailer analysis

300 Movie Trailer Analysis:

Overview: The movie 300 is a action-adventure genre movie which is based around The famed Battle of Thermopylae, during the Persian wars which took place. It basically centres around the famed-warrior Spartans who were brutal Greek warriors and were known for their immense training regime which even started at birth. the film itself was directed by Zack Snyder who is known for directing famous and successful movies, such as Man Of Steel and Watchmen among others.  the movie is a 2006 American animated film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by frank miller and Lynn varley. Both fictionalised versions of the battle of Thermopylae. it revolves around king Leonidas who is acted by Gerard butler, who leads 300 Spartans into battle against the Persian "god-king", Xerxes and his army which consist of more than 300,000 soldiers, as the battle continues in a rage fantastical creatures are introduced, which means that the movie 300 is of a historical fantasy genre of film.

What we find out about the plot: the movie starts off in the Greek era timeline where there was war between Athens and Sparta and other areas in Greece, it starts off in 479 BC, one year after the battle of Thermopylae , a hoplite in the Spartan army begins the adventure by recalling events and telling the story of Leonidas I from his childhood all the way to his kingship by the Spartan ways/doctrine. after a while some Persian messengers turn up at the gates of Sparta and demand some "earth", and "water", as a token of complete submission and obedience to their supposed god Xerxes, the Spartans then proceed to kick them into a wall and kill them comically. a famous quote appears in this scene, "this is Sparta!". Leonidas then proposes a strategy which would enable him to try to defeat the numerically superior Persians. his plan involves building a wall to drive them into the narrow and funnel them into a place near the sea, however they decline his plan and state that Sparta will not go to war, as Leonidas departs furiously, Xerxes thanks epos for their somewhat subtle support.

afterwards despite what had been told Leonidas gathers 300 of his best soldiers, and trains them and mobilises them for battle, he does this in a subtle manner to avoid suspicious under the guise of his personal bodyguard, when in reality they are a army. eventually the battle takes place and the council agree to send reinforcements to the Spartans facing the onslaught of the Persian army, despite their  valiant effort they die to a arrow barrage, and eventually the ending of the film shows or tells of 40,000 Persians facing 10,000 Spartans, and finally concludes the epic film.

Camera shots and angles:  the film shows various camera shots and angles to entice the audience and add variety to the film, to make it exceptionally and of  extra quality. we see a lot of close-up shots of Leonidas's facial expressions, which detail his rage fury and passion which comes with ruling the great kingdom of Sparta. we see shots of his expressions involving his wife queen Gorgo as well, the relationship between them is obviously strong. more shots we see are over-the-shoulder shots as he arrives on the battlefield, it shows the view of the Persian army from Leonidas's shoulders. also we see a birds-eye view shot of the same scene which details the entire battlefield, it is here we really are shown the true situation as the Spartans face being hugely-outnumbered.

Sound: the movie has non-diegetic sound as well as added diegetic sounds, most of the sound effects involve diegetic as its visible on the screen, this involves the war cries of the Spartan army, as they face the Persians, the onslaught of the opposing side - the Persians, as well as other sound effects such as screams of the victims being killed and the blood shed and violence in general. The non-diegetic sounds include the background music for added dramatic effect, such as it having a sinister tone to it to crate a ambient and spooky atmosphere which shows the target audience that this is really is a dire scenario for them.