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Originally posted by gwr_gwir the filmmakers actually thought about the roman culture enough to include the custom of placing coins on the eyes of the dead to pay Charon.
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Actually I read an article in USA Today that compared the movie to the books and this was debunked as well. This in fact was a custom attributed to their culture but did not originate until later as coins were not introduced till well after this time frame.
I think if you have not read the classics then you will probably stand a better chance of liking the movie than those who have. Just like with any other movie based on history or other media, those who are knowledgeable about the topic will spend most of the time picking it apart. You just have to look to the uprising among LOTR fans at the absence of Tom to see an example. I thought the movie was good, the fight scenes were some of the best I have seen recently.