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Originally Posted by RedJake
Cons: This is what ruined the movie: the viewer is led to believe that these guys are invincible, that they are trained SO damn well that they can accomplish anything, and that if you truly believe in something, you can fight against the odds and overcome them. They kill thousands of men, only 300 Spartans do. They are super buff and can slice through enemies like butter. They have battle formations and all sorts of fancy stuff. They easily slice through wave after wave after wave of enemies. Regular soldiers are cut through, harder, monkey-mask wearing soldiers are slaughtered, an 8-foot tall "boss" is killed, rhinos are killed with one spear, and thenSpoiler: someone tells Echo-Mouth Xerces that they have a hidden path or something, and they all get slaughtered? Just like that? It just came out of nowhere. That's bad continuity. It just didn't flow. It even seemed like they gave up. The movie went directly from a "you can rise against the odds if you believe in yourself" picture to a "even the glorious will eventually fall." It didn't make sense. I found myself confused.
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Tactics. The Spartans were able to hold the Persians at bay because the Persians were funnneled into a narrow opening. Once the Persians were informed of a passage around the corridor they were able to encircle the spartans, thus robbing them of their tactical advantage. Once they were encircled, numbers
did matter, and their demise was inevitable. I do not understand why you think they "gave up", since Spoiler:
as Leonidas was throwing the spear, the remaining Spartans fought to their death, as was clearly shown. I'm left wondering how much of the movie you paid attention to, because that was the
climax of the movie. If something like that slipped by, I can see why you missed the "heart" of the movie which is subtle and unspoken.