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Originally Posted by Ch'i
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.
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Yes, and Spoiler: said spear that hit Xerxes was never meant to kill him I don't think. It showed that the god-king was, in fact, human and was meant more to demoralize the Persian army even more. Leonidas knew they were going to die, but the spear that cut Xerxes was meant to be a final blow to Xerxes' pride in the hopes that the rest of the Spartan army would be rallied to fight and finish the Persians off, which they did. The movie seems a lot deeper than just some action movie to me (not to take away the awesomeness of the action  ).
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