This movie is a great adaptation of the 300 Comic book, but has much deeper roots than that. Based on historical events and the legend of Sparta warriors, this story breathes life into an much-overlooked battle between 300 of history's finest freedom fighters and a heathenistic conquerer. Packed with action from the very beginning, the viewer is plunged into the dire situation Sparta (and the rest of Greece) face from Xerxes' incoming horde of soldiers, assassins, slaves, and monstrosities.

Faced with the option to give in to this self-proclaimed god or fight for freedom, Spart's warrior king,...