300: Rise of an Empire

Cast: Sullivan Stapleton(Themistocles), Eva Green(Artemisia), Lena Headey(Queen Gorgo),Rodrigo Santoro(King Xerxes)

Director: Noam Murro       

Genre: War,Action,Drama

After all the hype around the original 300, glad that this one doesnt disappoint. Re-live the graphics of 300 and enjoy the war :)

You may look forward to:

• The make of the movie is pretty interesting. You have a prequel as well as a sequel to it, as the original story of 300 men sits exactly in the center of this movie. You get the flavor of both a sequel and the prequel :)
• So do we have a more sensible and a better hero than King Leonidas?? So it seems, with the advent of Sullivan Stapleton. He not only absorbs the courage but as well, tactical, smart and much more sensible and practical than what we had seen in the original flick driven by King Leonidas. He is the man behind the final glory of Greece, as is portrayed in the fiction :)
• The story has many shades of gray as compared to original movie. This one does bring forward the wrath of Greeks which gave birth to 'Artemisia' who in turn unleashes her wrath, full of revenge against the Greeks. They as well show the misery of slaves, divided rule amongst the Persians themselves. Seduction, vengeance, might, unity, responsibility, love and hatred, all in one :) And not the least, the war!
• Eva Green, plays the lead this time on the negative side.She is epitome of beauty with skills. Well, that accounts for acting as well :) She is the one who is leading Persians for the entire movie. One lady to watch out for
• The war scenes have beautiful cinematography, they are nature verses men, mostly in the water than on land. Spectacular :)
• Lena Headey and Rodrigo Santoro, had shorter roles this time, nevertheless important

What you can sleep over:

• Audience may find a part of the movie pretty gory. Though i enjoyed them all, many may not. Swim through it :)
• 3D effects were just about ok. Nothin notably to mention

The dampeners you should be aware of:

Noam Murro ensures, he doesnt put forth any loop holes right on your face or any weakness of his movie served in a plate.

None!

My rating: 3.5/5