On Monday we reported that Time Warner Inc.'s (NYSE:TWX) Warner Bros. movie 300 was a major hit, selling $70 million worth of tickets in its opening weekend alone and probably breaking the record for March releases. The movie depicts the ancient battle of Thermopylae where supposedly 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army. Iranians are outraged at the inaccuracies of the movie and the way it portrays the Persians.
Movies, however, are in the business of telling a story -- not history -- and a good action flick especially needs good vs. evil forces. In 300's case Spartans are good, Persians are bad; Spartans are good looking, Persians are odd looking and so on. The movie creators maintain it's a fictional account based loosely on facts.
It is no wonder then that since its opening, the movie has outraged the Iranian community in the U.S. and Canada as well as received numerous condemnations from Iran. The movie, the descendants of the Persians claim, "is part of a comprehensive U.S. psychological war aimed at Iranian culture."
Movies, however, are in the business of telling a story -- not history -- and a good action flick especially needs good vs. evil forces. In 300's case Spartans are good, Persians are bad; Spartans are good looking, Persians are odd looking and so on. The movie creators maintain it's a fictional account based loosely on facts.
It is no wonder then that since its opening, the movie has outraged the Iranian community in the U.S. and Canada as well as received numerous condemnations from Iran. The movie, the descendants of the Persians claim, "is part of a comprehensive U.S. psychological war aimed at Iranian culture."
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