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Our take
The battles in 300 are stylised, but the bloodshed is constant: severed limbs, beheadings and bodies across the field. Monsters and a macho view of strength add to the tone, while nudity and sexual coercion bring a different kind of discomfort. We would wait until 16.
Uplifting themes
Courage, sacrifice, and loyalty to friends and homeland are praised. The film also celebrates war and treats strength as the only worthy trait The king is brave and loyal but also kills without hesitation, and the story tells you only the fighters matter. Few characters show a gentler way to solve things It is a very loose and stylised nod to a real ancient battle. It can start a conversation about the history, but it will not teach it accurately, and many details are invented for the comic-book look
Story (may spoil tone)
A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.
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Violence Slow-motion battle scenes fill much of the film, with spear thrusts, be…
Slow-motion battle scenes fill much of the film, with spear thrusts, beheadings, and bodies tossed off cliffs. The painted, comic-book look is stylish, but the killing is constant
Language Language is mild, mostly hell and similar words in speeches and battle…
Language is mild, mostly hell and similar words in speeches and battle cries. Insults aimed at rival armies and cowards are blunt but rarely crude
Sex / nudity A couple has a sensual love scene with partial nudity. Topless dancers…
A couple has a sensual love scene with partial nudity. Topless dancers and nude figures are shown, and a decadent court scene adds more sexualised imagery
Drugs / alcohol Wine flows at feasts, and a drug-like fog and trance ritual features in…
Wine flows at feasts, and a drug-like fog and trance ritual features in a priestly scene. The enemy court is shown as drunk and decadent, and none of it is presented as something to copy
Frightening Giants, masked executioners, and deformed figures give several scenes a…
Giants, masked executioners, and deformed figures give several scenes a nightmare feel. Booming music and fast battle edits add to the intensity
Sexual violence A scene shows a political figure forcing a woman into sex in return for…
A scene shows a political figure forcing a woman into sex in return for a favour, and it is clear she is being coerced. The scene is short but upsetting
Child peril / abuse A young boy is sent alone into the wild to face a wolf as part of his t…
A young boy is sent alone into the wild to face a wolf as part of his training, and boys are beaten to toughen them up. A baby is inspected and judged unfit
Bullying / discrimination A man is rejected because of his body, and ethnic and sexual insults ar…
A man is rejected because of his body, and ethnic and sexual insults are aimed at enemies and neighbours. The film treats hardness as a virtue
Gore / death / weapons Heads fly, limbs are cut off, and spears and arrows pierce bodies in cl…
Heads fly, limbs are cut off, and spears and arrows pierce bodies in close detail, with blood spraying across the screen. Piles of bodies form walls on the battlefield
Grief / bereavement Soldiers die beside friends and family, and a narrator mourns them. The…
Soldiers die beside friends and family, and a narrator mourns them. The closing stretch is slow, sombre, and sad, with plenty of loss on screen
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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- The film makes war look glorious and heroic. What did it leave out, and how might real soldiers and families have felt?
- Strength and weakness are treated very harshly here. Who gets left out, and is that fair?
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