300

I watched the movie 300 staring Gerard Butler recently.  I forgot how much I have seen this film.  When I was in middle school, I used to put this movie on every night to fall asleep too.  At the time, my parents were a little concerned because it is such a violent movie.  I tried to explain to them at the time that I just liked it because it was an action movie and we were also learning about it in my history class in school.  The fact that the movie is based off of something that actually took place in history marveled me.  Leonidas, the King of Sparta, leads a highly trained a very dangerous group of 300 men to take on thousands of Persians.  Now obviously there are some Hollywood effects in the movie, but for the most part the producer made the fighting look real.  People are beheaded and limbs get cut off throughout the entire movie.  When it takes place, it does not look cheesy or fake as I thought it might and as it does in other movies that involve fighting and killing.  In conclusion, I really enjoyed this work of art and would absolutely recommend it to anyone that has not yet seen it.