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just finished watching the movie 300 on dvd. the expectation was high based on its reputation, and that turned into disappointment. to simply put, the imagery just isn't powerful enough.
don't get me wrong thou, the movie is full of blood. but how they managed to make it PG13-like with so many blood is almost a mystery to me. i believe their attempts to make it artistic partly due to its historical background, partly due to the producer's ambition backfire.
many of us have seen on photos how the massacre aftermaths look like, with the twisted, amputated bodies stacking up in piles. even in black and white, those imageries are extremely powerful. have u seen that photo of the dead body of the person who was ran over by a tank to a degree that's hardly recognizable? in fact, all u can see is the bloody clothes on the ground with a mash of flesh. this person was killed in Beijing on June 4th, 1989. try searching tiananmen on google image and u may find it.
when u make a movie based on mass killings and blood , yet it isn't half as powerful as what's happening out there in reality, i call this a failure. rated r? are u kidding me?
i think someone should make a movie based on the true stuffs with realistic imageries to give the public an idea how killings and wars are really like. they are not pretty nor romantic. they are absolutely terrifying, and in most cases, extremely stupid.