300: Battle Of Artemisia

[George]

Coincidentally, after we were talking about the 300 sequel yesterday, there’s news today.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=33416

The main focus of the news is that the guy who played Xerxes is in negotiations to return but he also talks a bit about the plot.

“It’s set at the same time as 300,” he says, “and the idea is to show a different point of view. While that battle from the first 300 is taking place, there were others going on. It’s all this, and then there’s an intersection point with the first movie. It goes back and then goes beyond that. There is some explanation of Xerxes’ backstory, but it will be very quick.”

I have to say I had reservations when the sequel was first announced and they’ve only got worse. It all sounds complicated and a bit forced which for the type of film 300 is I can’t see really working.

[FergusCooper]

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I have to say I had reservations when the sequel was first announced and they’ve only got worse. It all sounds complicated and a bit forced which for the type of film 300 is I can’t see really working.

Did anyone watch the first film because of the plot though? Surely “more of the same” in terms of heavily stylized and well choreographed fights is what we want?

It may yet be worth a watch!

[George]

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Did anyone watch the first film because of the plot though? Surely “more of the same” in terms of heavily stylized and well choreographed fights is what we want?

That’s kind of what concerns me. The first film had a nice simple plot that didn’t get in the way of the stylized violence. (Persians are evil and invade Greece; Spartans are good (sort of) and respond by stabbing/decapitating/kicking them down bottomless pits.)

I’m a bit worried though that the sequel will end up getting bogged down in exposition leaving little time for the stabbing/decapitating/…