Bear in mind when Zack Snyder motion pictures did not flip the web right into a battleground? Peacock does, as a result of the streaming service is about to grow to be house to considered one of Snyder’s earliest and finest motion motion pictures. Earlier than his “forward of its time” motion flick Sucker Punch, earlier than Man of Metal and Batman vs. Superman divided DC followers, and earlier than Zack Snyder’s Justice League divided them additional, and even earlier than Insurgent Moon‘s makes an attempt at being an edgy model of Star Wars got here crashing down, Zack Snyder directed arguably his finest motion movie up to now. It must be apparent that we’re speaking about his team-up with Gerard Butler for the timeless 300, and it is about to strike on streaming.
300 will quickly stream on Peacock. The epic Roman motion movie will start streaming on Peacock from December 1. Snyder’s movies are sometimes criticized for being style-over-substance. However, with 300, that basically does not matter, as a result of the model and the motion are so good, that is all you are actually there for. The movie is predicated on the underrated graphic novel by comedian e-book legend Frank Miller (The Darkish Knight Returns), which is a unfastened adaptation of The Battle of Thermopylae through the Greco-Persian Wars in 480 BCE. Butler performed King Leonidas, who led the 300 Spartan troopers towards the Persians’ seemingly unstoppable power. The official synopsis reads:
“In 480 B.C. a state of warfare exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. On the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek metropolis state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors towards the large Persian military. Although sure demise awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice conjures up all of Greece to unite towards their frequent enemy.”
Whereas 300‘s motion and visuals steal the present, the movie’s forged does not get sufficient credit score. Alongside Butler, the movie additionally stars Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Rodrigo Santoro, Michael Fassbender, Tom Knowledge, Vincent Regan, and Peter Mensah. 300 was additionally considered one of Zack Snyder’s first field workplace wins. The movie grossed over $450 million, towards a funds of $65 million. In addition to cementing Butler as an motion star, the movie additionally turned Snyder right into a family title, resulting in the likes of Watchmen, Man of Metal, and the not too long ago canceled Twilight of the Gods sequence.
‘300’ Is “One of many Finest Motion Motion pictures Ever Made”
It is secure to say that 300 stays a agency fan favourite amongst Zack Snyder’s die-hard fan base. Whereas critics thought the film was first rate, giving it a 61% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences are obsessive about the movie, incomes it an 89% person ranking.
In 2025, 19 years after the movie was launched, audiences nonetheless cannot get sufficient of the movie. “300 is among the finest motion motion pictures ever made and a real icon of the 2000s,” wrote one fan on Rotten Tomatoes. The reward simply stored coming, as one other wrote, “A testosterone-fueled warfare poem — loud, bloody, and unforgettable in its dedication to model over realism.”
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March 9, 2007
- Runtime
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117 minutes
