INDIANS WATCH 300 Movie for the FIRST TIME | 300 Movie Reaction

[@nickletcher1189]

This movie is based on a comic book that was inspired by the true events at the Battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas and his 300 Spartans led a combined Greek force to stop the invasion by Xerxes and the Persian Empire. A man named Ephialtes did betray the Greeks and told the Persians about a mountain pass that they later used to outflank the Greek forces.

[@galadballcrusher8182]

Also even to this day the word ephialtes in Greek means Nightmare

[@iainsteele5737]

“true story” is doing a LOT of work here

[@SK-bw2cv]

Is that really true? Never heard that before

[@galadballcrusher8182]

@@SK-bw2cv i am Greek besides if you doubt me go use a google translator or something and type nightmare and translate to Greek . It should come out as εφιάλτης which is modern Greek spelling for it and that ending in ης is common in modern for many Ancient names ending in ες like for example Αριστοφάνης, Περικλής, Σοφοκλής, Θεμιστοκλής, etc

[@nickletcher1189]

@@SK-bw2cv The comic book and the movie take a lot of artistic liberties with the truth, but a battle really did occur at Thermopylae in 480 BC between the Greeks and Persians.

[@FlickFreaks]

The reason some of the Persians look grotesque & monstrous is not only because this is based on a comic (graphic novel), but also because this movie is a story being told by Dilios to the Spartan troops. So just like with any story, there are embellishments to make the story more fantastical.

[@Heegaherger]

Spartan woman didn't wail when their sons entered the Agoge at 7 (military training), they celebrated it. The Agoge was required for all Spartan men. Spartans were pure warriors. Their slaves did the labor. The famous "With your shield or on it" line was from a Spartan mother to her son. Your rite of passage out of the Agoge at 18 was not killing a wolf, it was strangling a helot (slave) to death and not get caught. The only people in Sparta who got grave stones were men who died in battle and women who died in the birthing bed. Sparta was as about as extreme as it gets and still be remotely functional.

[@nysus3530]

Old men also. Spartans loved the elderly and being smart asses. No one could turn a phrase back then like a Spartan citizen.

[@dgrmn12345]

@@nysus3530 One of my favorite stories about this was during the Olympics. An old man was wading through the crowds looking for a seat but no man from the other city-states gave way, all except the Spartans - both younger and much older - all stood-up as one and allowed the old man to sit with them. The crowd applauded and the old man turned to them with a sigh, saying "All Greeks know what is right, but only the Spartans do it."

[@galadballcrusher8182]

They loved the elderly but old men did not get graves, as mentioned above you had to die in battle serving the country as man, or while birthing as woman. And army companies were like small clubs with membership by invitation only. Which meant you had to show bravery and skill in combat to get an invite to the more reknown ones who would obviously see more action therefore more chances and as combat above a certain age was not physically feasible the vets were fighting the strongest to earn that gravestone before the age robbed them of more chances. Is what he meant in the movie about a beautiful death.

[@galadballcrusher8182]

@@dgrmn12345 that small anecdotal story btw was mentioned by the narrator also in the graphic novel if i recall correctly

[@dgrmn12345]

@@galadballcrusher8182 it was mentioned in 300 graphic novel

[@Robertz1986]

The quotes about "Fighting in the shade" and "Tonight we dine in hell"(or Hades) are actually historical quotes from this battle in real life, as were some others (like "Return with your shield or on it"). This was a real campaign, and in the West the "300 Spartans" at Thermopylae fighting the Persians to the death are legendary. The follow up defeat of the Persians is also factual. While this is a somewhat mythologized version from the Greek perspective, it is very well grounded in fact.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

It's not as much "mythologized" as it is narrated by a good story teller who was jazzing up the tale to make it more epic. The entire story (as we experience it), was being told to the troops in Marathon to hype them up before the battle. What we see on screen is NOT what supposedly happened at Thermopylae, but what the troops saw in their imaginations as they listened to the story being told. Arrows blotting out the sun is a great euphemism, and the soldiers would see exactly that in their imaginations. When being told of the 'immortals', they imagined half-man, half-beast ghouls. When told of great beasts from all across the world, they imagined absolutely huge and fierce creatures. Not understanding black-powder made the grenades into "magic". And imagining Xerxes as some imposing, 8 foot tall god-king that dwarfed all others in his presence was of course, part of the fun.

[@cashscience]

@@Mr.Ekshin Let's be clear about one thing... There were men of huge physical stature back in ancient times. It's possible that as centuries past with better opportunities for faster, and further travel - human genetics have mixed so much, that you don't see that anymore.... Also - it's widely known that ancient societies used to dabble in the occult with genetics ( as recent as Nazis in Germany).

[@alaneskew2664]

​@@cashscience I must correct you it is not genetics, genetics is a science. you're thinking of eugenics, it's a pseudoscience mired in mysticism. many Elites of the world still believe in it.

[@robfus]

@@Mr.Ekshin thats not Marathon battle at the end of the movie but Platea battle. A victory so Stunning that it said only 91 Greeks died.

[@nevyn_karres]

Alas it doesn't matter how special your special forces are, in a big war, numbers count and the Spartans had been bigoted pricks for decades. The slaves outnumbered them 10 to 1, at some point the Hoplites were going to change sides. Hence why the greater Greece ate them. Sure they were the first professional soldiers, but they were also a bunch a bigoted slave owners.

[@waterbeauty85]

When you said that you're a Sikh, I immediately thought of the battle of Saragarhi which the movie you mentioned, "Kasari," (also transliterated as "Kesari" or "Keshari" for people who want to look it up), is based on. The Spartans' tactic of using the choke point at Thermopylae to diminish Xerxes' ability to use his numerical advantage reminds me of how Sepoy Gurmukh Singh made his last stand where a narrow entrance only allowed the Afghans to enter one of two at a time, enabling him to kill approximately 20-40 of them before they decided to set fire to the structure to kill him.

[@theloudguysmovies]

Wow! You are very well versed with sikh history!

[@adityasinghpanwar8745]

@@theloudguysmovies look how he act in video you thought he ever do some exercise some one wear a turban doesn't mean he is sikh sikh don't act like that he act like a child and idiot

[@primary2630]

Damn, what a boss. That reminds me of a similar tale of the Battle of Stamford Bridge where this single axeman (name unknown) cut down up to 40 Englishmen and was defeated only when an English soldier floated under the bridge in a half-barrel and thrust his spear through the planks in the bridge. That is the tale anyways, I would assume the Englishmen had actually just crossed the river and came up behind him while the vanguard continued to fight him. Whether or not it really happened is up for debate but we do know that throughout history many cultures have tales of legendary warriors. These guys might not have been academics but they were definitely genius' on the field of battle.

[@ИванЧернявский-и8ф]

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[@frankiecamacho8739]

The sarcastic and snarky way the Spartans speak is historically accurate. Also called Laconian. There are several historic references.

[@veiregor]

Laconic means talking small but meaningful words

[@1991beachboy]

Like when Philip II(Alexander the greats father) had conquered greece and all that remained was sparta. He said something like "If I invade sparta, I'll raid your villages, kill your women, enslave your children." or somthing like that. The spartans replied "If"

[@azoretalon]

@@1991beachboy same when King Philip asked the Spartans if he should approach them as “friend or foe” and the Spartans replied “Neither”

[@jaysongehrke8326]

@@1991beachboythey did a bit of trolling

[@gk5891]

The 300 bought the time necessary to unite and prepare the Greek City-States to repel the Persians. The Persians were at the time the one true Superpower in the known world. The movie is based on the graphic novel, which in turn is based on the legends created from the true Battle of Thermopylae.

[@lessevdoolbretsim]

The pure stylized beauty of this movie is just amazing. A work of art.

[@boqndimitrov8693]

a film that has been setting the standard in the genre for years. the sequel is also worth watching, especially for fans of sea battles.

[@tigqc]

To give you an idea of how badly Xerxes was defeated in real life, he was carried to Greece and had to walk back to Persia.

[@theloudguysmovies]

WOW

[@ИванЧернявский-и8ф]

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[@AGboiii]

Xerxes left Greece after Persians occupied most of it, Persia still wasn't weakened. There is a reason why he is called Xerxes the Great

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

@@AGboiii My friend, the invasion of Greece by Xerxes was an absolute Catastrophe for the Persians! 150 Years later, another Greek called Megas Alexandros conquered the entire Persian Empire within a few short years 👍

[@nafisraihan6954]

​@@SpartanLeonidas1821 Alexander is myth.

[@timm114]

Haha your reactions during this movie were epic!😂 Enjoyed watching so much!!

[@theloudguysmovies]

Thank you so much 😁

[@Sharbeart24]

The way spartans spoke was called "laconic" speech. Interesting read On another occasion, Lycurgus was reportedly asked the reason for the less-than-extravagant size of Sparta's sacrifices to the gods. He replied, "So that we may always have something to offer."

[@AndyFNQ84]

My favourite Lycurgus line was when they asked him if it was time to wall the city (every Greek city had a wall), and his response was, "Strong is the city that has a wall of men not brick"

[@krislo4788]

If we enter the city...we will burn everything Spartan : "If"

[@budweiser600]

Xerxes ruled by his divine power. What Leonidis did by scarring him, was take away that divine power, but leave him in charge. Which ultimately, would mean the Persian army would collapse from within.

[@axelvonelern8081]

King Leonidas proved a point to Xerxes that even a God-King can bleed.

[@Metal0sopher]

The Spartans are not famous because of this movie. This movie is famous because of the Spartans.

[@harleyadam4813]

The numbers in the battle are VASTLY mis-stated on both sides in this movie, but even the reality is STAGGERING. Leonidas led a force of approximately 7,000 men against the invading Persuan force, which historians number somewhere between 120,000 to 300,000. Leonidas dismissed the majority of his forces before the real battle began, leaving approximately 1,900 men under his command. Even at the most generous estimate, that means 1,900 men held off 120,000 opposing soldiers for 3 days. At the most generous odds, that is still one of the most impressive goal-line defenses in the history of mankind.

[@charzanboo9940]

Respectfully, that is not true. In the Battle of Saragarhi, 21 Sikh soldiers held off 10,000 to 24,000 Afghans for 6.5 hrs and killed 600 of them. Lowballing, that is a ratio of 1:476.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

​​@@charzanboo99401 sikhs. In what. A tunnel? Also. Nothing can relate 1 to 1. Whas it the same environment? No. Likely the Sikhs had a way more advantageous environmental situation IF it is even factually true and not glorified. Because the main commenter IS already not using the glorified version but the LEAST version out there. If taking the best eatimated version you get to significantly higher ratios. Also this was fighting on far grander scales. 21 sikhs. Put them on a football field against 10.000 and they lose within 30 seconds. Put 1900 Spartands vs 300.000 Persians on the football field and the fight lasts for an hour atleast with the way Spartans fight. AND make vastly higher casualties

[@charzanboo9940]

@@Ptolemy336VV The numbers and ratios are clear, all else equal. All else is equal because the Spartans had certain advantages and disadvantages while the Sikh had different advantages and disadvantages. To argue otherwise only reveals your prejudice and bigotry.

[@blanketstarry7725]

"Oooohhh, is that a giant!?...no, it's a kid" I love it!

[@theloudguysmovies]

haha

[@iiiDartsiii]

kids can be giants too :D

[@JonCombo]

They had a giant with an archer on his back in the deleted scenes.

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

"I expected these men to live." 🤣

[@els1f]

"we just have to take an entrance test, man!" 🤣🤣

[@amit_patel654]

Fun Fact: The historical Leonidas was actually in his 60s when the 300 battle took place.

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Fun Fact: Many of the ROASTS are actually from actual Historical Sources about the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae! 🤣 They were raised to speak short & to the point with witty comebacks, this type of Speech even gives is the word LACONIC which is from the Region of Greece that Sparta was in known as LACONIA. They were also referred to as Lacedaimonians because of that! 👍

[@GodOfThunder6789]

My favorite line of the movie. “Spartans! What is your profession? Whoo Whoo Whoo”. Thanks for the reaction guys. You rock.

[@AndyFNQ84]

It paraphrases Herodutus, who stated in his history (depending on your translation), "It became clear that the great king had brought many men to Greece, but few soldiers". So, another great movie line more than 2,000 years old :)

[@TheMyrmo]

You guys seemed to really get into this. People will quibble about the historical details of this battle, but the whole conceit of this story, was that it was told by a professional storyteller. The heroes are heroic, the villains are villainous, as in all good stories.

[@TheViceCitySaint]

I really enjoy watching y'all's reactions. You have some of the most real and invested reactions I've ever seen. You always portray exactly what you are feeling in your reactions. I love that. Be blessed and keep up the wonderful reactions. Always entertaining. This is one of my top three favorite movies as well. The other two being Forrest Gump and The Dark Knight. The lesson this movie taught me was to always remain courageous even in the face of impossible odds. No retreat. No surrender. 🙂💓✌🏻

[@micheletrainor1601]

The women of Sparta were trained on combat and all the knowledge the men had too. So when the men were away fighting the women took care of absolutely everything including small battles.

[@aj897]

Love your main channel and I'm so glad you guys chose to make another one for movies, just make sure you pick good ones lol

[@EdmontonRealEstate01]

Lena Headey, the actress that plays the queen, is also the actress who plays Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones. If that is a series you've not seen seen yet, Consider reacting to that series here on your channel. There are a lot of other reaction channels who have done so.

[@Christobanistan]

First of all, it's a true story. In historical terms, Xerces and his son both tried multiple times, but their every invasion failed miserably, no matter the attack route. Their we obsessed with wiping out Greek culture, but it was the Persian Empire that suffered the most.

[@mychannel-bu6jx]

when they introduced king leonidas after he killed the wolf, that song gave me goosebumps in the movie theatre...besides that, i love your reactions lol!!!

[@corymccarty8603]

Very good reaction you guys. I love your work and your enthusiasm. You guys rock! Keep you the great work. Keep it up!

[@theloudguysmovies]

Thanks so much!!

[@corymccarty8603]

@@theloudguysmovies You're so very welcome. Keep making awesome videos!

[@ArksCovenant]

Some of what you see in the movie is historically accurate. Spartan boys began military training at age 7. At approximately 13 years old they faced their testament to their training; being released into the wild and surviving. Children that were born with deformities were discarded because Spartan society viewed deformities as weaknesses. The reason why the specialized Persian force called "Immortals" earned their name was because of their numbers, which seemed infinite vs Leonidas and his 300 men. Despite the odds appearing against him, Leonidas and his 300 Spartans impressively took about 70,000 Persians down with them, which was roughly a quarter of the invading Persian army of about 300,000. This was accomplished from Leonidas positioning him and his men in a narrow pass so Persians could funnel themselves in like meat to the grinder. And of course there was the phalanx military maneuver. So despite Leonidas and his 300 being defeated in the film in the end, he proved to Xerxes that self-proclaimed God's are fools and jokes, and that numbers don't mean as much as one thinks. I did two papers on the Battle of Thermopylae in my early college years. Still my most favorite and fascinating historic battle ever. I hope you watch the mid-quel Rise of an Empire as that takes place during 300. Like 300, it also has a few historical accuracies.

[@davidhasselblad2898]

One reason they called them immortals, is because of how they dressed and stylized their armor. Whenever one died another exact looking warrior would take his place so in that sense they all looked similar to eachother. So many soldiers and warriors while fighting the Persian empire think they'd kill an immortal (they did) but another one would pop right up to fight next and it would throw the warrior off guard like "I thought I just killed you!? What. Are you immortal?" Wild psychology used by the Persians. But at the end of the day. Psychology with no matter how many forces can't overcome a perfect strat. The Romans proved that to the Greeks after this war and used their battle strats they learned from greece to take all of Europe.

[@kevinjones8745]

I know the Story you're Talking about, YES they were VERY brave to stand up against, as Many as they did.. I know they were HEROES to your people, and to ANYONE that knows the Story...... The 300 is a Great MOVIE, glad you liked it, I've watched it Many times, and Enjoy it Everytime..... Look forward to your Videos.....

[@BryanKrauss-u7y]

Spata had 300 and the rest of Greece raised 7000 to go along to the front line until Greece including 10000 Spartans one of the best militaries that existed plus 40000 other Greeks demolished Persia. USA is Nova Roman and UK is Sparta!

[@BryanKrauss-u7y]

Persia had 250k

[@raysanchez4596]

Very cool reaction guys! That “Aaahh!” When the first guy got speared made me laugh out loud 😂

[@melissam9656]

Oh wow... just recently found this channel... love most of your movie choices so far... can't WAIT for this reaction 🥰 I absolutely have this one in my collection 🖤

[@theloudguysmovies]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@riderd3930]

@@theloudguysmovies guys you didn't react to sequel part yet . 300 rise of an empire, it shows what happened after the death of Leonidas.

[@tonygunner10]

“He or she what is that” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasonfields7058]

"This is crazy man, we just have to pass an entrance test man." That was the funniest and truest response i ever heard anyone have to that scene.

[@yakamen]

Cool fact - Alexander the Great was the greatest Helenic or "Greek" king and conquered territory into Northwestern India. I believe there can still be found Indian statues with Greek features as a cultural fusion, such as statues of the Buddha with clearly Greek influence.

[@DrFeelgood1127]

Not great just the most tyrannical. The Greeks and Persians who had been mortal enemies eventually band together to fight against Macedonia…

[@yakamen]

@@DrFeelgood1127 They also banded together against Rome several hundred years later, so what. Just like the Achaemenids against their forebears, and our notions of tyranny pale against Assyria if we want to apply gradation. We're also using "tyrant" from the luxury of a post-Drako western world and applying your own lens on what that ought to mean for the Hellenes. And unless you're speaking of Ionian Greeks or Greek-ness in its contexts after Xenopon and Philip (also the Great), I don't know how your description of whom banding with whom might work. There was a guy named Alex, he brought an army to India, and there's still Greek-looking statues of Buddha because of it.

[@DrFeelgood1127]

@@yakamen the Greeks never considered Macedonia part of Greece until they were defeated and forced too. Everything you just said supported what I said.

[@yakamen]

@@DrFeelgood1127Greek-ness between Thebes and Athens and Sparta didn't exist - until forced to. The thing about history is it can't be undone.

[@DrFeelgood1127]

@@yakamen exactly!!! Forced!!! Dumb dumb. When people think of Greece they’re thinking of pre the warlord of Macedonia. It’s the equivalent of saying the Gauls and the franks are the same celts…

[@socalwill9876]

The entire movie you just watched was filmed indoors 😮🍿❤

[@paokpantou6021]

Greetings from Greece. India also has a great culture and history.

[@samsakharia3382]

The 300 gave us all the freedom that we have. This is a true tail… They fought for our freedom…

[@ufochaser5188]

New sub here 😉 nice reaction! Much Love

[@Daehawk]

That end still gives me chills.

[@matthewweaver6461]

Love your reactions! You guys remind me so much of my classmates from college.😊😊

[@costaliberta5969]

literally shot for shot, Frank Miller's comic. even the dialogue

[@josepha7157]

Their reactions are exactly what every director wants from ever person watching lol

[@manusharma1343]

Zack Snyder's all time classic. Peak Cinema! Snyder showing off his class. Nothing comes close.

[@TechnicallyTexan]

I am loving your channel! I saw 300 in the theatre when it was released. I say on the third row, and OMG… no words. (Sending much love and hopes for success on your channel from Texas, USA!)

[@daves6503]

This is simply, one of the greatest movies of all time. If you dont like this movie, then you just dont like movies.

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

“3 kings” -wahlberg “Django” - Jamie Fox

[@Strider91]

The famous "This is Sparta!" Line in the film, that while situation really went down when the Persian Emmisary demanded an offering of soil and water. . . . Very symbolic in the ancient Mediterranean. In real life though, Leonidas yelled "Dig it out yourself!!" Then kicked his ass down the well. . . . .infinitely better in my mind than the movie line The fight in the shade line was real however. . . . One of the Spartans really did say that

[@wardafournello]

ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς , (Ḕ tā̀n ḕ epì tâs): “Come with (your shield), or on (it). ” This ancient Greek phrase was said by their mothers or wives giving them the shield. It was a wish of victory, because either he would return victorious holding his shield, or his victorious companions would bring him dead on his shield.If they lost the battle no one was to return alive. The Spartans were famous for the condensed meanings (Laconize ) expressed with few words. There is the ancient saying: "Laconize is philosophy". The Lacedaemonians (Spartans) and the rest of the ancient Greeks, considered death as the door to the underworld (ADES) and had unwavering faith in its existence.

[@Trifler500]

9:20 - The reason he didn't bring his full army is because even as king, he couldn't defy the council, and the council wanted to follow the oracle's advice. However, as king he was allowed a personal bodyguard of 300 men. Thus, when his wife suggested he just take a walk, he could take his personal bodyguard with him without angering the council.

[@lidlett9883]

There's a lot to understand about the Spartan culture. The Spartans trained to become warriors from the age of 7 to the age of 29. So these men.were as tough as you can imagine. They were a warrior state. They valued the Spartan training so much that when the boys from age 7 were wiped the parents would tell them not to pass out. The lines Come back with this shield or on it. Was told to every Spartan warrior. Meaning come back victorious or dead. The only Spartans who had graves that were marked with their names were Warriors who died in battle and Spartan women who died in childbirth. Both were looked at as giving their lives for Sparta. The other lines "come get them" and "we will fight in the shade" are recorded from the historical accounts of the battle. The "May you live forever" was an insult for a Spartan.

[@1cynik]

I’m super curious what they teach about history in India. Especially concerning Alexander.

[@nkxseal8398]

The last scene of this movie gives me chills everytime

[@alaneskew2664]

that ending always gives me chills.

[@TheTaelus]

Need to embellish the story, the enemy, the threat. This is being told to troops as an epic last stand.

[@jakemistakeroberts2044]

“Isn’t a giant?” Aww , just a kid lol

[@wepntech]

the second one is cool too, 300 rise of a nation if memory serves.

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Nice review! You look like the Indian Leonidas with your Beard Brother! 😃👍 Greetings to our Ancient Indian friends from ΕΛΛΑΣ 🇬🇷🤝🇮🇳

[@EdmontonRealEstate01]

You two might want to consider reacting to 300 Rise of an Empire.

[@gerardoreyes602]

Great reaction 👏👏👏 just happened to be in the mood for 300 reaction and you guys didn't disappoint. If you like the directing of this movie then you'll definitely like Zac Snyder's justice league. 👍👍👍💯💯💯😏😏😏

[@honda86tb]

You guys are awesome. Love your excitement

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

THe immortals were a real force. They were the Persian kings personal guard and elite troops. They were called the immortals because they dressed the same and wore masks to look identical and there were so many of them that when one died, another took his place. It was like killing the same person over and over again.

[@costaliberta5969]

excellent, once more. i really enjoy your reactions for your foresight and plain intelligence.

[@flpndrox]

In real life a Spartan boy didn't kill a wolf, they strangled a slave. The Spartans were really religious, and there was no non-military Spartans. Spartan women were considered the most beautiful in Greece. Most of the best lines in this movie are from history. This movie was based off a comic book. That's where all the scary stuff came from. But Sparta and the Greeks did drive the Persian empire back. This movie kicks so much ass.

[@alaneskew2664]

Spartan women we're considered very beautiful because they were all very fit, that's because they were also trained Hoplites, the equal of any normal male Hoplite. their military traditions even extended to the women.

[@flpndrox]

@@alaneskew2664 absolutely! I've heard Sparta described as a "Jock-ocracy". It's not too far off.

[@alaneskew2664]

@@flpndrox if anyone was a GigaChad society, they were it.

[@w41duvernay]

The Loud Guys need to keep in mind this movie is about Greece pre Christianity era. The movie takes dramatization about the Confrontation between Greece and the Persian empire, Whoever's culture won in this case was going to effect the world.

[@cacabrosl2135]

I love your enthusiasm while watching this movie

[@spacewolfvtmedia]

Sparta was a hardcore society if you never knew about it. Everything was focused on it's military

[@gregkoss]

Fact: King Leonidas was around 60 years old when he fought this battle..!! 🔥⚔

[@ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣΜΗΛΙΑΝΗΣ]

IN fact spartans had a law which said that they could not come back to sparta defeated.They would either win the battle or be wiped out

[@Skerdy]

Alright, I am stopping this from the very beginning... I am from the Balkans and I know Greek history. The battle happened, true, but the thing that bothers me most in this movie is that the REAL Spartans were HEAVY infantry... covered with armour... This movie is based on a comic, but why the HELL are these dudes going into battle in a perizoma?!?! Still, the movie is fun, let's see your reaction.

[@topperharley1536]

Guys i love hear you speaking english...greetz from germany

[@Lvl1.Sentry]

The reason they were called the Immortals is because the ranks were replenished as the ranks fell so it gave the illusion that they were immortal.

[@anthonypopelka8633]

loved your reaction to this movie!

[@ΝίκοςΒασιλάκης-ι6υ]

love from Greece!

[@krislo4788]

After Indian mythology...Greek mythology is my fav!

[@user-wu3og5uy5i]

Let's start from the fact that the movie is taken from a comic book...of course the Spartans were trained from the age of 7 and finished their training at 18...and for their whole life they were soldiers...of course they didn't wear a tunic and an underwear but complete armour...they were considered the best fighters in the world...with weapons very contemporary in relation to the Persians' mats and talin clothes...their formation was called phalanx and was considered the armored of the time...later it evolved from the Macedonian Greeks and the Romans...Sparta was always ruled by two kings...when one was fighting...the other was ruling...they were forbidden to take part in war for the duration of the Karneas...each Spartan was followed by his helot slave who was also fighting... in the battle of Thermopylae no horses or other animals were used due to the narrowness of the passage... until Leonidas came into contact with Xerxes... in general the movie moved in emotional contexts and not in reality... the oracle said that in order to save Sparta and Greece... its king had to be sacrificed...when information arrived that the Persians with the help of Ephialtes were encircling the Greeks...Leonidas gave the order to leave for their cities and they were left alone to face the Persians....only 1100 Thespians refused...well in total in the end there were 1700 Pochemists who sacrificed themselves...two phrases are known..."return with the shield or on it"...since that is how they honored the dead...and...then take...where means come and get it if you dare....thanks

[@lawrenceallen8096]

Some of the dialogue was authentic from Spartan/Greek history and the battle Thermopylae (Hot Gates) in 480 BC. "Our arrows will blot out the sun." "Then we will fight in the shade." "May you live forever." As a curse. "Spartans: lay down your weapons!" "Persians: Come and get them"...written as "Molon Labe," or "come and take it!" Which are mottos adopted by modern militaries. Greek Tragedies always end in, well Tragedy!

[@thorkagemob1297]

The persians told them to lay down their weapons and the spartans said to come and take them. The way you wrote it its like it was the other way around

[@lawrenceallen8096]

​@@thorkagemob1297 I can see how that appears as if I wrote: Spartans: "Lay down your weapons." Persians: "Come and get them." Perhaps for clarity I should have written: Persians: "Spartans, lay down your weapons." and Spartans: "Persians, come and get them." Thanks for the heads-up.

[@bespokefoxbodies6896]

Fact. Only a Spartan woman who died in child birth had her name on her tomb.

[@spartakas659]

That was the best 300 reaction. Absolutely love you guys keep em coming. From England 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kellycrete]

Don’t know if anyone mentioned this in the comments. Fun fact: the name/word “ephialtes” (the cripple on the movie) is the current Greek word for “nightmare”

[@versetripn6631]

I honestly don't understand how so many gloss over the biggest issue of this film and story. Corruption. Be it Religious or Political, THAT was the true enemy of Sparta. 300 sacrificed over greed. Not much has changed.

[@bigp3006]

I've heard during the Sikh Afghanistan war there was a similar battle where 21 Sikh held off 10000 Afghani....

[@wepntech]

oh the immortals where called that as the unit was always replenished after every fight it got into... so it was an "immortal" resurrecting unit, even if it got annihilated they would be replenished for the next battle.

[@GamerSpartanFire]

The way Spartan Culture worked is that every male citizen in Sparta was required to serve in the military and that dictated the rhythm of everyday life for an average citizen. They considered service in the military as a privilege rather than duty. It was part of their political identity equivalent to their attendance in the Assembly. Interestingly, other than Spartans, none of the Greeks from other city-states were professional soldiers In Sparta there was a hierarchy even in the genders that transcended royalty, nobility, peasantry and slavery and this was the first defining mark of all men in Sparta Spartan society was divided into three main groups: the complete citizens, the Helots or slaves, and the Perioeci, who were neither slaves nor citizens but worked as craftsmen, traders, or built weapons for the citizens. Spartan culture by todays standards was cruel, harsh and unrelenting, but for the time it was a necessity and produced the most elite troops the world had ever seen, even by todays standards. But at the same time Spartan culture was very sophisticated and could be said in some regards superior to modern day standards, some nations have similar styles but none today, even dictatorships have ever come close to a modern variant of a Spartan Culture The training faced By spartan men was harsh and could lead to death but it was nothing but the absolute most practical ways to teach survival, to fight and to kill The Spartan II's from the Halo games are inspired by the Spartans of Ancient Greece and if you read the first Halo book that details the training you will see that its practical to make peak soldiers but the toll it takes can be harsh for those who know The numbers that actually took place in this battle historically are hotly disputed by historians due to the number that history reported, there are many who do not believe that the Spartan 300 could have fought against an army of 1 million men, and so they downplay the numbers. the argument against this is that we know how the Spartans trained roughly and how they kindo off lived, but we do not know exactly how effective they actually were in war. Personally i feel that considering how we know how feared the Spartans were not just by nations of Greece but nations of the Ancient world and how respected they were as worriers despite their small size should give an idea as to how fearsome they were. Fun Fact 1 : At the height of the Persian empire, within its border it half around 50% of the world current population. Fun Fact 2: Spartans were so renown in the Ancient world that they were recruited into many armies either as mercenaries of high standing or as soldiers, Spartans were part of Alexander the Greats army that marched on the world. After Sparta Fell to the Roman Empire they also served within the Roman Military as an Elite Unit that even with different training to the Romans could march and fight together and was considered superior despite fewer numbers overall. I think I remember reading a quote from a Roman General: "Oh, we have Spartans coming? Well I think the war will be over before we get to march tomorrow." Fun Fact 3: Even after the Roman Empire went to war and won against Sparta, they respected them so highly that Sparta was exempt from Tax to the Empire and was given special permission to continue its traditions including the military training. Sparta became a popular tourist attraction in the Empire and the Romans admired Spartan discipline to an incredible degree, and came in droves to watch the Agôgê in action.

[@bijinb7089]

One of my favorite zack Snyder movies ✌

[@DawnSilverStone]

Have you all seen Blade definitely consider watching it, you won't be disappointed.

[@grahamparks1645]

The 1962 film the 300 Spartans shows the real story of the real battle of Thermopylae and the 300 against the Persians

[@horrordudealma]

This movie gets me so hyped! 😂 love it haha. Great video

[@alfonsocantu9992]

India wrote the book of Love but Thank God the rest of the world can read...yours very truly Alfonso Cantu USMC

[@Atheos1]

odd little tidbit here...the last independent greek kingdom was in India, was called Bactria

[@samkavaman1980]

One of the best reactions I ever seen

[@300apes]

Yesss thank god y’all reacting to this one‼️‼️

[@NoOne-lt6du]

The movie is actually based on real events but it took its liberties in certain aspects. Anyway, the guy's reaction was great.

[@nysus3530]

I had so much fun watching you both react to this movie!

[@ShawNshawN]

Actually, the story. is based off a REAL story. There were 300 Spartans that fought the Persians in the Gates of Hells to defend Greece. There were many battles with Persia, but this was based on real events. Obviously, the monsters and exaggerations of the warriors was over the top.

[@Get_Bent_79]

Watching you guys and your reaction was fun

[@crazyhorse9227]

Spartans! What... Is.... Your..... PROFESSION?!! HAO! HAO!! HAO!!! 🗡🛡