TOP "This is SPARTA" Reactions! 300 (2006) Movie Reaction *First Time Watching*

[@Fummy007]

Bro who made this is a legend. Thank you for compiling all these reactions into a single video.

[@primal1233]

"THIS IS SPARTA!" Is one of the greatest lines ever said in movie and TV history

[@kevin982]

No argument here.

[@samhilton4173]

It's not the line, it's the delivery.

[@nango4073]

This one and "release the kraken" are my top 2

[@nikosxenofontos9119]

This and 1-2 more

[@maskarras6423]

Not in tv history... In real history!

[@chrisf.b.1056]

Every guy who watched this scene, knew it was coming, felt the friggin rush and mimicked the scene. Brings a tear to my eye!

[@RyAnxiety1]

right before it to where he said you insult my queen, every guy would lose their shit at that

[@boomer10129]

My grandfather recently watched this movie and he loved it! So now, he goes to every room of his home screaming, "THIS IS SPARTA" Imagine a 5'6 85 year old man rushing through every room doing this.

[@warrickdawes7900]

The queen was acknowledging that war meant much death for her people and the responsibility she would bear as a result. Both king and queen were badass.

[@D0nut42]

Leonidus was such a badass. Fun fact: he hated money and the corruption it brings, but he knew he couldn't get rid of it outright. So, he changed the Spartan currency to 1lb iron disks but didn't change the value of each "coin." Money became so annoying that people started bartering again. Unfortunately, this is why the council was so easily bought by Persia.

[@simonsouz443]

Such a badass that u cant even spell his name right

[@Alex_Gorell]

@@simonsouz443typos happen no need to be a dick.

[@D0nut42]

@@simonsouz443 Do you think you are funny? Why not just be helpful instead of being a loser?

[@flynn4838]

​@@simonsouz443 'You'

[@ortancold]

@@simonsouz443 *can’t

[@liamd6919]

Nearly 20yrs later, this scene still ranks as one of the best. “This is Sparta!” Gives me chills

[@NERV527]

According to Butler in an interview he was originally says " this is sparta" quietly and over the take just got a bit louder like talk level. And then they were done moving on and Butler was like no no no let me take one more, let me try something. So they set it up for one more, then did "THIS IS SPARTA!!!" Kicked and cut the scene. People in the back were laughing and he was like oh man that was a little over the top right. Director said "Yes, but it was awesone!" And that last one was the one they ended choosing. I think we all can thank them for choosing that one as well for one of the most iconic scenes in Cinema History.

[@robertphillips213]

Kings have to be overthetop and inspirational, kinda the job.

[@Black71Eagle]

many got this wrong ... he looked back for her support not permission lol

[@ff13enlno31tleb]

More than that, she was aware that it would cause a war and what bowing down would mean, she let him know she approved and was in agreement it was the right to do. Spartans were warriors and would not just bow down, it was ingrained in them from birth, they let the weak and what would be referred to as defective babies die, to them only the strong survive.

[@mikaelowe8430]

you are the one that is wrong here not the other people look up facts before you make clueless comments like this

[@wowandrss]

@@mikaelowe8430 chin up isn't what a nod is. It 100% is approval/go ahead.

[@Michael-ns1ey]

For agreement.

[@markhaseley3304]

Facts.

[@maingate7672]

Vkunia: ''What is the purpose of that massive hole in the middle of the city?'' Me: ''Obviously, it's for the disposal of rude Persian emissaries.''

[@ZeeBee692]

😮 I was there! ❤❤ They filmed this movie in Montreal Canada and my husband and 70 other stuntmen from Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Los Angeles, were the team on this movie 👏👏💐💯🔥 Sooo so proud of the work they did. They all worked so hard to look the part of Spartans and Persions ( a lot of the stunt guys played both groups of people) - jus with diff wardrobe - since Persians faces were covered. Love to see the reactions to one of the best lines in a battle movie

[@Jja67890]

The old ladies had the best joke " I was supose to be back by 6" 😂😂

[@unclelink]

This, according to Butler, was the final take. He asked the director to "try something." One thing I appreciated in this was the continuity. When Leonidas drew his sword you could see the "traitor" walking away in the background even when the cameras changed.

[@RagnarLoudpak]

Never noticed that detail. That’s simple but dope.

[@rhyslightning3037]

THIS IS SPARTA!!! Leonidas said calmly.

[@F11-c1u]

:'))

[@FrenchieQc]

"Did you put the envoy in the bottom of the pit?"

[@faintbrake4953]

a king still needs her queen's approval

[@Michael-ns1ey]

Her agreement.

[@Haryostos]

In Sparta, ofc. Women were very respected in ancient Sparta. Don't forget, it was the mother that was saying to the son going to war "Η ταν η επι τας", which means "With the shield or on it"..meaning either victorious or dead.

[@jordanwright2313]

Was lucky enough to watch this in theaters, and Leonidas has been a hero of mine ever since

[@VengeDracul]

Best thing about this is a woman stands with her King, and a King follows his woman no matter what. Her simple knock set the stage. This is how it should be. Between a Man and Woman.Especially in those times. Give me a Spartan Woman any day of the week. Love this movie

[@terryjohnson5579]

He said " every man takes responsibility for his words even a messenger takes heed of his words in Sparta" at that point it was over.

[@timothybrown760]

No, the point that he ignored that warning it was over!😋

[@Sprite_525]

2:11 “did they build that hole 🤔 ?” Lol

[@Swissswoosher]

The real life Spartans were even more savage. Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, encountered their sharp whit while conquering Greece. He asked them once if he should come to Sparta as a friend or a foe, there reply: neither! He went on to threaten that if he comes as a foe he will turn them inside out, their reply: if!

[@ΓραικοςΕλληνας]

Both macedon and Spartans where dorian greeks from Hercules.

[@jonathanMoonsorrow92]

In this movie i like when the narator said 'immortal we wil put they name to the test" thats epic line😂

[@scandalouslando204]

One of the absolute most EPIC lines in movies EVER!!!!!! ❤

[@jacobmoore9225]

My favorite part is the nod from the Queen, knowing this means they are going to war against the biggest army in the world.

[@chadwickvon8019]

I love channels like this, introduces me to new reactors to watch. Nice video, my friend.

[@firsttimewatching7861]

Welcome aboard!

[@realitycheck5376]

There is an interview with Gerard Butler where he explains that when he yelled This is Sparta!!!" he felt it was over the top. When he asked the director if he thought so the director said yes it was but that it was great and it was left as it was, so an iconic movie scene was made.

[@Mad9977]

one of Gerard Butler's best roles, legendary

[@matthewdunham1689]

Tonight we dine in Hell. For the 300 Spartans killed at Thermopylae, Simonides wrote an epitaph: 'Go Tell the Spartans Passerby that Here Obedient to Her Laws We Lie'

[@mikeeckel2807]

"300" was a good movie and told the story well...but the movie "The 300 Spartans," made in the early 60s was better ( in my opinion). It had great battle scenes and told the actual story much better.

[@ff13enlno31tleb]

​@@mikeeckel2807 haven't seen that one, I need check it out.

[@Nandrea7627]

@@mikeeckel2807I didn’t know about the other movie! Thanks, I’ll be searching for that 😁

[@mikeeckel2807]

@@Nandrea7627 It starred Richard Egan as Leonidas.

[@Lenny22056]

I’ve never obsessed over the logic of the giant pit to hell in this particular movie. Haha

[@nicknice2904]

It's a well

[@bigsarge8795]

I saw this in the theater and you actually FELT like a Spartan during this scene.

[@trustory83]

I luv this scene cuz he doesn't make a move without acknowledgment from his Queen

[@ff13enlno31tleb]

That nod has an deeper meaning if think about, she knew and understood that his next action would start a war, her nod was letting him know that and she agreed and approved that it was the right thing to do. She was Spartan after all , warriors to the end and didn't let anyone push them around.

[@disposablehero4911]

To be fair Leonidas did not kill the messenger, he just kicked him into the pit. Rapid deceleration killed him.

[@ljgaming639]

Best part of this entire scene, when swords are drawn the politicians scurry away, but the Queen stayed.

[@israelasiku3975]

WOMEN reacting with so much shock and anguish. MEN reacting with so much excitement and praise. That's 300 for you...

[@redoctober00]

I like how every guy knew this line 😂

[@LVnemesis]

One of the best scenes in Cinema. Interesting note, the Spartans had their own form of combat training or Martial art called Pankration. That front Kick Leonidas used was Orginally designed to Bust shields, Especially like those of the persians since they used thin wicker shields for their Slave army.

[@charlesf3866]

Love how he looks back like "you know what i got to do...." and she s like ...i know. Handle your business.

[@glenn3x]

Law Abiding Citizen: Judge's death scene

[@wb2978]

ngl, redhead lady that said..."I was suppose to be back by 6.." when the messenger got kick in killlllllled me :).

[@jesusarellano3156]

THIS IS SPARTA!! "I'm supposed to be back by 6" lmao great reaction comment

[@pn1457]

"THIS IS SPARTA" will outlive us all.

[@chaostade4087]

these 3 words became immortal in the film and meme industries. hahaha

[@conarlarmay]

3:51: THIS IS SPARTA! “Kick” Centane: 😲

[@SOBfan1994]

Yea people don't realize in Sparta women were the ones in charge. The men were just instruments of war. Leonidas might have been the king. But his wife ran the show. That's why he looks at her for her approval

[@rancidmarmot1994]

This is false. Sparta, unlike most Greek city states, was run by kings. Oddly by two hereditary kings, the Ajiad and the Eurypontid, both were said to be descendants of Hercules.

[@SKPanda1915]

His wife Gorga(?) is seen as the pinnacle of "Sparta Women"

[@Jamhael1]

Spartan woman were incredibly freer, but were also trained like the man, and Spartan people considered "uncouth" for the men making a decision that would involve their house's fortune and fate without advice from their woman.

[@mikevm3375]

They were hold in high esteemed because they gave birth to the future warriors.

[@mikesequeira4939]

"What is the purpose of that massive hole?" It's called a "plot hole."

[@patshee9172]

Keep up the good work my man...love the content...thank you

[@lazyassgamingph]

Just goes to show, whether you are planning to buy a PS5, or planning to start a WAR, you always have to ask permission from your WIFE 😂😂😂

[@Jamhael1]

Men may rule armies and kingdoms, but it is his wife who rule his heart.

[@pauljanetzke]

Molon Labe is the hardest line in history.

[@hookalakah]

It never gets old.

[@bigsarge8795]

I love the first guys adding the kick at the end. That was golden.

[@numberonepun6969]

Women resonate watching a strong man protecting his wife and people.

[@davidward9737]

I love that Lena Headley was the queen. That is Cersi from Game of Thrones. Just a little head nod.

[@Jamhael1]

Spartan woman were trained like the man, and both were trained for more then just war, but also music, poetry, math, politics and dance. Also, Spartan woman were incredibly free in word and action, could own property (in fact, they were the ones who cared for the money in the house) and were known for throwing zingers just as hard as the Spartan man...

[@marshalldodge66]

5:55 "thats what he said" 1😅🤣

[@pacoso90]

fun fact: Leonidas really killed the two Persian messengers, but later regretted that act and sent 2 of his soldiers as messengers to receive the same treatment, but Xerxes did not kill them and sent them back

[@mudflapsmoviereviews]

Absolute legend

[@CanadaDan]

8:55 🤭 🤣🤣 *insert Michael's quote here*

[@donlengel4770]

I love it !Fucked around and found out .

[@frankmueller2781]

I was a little surprised to see so many women get so excited to see such a violent moment.

[@bigsarge8795]

Asia - "whats down there" Me - "earth and water" Duh.

[@gs42816]

GLORIOUS!

[@theonismithcreations8554]

Spartans go hard... they are really tough too. 😂

[@DaveTingwaldd]

Gerard Butler goes so hard in this scene!!!

[@76JStucki]

“What’s down there?” Well, they will have plenty of time to wonder about that on their way down

[@samhilton4173]

Leonidas introducing his new girlfriend: "THIS IS MARTHA"

[@PABCOM1]

Some rich dude in bat suit : WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME!?

[@Big_B2184]

not too many know this, the his yelling this is sparta was off script, gerard asked to do it that scene more more time and yelled it and the director loved it and used that take

[@Big_B2184]

he was support to whisper or say it normally dont remember which

[@nitrokid]

Persians were gangsta until they realized they were on a wrong hood.

[@Jamhael1]

"The Big Homie Cyrus tha Gangsta wants y'all to show that you are now his crew." "WE OWN THESE ENDS, BRUV!" *shank!*

[@jesse23chndlr]

the queen has final say in that situation and they must follow her orders everytime

[@princehadesplayz9160]

Yeah thing is back then doesn’t matter if your a messager or not. Even a messager has to choose his words carefully. Cause if they threaten a King or Queen. Then you end up like this. No matter who you are threatening any ruler was a death sentence back then.

[@keithcharboneau3331]

Although I think this is an EPIC scene, it is in fact one of the few things that they did get WRONG in the history of the Persian-Greek wars, it was NOT King Leonidas who killed the Persian messengers and threw them down the city well in Sparta, It was actually his older cousin who was the sitting King while leonidas was still doing the Agoge trials, Leonidas was not even in the city when that happened, so the timing was a bit off, this event actually happened BEFORE the battle of Marathon, which was the first fight of the Persian-Greek wars, as King Darius was attempting to conquer the Greek kingdoms without any bloodshed, as he was still trying to conquer his way up into Europe, and did not want significant numbers of his armies to be wiped out along the way, it was AFTER the Battle of Marathon when King Darius died from an arrow wound in the chest when his son ascended the Persian throne, and King Zerxes wanted 2 things after he rose to power, #1. fulfill his father's dream of conquering Europe, and crushing the Greeks for killing his father, which is why the battles of Thermopylae, and the Artemisian straight took place at the same time, and a year later the UNITED Greeks, led by the Spartan's devastated the Persian army at the battle of Platea, after that battle, the Persian Empire would shrink over the next 200 years from it's peak to what we know today as Iran.

[@mattwilliams5368]

What's amazing to me is how all these woman agree with the masculinity on display in this movie,but in western society it is looked down on.VERY STRANGE

[@music_istherapy8860]

That says more about the men not the women

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

"You threaten my people with slavery? We're the ones who do the enslaving around here."

[@kerry-j4m]

I'm beginning to think folks back then didn't like being disrespected or is it just me.

[@Jamhael1]

Nobody like to be disrespected, but in ancient times, you could solve the issue in a more... "permanent" manner.

[@kevinpitts22able]

While women in Sparta held more political sway, education, and power than women in other Greek City-States, Leonidas as King was certainly NOT looking for permission. The nod (a nod upwards and not a nod downwards) from the Queen, in my interpretation at least, was a nod of acceptance and reassurance about his decision. The messenger had already made the threats and as King, Leonidas could not let them slide. He was looking back to her to say, “I’m about to bring us to war.” She responded with, “Sparta is with you.”

[@Jamhael1]

Leonidas: "This is about to go down..." Gorgo: "Go off, King!"

[@damnitpinkstaff6731]

To the people asking how far that pit goes.... all the way to the bottom. 😁.... 😳😖 I'll see myself out.

[@halgrimhelgrimson]

Just remember who gave the (do it ) nod !

[@neilgibson6056]

Their is plenty of earth and water down there

[@juventinos81]

This is SPARTA>This is the time the western civilization was born.

[@Fuzz32]

Here’s what I think Leonidas and Gorgo were saying. Leonidas: I’m gonna kill him. Gorgo: Yeah.

[@Jamhael1]

Leonidas: "This is about to go down..." Gorgo: "Go off, King! We ball!"

[@MartinaNugent-yt8ig]

Ash and hannah💚💚💚☘️☘️💚☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@Eternitycomplex]

Zack Snyder... THIS is greatness! You are capable of greatness! What happened to you?! I want the old Zack Snyder back!

[@SKPanda1915]

Great line by Leonidas but that basically sealed Sparta's fate and going to war with Xeres. Not saying them rejecting the message and letting him live and go back wouldnt have had the same outcome BUT in the books of Herodotus, killing the messenger was seen as heresy and the Gods would punish Sparta.

[@EthanKandler-ti8px]

New sub.

[@keithcharboneau3331]

Now Obviously I was NOT part of the production of this movie, but looking at it through logic, there was another thing that set King Leonidas apart from every other King either before or after him, during his reign as King of Sparta, BOTH king Leonidas and Queen Gorgo, made decisions TOGETHER, which was very unusual, but Leonidas DID NOT look on women, especially Spartan women, as lesser beings, and IF the history that I have read about him and Sparta is correct, he looked and treated women as EQUALS, and was likely the first ever to do that on this planet, Queen Gorgo was by all accounts a very smart and intelligent woman, and was as fierce in battle as any man in that day, NOW I know that some are going to say that women did not fight in battles in those days, and it simply is not the truth, during the "FIGHTING" season, when the men were away fighting, for MOST City States, a significant portion of the standing army would remain behind to defend the city/state, one of the reasons WHY Sparta was #1, so dominate on the battlefield despite having one of the smallest armies, #2, was not afraid of their homes being conquered when they would return, and #3, Took their ENTIRE army with them during the "FIGHTING SEASON" was because the WOMEN of Sparta were also trained warriors, NOT AS well and brutally trained as the men were, but they were competent warriors, so yes Queen Gorgo, COULD and DID fight in battle for Sparta when needed, and apparently she was every bit of a tactician as anyone who has ever lived, King Leonidas and Queen Gorgo, are probably the closest to a ying and yang couple that has ever existed. so I do understand WHY this scene was written in and filmed the way they did it, even though it does stray a little bit from historical accuracy.

[@davidbooth7778]

and that's a well. A deep well. Or it may be a privy hole where they dump the city's chamber pots. Either way, definitive!

[@ortancold]

Just so everyone knows it is the city well he is kicked into

[@blackpowder99]

TBR rules ❤

[@barrygant9252]

My Queen, my wife, my LOVE

[@georgesafford8663]

Isn't the queen the actress who played Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones?

[@jbwade5676]

Yay

[@philipb3030]

You should do a video on reactors watching Wash’s death in serenity

[@davidigleniec2483]

Nst Gold looks like a Harry Potter npc.

[@vectorprime7797]

1:25 that's actually Leonidas 😅

[@southeastchristian713]

You should make one for the ending of La Bamba.

[@SkeenGod]

There goes the cities water supply

[@phillipboone2005]

wait a second , as they were falling, in the background, did I hear a toilet flush?

[@bspoonire35214]

Holes generally go down, to the bottom..

[@SLOTHSRIDEUNICORNS]

Never insult a Lannister.

[@andresdoesyoutube2597]

So nobody gonna realize about the guy on the top right?

[@venturavalentin4450]

Es Interesante porque en esa época Esparta tenía dos reyes mientras Leónidas peleó en la termopilas el otro rey lucho en la batalla naval de micala donde vencio a los persas

[@shandorunia]

I remmember when everyone was talking about this iconic film after it came out. The best meme was the wet floor sign that everyone changed into This is Sparta! Go google images and put in Sparta Wet Floor Sign. EVERYONE was doing this lol.

[@2tone753]

Spartans didn't have to shout about what great guys they were every two minutes, as is "good custom" in the military in other countries. Roaring makes no impression on a good opponent. Spartans and other units of this type do not need to roar.