Villagers Watch 300 for the First Time: You WON'T BELIEVE Their Reaction! React 2.0

300: Spartans SHOCK Villagers with EPIC Battle Scenes! (OMG They Faint!)
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For the first time ever, a remote village experiences the epic historical fantasy film, "300." Watch their unfiltered reactions as they witness the Spartans' legendary last stand against the Persian army. ⚔️
This cultural exchange is unlike anything you've seen before.
Here's what you can expect:
Genuine reactions to the film's intense action sequences, dramatic dialogue, and unique visuals.
A glimpse into a different way of life as the villagers navigate the unfamiliar world of Hollywood cinema.
Hilarious and heartwarming moments as cultural barriers are broken through the power of storytelling.
Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the world through new eyes!
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[@BigKnecht]

"Look, the children are being fed the drink of martyrdom in their childhood itself" might be one of the hardest sentences ever said.

[@jaykay3784]

Wise beyond anything I've heard in a while!

[@animon9819]

just a note, many of the translations are really off.

[@4000mack]

Agreed

[@4000mack]

​@@animon9819I'm curious why do you say that?

[@animon9819]

@@4000mack because I'm an indian and i understand Hindi better than you. apparently better than whoever is doing the translation work here too.

[@quentinmichel7581]

At the end, Leonidas wasn't praying for the traitor Ephialtes ... It was a Spartan curse. Since the Spartan goal was to die gloriously in battle in service of Sparta and it's people, wishing eternal life for the traitor is a terrible curse.

[@pokejuice1495]

Honor is a forgotten virtue.

[@oozarusama]

To die is an honor to live cowardly is a disgrace

[@LordEriolTolkien]

Aye, he was cursing Ephialtes name to immortality so that his infamy was eternal. Hard core

[@Aughtel]

Remember his name Know his shame Will last forever

[@GF-nm1cl]

Of course, that's all made up, the only thing known in the movie is that 300 really did all die holding the pass against thousands and thousands of Persians, breaking their invasion of Greece, and so the ancients memorialized it because it was pretty badass

[@MrSmithla]

One other thing the Spartans were known for is their unique cuisine. Spartans hated and actually had laws against conspicuous consumption. You were not to publicly enjoy luxuries like fine food, clothing or wine. The most famous Spartan dish was Melas Zomos, ‘black soup.’ It was made from vinegar and pig’s blood. A Greek king who was a bit of a foodie wanted to try it and found a Spartan servant to make it for him. After a single taste, he concluded, “Now I understand why Spartans are so willing to die in battle.’

[@Rschaltegger]

read that in Bettany Hughes's voice

[@Anthyrion]

I am somehow reminded on the Asterix Comic, where Asterix and Obelix wanted to compete at the Olympic Games. Because of the magic potion, the Romans (who also wanted to compete) knew, they had no chance, and so they celebrated with the best food and wine. And suddenly, the smell of the good food reached the greek athletes. Including some Spartan atheletes. Suddenly, they don't wanted their barren food anymore. The end conversation of the Trainer and the Spartan was hilarious: "But these Romans are barbarians. They're decadent!" "So? And what if i want to be decadent too?!" ^^

[@Rojel-ls3yn]

Its like Dinugoan

[@MrSmithla]

@@Rojel-ls3yn Is that a dish/recipe? What is it and where is it from? Apart from how repulsive ‘black soup’ sounds and apparently was, the Spartan diet was rather healthy. I’m not sure if the anecdote comes at the tail end of the story I related or another instance of someone else eating that dish and finding it horrid, but a Spartan responds to criticism of black soup with the very Spartan response, “…..you don’t like it because you weren’t born near the river Eurytas (or some such).” He’s saying “You don’t like it because you’re not Spartan.”

[@KostasHolopain]

@@MrSmithla Tasting History with Max Miller is a cooking KZbin channel that recreates ancient recipes based on the available historical resources. He has recreated Melas Zomos and it's actually not bad! It's a great channel, throwing in history lessons along with cooking!

[@rafaelriveroll3373]

"Spartans are the descent of Hercules himself". The necklace Queen Gorgo gave to Leonidas is the Nemean Lion Claw.

[@peterturnham5134]

I'm English, have travelled in India, adore Indian Films. There is adventure , romance, music, dancing. You know it is showtime. This Film is mostly fiction, what else can we do? The witnesses are long dead. However, I have been to greece, to Thermoplaye and stood ont top of the mound where the last Spartans died, I have seen arrowheads recovered from the mound. This is not just a story, a legend. Leonidas and 300 spartans stopped Xerxes enormous army for at least two days probably more, their last message was "Tell them in Lacedaimon, passer-by / That here, obedient to their word, we lie." the basic story IT HAPPENED.

[@katherinetepper-marsden38]

I've been there myself and seen the poppies growing on the hillside.

[@keyhousesarajevo8581]

55:40 when Leonidis tells hunchback: "May you live forever." meaning he wishes that HE NEVER GETS GLORIOUS DEATH WHICH ALL SPARTANS CRAVE AND LIVE FOR.

[@tobe1207]

Just realized the wolf in the beginning is first lesson of the tactic used at the hot gates. It's like leonides thinks back to his childhood lesson to solve his current problem

[@Wolfe-Tone-]

Shit I never even copped this myself! Great take and so true. Makes the movie even more awesome

[@lokithecat7225]

It's almost like foreshadowing.

[@thomasgriffin2326]

They thought it was a lion lol

[@skyshroudsylvan6022]

The guy on the right saying he wanted to tribute any ancestors of Spartans is heart breaking. True respect and honor.

[@B0R0M1R]

the irony is that his ancestors are the ones who invaded Sparta 💀

[@aggrocd1985]

"We have not come to live, our purpose is to die." One of the hardest lines I've ever heard.

[@MrSmithla]

Besides fighting the Spartans were famous for a few other things. They were widely known for the ‘Spartan tongue’ or ‘Spartan speech.’ They used very few words to say very large things. For much of their history, the Spartans main Greek rival on land was Argos. They fought many times. There’s a story that goes an Argive (from Argos) warrior speaks to a Spartan and says, “There are many Spartans buried in Argive territory.” He’s saying, “So many of you have died here in Argos, perhaps you should stop trying!” The Spartan answers, “…..but there are no Argives buried in Sparta.” In so few words, he’s saying, “We’re the better warriors since we always invade you and you never invade us!” The habit of ‘Spartan speech’ was common amongst Spartan women. A story goes that a Spartan mother heard her son complaining that his sword was too short. “Take a step forward and it will be long enough.” Spartan mothers believed in tough love. Another Spartan mother heard her son complaining of conditions in battle and, apparently, lifted her skirt and said, “…..and do you intend to crawl back where you came from?” The best example, though, is depicted in this movie. The Persians demand the Spartans to, “Lay down your weapons!” The response, in Greek, is two words only: ‘Molon Labe,” ‘Come, take!” It means, “Come and get them!” For educated soldiers from the Western world, ‘Molon Labe’ has been a slogan of defiance since then.

[@WILD__THINGS]

Ironic that you wrote such a long comment about this.

[@MrSmithla]

@@WILD__THINGS Well said, my friend! Historians and history lovers ADORE irony. Do recall, my astute friend, I never claimed to be Spartan myself!

[@TheObscureRambler]

Even more epic: The word laconic is derived from a region of ancient Greece called Laconia, the capital of which was the city of Sparta. The inhabitants of Sparta were famed for their warfare but also for the economy of their speech. The story goes that Philip II of Macedon once called on the Spartans to surrender, sending them the following message: "if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city”. The Spartans, in typical laconic style, sent a reply containing just one word: “If”.

[@MrSmithla]

@@TheObscureRambler I’ve heard that one, as well. I heard another one that may interest you. Apparently Xerxes had a Spartan of some kind with his court; an exile, someone who just up and moved, I don’t know. When Xerxes became aware that the path was blocked, he summoned the Spartan for the 411 on them. Recall, the Spartans arrived just after the Battle of Marathon, so the Persians hadn’t fought them yet. The Spartan goes, “You face the Spartans, o king of Kings, if you can defeat them, then no army can stand against you.” A statement like that might have translated into Xerxes mind as, “Oh goody, I whup these guys and we’re good!” I would regard this exchange very much like the one you mentioned: ‘If….’

[@TheObscureRambler]

@@MrSmithla thank you for the additional anecdote, I agree that it fits. As for mine, I thought that one had to be mentioned, because while your original examples were, while vocabularily frugal even to a Finn, not quite the utmost level of laconic. :) And yes, that's the gist, in a nutshell: IF. "You can try, but we'll see if you can." Brings to mind a Finnish saying: "Empty barrels rattle the most."

[@ryanhampson673]

There were only two ways someone received a tombstone in Sparta. First was you had to have died in battle and the second was for women who died in childbirth as childbirth was seen as the woman’s battlefield, all others were buried in unmarked graves. In English we describe something that is very plain and utilitarian as Spartan still today.

[@MrSmithla]

Amongst the Greeks themselves, the Spartans were known for something only tangentially related to fighting. To the other Greeks, you’d think Sparta would be known as something like ‘land of great warriors,’ but, oddly enough, Sparta was known as ‘the land of beautiful women.’ Spartan women were, compared to their sisters in the Ancient World, quite liberated. Spartan women, too, engaged in rigorous exercise. With their men off at war, the women were the last line of defense. It shows up here during Leonidas’ talk with Xerxes. “Hmmm…. Clearly you don’t know our women. I might as well have marched them up here.” He’s actually being serious-ish. Women exercised in the nude, same as the men and were famous for a ‘dance’ in which they leaped into the air and drummed their heels against their butts as quickly as they could. Spartan women earned the nickname ‘thigh flashers’ for this. I’d remind you that the most beautiful women in the Ancient World was said to be Helen of Troy. The thing is, though, she was actually from Sparta. Spartan women could have their own money and inherit property and one sponsored a chariot racing team, the most elite event at the Olympics, that won 1st place two Olympic Games in a row. She erected a monument to her accomplishments in Olympia saying something like “I, (her name that escapes me), a woman of Sparta dedicate this monument to my victory….. and no man could have done it better!”

[@MrSmithla]

It’s easy to imagine the effect an entire city-state of women who exercised frequently, ate healthy, could read, write and engage intelligently might have on Greeks not used to that. Even Greek playwrights picked up on this. In one of, I believe, Aristophanes’ plays, a Spartan woman comes to Athens and the Athenian women are agog at her physical perfection. They comment on the “tightness of her buttocks” and “shape of her limbs” and pronounce her a near perfect specimen of womanhood.

[@ArthurD]

*THIS IS SPARTA!!!*

[@klausbrinck2137]

Before the final battle in the film, where the Greeks finally won over the invading Persians (in the 2nd and last greco-persian war), Xerxes has already left greece. Xerxes has given his empeiral tent (more like a palace) to his chief-general. When the greeks killed them, and even overtook the persian camp, the greek generals entered the emperor´s tent, and they were blinded by the riches, such riches, they´couldn´t have imagined of... There, a spartan general said: "The Persians possess everything one can imagine, and now I understand, why they always want to invade small/unsignificant Greece: It´s because they want to steal from us, the only thing that they do not possess yet: Our poverty/humbleness...!!!" (of cource, it was a typical greek joke, ridiculing the persian culture: the All-possessing-Persians need to conquer poor Greece, in order to finally learn what it means to be humble...!!!)

[@mikepowell8611]

"It could be a movie about 300 women!" LOL Thats hilarious.

[@oozarusama]

the battalion of thebes made up of homosexual couples but could annihilate spartans.

[@chancerystone4086]

Why? What is "hilarious" about a movie about 300 women? I think you are mistaking the absence of women-dominated movies for humour.

[@anembersarc]

​@@chancerystone4086I don't think you understand humour at all and judging by your other comments on this channel you're just miserable and negative about everything🤣

[@aggrocd1985]

Reminded me of 100 virgins in the afterlife. 😂

[@aggrocd1985]

​@@chancerystone4086 because it is humorous in their culture. This isn't about us.

[@MrJellyfishGuy]

I just realized the way the boy kills the wolf in the beginning is the same way Leonidas fought the Persians, through a narrow opening.

[@pokejuice1495]

Selflessness and honor are not forgotten virtues. "Freedom isn't free at all. That is comes with a price of cost. The cost of blood". Remember that.

[@abutre456]

A very underrated film that I wanted them to watch: Ip Man by Donnie Yen.

[@MrSmithla]

John Wick 4 first, though. Same actor, no?

[@orchidhealth2097]

underrated?

[@davidm5746]

I don't think you know what underrated means...

[@orchidhealth2097]

@@davidm5746please enlighten me, sensei. wat does it mean?

[@abutre456]

Look, I meant it in the sense that it was very good but I haven't met many people who have watched it yet. Sorry.

[@quentinmichel7581]

While it was based on a graphic novel, much of it WAS accurate , including some of the iconic phrases like "we'll fight in the shade". There were some non-historical parts of course. The final battle for example wasn't just the remaining Spartans... 700 Thespians stayed behind with the Spartans and their helots. On another note... our friends watching commented a few times on the Spartan shield...it was indeed heavy - 30 pounds (almost 14 kilo) and heavy wood sheathed in bronze...very much used as an additional weapon. Greek infantry also did go into battle half naked. Besides the bronze Corinthian helmet, they wore a bronze cuirass and bronze greaves fir their legs. By every neasure they were the 'heavy infantry' of 430 BC. The sort if the Battle of Thermopylae is still a great tale .. and orobably my favorite *Last Stand* battle in History.

[@bryanm498]

My brother, the HQ and the film is awesome, but the only accurate thing is the historical background that Persia and Greece waged war. Homero depicted this event as a legend and even his writhings debunk the power fantasy that is 300. Even Brave Heart is more "accurate".

[@shanejupp2175]

lol do you have video and audio footage to prove the words used

[@niktniewiem4785]

If you like this story so much then you should definitely look up Battle of Wizna from WWII, later named "Polish Thermopylae" where Polish soldiers defended Wizna for 3 days being outnumbered 40 to 1 and with no tanks and artillery while Germans used tanks and mortars. Sabatton even made song about it called, well "40:1" actually some estimates even claim there were more like a 100:1 numbers. Germans probably had almost as many tanks in this battle as Poland had troops. It is truly an insane story.

[@ptolemy7783]

​It wasn't Homer narrating this. Homer compiled the epics of Iliad and Odyssey. The Greco -Persian wars were described by the first ever historian of mankind, called Herodotus. The last stand of the 300 Spartans is a real historical event, albeit they were not alone, as they had the help of another 700 Thespians To put it into perspective, the Greco -Persian wars took place 1000 years after Iliad and the Trojan war.

[@Aughtel]

It should be remembered that history would've most likely been acted out, Greeks with their arts and theater rather than reading. So yeah, Herodotus may have used some Hollywood-leniency in his work. But allegedly had actually gone to the sites and asked locals, actual research than just writing from home (like the Romans about Egypt boom mic drop)

[@johankaewberg8162]

300 soldiers indeed. Against 2000000. Actual event.

[@michaelferguson3127]

No

[@jesseherring4745]

​@@michaelferguson3127yes it was it was called the battle of Thermopylae

[@bjam27]

Yes and there were not just 300... And not just Spartans. And in facts, the Spartans were more that once alliés to Persia. Athenians won the war.

[@HandOfGodGR]

yes

[@Mark-xh8md]

@@bjam27 "Athenians won the war", bruh stfu. This is just as much "alternate facts" as what you're responding to (notice that I'm not saying that he's right, just that you're both wrong). 1: Thermopylae was instrumental as a rallying cry for the Greek city states. Without Thermopylae, there'd have been no Plataea or Salamis. 2: Athens was important, certainly, especially at Salamis. But to say that "Athenians won the war" and thereby implying that Sparta was not absolutely crucial to that, is just straight up bullshit.

[@ploppill34]

I feel the same way when shopping at Walmart

[@mazamonty710]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lCdGarcia]

🔷@18:50 was the BEST REACTION!!!! Thanks fellas! I enjoyed that!!!

[@erikagholston6610]

I knew they would like this movie.

[@gloryshadow8710]

Especially Sarru liked the combat scenes!

[@spaceycaveco.698]

The part where they kicked the Persian messenger into the well was supposed to have actually taken place. Also Ephialtes (the Hunchback) was a real person and did actually betray the Spartans and the Greek alliance army, but he was not a Hunchback.

[@klausbrinck2137]

Foremost, he was not a Spartan, but a local Greek, who knew the mountain-passages... Possibly a shepherd. Thermopylae is several 100 miles to the north of Sparta.

[@Atheos-1]

The Spartans had two kings, Ephialtes and Leonidas. At least according to my History of Western Civilization prof. Ephialtes sold out to Xerxes.

[@klausbrinck2137]

@@Atheos-1 Sorry, but you´re massively off: For the starters, there couldn´t exist any spartan traitor. The movie shows one senator, who´s a traitor, back in Sparta, but that´s fiction. Ephialtes was indeed the traitor, but he was a local at Thermopylae, probably a hepherd, according to his high familiarity with the area.. Of course, Sparta, being conservative, it had a diarchy, its 2nd king called Kleomenis. Having a single king was seen as so primitive, that no greek city-state would have a single monarch to that timepoint, except Makedonia (that´s why the rest of the Greeks were scratching their heads to Makedonia, cause of how promitive they were). Sparta, the leader of the conservatives´-league, had 2, most other states in the league had an oligarchy or a republic (not very far apart), but most city-states were in the progressives´-league, and had a democracy...

[@spartan963300]

Many Greek states joined the Persians willingly, they were not evil monsters like in the movie lol. You could argue that Spartan society was much less fair than Persian society, they were entirely reliant on mass slave-taking for labourers

[@klausbrinck2137]

@@spartan963300 In the persian society, everyone is a slave, that´s a given in an absolutist monarchy. Aside to that, in Persia, a conqeuerer-state, 99% of the people worked for the hedonistic luxury of the 1% of true and aristocrat Persians. For that 1%, it was fairer, yes, but that makes no sense. And the Greeks that fought for the Persians, did so, cause their families were hostages of the Persians. So, you should say "many greek states joined the Persians willingly", or else, they´d be eradicated. At least, according to your strange understanding of "willingly"... The Persians weren´t imperialists at the degree of Britain or America, but even at that smaller scale, the concept is still unsustainable, since for each person living the hedonistic lifestyle, 100s other persons have to be enslaved (or live under the supervision of the WTO and the World-Bank nowadays). That´s the opposite of the greek ideology, which isn´t the spartan ideology. Sparta had a bad ideology (just 1 out of over 600 greek city-states), but none could critisize them, cause they were the strongest, and very helpfull when warring against the Persians too... And still, although Spartans had many slaves, similar to the Persians (where everybody was a slave), they weren´t imperialistic at all. They were simply paranoically afraid of being unable to defend their own state, and hence, would rarely make campaigns far from Sparta (cause, logically, that wouldn´t be defending Sparta anymore, but imperialism instead)

[@JonCombo]

Garland of Skulls. Interesting expression.

[@roryfaherty4375]

"looks like a eunuch"...love these guys

[@HellenicLegend7]

Xerxes certainly didn’t look like that guy.

[@elfodd35]

Leonidas means "lion like", which is why during the first battle you hear the roar of a lion as Leonidas fights.

[@shaolindreams]

Lion yes but -Idas is a suffix that means son/descendant of.

[@elfodd35]

you can't be a descendant of a lion.@@shaolindreams

[@shaolindreams]

@@elfodd35 I believe It's from Herakles, whom the lion is associated with. The suffix is correct man it's the Doric version. It's also the most ancient Greek suffix which still exists today. The myth goes Herakles strangled a lion with his bare hands and the Nemean Lion's skin became one of his iconic symbols. Sure it could be a metaphor for lion like in the myth but that's how his name actually translates. -Antoniades 😜

[@elfodd35]

It's ok I believe you. My friend is called Leonidas as he is half greek so I googled the meaning of the name and it said it meant "lion like" but you have clearly done more research on the subject.@@shaolindreams

[@shaolindreams]

@@elfodd35 No worries brother.🦁

[@ElmismisimoPurpura]

Woooo.... Wowowowoooooooo! Good thing I woke up earlier!!

[@OldScratch81]

We’re going to watch a historical film today 😆

[@kylewestlake982]

Any else here got to a school where a Spartan was the mascot and you heard "THIS IS SPARTA!" relentlessly.

[@sigmavariant]

I am from India and I moved to US 5 years back in a town called Sparta which had the school with Spartan Mascot

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

Lol are you referring to MI ? 😅😂

[@todaav]

I was a Spartan in Jr. High sports but that was before the movie so we didn’t hear that😂

[@kylewestlake982]

@@todaav LUCKY!!

[@sandrinedefaux3290]

"Respect and honor" 💪 Damn we are all the same ! 😂

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Fun fact: the Spartans were so eager to fight and go to war that they had TWO kings! One would lead their army and the other would stay behind to rule the city during war.

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

They were nowhere near as cool as they look here. These guys were Eloi, "equals". There were about ten thousand of them. The peasants were the Helots, and the Eloi owned them as slaves, 100,00 of them. The Eloi declared war on them every year, slaughtered a bunch, and considered the rest prisoners of war. Their childrearing was psychotic, much worse than the movie. Just an all around nasty group of professional killers.

[@toomanyaccounts]

no more violent than the rest of the world@@GWNorth-db8vn

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

@@toomanyaccounts - No, they were in a class of their own. Sparta was an army occupying and repressing a nation of people who were considered subhuman and their entire culture was devoted to war.

[@toomanyaccounts]

Lol! Spartan propaganda. Sparta sat out the invasion by Darius leaving it to the Athenians to defeat the Persians at Marathon. In Leonidas time Sparta had an army of 6000 citizen-soldiers a century later a 1000 and the Spartans suffered defeat after defeat till they became a tourist attraction for.the Romans@@GWNorth-db8vn

[@art.is.life.eternal]

@@GWNorth-db8vn Greece was a collection of City-States, a Republic of United States. Each city-state was known for something, or things, primarily: some for their schools, philosophers, and knowledge. Some were known for their Engineers, architects, builders, and so on. In times when this collection of City States was in danger from outside forces, one City State - Sparta - was responsible for keeping all the others safe. THIS is why they were trained from birth in ways that we today would consider "barbaric." But yes, the world was an incredibly dangerous place then, and the Republic that was Greece lasted far longer than our own nation, today. Who are we to judge? We weren't there - they were. Sparta, and its warriors, were like a national army: the fall of Greece itself would have fallen on them. That is a HUGE responsibility, and no matter what anyone in today's world can say about them, they kept Greece safe for a very long time, so that their culture, their philosophy, their arts (sculpture, paintings, plays, and architecture), and their technology could flourish and be remembered - and they did this with pride in their self-sacrifice. This, by any definition, in any age, would be called a Soldier - a Warrior, dedicated from birth to death to their nation, and the protection of its culture and its unity, above all other things. Without them, the rest of Greece's glorious, crowning, immortal achievements, together with the nation of people which made all these things possible, would have died in the cradle. Credit where it is due.

[@hubaner]

14:24 hey raeen what are you looking at 😂😂😂😂

[@PaulEcosse]

As Raeen says a 'Diamond In A Coal Mine' , we say here 'A Diamond In The Mud' for a local hero though they are a rare breed.

[@samwallaceart288]

Nah we see "diamond in the rough" because you need to go to hard rock to find diamonds

[@PaulEcosse]

@samwallaceart288 That's the universal standard, the term I mentioned is local to me. See the Gerry Cinammon track by the same name.

[@CGRREDACTED]

Please tell Raem that although the movie was fictional, the event portrayed actual happened, the Battle of Thermopylae, which took place in 480 BCE between an alliance of Greek city-states led by King Leonidas of Sparta and the Persian Empire led by King Xerxes I. 2,503 years at the Battle of Salamis took place, a turning point in history. The battle was the largest naval battle in the ancient world, and the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet. The battle lasted from sunrise to sunset, and the Greeks were able to take advantage of the Persians' helplessness. The Persian fleet lost about 300 ships, and the Greeks lost a similar number. The Persian king, Xerxes, returned to Asia with his surviving ships and most of his land troops.

[@orchidhealth2097]

And after you tell him, tell him as well that some of those treglodytes who were portrayed to be persians might have been his ancestors as persian empire extended a bit into india as well. See how thrilled he becomes 😂

[@WujekFu]

Historical movie, yeah right 37:18

[@TrollCapAmerica]

@JessTarn I still want a Revolutionary war movie where Washington cant be hit by bullets the British turn itno werewolves and Ben Franklin fights them in a giant robot so the USA can have a movie as historically accurate dumb and awesome as this one

[@llepaconysbcn]

@@TrollCapAmerica check iron skies,or George Washington vampire hunter...quite as fantastic as hell

[@buckjones4901]

It is a fictional retelling of a true historical event.

[@edmann1820]

We see at the start the one eyed soldier beginning to tell the story. It's to boost morale and dehumanize the enemy before a battle.

[@TrueFork]

@@TrollCapAmericaAbraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter does this for the late unpleasantness

[@aracelymoran2504]

Is it me or these Hindi guys really get into the films they watch? A unique genuine POV. Made me laugh but not in a bad way.

[@dmschoice2571]

A great follow up to this would be Conan the Barbarian. I'm wishing for an eternity for a react to this one, and I'll bet the guys would love it.

[@ross.58008]

Conan is the best. A proper movie. No woke, gay, snowflake shit. Nowadays, in the remake, he's 5ft4, black, trans, vegan and only palms his enemies 😢

[@samwallaceart288]

The original one with Schwarzenegger, to be clear

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

Calling it a "historical movie" is teeny, tiny bit of a stretch. The movie is more based on a comic book than it is the actual historical event. In the real battle, there were far more Spartans initially. It was only after their position was flanked that Leonidas sent home all but 300 to remain behind and carry out a last stand (along with several thousand slaves who are conveniently forgotten and who died fighting alongside the Spartans). There was also a large naval battle taking place nearby where Spartan's other King (Sparta had two kings at any one time) was defeating the Persian navy, despite being massively out numbered. But he went home alive, so nobody remembers him.

[@quentinmichel7581]

If you're referring to the Battle of Salamis, we do know the names.. while for political reasons Sparta was given ostensibly command, it wasn't a king in charge...it was Euribiades, a nobleman. Historically, we also know the fleet was in a practical sense, commanded by Themistocles who as I recall was the strategist for the action as well. In any case, Thermopylae and Salamis were crucial nexis points of western History. Really too bad kids don't learn this stuff in most schools anymore. I ate this stuff up back when I had hair .😁

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

in the real battle there were fewer monsters, less magic and more physics.

[@squizzlor]

Ill give you an upbote instead of just stating there is nothing factual about this film XD. Its fiction.

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

@@squizzlor I suppose that depends what you mean by fiction. Is it your contention that the Persian Invasion of Greece didn't happen? That the battle of Thermopylae didn't happen? That the final stand of the Spartans didn't happen? That the battle of Plantaea didn't happen? That Leonidas and Xerxes didn't exist? Or is your contention simply that the events, as presented in the film, are essentially a heroic mythology that is spun out of a real historical battle? I would agree with the last statement only.

[@WlknHope2024]

We all really don't know the facts, so I hate when people comment like they were actually there. Just shut up.

[@betta481]

This is an adaptation of a comic. The real battle was thermopylae. And there were 300 spartans, a few thousands regular Greeks and thousands of militia (the Acadians in the movie). But they were up against over 100 thousand Persians and they persisted for a long time and basically stopped the invasion.

[@ctsirkass]

"Thermopylae" translates to "hot gates" in Greek.

[@Mark-xh8md]

They didn't stop the invasion. They delayed it. The real stop to the invasion was the victories at Plataea and Salamis

[@WlknHope2024]

Sarru we miss you! And Ruby! 😢 Raeen and our great and amazing Babu Bhai are amazing too but can we get the family back together again?

[@moonwalker9266]

Hello and greetings from Greece!!! The movie has some true historical facts in but not all is true (especially the facts that the Spartans had no armor on besides their shields lol) it's based on a graphic novel that was based on the actual historical battle in Thermopylae between the Spartans and the Persian forces. Leonidas was actually in his late 50's or early 60's so he truly didn't care if he died because he was ancient as ages go back then and Sparta had a dual governing system which means there always were two Kings which isn't shown here and after the kings there was the council of the elders. But the truth is that yeah the Greek forces were outnumbered but along with the Spartans were forces from Thebes Thespiae Mantineans Tegeans Arcadian Corinthians Phlians and few other Greek city states which makes it about 6,100 according Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus puts that number around 7,700. Now the origins of the Spartan military life are skewed at best but centuries before that battle there was an invasion from a tribe called Dorians and historians believe they came from the North. They took over Sparta(the region is magnificent and has natural fortification due to the geography of the region) and because the native population was numerically bigger they developed into a military society to keep them in check and control the surrounding regions too. The natives were reduced to nothing more than slaves called Hellots. Now the agoge started in age 7 but not the actually heavy military training, they first learned to read and write and at age 12 they would start the military training culminating in the end to be left alone to fend for them selfs to see if they survived. The Queen's jibe to the persian ambassador (her name is Gorgo) is actually true in a sense. Women in Sparta had more rights than anywhere else in the Greek world or elsewhere. They could hold and inherit their father or their husband and they also had combat and physical training too... On the site of the battle (there's been research in the area and has produced evidence of the battle like Persian arrows etc) there's a monument a cenotaph and on it there's a message which reads as follows: Ὦ ξεῖν᾿, ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι. Translates as: O strange wayfarer passing by, announce to the Lacedaemonians that we are buried here, obeying their commandments.

[@MathGPT]

“These are bodybuilders, not soldiers” well played

[@cabby26]

Fun fact, the Spartan’s enemies the immortals, were called that in real life because they always kept their numbers at 10,000. If someone died, was terribly wounded, retired, etc… someone would take their place. Psychological warfare, wanting others to think they never perished. Of course the movie is fun and fantasy. In real life, the Spartans wore thick armor chest plates and had heavy shields (like the movie). The immortals had thin armor, if any at all and wicker shields.

[@cloudfloat4179]

That reaction to the love scene was perfect 😂❤

[@acc55pitt]

It’s a very long investment, but this channel would *explode* with “A Game of Thrones,” reactions.

[@johankaewberg8162]

The battle is at the pass of Thermopylae, on the east coast of Greece. The path from the beach leads straight up into mountains, with this one narrow path.

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

There was a huge naval battle in the strait leading to that coast where the Athenian fleet ambushed the Persians. The first time Xerxes tried to invade Greece, his fleet was destroyed by a storm and he ordered the sea whipped as punishment.

[@mancebo7]

Just watched the video. I believed their reaction. (It was easy to believe: the villagers were almost dozing off throughout the whole scene...)

[@WILD__THINGS]

I'm glad they enjoyed the movie! I was worried it might be too intense for them.

[@thomasgriffin2326]

"He's some hunchback" 😂😂😂

[@KindredKeepsake]

"Dangerous" is a fitting word for this entire masterpiece of a movie.

[@brad4268ify]

Go Tell Sparta That we have done our duty

[@photoincognito]

I love all these guys watching man movies. LOVE IT!

[@light1708]

I am waiting for Captain America Civil War

[@chathurangalakshitha7777]

And doctor strange

[@princedaniyal8044]

First they create mcu audience now they are not uploading mcu movies

[@Trazynn]

If you can't wait, it's been uncut on Patreon for a week now.

[@shelly4215]

Smart young man, he said it could be a story of 300 women lol

[@anembersarc]

This movie is a classic glad they got to see it

[@user-yl9wz7uc3u]

TEARS MY FRIENDS TEARS!!!!

[@adon10009]

I love the interpretation everyone on this channel has for everything they watch. I also love that they can enjoy a movie whether it’s good or not.

[@Sandude]

Very insightful comments, I enjoyed this video.

[@mackburnett5227]

Doesn’t matter where you’re from, your race or religion or background… a badass movie is a badass movie!

[@pmac5934]

These two gentlemen say a truth that cannot be. denied , that all of our purposes is , in one sense , to die . But we must live in the meantime between our births and our deaths and we must do it as well as we can . In opposition to those who would make us kneel ,, whether in body or in spirit or in our mind's ability to think for ourselves . It is better to die freely than to live in chains .

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

best quote... Although i wish there should be no war. such a cruel king should be defeated

[@misterPAINMAKER]

Finally the 300!!!

[@konellin189]

Its a movie but still the its an actual historic battle - they were also nearly 7000 hoplites fighting with the 300 - They gave the needed time to concentrate the forces on land and see to destroy the persians...it would be cool if you guys give the villagers more info so they can understand.

[@rickhoward6939]

i found their outlook very interesting thank you

[@Caged63Man]

Awesome...Hope you play them the spoof next: Meet The Spartans

[@hardtackbeans9790]

Guys, the movie 300 is a caricature of a historical event. It is meant to be a super-hero movie & was nothing like this in real life.

[@user-wg2de2wr2d]

Grteat treaction about an actual historic battle! In case you don't know, there is a 2nd part, that is called "300: Rise of an Empire". Xerxes sets out to control the major states of Greece with the help of his vast Persian army. Themistokles, the admiral of Athens, is forced to form an alliance with Sparta in order to save Athens. The movie refers to historic naval battle of Artemisium and in the also historic Naval Battle of Salamis! Many says that this is an even better film than the 1st one!!!

[@Prisoner..24601]

It would be awesome for them to see a short documentary about the Spartans.

[@kmvoss]

Great reaction. Thank you!

[@angelagraves865]

As much as I love Babu it's nice to have a break. When he's there I can see the others want to watch and hear the movie but it's difficult because Babu is incredibly disruptive. I can't be mad at him, though, because he's having so much fun. 💜

[@Kenneth_James]

It is true there were only 300 Spartan soldiers at the battle of Thermopylae but they were not alone, as the Spartans had formed an alliance with other Greek states. It is thought that the number of ancient Greeks was closer to 7,000

[@Zagrakhen]

And they were not 1 000 000 the other side but most likely 100 000 but it's still 1 v.s 10 and it's impressive nonetheless to stop such a massive army with so little men for 3 days.

[@klausbrinck2137]

Movie isn´t historically correct. When the Greeks in the 3rd day found out, that their encirclement has began, they decided to leave, in order to evacuate their cities, and fight another day. Additionally, the naval battle at the side (near the peninsula of Artemision) was lost for the Persians, since a storm helped the greek fleet (the persian fleet was bad in comparison, but it was huge too). So, the main mission, the persian ships NOT landing at Thermopylae was already accomplished (they carried all the food for the gigantic army). But 300 of the Spartans remained, and claimed for the Greeks another 1 day of time, in order to prepare their evacuations (to the greek islands). After that, 700 fighters from the nearest city (Thespies) arrived, to stay there with the Spartans, cause they didn´t have the luxury/time to evacuate, since their city would fall just hours after the blockade at Thermopylae falls. Similarly, Thebes being also on the Persians´ way southwards (but in a bit less endangered position, further south than Thespies, and westwards too, so, a bit out of the way) also left 400 of their soldiers there... 1 common greek hoplite (=heavy infanterist, the first and only that existed back then) was worth as much as 3 persian soldiers... 1 spartan hoplite was 10 persian soldiers worth... So you are right, in that, that the Greeks were more, but not in the 3rd day, when 85-90% of them left...

[@katherinetepper-marsden38]

FYI, thats not what Thermopylae looks like. Its not a cliff to the sea. Its a marsh, even before the reclaimed land. Its more flat than the movie shows

[@NecroxProduction]

Movie suggestion: Pitch Black

[@Will-fk2dk]

I really love this Channel, and this might be one of my favorite Reaction Videos ever! Great Movie! Great video, guys!

[@user-vg3jp6rm2b]

" may you live forever. " is a curse for both ancient Spartans as well as Vikings. A " Beautiful death " is an honourable one. Your place in the afterlife is guaranted if you die in battle. It is what these warriors train for from birth. Keep in mind Spartans were a branch of Greek people with slightly different customs to the rest of Greece. Spartan women were even trained in wrestling and different styles of fighting, other Greek women were Treated as nothing more than mice or chattel. Even in this however The Queen you saw historically WAS the only Greek woman Spartan or otherwise who was ever allowed to speak before the Senate in Ancient times. So yeah she really did know how to use that sword , as was her right.

[@gryphon9507]

As we are being narrated to by Delius. I get the feeling that I am a Spartan hoplite by the campfire listening to an heroic epic by one who was there with all of the exaggerations and deeds embellished for effect. The scenes of the movie, the imagination of that hoplite adding things in his mind that are not explained and so it become fantastical, mystical, and it is a story that upon the morning, he's going to play his small part in it.

[@p.f.5718]

Spartans made it happen we can live in an humanitarian culture - we also have to fight this days for this mindset and not for the mindset of the middle east. As she said: Freedom is never free - it has a price , the price to fight for.

[@TheDylls]

Remember: All of this was "true"... In the sense that any good campfire story is based largely in truth

[@satish58174]

Great 👍 thanks excited to see the reaction . But where is Babu?

[@Trazynn]

I think Babu might have passed on violence and gore.

[@adrianaslund8605]

The persians weren't all that bad. They were pretty cool as long as you kept out of the king of king's way.

[@J0ECRAWF15H]

so fun watching them work out what the title means in the begging there. Is that Raheen in white there? yea he's really smart. He should watch Underworld or the Usual Suspects. see if he can catch the twists there. (I did, lol)

[@4thInches]

it is only a heavily dramatized depiction of a historical event, but i like the idea that they were told it was a historical film...surely that increases the enjoyment 🤣🤣

[@jhersonandrade9896]

I miss this guys colorful outfits, I really loved them

[@rockosgaminglogic]

Primary lesson of the movie: That pit in the beginning was the law for a GOOD REASON.

[@kennethquinnies6023]

There is a monument near the battle put there by the spartans long ago.

[@angelavalentino5146]

It’s best to see this movie as an exaggerated tale to get soldiers ready to get into battle

[@gregkoss]

Facts: 1. King Leonidas was around 60 years old when he fought this battle..!! 🔥⚔ 2. Efialtis (Εφιάλτης) (The traitor who told Persians the secret passage), actually means "Nightmare" in Greek 3. The phrases below, were actually told by Spartans in that battle a) Get back with your shield, or on it. (᾿Ή τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς) b) Then we will fight in the shade. c) Come and get them. (Μολὼν λαβέ)

[@nysus3530]

Found you all again. Looking forward to this.

[@dianek522]

I think they'd really enjoy "Sleepy Hollow" with Johnny Depp!

[@alessandra21]

Is Badshah ok? It has been awhile since he made an appearance.

[@reactnew]

Yes he is fine . He was a guest

[@risquecat]

Make it a dinner and a movie. Movie of choice : Dracula Untold (2014) Dinner of choice : Pizza , chicken wings and soda

[@aea9420]

We need the Harry Potter to continue and Ruby on it❤

[@mikethurman3147]

The Greek armies needed time to get in place. The Spartan army gave them that time. That's why Persia always has, and always will be, an afterthought to those in the West.

[@isisatlantis3168]

Yes, Finally!

[@MenaceNSavage]

FINALLY!

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

One of the best movies of 2007. Based on the original graphic novel by Frank Miller. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Mark-xh8md]

The story is partially true. That battle really did take place. But: 1: There were more than 300 Spartans, and hundreds or thousands of other Greeks. Still V A S T L Y outnumbered by the Persians, though. 2: Spartans did of course wear armor to battle. They were not stupid. 3: It goes without saying that there were no monsters of the kind shown in the movie :P But yes, this is a good movie. And the story of the battle of Thermopylae is one of the foundational myths of the West. In the final speech in the movie Dilios says "Today we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine". They really did. At the battle of Plataea (where the Greeks won a resounding victory) and the naval battle at Salamis, the future of the West was decided. Europe owes Sparta a debt we can never repay. Had it not been for Thermopylae to serve as a rallying cry, Plataea and Salamis would not have been possible.

[@GalacticCenterOG]

58:33 you gotta do 300 part 2 or whatever it’s called lol. Great reaction!

[@user-wg2de2wr2d]

Part 2 is called "300: Rise of an Empire". Xerxes sets out to control the major states of Greece with the help of his vast Persian army. Themistokles, the admiral of Athens, is forced to form an alliance with Sparta in order to save Athens. The movie refers to historic naval battle of Artemisium and in the also historic Naval Battle of Salamis! Many says that this is an even better film than the 1st one!!!

[@Sumpula]

They need to see SISU. They will not be disappointed.