"This is so freakin epic!" | Battle Formations | 300 (2006) | First Time Watching Movie Reaction

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[@yeoldegamer5112]

Yes, one may say it was "abs olutely epic" 🤪

[@alanfoster6589]

I can't stomach bad puns.

[@burnaccount0019]

I can't belly 've it! ... Makes you six to your stomach! 🤮

[@OriginalPuro]

No, because that would be a horrible, fucking terribad excuse for a "joke".

[@shinrapresident7010]

You've gut to be kidding me.

[@stephenroberts3810]

And yet this did really happen great movie

[@TCHC85]

My whole life is a constant battle between wanting to look like a Spartan and wanting to eat this cheeseburger. So far the cheeseburger is winning.

[@user-hk7hz9cn7v]

Weak…

[@EstParum]

To be fair, Spartans didnt have Cheeseburgers

[@theeddytor3490]

you can have both just switch the number of times you eat burger with number of times you go to gym.

[@KakashHatak3]

​@@theeddytor3490could also change the ingredients of the cheeseburger and make it more healthier and higher in protein + gym time.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

Spartans were not legendary tough warriors with chisseled bodies. They were no different to any other Greeks.

[@briangil9592]

I gave more respect to Leonidas after finding out he was around 60 years old during the actual battle at Thermoplyae

[@explicitreverberation9826]

Dude are you serious??? Holy SHIT

[@j.jmilan551]

King Leonidas was just built different.

[@champslim]

Wow!!

[@therocklabels]

57

[@novittucrafty]

And the fact that average age to die was probably under 30 back then 😅

[@TheDannyBoots]

“Come and get them” is an actual quote from King Leonidas. The Greek armored division (I believe) still uses it as their motto

[@mpampissamiwtis492]

it is used today mostly by greek military as a phrase but is sad because many greeks will flex the fact that they know and use this phrase and they dont know what it means, the phrase doesnt translate into "come and get them" , the true meaning is " try to get them" , stupid greeks will use this movie as a translation and not their own language

[@Urd-Vidan]

*"MOLON LABE!!!"*

[@anastasiaasproudi1476]

Είμαστε Έλληνες οι μπλε και άσπρες ρίγες στην σημαία μας σημαίνουν Ελευθερία η θάνατος στο δεύτερο παγκόσμιο στα οχυρά όταν οι Γερμανοί ζήτησαν να παραδοθούν οι Έλληνες στρατιώτες η απάντηση που πήραν ήταν Τα οχυρά δεν παραδίδονται αλλά καταλαμβάνονται αυτή είναι η κληρονομιά μας

[@yannicklindelauf5271]

Good to honor their ancesters😊

[@ninovito4845]

MOLON LABE!!

[@HIfinest]

“GIVE THEM NOTHING…BUT TAKE FROM THEM…EVERYTHING!” 🥶

[@rolieg7353]

I love that line so much. It boost my testosterone lol

[@olgagnails5752]

🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@tomhellerer5800]

"our arrows will cover the sun" "then we will fight in the shadow" i visited thermopyles battlefield, you still can feel the power

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Fight in the shade*

[@sgray001]

"They are machines!" The Greek Phalanx was the very first military formation in history that required trained soldiers. So, when the Persian army (a big collection of individuals) came up against a wall of Spartans, that all moved in exact sync with each other, they very well may have thought they were fighting a literal killing machine. And imagine how the Persians felt after loosing 10,000 arrows at their enemy and hearing _laughter_ in response.

[@danieldickson8591]

Not only the Spartans' training, but their weapons and shields, were superior to those of the Persians. The great majority of the Persian army were conscripts with minimal training and given cheap tools of combat.

[@johnkimble4119]

Hoplite phalanx were exactly the opposite. It got created in order for every untrained or less trained citizen could join and be useful without be a pro soldier. Look it up.

[@johnkimble4119]

@@danieldickson8591 Not superior. Just better suited for the terrain of Greece. Persian army were no joke. Their method of massed light infantry and bows plus excellent cavalry worked for their open fields battlefields and allowed them to create probably the biggest empire at that point.

[@EstParum]

​@@johnkimble4119The far away logistics prolly killed 30% of the Persian Army of disease and starvation before the battle, and the delay caused by the Spartans prolly caused more attrition.

[@johnkimble4119]

@@EstParum There is zero evidence to indicate that. Persian fleet could supply normally and Asia Minor and Northern occupied Greece from earlier years were too close to indicate supply issues.

[@Gimlisbeard326]

The fact Gerard Butler keeps his Scottish accent in this film. Makes his scenes even better 😂 brave heart jumped into a Time Machine

[@Alastair_]

Ah Braveheart, an Australian making a movie filmed mostly in Ireland, funded by Americans, ah yes, how Scottish XD

[@danieldickson8591]

The British Isles were well represented in this film. We have a Scotsman, an Irishman, and several Englishmen in major roles. Shame we didn't get any Greek accents.

[@ryanhampson673]

Most Spartans painted ornate designs on their shields. Lions, dragons and anything they thought would intimidate the enemy. Plutarch recounts a story of a Spartan soldier who choose to paint a detailed life sized fly on the center of his shield. Many other soldiers were baffled why he would spend so much time detailing a tiny fly that no one would see. When asked why his response was "When I meet the enemy, I will be so close the fly will appear as large as a lion" Freaking legend.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

I've seen a lot of different designs on Spartan shields as well, but two I've seen that appear to be the most common are the Greek letter Lambda, and the face of a Gorgon. But one unique design I've seen that took me a couple of looks to figure out what it was was an image of an infant Hercules strangling the two snakes Hera sent to kill him when he was still a baby.

[@ryanhampson673]

The Lambda makes sense. Spartans didn’t call themselves Spartans , they were Laconians.

[@sethkrueger9294]

@@ryanhampson673 also gives a metal AF meaning to the phrase, "hold this L" 🤣

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Leonidas was right about that being remembered. Even Julius Caesar himself mentioned him in his treatises.

[@Alastair_]

Shame about the 700 other Greeks though that fought and died alongside the Spartans, no-one ever remembers about them.

[@zherean42069]

​@@Alastair_yet here you are, mentioning them

[@ByTheSpirit84]

@@Alastair_ no one remembers them because without Spartan Warriors at this battle, it would have ended after the first engagement.

[@nicolafigus1650]

I saw 300 at the cinema when came out,still remember the goosebumbs in the first battle

[@Ktcsr17]

I remember not being able to sit in the chair without moving around from excitement and being so pumped lol

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

@@Ktcsr17that was because your vagina was wet beotch

[@shakazulu576]

🥹it was beautiful

[@celios8972]

Fun fact: the Termopili battle is not even the craziest battle spartans fought. In fact there was another called (translated word by word from italian) "battle without tears". In the 368 B.C. they invaded the Arcadian territory and, outnumbered, they won without a single loss. That's the reason we call it "without tears". Spartan soldiers were something else.

[@TheWolfalpino]

defenetly. something we'll not see yet again, unluckly

[@wadewilson8011]

THERMOPYLAE* There's an 'H' in there kid. And it WAS Sparta's most epic and memorable battle because of the dire odds they had against them. King Leonidas was a military genius for placing the few soldiers in the narrow passage called The Hot Gates. And against many Persians who vastly out numbered them. Oh no sir you're wrong, the Battle of Thermopylae was Sparta's GREATEST battle because it was a KNOWN suicide mission.

[@sergioblanco6321]

And gay though... Also Athens beat the Spartans

[@johnmartin2309]

@@sergioblanco6321wrong while the war between Athens and Sparta was a hard fought conflict Sparta did win the war.

[@sergioblanco6321]

@@johnmartin2309 wrong

[@davidward9737]

The "Phalanx" was one heck of a battle formation that the Spartans definitely mastered. True Battle that really happened at "The Hot Gates of Thermoplyae"

[@lordmortarius538]

Phalanx formations are still used by riot police to great effect today.

[@kagerouge9007]

The ancient defenders of western civilization.

[@thoneras9611]

@@kagerouge9007 Besides there were no "western civilization" at that time...

[@anthonybaleur9296]

@@thoneras9611 so the land americans stoles was from WHO ? ghost ?

[@thoneras9611]

@@anthonybaleur9296 Thats kind of a weird question considering the topic of ancient greek.... But well then. From whom did the americans stole land?

[@stevenhilton6502]

Now they see why Spartans were so respected and honored throughout history. They were literally bred and raised to be war machines.

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

I mean we are talking about eugenics here but you're right

[@SSD_Penumbra]

People do tend to forget that Sparta was kind of shit when it comes to history though. It was a state ran by slaves (slaves outnumbered free Spartans 20 to 1), engaged in pederasty, held a yearly Purge to clear slaves out AND train its soliders to kill and pretty much 80% of the battles they took part in.

[@stevenhilton6502]

@@SSD_Penumbra what’s wrong with that?

[@SSD_Penumbra]

@@stevenhilton6502 I'll give it a second to sink in what you said.

[@stevenhilton6502]

@@SSD_Penumbra been 40 minutes… still waiting.. 😴😴😴

[@thepaladinauthoryoutube]

"Sheeeesh - kabob" XD Hilarious pun from Popcorn in Bed.

[@emmanueltusa9346]

The blonde lol "don't throw it away your gonna need it " Wife material

[@kurtgriffin8365]

Popcorn in bed. Cassie is the best.

[@samconduct1356]

In reality a Spartan would not throw his spear away unless it was broken. The sword was a secondary weapon. It just looks cool for that shot though.

[@billyboblillybob344]

@@samconduct1356 He likely believed firmly that he'd have ample opportunity to retrieve his spear after mauling several more Persians...no biggie.

[@LibertyandFreedom4]

Though they only have a shield in this movie, Spartan's wore bronze armor from head to toe in battle. Their shield alone weighted between 14-22 pounds add their full armor and you are looking at a warrior covered in over 80lbs, so their conditioning and strength is off the chart. That shield that was both offensive and defensive comprised of bronze/leather and wood and completed by a man trained from the age of 8 to fight and die for his people. A mind and fighting spirit honed by violence and survival and a body forged in the fires of relentless training and combat. For centuries the Spartans were unbeatable ON LAND, giving rise to this moment in time where these brave men immortalized themselves in one of the greatest acts of sacrifice and selflessness in the world. Molon Labe "come and get them"

[@MichalBreslau]

Not true. Only wealthy warriors had bronze breastplate, rest had fabric armor. In later periods Spartans preffered less armor and more mobility, do they used only simple pileus helmet and shield around 400 b.c. Also Spartans were defeated few times by other polis, for example Leuctra battle in 371 b.c. where 9000 Tebans defeated 12 000 Spartans.

[@JohnWilson-zh3il]

Theatrically, it makes sense for the Spartans to only have armor on the extremities: it subconsciously emphasizes to the viewer how vital the shield was to unit cohesion, and this was also meant to be a visual narrative of the fight. But practically? Yes there should have been more personal body armor.

[@JohnWilson-zh3il]

​@@MichalBreslauI remember reading about the Theban victory. It wasn't about better soldiers, but an adaptation of tactics that won the day. The Theban general knew the Spartans traditional distribution of troops and rearranged his formation so he could take out the Spartans elite early, thus demoralizing the Spartans.

[@TheSimmr001]

@@JohnWilson-zh3il even deployed thebes own elite to meet them. 150 pairs of male lovers. no one wants to lose their partner because they were weak or ran from the field. also it wasnt sparta's disctribution. its the distribution of Phalanx's in general. the formation drifts due to each man sheltering behind the nexts shield. the thebans staggered their lines so the battle lines took longer to meet. hence thebes' ranged units could hit the spartans line for longer

[@TheWolfalpino]

they are the ones who invented all the main atlethics and olympycs that we see today

[@wetotheetotheztotheo]

When leonidas draws his sword, and how he moves off centre with each step and the way he covers ground is an amazing display of spatial awareness.

[@danieldickson8591]

Gerard Butler insisted that he wanted to play that scene himself rather than use a stunt man. The whole production applauded when it finished.

[@rajbiswas9077]

Achilles: show me a king who fights his own battle Leonidas: hold my shield

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

Actually, Achilles lived chronological before Leonidas .At least Hiliad was written way before . Hiliad of Homer was written 7 or 8 century BC, and Leonidas lived 489 BC . Homer didn't know about Leonidas cuz Leonidas didn't existed yet .

[@Joseph-u3c5r]

And if they did live around the same time Achilles would have respected leonidas because he put the safety of his people first.

[@angelfuturejob]

My favorite line “You had to say it, fight in the shade!”

[@mistersandwich0034]

“leonidas doesn’t need battle formation” yes. because he IS the battle formation

[@ewms4931]

I like how even the Great King got a chuckle out of "...fight in the shade" 😄

[@theGhost_141]

Love this movie. But the real Battle at Thermopylae was much more brutal than this fictional account shows. The Spartans were renowned for their intense training and military mindset, being an inspiration for many later militaries, particularly US Special Forces.

[@mercb3ast]

If only the Spartans were actually the most important force at Thermopylae. Shows you what PR can do for you. Cause they weren't. The Spartans at this time were not the top Greek force. Moreover, they brought ~1,000 slaves with them. The real hitters at Thermopylae, were the Thebans and the Thespians, who at this time were both BETTER, and, they brought MORE SOLDIERS. The Thebans AND Thespians, which both brought between 2 and 3x as many soldiers as the Spartans, ALSO stayed to fight to the end. PR.

[@romelnegut2005]

​@@mercb3ast Well, the Spartans couldn't bring more but yes, they weren't the elite soldiers. Tough as nails though!

[@chrischapman8489]

GIVE THEM NOTHING, BUT TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THEM!! Is such a beast mode statement 🤘

[@johndotter351]

The Spartan Phalenx formation was one of the most powerful defensive postures to be taken up that the Spartans had used to fight as single unit.

[@RamonMena-u6i]

Yes these Spartans of Asia minor.. were the delta force of their era . Leonidas was 60 at the battle of thermopaly ..includes acadians who faught epic these men gave their lives for their state of Greece for generations to come. Hail the 300 !!

[@5ENNA]

Man...I remember watching this as a kid...best movie ever.

[@inthekitchenwithcheflionel307]

“Spartans, what is your profession?” War! War! War!

[@gon3808]

They don't say war but: AHOO! AHOO! AHOO!

[@inthekitchenwithcheflionel307]

@@gon3808 are you sure about that

[@gon3808]

@@inthekitchenwithcheflionel307 100% sure, I've seen in it in several languages, it is always Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh, Ah-ooh

[@inthekitchenwithcheflionel307]

What about the graphic novel

[@TristanXVII]

mr lebowski really sets the standard for mashup reactions with these videos💯

[@jackgrimaldi8685]

Yeah? Well, that's just like, your opinion man.

[@adambee9975]

@@jackgrimaldi8685honestly its one of the better ones

[@maxsparks5183]

What’s a mashup?

[@OriginalPuro]

Sets the standard = steals many people's content at the same time. Yeah, sure.

[@remrem2713]

This is something I have to watch at least once every few months because it just gives me a boost all the time.

[@velvet_thunder1835]

I remember watching this in theaters as a kid and being in awe the entire time

[@mikek5958]

This was one of many battles that preserved Western Civilization. The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Salamis, Alexander vs Darius to name a few of the other major historical engagements the decided the fate of Empires. Our history is replete with stories such as these; utterly absorbing and endlessly fascinating.

[@lukasj19999]

Actually Europe has more similarities to the Persian Empire then the Spartans or the greeks in general. The movie is ahistoric, while in the Persian Empire slavery was outlawed and serfdom very limited, especially Sparta had a huge amount of slaves. Persia was multicultural and quite accepting so many greeks actually fought for the Persians for example. The persian administration system was very effective and the numerical system we use has similarities with the persion, later arab numbers we still use to this day. Little fun fact, not that long after this war Sparta and Persia allied against the athenian maritime empire and won, enabling the spartan hegemony over greece until Thebes defeated Sparta (among them the Sacret band an elite unit of gay partners considered the most elite unit in greece, having their last stand against Alexander the Great and fought to the last man). Ironic, isn´t it?

[@goodkrypollo1706]

​@@lukasj19999 You're right. Ancient Greece is more like modern America than anything. Similar governments, similar rights. Sparta had two kings and a council, USA has President Vice President and Congress. Women get the same education as men. Sparta also had a constitution, and of course, the most well trained military in the world.

[@ryanphillips4218]

​@@goodkrypollo1706Victor Davis Hanson does a good break down of how the systems of Sparta and Athens were combined by Rome to create Res Publica or Republic.

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

Here we go with the eugenics fanook

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

Meanwhile you got a monkey reacting to this movie in the corner r

[@Xardion55]

You have to love the collective worry and concern on reactors on seeing the massive Persian army turn into awe when said army was being ruthlessly skewed by the Spartans and then laughing with them after they were 'fighting in the shade'.

[@roylle6346]

6:37 imagine playing dead and then this happened? It always be your own😂

[@paulshri8609]

Whatever the flaws were historically , the movie was epic Loved it 😂😂😂

[@krow7402]

Well, it isn't a documentary. I wouldn't call them "flaws." More an effort to stay accurate to the 300 graphic novel.

[@marcelpailalah8413]

It was based on the comic book, not an actual history itself

[@danieldickson8591]

Liberties were taken with the depiction of Spartan society to make it seem that they stood for "freedom." And of course the horrific debauchery of Xerxes' court and monstrous nature of his troops were dramatic demonization of the Persians -- probably the way the Spartans themselves related the story, though. But this remains one of the great historical underdog tales.

[@sergioblanco6321]

I'm fairness .. this "story" is a tale from memory .. and people tend to exaggerate memories

[@ireviewshtuff]

I had a Greek history prof who said if you shows this movie to a group of Spartans, they'd fucking LOVE it. This is ironically exactly how the Spartans saw themselves.

[@-BuddyGuy]

4:53 listen to those reaction noises as he uses his exposed abdominal muscles to rotate his core, plunging his mighty sword in, deeply penetrating his enemy.

[@Goals_First]

ayooooooo cuzzz pause

[@danieldickson8591]

Did you intend for that to sound sexual? 😉

[@andresausecha9553]

Many people do not know rhe Leonidas story, his destiny was not to be king but his older brother, so he was trained to be part of the special forces like any other spartan man, when his brother died then he became not only a king but a elite warrior king

[@DouglasJohnson.]

Another great compilation. I really like how you included Frank Miller's original panels in the video.

[@howardron543]

I didn't see them.... timestamp plz

[@Myomer104]

@@howardron543 Pretty much all throughout.

[@chillnspace777]

@@howardron543 usually on the bottom middle of the video kinda small if your on a phone

[@Redneck322]

I saw this in theaters at 13 years old. Spartans are the greatest warriors in history.

[@Tinfoilnation]

I'm always amused when people are shocked to see a king in battle. Right up until the end of the 19th century a king (and their princes) *always* fought - and many of them died doing it. A king too cowardly to fight beside you was not a king worth dying for.

[@hadoken95]

"always fought" my ass, plenty of Kings of England (and likely other nations, but that off the top of my head) did not take the field alongside their soldiers back to even the earliest of written records. I agree with your last line. Warrior kings were not common, mostly because they didn't reign long.

[@Gnossiene369]

That's wrong. I hate when people twist history. It happened. Many didn't like their king going to battle, and most kings didn't. The Swedish empire was cracked beyond repair because their king had hubris and wanted to fight.

[@emmanuelquerol]

like what's the ratio of kings who were fighting to kings who didn't?

[@BernardWilkinson]

​​​​@@hadoken95Richard III ? The last King of England to die in battle (1485). I think all Kings of England pretty much fought up untill then. But none after this.

[@danielhopkins2277]

No. A lot of kings went to the battlefield, but most stayed in the back like the generals they are. If the leader of an army fights, you don't have someone to make the decisions. Of course it's a bit different in a time with small armies, it's difficult to avoid to fight if the armies are just a few thousands or even few hundreds...but in bigger armies the kings often only fought if something went horrible wrong, the battle was already decided, their elite unit should bring victory or if the King was dumb/arrogant. But a normal king in a early stage of the battle between big armies? Without an important reason? Hell no!

[@souvikmalakar5289]

I think my testosterone just went up 8 percent 💪

[@RyuxChun-li1985]

4:26 lady hot and bothered 😂

[@bigtooner]

I'm sooo glad I was able to see this movie in the theater when it first came out... 💪

[@terryemery4348]

Love how you added panels of the comic for comparison. Snyder literally used the original work as his storyboards.

[@frankgesuele6298]

Go tell the Spartans,stranger passing by,that here, obedient to their laws, we lie.

[@tzeege]

"Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie."

[@yazeeit6183]

Hooraah

[@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής]

The exact translation is: Stranger, tell the Spartans that we died here because we remained true to what the laws (of the city) taught us. "Simonides the Kios" Poet. ('Ω ξείν, αγγέλλειν Λακεδεμονίοις, ότι τήδε κείμεθα τοίς κείνων ρήμασι πειθόμενοι) Σιμωνίδης ο Κείος There is still today the inscription on the tomb of the dead heroes at the Thermopylae = (thermal gates).

[@BratatoChip]

“Give them nothing , but take from them … everything!!” Such a badass fucking quote

[@Crellogs.87]

“No prisoners…… AHOOO. No mercy AHOOO!”

[@Doctor-Stoppage]

Back when we were allowed to have cool and inspiring movies. #goodtimes

[@oliviero46]

0:44 Everyone got hyped by Leonidas' "COME AND GET THEM!" (MOLON LABE) but "EARN THESE SHIELDS" was also a crucial aspect of a spartan hoplite. Shield was almost more important than the sword or the spear.

[@kevincorrigan1754]

faxxxx

[@mycroft16]

Leonidas IS a battle formation.

[@JnEricsonx]

As I joked in one of my D&D games, "my char basically looks like one of the Spartans in 300-except FULLY ARMORED."

[@pleclerc2112]

Actin like leonidas, true descendant of achilles needs a battle formation lol

[@n8xslumped688]

Imagine breaking into someone’s home…and there stands a man with a shield and a sword with a carpet draped over his back.

[@Gunthrek]

Few things are more satisfying than the shield bash in this scene.

[@smoothsk76]

Give them nothing,but take from them everything!!!! Give me chills everytime

[@MasadeLFC]

Awsome edit. Really enjoy your work. Thank you.👏👏👏

[@YoureMrLebowski]

i had hoped you would enjoy. mission accomplished. 👍🏼😎

[@jackgrimaldi8685]

@@YoureMrLebowski Your KZbin revolution is over! DO YOU HEAR ME LEBOWSKI?

[@ColemanJRimer]

Spartans were the real deal. This film is obviously a bit exaggerated lol, but there is a lot of truth to the myth created in 300. My favorite story is, I think it was Philip of Macedonia (?) who sent them a message saying, basically, "If I invade your lands, I'll rape your wives and burn your lands." The message he got back from Sparta was one word: "If".

[@lordbastich]

Philip the II and he fucked up the Spartans pretty handily.

[@Neodreth]

LMAO with the blonde at 4:10 ''But don't throw it away you seem to need it''

[@joshuarowlands8399]

My granddad was a spartan and I can confirm this is exactly how it happened

[@donaldshotts4429]

Lol

[@donaldshotts4429]

Your family all lives to 900 like Moses

[@perfectionbodycare8401]

They wore red cloaks to soak up the blood from their wounds , thus giving the impression they couldn’t be wounded and they didn’t bleed 🩸. They were trained from young boys to become killing machines. In contrast the Persian army were made up of slaves captured from different conquered countries. The Spartans were free men, and swore to die on their feet fighting rather than die on their Knees as slaves. They were truly remarkable warriors given the timeline they existed in.

[@ElectricBlade]

Legend says after this all those ladies gave birth to mini spartans

[@nacanielitabua3143]

Achillies said..."A leader that fights his own battles, wont that be a sight!!....".....He damn straight

[@feudist]

One of THE inflection points for Western Civilization along with Lepanto and Normandy.

[@eleftheriadis212121]

you are not even close!!!

[@feudist]

@@eleftheriadis212121 Thermopylae buys time for Greece to rally at Marathon and Salamis and throw Xerxes back, allowing for a Western world without God-Emperors. At Lepanto, the high tide of Ottoman Islam breaks, preserving Europe. An unsuccessful Normandy invasion ends up with the USSR in control of all of Europe at war's end. Maybe there are other momentous battles, but these three are decisive.

[@darrenm1386]

Spartan children were taken away from their parents at 7 yrs. old. They were put into military training where they were beaten and trained to kill, even at that young age.

[@simontide6780]

It's kind of funny best reaction came from Persian guy. Who would've thought;

[@simontide6780]

@@mr.sharktooth He actually Iranian who moved UK later. He didn't even know the language well at first.

[@perfectionbodycare8401]

"Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie" Epitaph of the cenotaph of Thermopylae, Greece

[@michaelbnz208]

No Prisoners, No mercy. Never ever mess with the Spartans.

[@jatilq]

Love the mixture of new reactors.

[@salguodrolyat2594]

I could swear Even the babushka had a borderline o face when Leonidas went on his rampage.🤣🤣

[@themusicmaster1077]

I know the movie is historically inaccurate but it’s still a damn fine movie

[@AW-yj6md]

Love these combined reactions,..that scene where the arrows rain down,..it's like the scene with Jet Li in Hero(spoiler), and its him against an army, just him, and all those arrows come for him,..its an incredible, incredible epic scene, pic, so many like that in so many movies,, I remember when my dad was alive, and he saw the first Die Hard, and the scene where Alan Rickman's character as been bested, and is falling to his death in slow motion,..really impressed my dad, how that scene was shot,..he was so in awe of it,..he wasn't a filmmaker, photographer,..a retired soldier, who was just so impressed with that,..and I so know, he would've be immensely impressed with movies like this, Hero, Gladiator, with how these battle scenes were filmed, hypothesized, how these battles may have taken, place, and the stories, like also 47 Ronin,..the honorable bravery of those warriors, ..Godspeed, Peace ✌

[@starbugmechanic5236]

After they speared that first guy, technically they were winning 1-0

[@CardinalStandard]

Got to love when Ms Dasha & Ms Ellie seemed to get hot & bothered. Beautiful!

[@genericnamehere7602]

The Spartan Hoplite was a human battle tank.

[@paulmwilson62]

One of the few historically accurate parts of the film. The phalanx was so OP

[@user-hk7hz9cn7v]

The difference between men MADE for war vs men FORCED to fight…

[@flynn4838]

One man fighting for his home and family is worth 10 hired hands...

[@arnodorian1620]

its a legend too that spartans usually laugh when they kill people in battle

[@theberglar10]

A few of those women watching were “really” enjoying this scene.

[@Kirisute69Gomen]

4:26 when a King proves why he's the king! I love it

[@MasterBiffPudwell]

The tactics used by Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopile (the Hot Gates) is still taught in military schools across the globe.

[@ChechoBenavides]

Thank you for this Zack Snyder 👏🏼

[@bluepandaman]

I remember watching this in the theater - it was mindblowingly awesome.

[@lanolinlight]

This is still the greatest use of hyperbolic CGI -- so visceral and composed like a symphony.

[@itzruckus]

This is so funny to watch, all the men watching are pumped and feeling every blow, and the girls are in suspension……

[@RobertShepherd-kf4oe]

They broke formation to break the persians minds. A route. The strategy was sound

[@Nines_Rodriguez]

King Leonidas was 60 in this Battle. Nowadays, when a 30-year old man farts, his ass is hurting.

[@Z-bone64]

5:47...love her battle cry!

[@EngCenturion]

It's believed historically that Xerxes' army numbered around 80,000 - 120,000, if you include naval assets it was a grand total of 200,000 - 500,000 (depending on your source). Without any shadow of a doubt the largest force of its time.

[@Diannalover]

Very nice compilation! Including the comic panels was a very nice touch as well.

[@darthveatay]

There's a memorial a Thermopyle in honor of the Spartans. "O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians (Spartans) that we lie here, obedient to their words" it reads. Meaning they did their duty without hesitation

[@surfingtothestars]

This movie def makes you want to hit the gym 😂

[@4hire565]

Imagine launching a ungodly barrage of arrows, so massive that for a few seconds, day becomes night. And from your objective you hear.. fucking laughter.. Hot damn I love that movie

[@dp2987]

Guys, this movie is just a foreplay 😅😅😂😅😢

[@zrtl8774]

Fun fact - did you know in the slow motion fight sequence of Leonidas going through Persian after Persian, there was no stunt double there, it was Gerrard Butler doing it himself

[@SilverScribe85]

Nothing cooler than seeing an actor do their own stunts

[@billbillinger2117]

Women: concerned faces Men: AWWWWWW YEAH LEESSSS GOOOOO!

[@Crellogs.87]

It’s great seeing people’s reactions before they engage, no one heard about Thermopylae…. The Spartans were next level!

[@emmanuelquerol]

5:09 if i were the enemies and I see the spartans do this again, i would tremble and think of escaping!

[@justmyopinion628]

My favourite line, with a Scottish accent. "Haven't you noticed, we've been sharing our culture with you all morning."

[@pleclerc2112]

And not a chair was dry after the slomo scene

[@lextalionis0]

All the girls are like “nope” and the guys are like “yeah!”

[@mikelopez4533]

Love your content. Especially enjoyed the illustrations you added.

[@dukeravenshadow5532]

They absolutely Live for The Fight! It is their Whole Purpose ;)