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Johnbobb posted...

Fun fact, 300 was the first ever R-rated movie I saw in theaters when I was 13 years old

I didn't see it in theaters and I turned 19 y/o around when it came out. I saw it after because memes.

GavsEvans123 posted...

It's such a relief to hear this one holds up! I was 14 when it came out, just the right age to think it was the coolest thing ever. I've been meaning to watch it again, but I've been scared to, for fear that if I did, the magic would be gone. Sounds like I have nothing to worry about in that regard!

It's still ridiculous and, while the CGI hasn't aged well, the visuals are still the most entertaining part. It's funny just how violent it is, and, really, my only issue wasn't okay in 2007 either: Leonidas being ableist toward Ephialtes, the real version of whom wasn't disabled. As you know, I don't take well to that, as someone who has been treated unfairly many a time for "not being neurotypical enough." Fuck people like that. This one shouldn't have been staged for amusement, because that's not cool. Sure, it does give Leonidas a character flaw, but making him a bully is not how you get people rooting for the "hero" of the story. But I loved how Ephialtes didn't just take it and was like "Fuck you, I'm defecting."

And, yes, the Internet took to 300 just like it had Snakes on a Plane half a year earlier. Aside from that one thing, which was never okay to begin with, it's held up well as a visual masterpiece, and it's still quite hilarious even without male stripper jokes. That's the only reason I watched it way back when, and frankly I barely remembered a thing. 15 years and having watched it pirated on a laptop would do that.