Guys, before you started griping that the movie 300 defamed the noble people of Iran with its negative portrayal of ancient Persians, an easy 98% of Americans thought Persia was an imaginary land made up by Disney, not one based in what is now Iran. Before, next to nobody in the US would’ve made the connection but now, thanks to the millions of dollars of free publicity you’ve given the film, Americans can now both be entertained and feel like they are sticking it to President Ahmadinejad.
(sarcastic slow clapping)
Well played. Maybe next time you will keep your big yaps shut but, if past experience with groups that brought more attention to things they didn’t like is any indication, you won’t.
I think you’re wrong to assume that people paid any attention to the complaint - most of the audience for The 300 is probably action movie-lovin’ kids, who are not really that geopolitically active - but it’s still a stupid complaint. And fuck the Iranian government anyway.
I always love it when stupid shit like this comes back to bite people on the ass…and I have to admit, that it happened to our pals the Iranians is just a bonus.
(BTW, I was one of the appearently 2% that DID know that the Persians were from those parts ).
Also, since the Spartans were Greek and democracy came from Greece, then the Spartans were Americans! It follows!
Because the current conflict is EXACTLY like Thermopylae, consisting of a massive number of Persians attacking a tiny army of Greek warriors in an attempt to conquer the continent. So many parallels.
do I have to put in here somewhere that I’m not being serious?
You know, personally, up until this point I really thought of Iran as a great place full of people and leaders that do great things. Frankly, I was considering giving up my citizenship and boarding a plane over there next summer. Not only is it clean, safe, and with tons of opportunities for women, I also hear there are just oodles of jobs in the nuclear sector.
But then I saw the 300 and now I don’t think I can think of Iran the same way.
I mean, I just can’t believe that they would do that thousands of years ago. I can’t be part of a people that enter into violent and dastardly wars in the past. So instead, I think I’m going to move to Mongolia, because I hear the Mongolians have a virtually colorless history. I’m excited!
As ancient empires go, the Persians were pretty decent, so I can see why it galls their descendants to see them cast as the bad guys.
On the other hand, Iran host Holocaust-denial conventions, marched waves of children to clear minefields and hangs teenage homosexuals by pulling them up by the neck on industrial cranes, so fuck 'em!
In other news, NAMBLA’s giving the producers an award, for positively portraying the historical contributions of pederasts in the war against Middle Eastern aggression.
Jeeze, Andy, you really ain’t all that bright, are ye? That faint sound you’re hearing? That’s Diosa’s post whooshing past, WAY over your head. :rolleyes:
Iran might be geographically located near what was once the Persian Empire, but the present day Iranian regime has about as much in common with ancient Persia as a gold-chained, New Jersey born, Italian American has in common with a Roman Senator: Nothing. The first error here is acknowledging that Fundamentalist Iran resembles Persia in any meaningful way.
).