300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Actors: David Wenham (actor), Shelly Stoyanova (miscellaneous crew), David Sterne (actor), Trisha Burton (miscellaneous crew), Mark Canton (producer), D.R. Farquharson (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Maleki (actor), Rodrigo Santoro (actor), Lonnie Ramati (miscellaneous crew), Frank Miller (writer), Lena Headey (actress), Andrew Tiernan (actor), Jaswant Dev Shrestha (actor), Jon Sperry (miscellaneous crew), Fred Ochs (actor),

Plot: After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches south towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land.

Keywords: based-on-comic, based-on-comic-book, based-on-graphic-novel, dark-horse-comics, digit-in-title, number-in-title, prequel, second-part, sequel, woman-warrior
Genres: Action, Drama, War,

Quotes:

[from trailer]::Queen Gorgo: It begins as a whisper... a promise... the lightest of breezes dances above the death cries of 300 men. That breeze became a wind. A wind that my brothers have sacrificed. A wind of freedom... a wind of justice... a wind of vengeance.

[from trailer]::Xerxes: Nothing will stop the rise of my empire!

[from trailer]::Artemisia: I will attack the Greeks with my entire navy!

[from trailer]::Queen Gorgo: There will be death and destruction!::Themistocles: Yes. There will be.

[from trailer]::Artemisia: Steel and flesh... life and death... war.

[from trailer]::Themistocles: Better we show them, we chose to die on our feet, rather than live on our knees!

[from trailer]::Xerxes: For glory's sake, war!

300 (2006)

Actors: Lena Headey (actress), Mark Canton (producer), Dominic West (actor), Rodrigo Santoro (actor), Andrew Tiernan (actor), David Wenham (actor), Stephen McHattie (actor), Tom Rack (actor), Michael Fassbender (actor), Tyrone Benskin (actor), Gerard Butler (actor), James Bradford (actor), Arthur Holden (actor), Frank Miller (writer), Frank Miller (producer),

Plot: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, and several hundred Arcadians. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw left with no options he moved. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat was not the one expected, as a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks.

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Genres: Action, Fantasy, History, War,
Taglines: Feel the wrath in IMAX Spartans, tonight, we dine in hell! Based on Frank Miller's Graphic Novel Thirsty for Spartan blood! Pledged to crush! This is where we fight, this is where they die!! What does it mean to turn one of the great graphic novels of our time into a major motion picture? Spartans, prepare for glory!

Quotes:

Stelios: We are with you, sire! For Sparta, for freedom, to the death!

Persian: My arm!::Stelios: It's not yours, anymore.

Queen Gorgo: Freedom isn't free at all, that it comes with the highest of costs. The cost of blood.

Xerxes: There will be no glory in your sacrifice. I will erase even the memory of Sparta from the histories! Every piece of Greek parchment shall be burned. Every Greek historian, and every scribe shall have their eyes pulled out, and their tongues cut from their mouths. Why, uttering the very name of Sparta, or Leonidas, will be punishable by death! The world will never know you existed at all!::King Leonidas: The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and before this battle was over, even a god-king can bleed.

King Leonidas: Persian cowards.

Queen Gorgo: Do not be coy or stupid, Persian. You can afford neither in Sparta!::Messenger: What makes this woman think she can speak among men?::Queen Gorgo: Because only Spartan women give birth to real men!

[as arrows rain down on the Spartans, Astinos begins laughing hysterically]::Stelios: What the hell are you laughing at?::Astinos: Well, you had to say it!::Stelios: What?::Astinos: "Fight in the shade"!::[both laugh]

Stelios: Our ancestors built this wall using ancient stones from the bosom of Greece herself. And with a little Spartan help, your Persian scouts supplied the mortar.

Dilios: Immortals... we put their name to the test.

[first lines]::Dilios: When the boy was born, like all Spartans, he was inspected.