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  • Essay / 300: Birth of an Empire - 525

    Popular culture has always transported people back in time, reproducing history. It is necessary to examine a film in depth to establish a connection between the story and the fictional storyline of the films. The most recent example of this is the film 300: Rise of an Empire. I went to the movies recently to see how historically accurate or inaccurate the movie was to the original historical events. The film's story takes place in the ancient city-state of Athens and the Persian Empire. The battle between two nations escalates when the warrior Themistocles of Athens kills the Persian king Darius. According to the story, this event caused Darius' son, Xerses, to seek revenge. He became a powerful God-King. He was powerful and visually frightening, making everyone obey him and accept his sister Artemisia, who led the army in Xerses' place. In fact, the plot of the film was changed in several parts to impress the audience, make it dramatic and more engaging than that of Xerses. what happened in history. "The real Darius was not at the battle of Marathon, and Themistocles did not kill...