This is also fairly historically accurate. When the Persians came demanding earth and water Leonidas had them thrown into a well and told them to get it themselves.
@@tayzadayzah6681 Not exactly. The Athenians put the messengers on trial and then had them executed and thrown into a pit (not a well). The Spartans didn’t put them on trial, they simply threw them in a well. I was, however, wrong about it being Leonidas, it was actually his brother Cleomenes, who Leonidas would succeed a year later.
That scene is the best, the second is when Xerxes asked Leonidas to kneel "I would but my knees are too sore from killing all those Persians" Awesome movie!
Spartan women were also usually the richest in the country because when their husbands died in battle they usually inherited the lands legally and some women would remarry and rinse repeat.
Yup. It was a society where everyone had a role. There was no arguing about whose role was better or who brought more to the table. Greek women held it down while the men were out at war. A complicated but simple time.
The behind the scenes were wild.The trainers came up with this hardcore workout routine called the 300.The stunt guys were mostly required to do it.But,only one of the actors completed it and the 300 workout is intense.
A weakness still to this day of any Muslim army from the Middle East is their command structure, and style they fight, as opposed or the Spartans who are all about teamwork, strategy, tactics etc, if you study the wars Israel has fought and won, this will make sense to you for example, in this movie and in the real battle the Persians were confident it’s numbers wouid win quickly, by choosing that land the Spartans forced the Persians to attack through that narrow strip of land evening the odds. How 300 did as well as they did is absolutely remarkable against so many, but it’s a battle of cultures. Think about how long it takes to train a Spartan warrior since birth? How one life is so valuable, as opposed to the other side were it’s the complete opposite, if your not in the elite ruling class, your life means little if that
The US military is unique because of the power/authority among NCOs. Israel copied them to an extent. If an officer dies in combat, For the USA, it is akin to unleashing the hounds of hell. US personnel on site realize the only one who knows the Geneva Convention is now dead(uh oh, Scooby), they want revenge and have the tools to do so. And have also called in multiple airstrikes.
the messenger was a representative of Xeres,, he was supposedly a diplomat with a message.. he is supposed to tactful and respectful of his host especially Spartans not arrogant .... his attitude cost he and his crew their lives... when you arrive and flash skulls of other kings as a threat what did the messenger expect ???
Molon Labe! Love this movie! It's by far my favorite movie of all time! We need more movies like this, not a bunch a soy boys running around in make-up.
I believe it was Xerxes who sent a message to Sparta (in real life) saying, "If I bring my armies into your lands, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city". Sparta (in real life) sent back a one-word response: "If." Sparta was NOT to be f'ed with. This movie takes it to another level in ways, but Spartans were the real deal.
I believe that was Phillip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, that said that. Still pretty bad ass reply. Those two never went for Sparta after that
@@jacobschmitt2497 He didn't have to. Sparta had already been destroyed as a standing military force by Epaminondas the generation before. What Philip actually did was ask the Spartans to join the rest of the Greeks, but the Spartans in their vanity refused, because if they couldn't lead (they couldn't even defeat their neighbor Messenia anymore), then they wanted nothing to do with the Persian expedition Philip was arranging. So, to shame them, Alexander would write "and all the Greeks except the Lacedaemonians (Spartans)"... such an utter insult and humiliation. Gotta love it.
Watching this at the cinema as a teenager in college...Ah the chills remain the same! My only gripe with this movie (based off a comic and all) was the ending soundtrack being the Gladiator theme. This entire movie had amazing soundtracks...so the ending theme was a bit of a let down. Still love this movie for the over-the-top machismo.
And thus, everytime a massive front kick sent someone flying, whether it was during an MMA fight or a police action it was known as...a SPARTA kick, for the rest of humanity
I believe that the Persian Empire is one of the greatest and most powerful empires of all time alongside those of the Romans, British, Macedonians, Mongols and the Ottomans.
Is this film historically accurate? Perhaps not. It doesn't matter. It is the story that matters. I was raised by Greek people. I was brought up knowing this story. It is so very wonderful that so many people know the story of Leonidias and the 300 because of this amazing film. "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!'
It's there just in case a messenger arrives to demand submission. Or just to solve disputes: "This is thebian cloth, as promised!" "Thebian? THIS... IS... CORYNTHIAN!" *throws the merchant into the pit*
Apparently ancient Greek soldiers went around with boxers only and regular people were wearing tank tops and skirts. Always nice to learn history from Hollywood
I recall reading somewhere that the real Spartans actually fought naked. They believed that things like armour just weighed you down and restricted your movements.
This giant hole called "Keadas". Actually it was (as we know it, from historical evidence) a hole in the rocks, a cave. Spartians used to throw their disable etc. children in the cave to die, because they would never be made good soldiers. One of the children which escape was Efialtis, who betrayed later the Spartians. Now in Greece the word "Efialtis" is synonomy with the word "nightmare"!
Truth story Leonidas 300 man has a chance because there a spartan leader that was fighting pearsum by the ocean front who kept them from landing on land spartan has less boats but they use their boats to ran into their boats.
Todo muy épico...pero a ella la habrían echo callar de inmediato,es más ni siquiera hubiera estado delante y aún menos el le hubiera pedido aprobación para matar al mensajero.....eso es ciencia ficción Yankee.
As badass and cool as the Spartans are in this movie, that whole policy of holding a messenger to the message as though it's his own words just because he is the one speaking is bullshit lmao. What is homie suppose to do? "Oh in that case you probably won't want to hear all of this, I'll head on back without delivering the message" then when he gets back to his King, he can't even lie about not delivering the message because surely someone else in his traveling party will snitch on him for duty, favor, or reward. So he gets back, tells the King he didn't deliver the message and the King is like "Oh okay well we'll kill you now" It really just makes the Spartans seem like dumb fucking brutes who only give a shit about war, which is probably intentional considering the scene where they encounter the Athenians and ask about their professions, and well, the rest of the entire movie lol
That is exactly what Sparta was during these centuries. A brutal, militaristic society, almost uncivilised when compared to other Greek City-States of that time.
Homie was supposed to be respectful and ask for the surrender. He was expected to be diplomatic, yet get the point across. What did he think would happen, flapping his gums like HE'S the bad ass and insulting the queen and making threats. Lol Leonidas knew what he was there for, messenger boi was rude af, and it cost him. Tresspass on gang territory and talk like that, you're not making it out alive, my friend.
THIS IS SPARTA! btw, if you want to learn more about it, i can only recommend assasins creed odyssey. where you are playing as his grandchild. it sounds like some AD, but it's really just some heartfelt recommendation! it's one of the best games i've ever played. it has ingame currency and stuff, but you won't need any of that.
This is also fairly historically accurate. When the Persians came demanding earth and water Leonidas had them thrown into a well and told them to get it themselves.
Spartan bystander/witness: "Well I ain't drinking out of that well..."
It was actually the Athenians that did this to messengers from Xerxes' father Darius, but yeah it played out the same.
@@tayzadayzah6681 Not exactly. The Athenians put the messengers on trial and then had them executed and thrown into a pit (not a well). The Spartans didn’t put them on trial, they simply threw them in a well. I was, however, wrong about it being Leonidas, it was actually his brother Cleomenes, who Leonidas would succeed a year later.
@@Matrim42 you must take a walk on the holy sands of Thermopylae 😉 you will see what's written on the stele.
@@lucanton2088 I have actually, it’s been a long time, though. I spent a month going all over Greece, and the Hot Gates was one of the places I went.
And thus, they have witnessed the origin of one of the internet's most well-known memes
Molan labe?
That's not an internet thing, just like "I'll be back" wouldn't be an internet thing.
It's a known quote from a movie, is what it is.
@@OriginalPuroit's definitely one of the most well known early internet memes.. terminator came out way before all of those things
That scene is the best, the second is when Xerxes asked Leonidas to kneel "I would but my knees are too sore from killing all those Persians" Awesome movie!
"Haven't you noticed? We've been sharing our culture with you all morning."
@@bello9740 Clearly you don't know our women...
“Besides, there’s no reason we can’t be civil…” 😂
Spartan women were also usually the richest in the country because when their husbands died in battle they usually inherited the lands legally and some women would remarry and rinse repeat.
Yup. It was a society where everyone had a role. There was no arguing about whose role was better or who brought more to the table. Greek women held it down while the men were out at war. A complicated but simple time.
My wife is Greek, so I've got to keep an eye on her.
@@philipm06😂
Notice even a spartan king looks to his queen for approval to kick him down the pit that badass
Spartan women were above all other people.
The behind the scenes were wild.The trainers came up with this hardcore workout routine called the 300.The stunt guys were mostly required to do it.But,only one of the actors completed it and the 300 workout is intense.
Which one? They all looked fit af.
@Jon Ericson The actor that played Daxos and his name is Andrew Pleavin.
A weakness still to this day of any Muslim army from the Middle East is their command structure, and style they fight, as opposed or the Spartans who are all about teamwork, strategy, tactics etc, if you study the wars Israel has fought and won, this will make sense to you for example, in this movie and in the real battle the Persians were confident it’s numbers wouid win quickly, by choosing that land the Spartans forced the Persians to attack through that narrow strip of land evening the odds. How 300 did as well as they did is absolutely remarkable against so many, but it’s a battle of cultures. Think about how long it takes to train a Spartan warrior since birth? How one life is so valuable, as opposed to the other side were it’s the complete opposite, if your not in the elite ruling class, your life means little if that
The US military is unique because of the power/authority among NCOs. Israel copied them to an extent.
If an officer dies in combat,
For the USA, it is akin to unleashing the hounds of hell.
US personnel on site realize the only one who knows the Geneva Convention is now dead(uh oh, Scooby), they want revenge and have the tools to do so. And have also called in multiple airstrikes.
THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
"Earth and Water, Persian? You'll find plenty of both at the bottom of that well"
When I think about this scene I also think about Meet the Spartans when the queen says "kick his shit in baby" to Leonidas.
I love how he checks with the Queen before violence.
Always check with the Queen. She might not bail your ass outta jail later if you don't.
the messenger was a representative of Xeres,, he was supposedly a diplomat with a message.. he is supposed to tactful and respectful of his host especially Spartans not arrogant .... his attitude cost he and his crew their lives... when you arrive and flash skulls of other kings as a threat what did the messenger expect ???
How did any one of these people watch this film when none of them can shut up?
That’s my thought, they can’t hear what’s being said because they’re talking. It would be awful to watch a movie with most of them.
I saw this in the theater, and the whole audience went nuts when the messenger got kicked into the pit
Recently, my grandfather watched this and now every single room he goes into….he screams “THIS IS SPARTA”
Molon Labe! Love this movie! It's by far my favorite movie of all time! We need more movies like this, not a bunch a soy boys running around in make-up.
I remember walking out of the theater right after watching this with my friends and kicking each other on the back while yelling this is Sparta! Lol
I believe it was Xerxes who sent a message to Sparta (in real life) saying, "If I bring my armies into your lands, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city". Sparta (in real life) sent back a one-word response: "If." Sparta was NOT to be f'ed with. This movie takes it to another level in ways, but Spartans were the real deal.
I believe that was Phillip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, that said that. Still pretty bad ass reply. Those two never went for Sparta after that
@@jacobschmitt2497 He didn't have to. Sparta had already been destroyed as a standing military force by Epaminondas the generation before.
What Philip actually did was ask the Spartans to join the rest of the Greeks, but the Spartans in their vanity refused, because if they couldn't lead (they couldn't even defeat their neighbor Messenia anymore), then they wanted nothing to do with the Persian expedition Philip was arranging. So, to shame them, Alexander would write "and all the Greeks except the Lacedaemonians (Spartans)"... such an utter insult and humiliation. Gotta love it.
Philip of Macedonia sent the letter.
And due to the fact that Sparta was in Laconia nowadays, we use the word laconic for the way that they spoke.
Being fit wasnt just for the movies. It was who the spartans were. From a young age they new nothing but violence and learned the ways of war.
Watching this at the cinema as a teenager in college...Ah the chills remain the same! My only gripe with this movie (based off a comic and all) was the ending soundtrack being the Gladiator theme. This entire movie had amazing soundtracks...so the ending theme was a bit of a let down. Still love this movie for the over-the-top machismo.
Ma il tema finale non centra nulla con il gladiatore
@@dc_cristianz Si...correcto
And thus, everytime a massive front kick sent someone flying, whether it was during an MMA fight or a police action it was known as...a SPARTA kick, for the rest of humanity
I think OSHA would be concerned about the lack of safety rails around that bottomless pit.
Pfft. "Regulations." What you think this is, Rome?
@@orboobleck5366ahhh yes, Rome. The birthplace of OSHA 😂😂😂
Yes, But the Empire from Star Wars would approve.
@@EverydayWithBobby😂😂😂😂😂
We need more 'mad men' these days.
Classic internet meme.
They weren’t just jacked for the movie they were jacked because they lived in a society of warriors and trained every day relentlessly.
The wife: only real women give birth to Spartan man.
LGBTQ: nooo,men can give birth too!!
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Stupid very stupid
@@ronaldpagar6513 well it's true. That's what they say.
@loveroftruth8148 no they don't. Are you on crack?
The moment when you know that the whole thing can and will only end in violence.
Your channel is growing fast!!
One of the greatest cinema lines ever.
狂気って、侵略者を温かく受け入れ、領地を荒野にするのが、平和主義?
狂気って、侵略者を温かく受け入れ、領地を荒野にするのが、平和主義?
I believe that the Persian Empire is one of the greatest and most powerful empires of all time alongside those of the Romans, British, Macedonians, Mongols and the Ottomans.
There's no match to the British Empire. The sun never set on it. That's a claim no one else has.
Well all that someday came to end but you are wrong British empire was bigger
Is this film historically accurate? Perhaps not. It doesn't matter. It is the story that matters.
I was raised by Greek people. I was brought up knowing this story. It is so very wonderful that so many people know the story of Leonidias and the 300 because of this amazing film.
"ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!'
Noone can give threat to anyone.
No one questions the logic of having a giant pit with no railings in the middle of town.
It's there just in case a messenger arrives to demand submission.
Or just to solve disputes:
"This is thebian cloth, as promised!"
"Thebian? THIS... IS... CORYNTHIAN!"
*throws the merchant into the pit*
Messengers better not be bringing no bad news to Sparta. 🤔
If the movie "300" was a football game, consider this the opening kickoff!!
Madman… but cool.
Indeed.
Glory to Greece
AD AFTER WHO JESUS CHRIST YESSIR
THE KING HAS RISEN ✝️🗡️👑
JESUS CHRIST IS THE TRUE LIVING ALMIGHTY GOD AMEN WHOOO ✝️🙏❤️🗡️👑
Epic scene sooo emotional especially for me 🇬🇷
People just HAVE to blubber their way through everything,..I wonder if they even understand what they watch with how much they talk OVER it?
You don't kill the messenger.
You do when the messenger acts like that.
@@shawnjohnson9763 no you don't you, psychopathic creep.
Smh you would’ve been right at the bottom of that big ass pit 😂
Questa è SPARTA ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's a shame this is what happens to the hottest guy in the movie.
Apparently ancient Greek soldiers went around with boxers only and regular people were wearing tank tops and skirts. Always nice to learn history from Hollywood
I recall reading somewhere that the real Spartans actually fought naked. They believed that things like armour just weighed you down and restricted your movements.
To many people talking at once, lol, if this is your first time watching you missed all the good parts
3:57 THIS IS SPARTA!
This giant hole called "Keadas". Actually it was (as we know it, from historical evidence) a hole in the rocks, a cave. Spartians used to throw their disable etc. children in the cave to die, because they would never be made good soldiers. One of the children which escape was Efialtis, who betrayed later the Spartians. Now in Greece the word "Efialtis" is synonomy with the word "nightmare"!
Damn son, i think i found myself a new favorite channel
Look up some of the greatest war quotes from United States military. It is very similar to what the Spartan’s said 😆.
And thus, the "Spartan Kick" was born
Truth story Leonidas 300 man has a chance because there a spartan leader that was fighting pearsum by the ocean front who kept them from landing on land spartan has less boats but they use their boats to ran into their boats.
LA CASI DESNUDEZ ES INVENTIVA DEL DIRECTOR LOS GUERREROS ERAN LO MAS PARECIDO A UN TANQUE USAN LAS MEJORES CORAZAS DE LA EPOCA.
3:57-4:00 not going to lie, I laughed so hard at this iconic line of this is Sparta from Leonidas and kick Persian messenger from the 🕳️.
And that is how gringos believe rest in the world react so they make dramatic scenes every second in movies.
Nobody recognized Lena Headey? Aka Cersei Lannister?
This is Sparta - we don't fuck about.
ALL he sad ... is so true! Dont go on my family :D
christ this is awful. we can't even hear anything, they're all just talking over each other
Right! Some people talk during the most important parts 😂 I know they’re reacting but damn…stfu lol
Can you do We were soldiers
They dont stfu long enough to watch anything.
Post battle sequence
an Lo....an new channel was created. A good one at that.
We need the last scene reaction video 😮💨
Persians.....the Islam of today ..
Meet the Spartans was hilarious
You Mean GARBAGE 🤮🤮🤮
Wife ordered an execution 😂
This is America!!!!!
Madness?!..... THIS IS SPARTA!!!
Said calmly
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How can anyone watch a movie and talk through it! So annoying.
*You should do Godfather 3 when Don Corleone's daughter gets shot! *
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That pit is full of St Jude children😭
Have you made a reaction of Saving Private Ryan where they found Ryan and tell him the news?
⭐🇮🇷⭐🤣🤥🤥
I'm the dude, so that's what you call me.
Collect all these lies
Irani not like this🤫
The 'jacked' physiques in this film were famously CGI.
actually no. but shading for effect is awesome.
Todo muy épico...pero a ella la habrían echo callar de inmediato,es más ni siquiera hubiera estado delante y aún menos el le hubiera pedido aprobación para matar al mensajero.....eso es ciencia ficción Yankee.
As badass and cool as the Spartans are in this movie, that whole policy of holding a messenger to the message as though it's his own words just because he is the one speaking is bullshit lmao. What is homie suppose to do? "Oh in that case you probably won't want to hear all of this, I'll head on back without delivering the message" then when he gets back to his King, he can't even lie about not delivering the message because surely someone else in his traveling party will snitch on him for duty, favor, or reward. So he gets back, tells the King he didn't deliver the message and the King is like "Oh okay well we'll kill you now"
It really just makes the Spartans seem like dumb fucking brutes who only give a shit about war, which is probably intentional considering the scene where they encounter the Athenians and ask about their professions, and well, the rest of the entire movie lol
That is exactly what Sparta was during these centuries. A brutal, militaristic society, almost uncivilised when compared to other Greek City-States of that time.
Homie was supposed to be respectful and ask for the surrender. He was expected to be diplomatic, yet get the point across. What did he think would happen, flapping his gums like HE'S the bad ass and insulting the queen and making threats. Lol
Leonidas knew what he was there for, messenger boi was rude af, and it cost him.
Tresspass on gang territory and talk like that, you're not making it out alive, my friend.
Spartans already knew xerxes was coming
Second messenger was overstepping
When men were men and women were women. The good old days ehh
They used way too much CGI in this movie. It took me out of the movie immediately.
@jay disqus Your loss. And why, if that was the case, did you come back here to watch a reaction mashup 15 years later?
Your loss
@@crazyfvck I didn't, smart ass.
Were you expecting a National Geographic documentary?
Watching Gen Z people see these movies for the first time always makes me laugh..it was before their safe spaces and offensive words.
THIS IS SPARTA!
btw, if you want to learn more about it, i can only recommend assasins creed odyssey.
where you are playing as his grandchild. it sounds like some AD, but it's really just some heartfelt recommendation!
it's one of the best games i've ever played. it has ingame currency and stuff, but you won't need any of that.
Somebody needs to work on volume. Got to get louder.
Now ppl can't figure out what gender they are ...tf happend to men..
Lmfao wym “now”? That’s been a think since before the time period of 300….stop being so sensitive 😂
@EverydayWithBobby ur part of the problem
Leonidas:”Madness, THIS IS SPARTAN!”