Iranians Outraged by `300' Movie [View All]

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By NASSER KARIMI

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The hit American movie "300" has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran.

"Hollywood declares war on Iranians," blared a headline in Tuesday's edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper.

The movie, which raked in $70 million in its opening weekend, is based on a comic-book fantasy version of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army at a mountain pass in Greece for three days.

Even some American reviewers noted the political overtones of the West-against-Iran story line - and the way Persians are depicted as decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks.

more here http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070313/D8NRGJPO2.html


What I find interesting is this story was really buried, and I only stumbled on it by accident. With all the tension in the middle east how can these people stupidly produce a film which distorts history?

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