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The First Battle of the Hot Gates - "300"

scottishmartialarts says...

I enjoyed this scene quite a bit in the theatre because the first few moments of it are quite realistic. The bit where the Persians slam into the shield wall of the phalanx is exactly what phalanx warfare would have been like. It's unfortunate that they didn't have a first-person shot from within one of the helmets as that would've completed the effect. You'll notice that the helmets have no ear holes and have extremely limited peripheral vision. Couple that with the dust clouds that would be kicked up by that number of men, and your individual Greek hoplite would be unable to see or hear anything in the chaos of battle. What it would come down to is maintaining your place in formation and trying to find an opening for your spear against the enemy in front of you, an effect that I thought this scene conveys pretty well when the two bodies are pressing their shields against each other. The realism of course breaks down once the Spartans start killing people but it was nice that they throw in those few moments of realism for those of us who are interested in ancient warfare.

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