This is a totally random entry. I watched the movie 300 over and over and I still couldn’t stop myself from liking it. Well, I like Gerard Butler in the first place, (the guy who played King Leonidas). As an actor, I first noticed him in the movie Phantom of the Opera with his role as the Phantom. I also learned that he used to be a lawyer by profession before started acting, and his singing stint in Phantom of the Opera was his first professional singing attempt. For his role as King Leonidas, we worked out for 6 months to gain such physique and shaved off all his body hair.
I like Gerard as an actor. And I absolutely like his attitude in his job. It seems to me that he is the type of person who is an active learner. He is patient with his own growth, and he does not consider lack of knowledge as a factor. If he lacks something, he tries his best to acquire it. He seeks excellence in his own potential. That is why I’m such a great fan of him. For sure, if I see him, I will really ask for his autograph. This guy, definitely has intellectual humility.
Going back to the movie. The movie 300 is about the battle of the Spartans in Thermophelae. The whole point of Leonidas’ leadership was free men will refuse to be colonized. Gorgo, the queen told Leonidas to do away with the predictions of the oracle, but instead, as a King, think how free men will act in this kind of situation. With only 300 men on his side, (oh God, did I mention that they are soo good looking? :P), he went to the shores of Sparta and fought the Persians led by Xerxes.
The most amazing part of this movie was how Queen Gorgo was portrayed. She was highly respected by her husband and was constantly consulted about her opinion in government affairs of his husband. When the Persian envoy asked, “what gave this woman the right to join in the affairs of men”, her answer was, “Only Spartan women give birth to real men”. This line really left an impression in me.
Well in the film and history, Spartan men are portrayed as warriors. This line can be understood in such a way that since Spartan men are warriors, and warriorship is almost synonymous with manliness, then it makes Spartan women different.
But with how I interpret it, “Only Spartan women give birth to real men”, means at that point of history, only Spartan men understood the relevance of women in the society. They were strong women who had to accept their kids being separated from them at age of 3, and accept the fact that when their husbands leave, they may never see each other again. To be a mother and a wife was an honorable vocation. At least, that’s how I understood Gorgo’s line.
But in my humble opinion, every woman is worth respect. And real men will always recognize that.
I like Gerard as an actor. And I absolutely like his attitude in his job. It seems to me that he is the type of person who is an active learner. He is patient with his own growth, and he does not consider lack of knowledge as a factor. If he lacks something, he tries his best to acquire it. He seeks excellence in his own potential. That is why I’m such a great fan of him. For sure, if I see him, I will really ask for his autograph. This guy, definitely has intellectual humility.
Going back to the movie. The movie 300 is about the battle of the Spartans in Thermophelae. The whole point of Leonidas’ leadership was free men will refuse to be colonized. Gorgo, the queen told Leonidas to do away with the predictions of the oracle, but instead, as a King, think how free men will act in this kind of situation. With only 300 men on his side, (oh God, did I mention that they are soo good looking? :P), he went to the shores of Sparta and fought the Persians led by Xerxes.
The most amazing part of this movie was how Queen Gorgo was portrayed. She was highly respected by her husband and was constantly consulted about her opinion in government affairs of his husband. When the Persian envoy asked, “what gave this woman the right to join in the affairs of men”, her answer was, “Only Spartan women give birth to real men”. This line really left an impression in me.
Well in the film and history, Spartan men are portrayed as warriors. This line can be understood in such a way that since Spartan men are warriors, and warriorship is almost synonymous with manliness, then it makes Spartan women different.
But with how I interpret it, “Only Spartan women give birth to real men”, means at that point of history, only Spartan men understood the relevance of women in the society. They were strong women who had to accept their kids being separated from them at age of 3, and accept the fact that when their husbands leave, they may never see each other again. To be a mother and a wife was an honorable vocation. At least, that’s how I understood Gorgo’s line.
But in my humble opinion, every woman is worth respect. And real men will always recognize that.
