Iranians Outraged over the movie 300....OMFG

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17599641/?GT1=9145

This article basically says that Iranians are whining over the movie "300", based on the graphic novel of the same name by Frank Miller (also of Sin City and Dark Knight Returns fame). They claim that it wages war on Iran, insults their history and culture, and shows them in a bad light. For those who don't know, "300" depicts a possible version of the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred around 480 BC, in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a huge Persian army in a mountain pass for a few days.

Here's what bothers me about all this. First off, why the hell are we getting upset over a Hollywood movie? Because it's not accurate, they claim. Well, no shit Sherlock. Hollywood movies seldom are. Accuracy isn't Hollywood's job, it's entertaining us. If I want historically accurate, I'll read the damn book, where the author can spend more time developing, foreshadowing and showing the connections between events. Anyone who gets their history from a Hollywood production is a dumb ass. Same with anyone who gets their philosophy from the same source (yes, there is a spoon, and if you don't stop spouting off about all this lame ass philosophical crap you got from watching the Matrix, I'm going to show you just how real it is when I stab you with it).

Secondly, the same guy that wrote "300" wrote "Sin City", a massively successful comic to movie adaptation. When "Sin City" made all that money, it was only natural for the Hollywood powers that be to start looking for the next Frank Miller property to turn to celluloid gold. What else is Frank Miller famous for? Hmmm, well, let's see. Oh, there's Dark Knight Returns", which almost single handedly was responsible for reviving interest in the Batman franchise. That's cool, except Warner Bros. has always held the license for Batman since, oh, ages ago. They've got that pretty much wrapped up. There's other stuff, but I'm not going to go in the direction. Instead, let's stay with "300". It has everything a Hollywood blockbuster needs: big battles. You can stop there, because Hollywood did (I haven't as yet seen the movie, so I don't know where exactly Hollywood stopped, but it's a good bet that when they got that far into the comic, they were about busting a nut over it, assuming they looked at any part of the comic beyond the big battle).

Finally, what the hell is up with this trend in movies being all about making people hate another group? I saw the "Passion of the Christ" when it was in theaters, and you know, I didn't come out of there hating the Jews. Jesus Christ was a Jew, did you know that? Seems if you're hating the Jews, you're hating Jesus, as well. I saw "Fahrenheit 451", and trust me, I hated Bush that much before I went in seeing that movie. But to be fair, I hate Michael Moore just as much.

To be honest, if the Iranians are going to be hatin' just because of this movie, shouldn't England be hatin' for just about every movie we've ever made? "The Great Escape" starred Steve McQueen, an American, as the hero with a supporting cast of English actors, this despite the fact that the event portrayed in the movie didn't involve Americans at all (omg, Hollywood was historically inaccurate back then? the nerve!). Then, there are the Star Wars movies, in which the bad guys run around with British accents (except Vader, who ran around with the voice of a black guy). I mean, really, where do we draw the line here?

Seems to me, Iran is just looking for a reason to start a war with the U.S. OK, that's fine, do what you want. But if you're going to start a war, at least do it over something cool. Not some dumb Hollywood movie. Hell, if it helps, I'll take a page from Homer's "Iliad" and come and steal your leaders favorite wife, or whatever. Then you can go to war over love and defending her honor and all that other stuff that was so great for starting wars once upon a time. But if you want to start a war over a movie from studios whose major concern isn't historical accuracy, then I'll be all for turning your country into a super Wal-mart.

(Please note: Sharkboy doesn't hate Iranians, he hates idiots. If you're an idiot and Iranian, then that is purely coincidental).