\'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield

[Polinik]

Narukami, thank you for your answer.
I do agree but I have to admit that I personally have zero tolerance to naming that kind of entertainment by historical people and events. Because in no advertise,trailer or poster did it said "this is pure fiction with having nothing to do with history except names and events"...I did not see the need to make this kind of movie about this kind of event.It was wrong.

Paul, my thoughts exactly..The only thing is with book we have our imagination working,and we can shape Pressfield's words with our own knowledge about this subject..And/or skip the lines like "I could see his crimson cloak in the first line of battle" :roll: ..And ten men will make ten different pictures in their heads...Just see artwork we post,almost none is the same,and we all used more or less same historical accounts and read.With movie there is no shaping.

Spartiates were not like american conscript soldiers, they were far more like the Victorian officer class if we must have a modern model.

I am sorry but could you please clarify this to me,what you mean...As I don't have any knowledge who Victorian officers are.How did they behave? :oops:
Thank you