The history is written by the victors and there is no evidence that the battle of Thermopylae ever took place the way Greek historians described it, but the part that is worth mentioning is Frank Miller's prophecy that in order to save 'modern-day democracy', the Persian Empire (a country in the Middle East) must have been defeated by sacrifices from freedom-loving Spartans (white Europeans).

'300' depicts King Xerxes as a fat homosexual and Persians as deformed and stupid monsters similar to what the Orcs looked like in 'The Lord of the Rings'. Spartans on the other hand are shown as rocket scientists trapped in bodies of Greek gods with comic book bravery and constant worry of losing their beloved and hard-earned 'freedom and democracy' to the damn Middle Easterners.

The similarities of “300” to today’s events in the Middle East are noteworthy. As the U.S. enters the gates of the old Persian Empire (today's Iraq) to 'defend democracy' against the army of darkness, and simultaneously engages in nuclear standoff with Iran (the Persian Empire), the administration, finding itself in a real snag, tries to appeal to the very essence of the Western civilization. And perhaps the timely release of this movie is what's needed to wake the Spartan in all freedom-loving people. After all, when the mission is not so accomplished, we all need to make sacrifices to defend our 'democracy' against the Orcs.