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вЂњthis is a movie that takes place in water. Secondly, special effects have improved markedly in the last seven years, and though the film was shot with digital RED cameras in conventional 2-D and then converted to 3-D after the fact (you can take your pick in the cinema I recommend the 3-D version, since it foregrounds the only real visual interest the film has), theВ 3-D effect carries from the front of the frame to the back in one clean sweep, rather than appearing as a вЂњpop upвЂќ book, as with such recently reprocessed for 3-D films as Louis LeterrierвЂ™s 2010 remake of Clash of The Titans.Д«ut make no mistake about it this is a film in which almost nothing is real, least of all the sets. Clocking in at a sharply edited 102 minutes, itвЂ™s just the right length for what is essentially a thrill ride. That said, 300: ROAE is better than the original, if only because itвЂ™s devoid of any dime store mysticism that вЂњvisionaryвЂќ director Snyder imposed upon the vacant spectacle of 300, and it moves along at a much faster clip. Watching the film, I kept thinking of what a first rate talent like Sam Peckinpah might have done with similar material in his prime вЂњBloody SamвЂќ would have been right at home here, provided he was willing to bring the film in on time and under budget. Mind you, IвЂ™m talking sheer technique here, not resonance the film is as empty as it is dazzling, but nevertheless, some main points come to mind. ThatвЂ™s probably good training for this film, because most of the cast walks through their paces like so many automatons what really saves the film as a visual construct is MurroвЂ™s sense of non-stop kineticism, which is easily the equal of some of the best action directors in motion picture history.

HeвЂ™s even worked with The Muppets! Now, if only he could learn to direct people. Murro has directed numerous high-end commercials and videos, and one feature, Smart People (2008), starring Dennis Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker. Huge, panoramic vistas that trail off into infinity, as the protagonists strike heroic poses in the twilight? Coming up! Spectacular battles on sea and land? Gotcha! Sex scenes with a dollop of violence? Of course! ItвЂ™s all here, trotted out to meet audience demand, something Murro is no stranger to. Battlefields littered with corpses? Check. You want endless, mindless, slow motion violence, delivered with a minimum of dialogue or motivation (other than the standard вЂњI want revengeвЂќ card)? You got it. ItвЂ™s a maelstrom of unending cruelty, barbarism, and conflict. The makers of this film вЂ“ the producers, screenwriters and the director вЂ“ wanted a serviceable follow-up to Zack SnyderвЂ™s 2007 original, to create what could be a profitable franchise, if properly handled вЂ“ and Murro delivered it.

So it is with 300: ROAE, but let me hasten to add that most of what it has to tell us is unintentional freight. It would be a mistake to dismiss director Noam MurroвЂ™s sword and sandal вЂњhistoricalвЂќ pageant 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) entirely, if only because mainstream pop culture films can often tell us more about the times we live in than so-called вЂњqualityвЂќ films, since they pander so shamelessly to their audiences.

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