'300' Spartans - something didn't make sense?

[Huscarl 10]

The film was great and I know this was a fantasized version of Thermopylae, but several things seem contradictory to the iron discipline of Spartans?

 

At one point the Spartans are sheltering beneath their shields from a heavy Persian arrowstorm, which lasts for about 30 seconds and thoroughly peppers the ground around them.

 

Then, in order to face a fresh Persian cavalry assault, the Spartans do something I thought stupid?

 

Instead of withdrawing carefully through the dense masses of arrows - stuck in the ground and the trajectory pointing slightly towards the Persians- which could act as crude anti-personnel/cavalry devices (horses famously do not deliberately run over dense masses of people and often refuse what they deem as high walls/hedges or dangerous ground objects?), Leonidas leads his now-exposed men forward through them towards the Persian cavalry onslaught and where the rear of his army would snag their legs and fatally stumble on the arrows if forced back?

[Electerrific 14]

Hmm, good point. But this film was never known for it's historical or military accuracy?

[Greengeek 10]

This is madness!

[Bruce_Shark 10]

This is madness!

 

NO!, this is Sheffield Forum...

 

...and thus such silliness is par for the course.

[Electerrific 14]

No, it's the 'entertainment' board. Duh.

[Bulgarian 10]

Hmm, good point. But this film was never known for it's historical or military accuracy?

 

I don't think the film claims to be even remotely accurate, it's just entertainment.

[melthebell 862]

lol its meant to be a film / entertainment NOT military strategy from the leaders of the warring armies

 

[Huscarl 10]

lol its meant to be a film / entertainment NOT military strategy from the leaders of the warring armies

I asked it on Imdb, but I forgot how arsey and sarcastic this forum is.

[melthebell 862]

I asked it on Imdb, but I forgot how arsey and sarcastic this forum is.

 

think you just take your films too seriously lol, im easy at switching my brain off

 

do you play role playing games?

[Bulgarian 10]

I asked it on Imdb, but I forgot how arsey and sarcastic this forum is.

 

loads of guys with 6-packs running around semi-naked and you're taking it seriously, did you not think "thats not much in the way of armour" ?

[Funky_Gibbon 42]

Even more unbelievably apparently Xerxes was 9 foot tall and into fetish gear.

[Bulgarian 10]

Even more unbelievably apparently Xerxes was 9 foot tall and into fetish gear.

 

He also looked nothing like the historical figure.