Zack Snyder’s 300 is celebrating its 15th-anniversary, which makes it a great time to look at how the film differs from actual historical events.
Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 is now 15 years old, and while’s it’s a great adaptation of the comic, it’s a completely inaccurate retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae and of Spartan history as a whole.
300 is a visually appealing film, with detailed animation and great production design, but that doesn’t stop it from rewriting history. Now that it’s celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, let’s go over just how exactly Snyder’s film changes history and the true story of the Battle of Thermopylae.