The 2007 action movie, adapted from the book by Frank Miller. The film adapts the retelling between Spartan King Leonidas and Persian God King Xerxes during the Battle of Thermopylae. The amazing technical work of the movie was done by super-imposition chroma key. It in a way looks like a comic book appeal.
The movie shows the bloodshed of tens and thousands of Spartans and Persians. The title sequence uniquely depicts exactly that. It has splatters of blood but what appear to be 3-D in quality. The red splatter reads the names of key characters and figures. The title sequence does an interesting job at grabbing the audience’s attention. It is obvious the war movie will be gruesome and bloody. But, this particular title sequence gives a 3-D, funky, modern edge to the movie. It fits with the movie technique as well as the audio.
It combines the old comic book writing with bloodshed. The writing is in red. The fast pace and movement between scenes parallels the film. The simple black graphic elements combined with the blood splatters gives it an edgy, rockin’ feeling for the viewer.
