Many reviewers on the Internet have jumped in the U.S.A.-bashing bandwagon again by claiming the movie "300" is just anti-Iran propaganda.

Let's see how that argument might work:
a: The antagonist of the story is the huge Persian army.
b: Iranians are the descendants of the ancient Persian people.
c: Frank Miller's Spartans fought for freedom; Bush also likes to speak of freedom.

a + b + c = d: "It's a conspiracy to make Iran look bad, because George Bush is evil; oh, and btw 9/11 was an inside job!"

Well allow me to retort! That is MADNESS! and it sure as hell isn't Sparta.

If these people had actually paid attention to the movie itself and if they had some ammount of culture (no guys, internet conspiracy "documentaries" don't count), they would have noticed the following:

1.
Spartans stated they fight for reason, logic and freedom.
Right-wing Christian conservatism is in fact quite opposed to freethinking and reason, as is Islamic fundamentalism.

2.
Spartans stated they fight against mysticism and tyranny.
Christian fundies and Islamic states on the other hand have no problem with any of those.

3.
Leonidas considered the priests to be greedy, useless monsters; fossils of an age long gone. The scene where they flock over the gold is revealing.
That doesn't sound like something Bush or Ahmadinejad would say, now would it?

4.
Leonidas considered "divine inspiration" (the Oracle) to be nothing more than drunk-talk; the fact that the priest interprets the revelation in the way the best suits him is further proof of my point.

Taking these four ideas into account, is there the slightest chance this movie has more to do with our current geopolitical situation than it has to do with the fight between reason/truthfulness and the delusion of mysticism/greed?
I think not.
The Persian slave army was a symbol for the hordes of puppets that live in submission to the latest god trend.
The Immortals are the masked monsters that closely defend this god.

I found it extremely inspiring that through special effects and ancient-history metaphores, Frank Miller was able to tell the story of 300 brave men who gave their last breath to defend hard-earned freedom, reason, logic and honor in the face of all odds.

Surrender and you'll just be a common forgotten monster, like the mutant and the Council leader. Resist and become a legend!