1/5 Aaliyan 2 years ago on Google
I
gave
a
four-star
rating
to
"Sin
City,"
the
2005
film
based
on
a
graphic
novel
by
Frank
Miller.
Now,
as
I
deserve,
I
get
"300,"
based
on
another
work
by
Miller.
Of
the
earlier
film,
I
wrote
prophetically:
"This
isn't
an
adaptation
of
a
comic
book,
it's
like
a
comic
book
brought
to
life
and
pumped
with
steroids."
They
must
have
been
buying
steroids
wholesale
for
"300."
Every
single
male
character,
including
the
hunchback,
has
the
muscles
of
a
finalist
for
Mr.
Universe.
Both
films
are
faithful
to
Miller's
plots
and
drawings.
"300,"
I
learn,
reflects
the
book
almost
panel-by-panel.
They
lean
so
heavily
on
CGI
that
many
shots
are
entirely
computer-created.
Why
did
I
like
the
first,
and
dislike
the
second?
Perhaps
because
of
the
subject
matter,
always
a
good
place
to
start.
"Sin
City,"
directed
by
Robert
Rodriguez
and
Miller,
is
film
noir,
my
favorite
genre,
taken
to
the
extreme.
"300,"
directed
by
Zack
Snyder,
is
ancient
carnage,
my
least
favorite
genre,
taken
beyond
the
extreme.
"Sin
City"
has
vividly-
conceived
characters
and
stylized
dialogue.
"300"
has
one-dimensional
caricatures
who
talk
like
professional
wrestlers
plugging
their
next
feud.
CGI
that
many
shots
are
entirely
computer-created.
Why
did
I
like
the
first,
and
dislike
the
second?
Perhaps
because
of
the
subject
matter,
always
a
good
place
to
start.
"Sin
City,"
directed
by
Robert
Rodriguez
and
Miller,
is
film
noir,
my
favorite
genre,
taken
to
the
extreme.
"300,"
directed
by
Zack
Snyder,
is
ancient
carnage,
my
least
favorite
genre
but
overall
good
hotel.