In the end, it was not the Persians who broke the Spartans, but a local resident named Ephialtes, who revealed a hidden path to the Persians, allowing them to attack the Spartans from behind. As the enemy closed in, Leonidas and his men fought to the very end, their valor and sacrifice etched into the annals of history.
The film was critically panned, holding a very low rating on aggregator sites (generally around 2-3/10), but it developed a cult following among fans of the specific parody style popular in the mid-2000s. 300 Meet The Spartans Isaidub
When you hear the phrase "This is Sparta!" you likely picture Gerard Butler’s chiseled abs, flying diplomats, and slow-motion battle sequences. But for a specific generation of comedy fans, that iconic moment is immediately followed by a laugh track, a talking hunchback, and a parody of every mid-2000s pop culture phenomenon imaginable. In the end, it was not the Persians
The film follows Leonidas (Sean Maguire), the king of Sparta, as he prepares to fight the Persian army led by the flamboyant, reality-TV-obsessed Xerxes (Ken Davitian). Along the way, the movie stops its Spartan plot to spoof everything else: When you hear the phrase "This is Sparta
(Sean Maguire), who is accepted as a Spartan after being born with a full six-pack of abs. His "brutal" training includes fighting a "gangsta" penguin named Mumble. The Call to War