Artemisia is a Greek-born woman who, because she witnessed her family killed at the hands of a Greek army, has gone over to the Persian side. She engages in battle with the Persians the same as the men do. Queen Gorgo, the recently widowed wife of the heroic King Leonidas, takes on the roll of warrior queen after her husband’s death. There are two strong female characters in 300: Rise of an Empire. Maybe conquering Greece wasn’t such a good idea after all. Immodestly attired as they are, they are able to give the Persian army a run for its money. In fact, all the Greek soldiers, whether Athenians or Spartans, appear to be at the peak of physical perfection. He has a toned body as did King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) in 300 and looks good in leather underwear.
The main character and the hero of 300: Rise of an Empire is the Athenian general Themistocles (played by Sullivan Stapleton). The “third act” of 300: Rise of an Empire is what came about after the two battles. The story of the two battles is interwoven in 300: Rise of an Empire, which is more another chapter of the same story than a sequel to the earlier movie. 300: Rise of an Empire is the story of the battle at Artemisium, which had a different outcome for the Greeks, who were fighting for their freedom and for democracy (a new concept at the time). Concurrent with the Battle of Thermopylae was the naval battle at Artemisium, led by the Athenian general Themistocles. The outnumbered Spartans were badly defeated by the Persians, although they put up a valiant fight. In 300, King Leonidas met the Persian army at the famous battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE, with 300 Spartan soldiers. In 300: Rise of an Empire, the Persian god-king Xerxes, who we first met in the 2006 movie 300, is still intent on taking control of the city states of Greece. Although you will have seen many action films set during a point of time in history (this one's set in 480 BC), there is plenty in here to keep your attention from start to finish.300: Rise of an Empire ~ A Capsule Movie Review by Allen Kopp The film itself looks fantastic, awash in a red-sepia tone that dominates everything. Part-vamp and part-warrior princess in leather, Green is stunning as Artemisia. The blood and gore is off the scale warriors are hacked and cleaved in glorious CGI detail.
Xerxes himself, looking like he has emerged from a gold bath and resplendent in various piercings, is relegated to a few booming sentences.
He shows his resolve when mustering the Greek forces with lines like, "We choose to die on our feet rather than live on our knees!" But is he immune to Artemisia's female charms or will those prove to be his Achilles heel? Yet, he knows that each of them would have to, if need be, make the ultimate sacrifice to save 'Mother Greece'. Themistocles, although lacking the crazed blood-lust that drove Leonidas, is weary of war. Artemisia realises that she has an equal in strategy and cunning, against whom overwhelming force and superior numbers alone won't work. Indeed, the Persian navy splinters the Greek galleys, until they come up against Themistocles. Artemisia is a determined commander, who doesn't think much of her adversaries, clad in sandals and capes.
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