a woman behind every man…

Ramil and I have ended our movie hiatus last Saturday. After two years of not having stepped a foot inside a movie theater, we decided to celebrate our 15 months of married life by watching 300. I must say that we chose a worthy movie to watch.

I've heard and read a lot of raves about the movie, from the amazing Spartan soldiers to the fabulous digital effects. I agree with all of them. Beyond the gory and yet ballet-like fight scenes, I find it amusing that one of the strongest character in a movie raining with sculptured men in all their hard rock glory is a woman.

"Because only Spartan women gives birth to strong Spartan men". This was the response of the Spartan queen when the Persian messenger became so indignant with her joining the conversation. Before Leonidas pushed the messenger over the big 'pit', he looked at his wife and silently asked for her agreement. At the end of the movie, although was not present in the battlefield, the queen accomplished one of the biggest victories in the story - killing and exposing the traitor.

I am not a feminist but while the movie reeks of testosterone power, it presented women as having a strong place in a society such as those of the Spartans. Although the women were left at home to tend to housework and the children, their men acknowledge that their women are definitely not wimps. It's a wonderful kind of equality that does not require women to be as callous as men (hehe). It allows women to be strong and yet retain the natural tendency of most to be soft and gentle. A movie like this makes me feel great. Let's celebrate being strong women!