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![]() ![]() Americans Hate Tingle: Naturally, in Iran, where the movie was condemned as Western propaganda.Adaptation Displacement: The comic was not very well known before the film came out.Given that the Persians are written as one-dimensional villains (despite the fact that in Real Life, they were actually pretty tolerant and civilized), while the Spartans are presented as heroes and in such a badass way, one could think that the movie teaches that "it's A-OK to dehumanise/mock certain cultures to make other cultures seem superior". ![]() However, some critics pointed out that in the film, Persia is a massive, wealthy and culturally diverse empire bent on expanding its influence throughout the world, while the Spartans are a small group of dedicated, zealous fighters who are willing to break the rules of war and martyr themselves to resist the invaders, which makes Persia represent the United States and Spartans represent the terrorists instead. The film adaptation of 300 is often interpreted to glorify secular, Westernized countries standing against the religious extremism and intolerance of the Middle East. ![]() ![]() And nobody alive uses filthy language with such exuberant expressive virtuosity. Hardly any other writer alive can create families and neighborhoods full of mutually involved people with such easy authority. The novel is filled with sharply observed, amusingly distinctive characters, including even Paula's young children. Doyle's masterly use of jabbing, staccato sentences and emotional repetitions produces a nervous intensity that exactly reproduces how his heroine-and she is that, no other word will do-lives out her imperilled days. ![]() It's as simple as that, and as stupid and complicated.") Charlo's uncontrollable thuggishness eventually removes him from her life for good, but that isn't the end of her trouble. And the core of her adult life is her terrified relationship with abusive husband Charlo, a charismatic monster whose unpredictable swings between tenderness and violence keep the hopeful Paula in a constant state of submissive confusion. Indeed, Paula's a match for any of them as she recalls episodes from her experiences as competitive sibling and worldly-wise schoolgirl, moonstruck young wife, and, finally, embattled mother. Doyle's protagonist and narrator, Paula Spencer, will remind readers of the hilariously feisty, foulmouthed women of his earlier books. ![]() A skillful mixture of buoyant farce and wrenching drama from the popular Irish author (The Commitments, 1987 Booker-winner Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, 1993, etc.). ![]() |