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United 300
''United 300'' is an American short film that parodies ''United 93 (film), United 93'' (2006) and ''300 (film), 300'' (2007). It won the MTV Movie Spoof Award at the MTV Movie Awards 2007. The short was created by Andy Signore along with some of his friends. During his speech, he said, roughly, "The film was not making fun of a tragedy; it was a tribute to those who stood up against tyranny". Synopsis The film is about the 300 Spartans defending the passengers against Germany, German terrorists. The Spartans defend the entryway to the cockpit of the plane in a parallel to how the Spartans in ''300'' defended the narrow pass of Thermopylae. In between fighting, the terrorists' emperor Jerxes (wearing the same costume as Xerxes I of Persia, Xerxes in ''300'') holds audience with Leonidas I, Leonidas while sitting on his "throne" (the plane lavatory's toilet). Jerxes criticizes Gerard Butler's performance as Leonidas in ''300'', by asking the Spartan King why he has to shout ''all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
