A historical Greek-Persian battle is modernly recast as West versus Islam

Evidence

The film grossed over $500 million at the box office, reaching a wide audience domestically and internationally. An almost frame-by-frame movie version of Miller’s text, the movie fictionalizes a battle that took place in 480 bce between an alliance of Greek city-states, including the Spartans, against the Persians. In 300, this battle is transformed into a civilizational war between the West and Islam. The Persians represent Muslims and the existential threat of Islam, a threat Miller has commented on publicly—he has identified Islam with terrorism and violence, without exception. — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 669