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A sentence that truly made film history.

Almost everyone knows the iconic film scene.

The moment when Leonidas (played by Gerald Butler) sends the Persian envoy to his death.

Captured in a dramatic slow-motion recording - without music, without sounds, without voices.

The moment that represents the masterful achievement of the film 300 (2006) by Zack Snyder, based on the legendary graphic novel by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley.

And a scene that embodies so much more.

A moment for courage and defiance. - Not giving in, even when the outlook is anything but positive.

To remain true to one's values and beliefs and to fight for them.

Not to engage with other voices and forces that want to bend you into something else.

And to show that what seems impossible is, in fact, possible.