 Before the release of 300 , Warner Bros. expressed concerns about the political aspects of the film 's theme . Snyder relates that there was " a huge sensitivity about East versus West with the studio . " Media speculation about a possible parallel between the Greco @-@ Persian conflict and current events began in an interview with Snyder that was conducted before the Berlin Film Festival . The interviewer remarked that " everyone is sure to be translating this [ film ] into contemporary politics . " Snyder replied that , while he was aware that people would read the film through the lens of current events , no parallels between the film and the modern world were intended . 
