▁who ▁stood ▁up ▁against ▁ty ran ny ". ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Spart ans ▁def ending ▁the ▁passengers ▁against ▁German ▁terror ists . ▁ ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁defend ▁the ▁entry way ▁to ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁in ▁a ▁parallel ▁to ▁how ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁in ▁ 3 0 0 ▁def ended ▁the ▁narrow ▁pass ▁of ▁Th erm opy la e . ▁ ▁In ▁between ▁fighting , ▁the ▁terror ists ' ▁em peror ▁Jer xes ▁( we aring ▁the ▁same ▁cost ume ▁as ▁X er xes ▁in ▁ 3 0 0 ) ▁ ▁holds ▁audience ▁with ▁Leon idas ▁while ▁sitting ▁on ▁his ▁" th r one " ▁( the ▁plane ▁lav atory ' s ▁to ile t ). ▁Jer xes ▁critic izes ▁Ger ard ▁Butler ' s ▁performance ▁as ▁Leon idas ▁in ▁ 3 0 0 , ▁by ▁asking ▁the ▁Spart an ▁King ▁why ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁shout ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁dialog ue , ▁and ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁sh outs ▁less , ▁the ▁times ▁when ▁he ▁does ▁shout ▁will ▁have ▁more ▁dram atic ▁impact . ▁ ▁Leon idas ▁respond s ▁to ▁this ▁by ▁declaring ▁that ▁" I ' m ▁not ▁y elling , ▁I ' m ▁just ▁passion ate !" ▁ ▁Leon idas ▁also ▁threat ens ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁plane ▁down , ▁to ▁which ▁Jer xes ▁war ns ▁that ▁" We ' ll ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁land ▁in ▁Ohio !" ▁ ▁Leon idas ▁respond s , ▁" Then ▁ton ight