This argument bothers the crap out of me.
Ok, America is an ideological descendant of Ancient Greece. Iran is a geological/cultural descendant of Ancient Persia. Greece, the free world then, was at war with Persia, a consuming empire. Greece, a culture obsessed with reason above all was facing annihilation against the religious empire of Xerces II. Hmm... rationality vs religion.
Sounds familiar eh? That's because it's the same conflict, just 2500 years later. It's not current political overtones! This is a case of people misunderstanding the historical roots of modern day conflicts.
Besides, if Iran doesn't like it, just block it and make another movie where Americans run around like a bunch of little mice before the Muslim tiger or something.
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