If you liked 300, and you liked Clash of the Titans, and you liked Spartacus: Blood and Sand, there's a very good chance that you'll love Immortals. That's not because it looks completely identical to all of those things, but because ... oh, actually, OK, it is because it looks completely identical to all of those things.

However, Immortals does have the distinction of being directed by Tarsem Singh, famed for films that look very nice but don't actually make much sense. What new life can he breathe into the tired old swords and sandals genre? Let's take a look at the new Immortals trailer and find out ...

Immortal still 1

1) This is exactly the sort of thing that you'd expect from a visionary director like Tarsem Singh. Row upon row of ancient soldiers, shimmering in the sun and standing in perfect formation for as far as the eye can see. Not only is it visually stimulating, but it sets up Immortals as an epic to be reckoned with.

Immortal still 2

2) Mickey Rourke has a small part in Immortals, too. It remains to be seen whether it'll be like his small part in Iron Man 2, where he had a funny accent; or like his small part in The Expendables, where all he did was tell a sad story about a girl he knew once. Hopefully it'll be both.

Immortal still 3

3) Another Tarsem touch here, as thousands of warriors and horses fall from the sky in breathtaking slow motion. I mean, they'll probably hurt themselves quite badly when they hit the ground, and some of them might even die, but put that to the back of your mind. It looks nice, and that's the point.

Immortal still 4

4) Here we see one of the battle scenes from Immortals. Just look at the evocative lighting at play here. Again, many of the soldiers will lose their lives in this battle, and the ones who don't will probably suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder for years to come, but look how pretty it is.

Immortal still 5

5) In this perfectly composed scene, we see a brutal, fluid attack on a small army of baddies. Imagine how spectacular it'll look on the big screen. Also, try not to imagine how upset the families of these baddies will be when they discover that their beloved husbands and fathers were hacked to pieces by a man in a little dress. Mainly try to imagine how spectacular it'll look.

Immortal still 6

6) Another battle scene. The lighting is fairly similar to the previous battle, but that doesn't stop it from being any less exciting. Unless you pause and remember that each of these men being killed is a real human being with thoughts and feelings and dreams, and that they're ultimately dying for nothing. But that goes without saying.

Immortal still 7

7) And this poor guy is being kicked to death. Imagine that. Imagine being kicked to death by a man dressed up like a very niche male stripper. Imagine how depressing it would be if the very last thing you saw in the entire world was that. Christ, this trailer is actually quite upsetting.

Immortal still 8

8) God knows what this guy's doing. Howling in anguish probably, if he's seen the scant regard for life demonstrated in the rest of this trailer. Join the club, pal.

Immortal still 9

9) Seriously? A tidal wave? A TIDAL WAVE? All those lives, all those thousands of precious, fragile lives, wiped out in the blink of an eye. And for what, eh? So that Tarsem Singh can get a pretty shot? This is appalling. Everyone involved in the production of Immortals should be utterly ashamed of themselves.

Immortal still 10

10) And, look, here's a man being thrown against a wall until he's dead. He probably didn't even think to take out proper life insurance or anything. It's shoddy foresight, if anything.