There's an odd, stiff quality to the characters—almost as if they’ve been preserved—within this meticulously made portrayal of war and its disheartening pointlessness. The story centers on four warriors confronting each other: two Spartans, unclothed, and another pair who are more equipped and come from Athens. One of the Athenians is an archer, which seemed like it should have meant a simple victory, but he’s not ve…