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Summary: WILLIAM WALLACE GETS HIS DAY
Review: Up until this movie it's pretty much been King "Hammer of the Scots," Edward's version and history - a little one-sided sort of like Caesar's eventual route of the Celts in Gaul - where's the Celt story? This movie does a great service in giving William Wallace a voice and showing the world that he, and Robert the Bruce, deserved to have their history known. The film is absolutely amazing - one of the best.
Reading over the reviews I'm a little shocked at some of the historical nit-pickers who take a perverse joy in "exposing" the minor historical inaccuracies in the movie. Just ask yourself when the last time Hollywood got it dead on?
No matter what your opinion is on the historical accuracy issue, this movie is about as good as it gets. Enjoy!
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Summary: hollywood needs new editors
Review: if you have seen the movie as many times as i have you may have noticed that when young william wallace and his friend hemish are throwing stones at the piled rocks at the beginning of the movie when william's dad is away fighting you can clearly see young william throw the rock with his left hand and when he gets older and meets up with hamish again and they throw rocks at each other mel gibson throws with right hand!hard to believe that you can be that good with both hands!
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Summary: Good movie - but a few confussed reviewers...
Review: Just a quick historical/geographic note for quite a few (!) reviewers on here. 'British' DOES NOT = 'English'. People from Wales are Welsh, if they're from Scotland they're Scottish, from Northern Ireland, Irish and if from England you're English. Together they are 'British' because they all come from the British Aisles and have the same passport. So if big Mel was defending, "Scotland from the evil Brits" it's not only impossible but a case of shooting himself in the foot. Also remember a large part of the 'British' army in America during the war of Independence were Scottish, sadly a fact Mel failed to mention in 'The Patriot' strangely enough.
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Summary: Not intended to be a factual documentary
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite movies. 'Movie' is the key word, not documentary. It was never intended to be 100% factual, so all you historians looking for such can go read another book. For everyone else who wants to see a fantastic movie that is based on a factual event, look no further. EVERYONE I know liked it, and you likely will, too.
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Summary: A Classic, Fulfilling Movie
Review: Braveheart is a gem in a stack of needles. So often, movies of this sort, medieval action, are mostly blood-baths. While those movies hold their value in their own right, none shines as brightly as Braveheart. Utilizing a storyline that is more than "group-one vs. group-two", Braveheart creates an epic that is so rich because it captures the spirit of the historical William Wallace and his contemporaries. Indeed, this is probably the most important aspect of this movie. While many people argue about how inaccurate this film is, they do not realize that it is the spirit of the past that created the events, not the events which created the spirit. For this reason, Braveheart shines most brightly. The writers have created a story which portrays not only the complete love for Scotland by the peasantry; it also portrays the complacency and self-serving will of the nobility of Scotland. This movie, while not being completely accurate, appeals to emotion over the logic of historical facts. This makes it most fulfilling. Indeed, Braveheart is an excellent movie for anyone. Portraying the struggle for independence by true Scottish patriots, Braveheart appeals to emotion over factual history. By these means, it moves watchers, bringing them into the lives of people who are willing to sacrifice everything for something they love.
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Summary: Amazing movie and fairly accurate.
Review: This is the "based on fact" story of a Scotsman who rallied some of the clans to fight a brutal english King. The film captured the politics of the times. The battle scenes are awesome. The manner in which Wallace was betrayed and killed is based on fact, and the film does capture some of the brutality on his death. The sad fact is that this kind of brutality existed then. Many of the famous "victors" treated their enemies the same way. Alexander the Great was known to slaughter and torture. In our present day we have Sadam Hussien and his sons. When I first saw this movie I wasn't aware that it was based on the real life of a scottish patriot named william wallace. I saw it with friends and all my friends laughed when I speculated that it had the feel of real history. One of my degrees is history, but this was in almost medieval times, not my emphasis. Ticked that my friends laughed I researched and discovered the truth. I was correct. Even the part about what drove Wallace (the murder of his wife) to be a fanatical leader is based in fact. Somehow knowing that this movie was based on fact stirs the blood even more. Why? Because if it was fiction, ones reaction to events is very different.
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Summary: EXCELLENT MOVIE!!!
Review: I absolutely loved this movie. When i saw it for the first time, at the end after i cried i couldn't talk for a couple seconds. in the making that i watched Gibson said that all he wanted was that at the end that people would be moved, amazed, touched and unable to speak. Well he succeeded!!
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Summary: Braveheart
Review: Braveheart is one of my all time favourite movies. Mel Gibson who directs, produces and stars in this entertaining epic, really has made a movie to remember. Gibson plays William Wallace a Scotsman in the 13th Century, who after losing his beloved seeks revenge finds it, and then leads his people in uprising against the English and Edward I (Patrick McGoohan) in search of Freedom. Battle Scenes in this movie are extrordinary, the amount of detail and work that was put into this film to make things seem real is another reason why this movie is one to remember. True alot of the historical facts are incorrect, one thing that is true however, is that the real William Wallace believed in freedom, and fought for it, and though it may seem a simple concept to some, there is no price on freedom, there is also no price on learning of this story even if alot of it is made up, based on legend. Throughtout the movie there was some really touching moments- like the secret wedding, the betrayl by Robert the Bruce (Ian Bannen), and the unforgettable death scene of William Wallace. I even found some humourous moments (maybe its my black humour but seeing King Edward I throw a man out a window had me laughing)and never for a moment when watching this did I get bored. Scenery is beautiful and the fact that it was raining through alot of the film gave it an even more realistic look. This movie moves me as few do, glad to have it in the collection, recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: Achy Breaky (Brave)Heart
Review: Mel Gibson, looking uncannily like Billy Ray Cyrus, tramples all over Scottish history in his relentless pursuit of the almighty dollar. 1995 wasn't a vintage year by any means but how this travesty managed to beat out the likes of The Usual Suspects, Heat and Se7en at the Academy Awards is a mystery on a par with the Easter Island statues and anyone liking prunes.
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Summary: Looking for history?
Review: You'll be looking in the wrong place for history if you watch, but it's fun - as a movie. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good gore-fest/love story like every other young male movie lover, but I'm also a historian, and I simply can't understand why movie makers can't just come up with original characters to tell their stories and not go about letting the masses believe that _this_ is factual. In any event, enjoy the movie, but read some honest history before you start talking about Wallace's "fearless crusade against the English."
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