1995 Directed by Mel Gibson
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Mel Gibson Catherine McCormack Sophie Marceau Patrick McGoohan Angus Macfadyen Brendan Gleeson James Robinson James Cosmo Sean McGinley Gerda Stevenson Mhairi Calvey Jeanne Marine Sean Lawlor Sandy Nelson Alan Tall Andrew Weir Brian Cox Peter Hanly Stephen Billington Tommy Flanagan Rupert Vansittart Tam White Ian Bannen David O'Hara Peter Mullan David Gant Malcolm Tierney Martin Murphy Gerard McSorley Show All…
Ken Court Anna Rackard Nathan Crowley Daniel T. Dorrance Padraig O'Neill Ned McLoughlin Brendan Rankin Clare Langan John Lucas
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There is plenty to criticise in Braveheart.
Mel Gibson's accent is worse than mine after 8 years in London, it is somewhat historically inaccurate, it is cheesy, and it is certainly full of Hollywood schmaltz.
But you know what?..
It is still fucking brilliant.
Those fight scenes are filmed in such an epic and brutal way that they will never be topped. Patrick McGoohan is brilliant as Longshanks, and it makes Scotland look amazing, despite most of it being filmed in Ireland. It has enough violence, humour, cheese, romance and film making skills to please everyone.
As a Scot, it has enough punch the air moments to make even a cynic like me vote for independence.
An epic of epic proportions.
EU: *article 13*
us fellow memers: they may take our lives bUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE OUR FREEEEEEDOOOOOM!!!
I apologize in advance for coming across as an even bigger pedantic dick than usual, but I just cannot step over this film's fabricated history lesson.
I know, I know, historical accuracy is always a tricky thing and most films present a romanticised version of events. But this film portrays 'recent' history from a rather well documented time period. And it isn't so much the small things that were changed for cinematic convenience that bother me, it's the big things.
So it's not the fact that the Scots didn't wear kilts in those days, not did they paint their faces. There are many of those things in it, changed for the audience's understanding. Search the internet and you'll find lists…
Braveheart is maybe one of the most historical inaccurate films of all time. Special mention to the Battle of Stirling Bridge being fought in a fucking field. And I had a lot of problems with it this time, but I still found it absolutely captivating and powerful. Mel Gibson directs the shit out of this movie & he's clearly going out of his way to show his passion for film-making and for action in particular. His directorial technique brings an undeniable punch to the battle scenes, which resulted in some of the best battle sequences committed to film.
discourse over historical accuracy while i'm just staring at mel gibson's biceps for two and a half hours
Between this film and Avatar I'm just two steps away from tattooing my face blue!
When I see quality films like this I have to wonder why all films aren't made with the same passion and spirit as this one! While the film played footloose and fancy free with historical facts is of little or no consequence when the end result is a high caliber Epic, of which many (myself included) deem to be a modern day masterpiece!
Mel and I have the same credo! Go Big or Go Home! Mel didn't stop at Big he went full blown postal and never once looked back! Mel may be a flawed individual (We All Are) but he's one hell of an…
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Über den singenden Klippen gefallener Krieger
Der Freiheit entgegen erhoben sie sich
Des einen Schalchtrufes zu den Waffen
William Wallace wurde ihr Pflug durchbrechender Burstpanzer
Berstenden Inhaltes der in Eisen geschlagenen Löcher
Eine begonnene Reise zur sonst übermannenden Wut im geliebten Verlust der Einen
Geballter Gleichgesinnter des genährten Hasses unter dem englischen Kreuz
Zum Kreuze trugen sie ihre Peiniger erigierter und gezückter Phalluskörper der Manneskraft eines in der Hand haltenden Waffe
Und gekreuzigt unter den Augen des Herren, taten sie Busse verlorenen Inhaltes
Rache gärte jedoch unter den Bünden ihrer Landsmänner
Zog ihren faulen Atem gegen den Himmel ihrer Lande
Und Regen voller Tränen bewässerten ihre Gräber
Eines verlorenen Grabes doch des überdauernden ihres…
The original Mel Gibson martyr/witness purification-by-violence epic, almost as bonkers, stupid, and thrilling as the time he ate that can of haggis on Leno.
There is a point where a film surpasses being just an epic and becomes an iconic masterpiece, and a movie that reaches that pinnacle for me is Mel Gibson's Braveheart.
From its ruggedly authentic production design, sweeping epic score, brisk pacing, masterful editing/direction in the battle sequences, and gorgeous cinematography ... IMO it all reaches the point of cinematic perfection.
I have likely seen all or part of this movie at least dozens of times, since it was always my best friend's favorite movie to fall asleep to. Seemed like ever time I would stay over at his house he would pop this in and be asleep by the 45 min mark, leaving me to enjoy all the gritty medieval…
