Braveheart: One of Mel Gibson's Best Movies

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2012)

Braveheart, directed by and starring Mel Gibson is an exhilarating and fast paced movie about the honored warrior William Wallace, who united the 13th century Scots in their battle against the English rule. This film is an excellent piece of work, as it accurately depicts important battles in history. Furthermore, this is also an outstanding movie to add to the many blockbuster hits that Mr. Gibson already has under his name.
In addition, personally, this is one of Mel Gibson's best movies overall; only tied be his role in The Patriot and the Mad Max movies. He has had multiple blockbusters because of the fact that he almost becomes the person he is acting as. Mr. Gibson goes the whole 100 yards and even then some no matter what role Mel is playing. Whether it be an American soldier or a 13th century Scottish warrior, he puts all that he has into the part, for the good of the film.
Furthermore, this movie is also historically accurate, which in turn makes it all that better. The people who made the movie actually put the time into finding weapons accurate to the correct time period. One of the most important parts to making this fantastic movie was the scenery. When you watch the movie, you will actually feel as if you were right there watching the battle. The film directors did not cut any corners whatsoever in the making of this outstanding film.
However, if you are the kind of person who is only willing to spend 90 minutes on a film, this is not the movie for you. This film takes time to watch(approximately 177 minutes), which on the average day is very time consuming to most people. But if you are looking to spend 3 hours watching a movie, Braveheart is an excellent choice.
Moreover, this is one of those movies that will have you on the edge of your seat throughout the movie. This film has those wonderful blood filled battles with gore in it whichever way the viewer turns, which is quite appealing to some viewers. However, it also has those inspiring and touching moments, for example, whenever William gave his inspiring speeches before a battle, that certainly got me riled up.
Lastly, Braveheart starring Mel Gibson is an outstanding film that will have the viewer in awe after watching. This movie will most likely make all other movies seem half as awesome as this one. All in all, film is an excellent one to watch, especially if the viewer is aiming to wait out a few hours.