"The man who avenges his love and sacrifices himself for freedom....!!!!!" is the BRAVEHEART

Rating: 7/10 (23 February 2010)

Although movie making is not a one man job but people tend to praise only person for the success of a master piece. Mel Gibson deserves all the accolades. He is the 'Heart and soul' of the entire movie. Few of you may know that he almost turned down the role of "William Wallace" in this movie because he thought he was too old for the role. He asked the producers if he could direct it instead. A compromise was made, he could direct the movie if he agreed to portray Wallace. Had it not been for the producers i believe we would've missed one of best performance by him.
The plot of the movie is that of war against England by the Scots who want to attain freedom but they do not realize what to do and how to do until William Wallace steps in. His initial motive is to avenge the death of his wife Murron by a Noble. But then this retaliation gains full-fledged momentum into a war for freedom. Brilliant flow of the story.
"The courage to face fear" is the tagline and is what a braveheart needs to posses and exactly that is shown in the movie about Wallace. Even going through the extremely painful torcher and execution, instead of begging mercy he cries out "FREEDOM". True courage.
Going into the details of the movie making- full marks to the entire crew. The cinematography needs a special mention. All the scenes are so well shot that after the movie ends you can't help but reminisce the scenic beauty captured in such a fantastic way.
Sound editing and the music are also worth praising with the sound of war constructed superbly. All the fights,roars,sword clashing, hoo-hoo of the soldiers and every detail brought to life in the best possible manner.
The movie has received 5 Oscars including BEST film, Director, Sound,make-up and cinematography. If war films do not interest you then you have only one reason to watch it- Mel Gibson..!!!