A Great Tale of a Great Warrior

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2012)

I really enjoyed this movie. I couldn't imagine someone giving this movie a poor rating because of some minor defects it may have. It might have some cinematographic errors, but that's not the point. The point is to express history as a watchable, visual experience. I'm sure Mel Gibson felt proud to play William Wallace, for in his mind he's recreating history. Though, for that reason, I give this movie an 8 instead of a 10 star rating. More of the actual history could've been included. One major flaw in the storyline of the movie (which had a window of 3 whole hours), is that it did not show the preparation Wallace's army had to go through to be able to fight the English. They went from pitchforks to axes to swords in no time at all in the movie version, but in the real-life historical version, it took some planning. Wallace was seen as a hero, but his victories came at more than a price than what was shown. I wished there was more rape, murder, and adultery in there to show just how cruel the English were. Anyways, that's my review.