A Little Overrated

Rating: 4/10 (28 June 2019)

Intro:
Now, Braveheart's fine. I don't hate it. The acting is great, the sets are amazing, the writing is fine. So, why don't I love it? Well, there's one reason. It's down right disrespect for history, as Braveheart follows it so rarely. To the point that it's almost fiction. And I think it's hypocritical when people give this film a pass fir being inaccurate, but when others are just as fictional, it's not very well loved.
My Problems:
This film "adapts" the story of William Wallace, and the Scottish rebellion against the British. Now, even though I consider myself a bit of a history buff, I am not really familiar with this part of history. But I can still tell you that this film doesn't well adapt this story.
From the romance that Wallace has with the princess, which never happened, and never could've happened. It wasn't possible. Because when Wallace was running around in the 13th Century fighting for freedom, the princess wasn't even 10 years old. And so many other pointless and inaccuracies plague this film.
Another problem is the fact that Scots wore kilts. Which something that wasn't created for another few years. And I'm not the only one who knows this, many people have pointed them out, yet, they still love the film.
How come it's okay when this film takes so many "creative liberties", but it's not okay when other films do it. Here's a good example, Pocahontas is often hated by many and called one of the weakest in the Disney lineup. For it's numerous historical inaccuracies. And if you took away all the names from history, you wouldn't be able to tell the similarities it has to the actual story.
And people also don't like some of Mel Gibson's other films, such as, Apocalypto and The Patriot. Apocalypto makes so many mistakes and makes some choices that don't make sense. Let me explain. This film's even worse. The film claims to be a chronicling of the end of the Mayan Classical Era, but it doesn't even stick to that. As the Mayans are depicted doing things other tribes did, such as sacrificing people, which was something the Aztec's did. And the ending to that film, is one of the dumbest endings. Which shows the Spanish arriving over the 100 years before they actually came to the Mayans. And similar problems go for The Patriot.
Now that got a little off track there. But do you get my point? The shear hypocrisy that surrounds this film really annoys me.
What I Like:
Though I had a lot of criticism, I still don't hate the movie. Why? Well, let me answer. I kind of get it, the film looks great, and mostly recreates the time period. If this story was fictional, I would probably like this film more. But, I think they should've just told the story as it was. To my knowledge, there was more than enough information on the rebellion and William Wallace, to make the epic Mel Gibson imagined. I just think he should've called this an original story, loosely based on the story of William Wallace, or just adapted William Wallace correctly. But, I'm not gonna change a lot of people's opinions on the film.
Conclusion:
History will see it as one of the greatest films of all time. If the astonishing 8.4 rating (higher than Citizen Kane), isn't evident enough, I don't know what is. I know that many people do love this film, and I still respect their opinions. And I ask you to respect mine.