Braveheart

***Braveheart*** is a 1995 American epic historical fiction war film directed and co-produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays William Wallace, a late-13th-century Scottish warrior. The film depicts the life of Wallace leading the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. The film also stars Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan and Catherine McCormack. The story is inspired by Blind Harry's 15th century epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace and was adapted for the screen by Randall Wallace.

*Braveheart* received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, directing, production values, battle sequences, and musical score, but criticized its historical inaccuracies, and its depiction of history.

## Plot

In 1280 Scotland, William Wallace, a Scottish rebel, along with his clan, sets out to battle King Edward I of England, who killed his bride a day after their marriage.

## Why It Will Never Take Our Freedom

1. It is very faithful to the source material based on the same novel, *The Wallace*.
2. The story is pretty decent, while the story may not be as faithful to William Wallace, a Scottish rebel's life terms, it stays to the spirited to the real-life events and the novel itself.
3. Mel Gibson's direction is well done.
4. The setting of Scotland, London, and themes during the time of the Scottish revolution is well-made, and it feels pretty accurate.
5. Very gory, and fantastic action sequences, like Scottish rebels attacking a military fort, and a violent battle scene. with the Englands, especially the battle of Stirling Bridge, which is one of the best parts in the entire film.
6. Amazing cinematography.
7. There is one very funny scene where Wallace, and the Scottish mocking them at the field. In addition, the film's comedy isn't overused.
8. ***"FREDOOOOMMM!!!"***
9. Epic soundtrack that was composed by the legendary late James Horner.
10. The ending is very sad, with Wallace shouts, "Freedom!", and his cry rings through the square, and getting beheaded, Robert, replaces Scotland's king, leads a Scottish army before a ceremonial line of English troops on the fields by remembering Wallace's memory, and he and the Scots chant Wallace's name as Robert leads them into battle against the English, winning the Scots their freedom.

## Bad Qualities

1. From time to time, it feels more like an unintentional comedy war film, rather than an epic war film.
2. There are many historical inaccuracies throughout the movie, especially when it comes to themes, and portrayals of real-life characters.
3. The film has several choreography errors.
4. Longshanks is VERY unlikeable.

## Reception

### Box office

On its opening weekend, *Braveheart* grossed $9,938,276 in the United States and $75.6 million in its box office run in the U.S. and Canada. Worldwide, the film grossed $210,409,945 and was the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of 1995.

### Critical response

Upon release, *Braveheart* was well-received by critics and audiences alike, praising Gibson's direction and performance as Wallace, the performances of its cast, and its screenplay, production values, Horner's score, and the battle sequences. The depiction of the Battle of Stirling Bridge was listed by CNN as one of the best battles in cinema history. Although the movie received criticism over its depiction of history, love interests, and attire. It has a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 85 reviews, with an average score of 7.30/10, while it has an 85% audience score on the same site. The site's consensus states "Distractingly violent and historically dodgy, Mel Gibson's Braveheart justifies its epic length by delivering enough sweeping action, drama, and romance to match its ambition. On Metacritic, it has a 68/100 based on 20 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews", while it has a 8.4/10 IMDb rating.

Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of four, calling it "An action epic with the spirit of the Hollywood swordplay classics and the grungy ferocity of The Road Warrior."] In a positive review, Gene Siskel wrote that "in addition to staging battle scenes well, Gibson also manages to recreate the filth and mood of 700 years ago."

## Trivia

* Gibson had to tone down the film's battle scenes to avoid an NC-17 rating from the MPAA; the final version was rated R for "brutal medieval warfare". Gibson and editor Steven Rosenblum initially had a film at 195 minutes, but Sheryl Lansing, who was the head of Paramount at the time, requested Gibson and Rosenblum to cut the film down to 178 minutes. According to Gibson in a 2016 interview with Collider, there is a four-hour version of the film and would be interested in reassembling it if both Paramount, Disney, and Fox are interested.
* *Robert the Bruce* along this film was originally going to be re-released in the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.

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## Comments

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajChZOK1k88
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hHGFE3iscU