I still love this movie!
Yes the historical accuracy i laughable at best and so is Mel Hibson's scottish accent (or so I have been told), and that last cry out for freedom does seem pretty corny if one have not completely surrendered himself to the movie and the character of Wallace.
When that's said there are so many wonderful things about this movie.
The characters for one. They are all very memorable, from young Wallace to Hamish and uncle argyle to the King and his weak pathetic son. The casting is so spot on with every character.
Gibson manages to squeeze in 2 love stories for his main character and for me they work amazingly well, both climaxing in tragedy. Murron's when she is executed, I still tear up when that bastard of a Lord cuts her throat and Princess Isabelle's when she's telling the dying King that her unborn child is really Wallace's.
The action sequences are equally great, done in a time before software took over, and it's refreshing to watch the two rather small armies clashing in a time when every historical movie is crammed full of huge cgi battle scenes.
It's a very straight forward story with without a whole lot of layers but that shouldn't be a reason to hate on it. It's a simple telling of an old legendary tale in the vein of Robin Hood.
Many people compare it to Gladiator for some reason, and it does share some of the same themes, but while Gladiator at times get bogged down in grit and seriousness, Braveheart has a lot of humor spread out throughout the tale which serves as an important release valve. Without these small but important scenes it would have been a completely different movie.
Lastly the wonderful pompous score by James Horner works like magic with this film. Many people dislike these heartstringing scores but I'm a sucker for those. Slap in the soundtrack for Braveheart, The last of the Mohicans or Gladiator and I'm off to my dream world.
So there you go, I don't know how the Chewer populace looks upon this film but I doubt the general view is particularly positive and as best people look at it as some kind of guilty pleasure.
But I really still have great love for this movie!
Yes the historical accuracy i laughable at best and so is Mel Hibson's scottish accent (or so I have been told), and that last cry out for freedom does seem pretty corny if one have not completely surrendered himself to the movie and the character of Wallace.
When that's said there are so many wonderful things about this movie.
The characters for one. They are all very memorable, from young Wallace to Hamish and uncle argyle to the King and his weak pathetic son. The casting is so spot on with every character.
Gibson manages to squeeze in 2 love stories for his main character and for me they work amazingly well, both climaxing in tragedy. Murron's when she is executed, I still tear up when that bastard of a Lord cuts her throat and Princess Isabelle's when she's telling the dying King that her unborn child is really Wallace's.
The action sequences are equally great, done in a time before software took over, and it's refreshing to watch the two rather small armies clashing in a time when every historical movie is crammed full of huge cgi battle scenes.
It's a very straight forward story with without a whole lot of layers but that shouldn't be a reason to hate on it. It's a simple telling of an old legendary tale in the vein of Robin Hood.
Many people compare it to Gladiator for some reason, and it does share some of the same themes, but while Gladiator at times get bogged down in grit and seriousness, Braveheart has a lot of humor spread out throughout the tale which serves as an important release valve. Without these small but important scenes it would have been a completely different movie.
Lastly the wonderful pompous score by James Horner works like magic with this film. Many people dislike these heartstringing scores but I'm a sucker for those. Slap in the soundtrack for Braveheart, The last of the Mohicans or Gladiator and I'm off to my dream world.
So there you go, I don't know how the Chewer populace looks upon this film but I doubt the general view is particularly positive and as best people look at it as some kind of guilty pleasure.
But I really still have great love for this movie!
