Braveheart
By Jake Miller & Trevor Kearns
Summary
This film is about a Scottish patriot, William Wallace who leads
a rebellion against the English. The film takes place in the 14th
century where English ruler, Edward the longshanks deprived
the Scottish of their rights and freedoms. William Wallace
played by Mel Gibson led the Scottish against the English
tyranny. This film is about his up rising and the battles that took
place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBXBtORI7pE
Cast
Mel Gibson ... William Wallace
James Robinson ... Young William Wallace
Sean Lawlor ... Malcolm Wallace
Sandy Nelson ... John Wallace
James Cosmo ... Campbell
Sean McGinley ... MacClannough
Alan Tall ... Elder Stewart
Andrew Weir ... Young Hamish
Gerda Stevenson ... Mother MacClannough
Mel Gibson has also directed Apocalypto and The passion of
the Christ
Reviews
Roger Ebert: Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" is a fullthroated, red-blooded battle epic
about William Wallace...
Brian Lowry: A huge, bloody and sprawling epic, "Braveheart" is the sort of massive
vanity piece that would be easy to disparage if it didn't essentially deliver.
Rolling Stone: This rousing, romantic adventure is laced with sorrow and savagery.
The audacity Gibson shows as the film's director extends to the running time, which is
nearly three hours. Hamlet, with Gibson playing the melancholy Dane, was shorter, and
Braveheart isn't Shakespeare. Don't panic. Though the film dawdles a bit with the
shimmery, dappled love stuff involving Wallace with a Scottish peasant and a French
princess, the action will pin you to your seat. With breathtaking skill, Gibson captures the
exhilaration and horror of combat in some of the most vivid battle scenes ever filmed.
Impact on Culture
This movie had a huge impact on our society and culture as
it taught us the harsh reality of what transpired a few centuries
ago in Scotland. This movie also taught us perseverance and
bravery but most of all the importance of freedom.