Braveheart (DVD) Review

Long before The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson directed another cinematic masterpiece, Braveheart. Filmed against the backdrop of majestic mountains and meadows, the story-based (yet not entirely accurate) story of William Wallace, warrior, an ordinary man who led the Scottish people in rebellion against King Edward I, also known as "Longshanks known. Written by Randall Wallace, an American tourist fascinated by a statue of his Scottish namesake, harvesting scriptDust in Hollywood for over a decade before Gibson made the brilliant decision to put it on the big screen. As passion, is a decision that would not regret ...

September 11th Century, Braveheart catalogs of the struggle of Scottish serfs who work under the brutal oppression of English occupation. Amidst these terrible conditions, William Wallace (Mel Gibson) falls in love with Murroni MacClannough (Catherine McCormack). Doggedly on his wife do not share (a Proclamationthe king gives local authorities a "right of first night" to new married brides) Wallace secretly Murroni. Nevertheless, an English knight assaults her, sparking a battle with Wallace. Escape from the village, says Wallace Murroni has been neglected and will soon meet in a secret meeting place. Murroni but was captured and executed by the emissaries of the king.

Spurred on by his wife, Wallace instigates a local rebellion, murder, slaughter All the King's loyalists in his village. As her anger grows, aDistraught Longshanks (Patrick McGoohan destroy) sends its legendary Northern Army. But the heroic Wallace delivers a speech to rouse his men mixing, while providing an ingenious trick to defeat the cavalry battle of the king.

With the power and legend of Wallace growing day by day, based on its Longshanks's daughter-in-law to transmit Princess Isabelle (Sophie Marceau), a cease-fire. Isabelle But power is limited, and Wallace realizes his people can not win if the freedoms guaranteed byScottish nobles. Their leader is appointed Robert the Bruce (Angus Macfadyen), who between his views and his idealistic father varies pessimistic pragmatism. Nobles will join with Wallace? Will the Scots win their freedom? Only history tells us that the answer ...

With lavish costumes, vivid battle scenes and a noble hero as the center, Braveheart is the typical run-of-the-mill action film. Part of the history of Hollywood heroism - its timeless idealismStrikes a chord with every viewer. In fact, the film has led to a revival of nationalistic pride that for 1990, manages a movement for Scottish independence to succeed. It 's a testament to the strength and character of real life William Wallace. A thousand years later, is his enduring legacy of the European landscape, processing, and Mel Gibson captures the noble warrior's passion with a stunning masterpiece of Oscar winner ...

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