Braveheart
Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning 1995 Braveheart is an impassioned epic about William Wallace, the 13th-century Scottish leader of a popular revolt against England's tyrannical Edward I (Patrick McGoohan). Gibson cannily plays Wallace as a man trying to stay out of history's way until events force his hand, an attribute that instantly resonates with several of the actor's best-known roles, especially Mad Max. The subsequent camaraderie and courage Wallace shares in the field with fellow warriors is pure enough and inspiring enough to bring envy to a viewer, and even as things go wrong for Wallace in the second half, the film does not easily cave in to a somber tone. One of the most impressive elements is the originality with which Gibson films battle scenes, featuring hundreds of extras wielding medieval weapons. After Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky, Orson Welles's Chimes at Midnight, and even Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, you might think there is little new that could be done in creating scenes of ancient combat; yet Gibson does it. --Tom Keogh
Production: Paramount Pictures
Won 5 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 28 nominations.
- R
- Year:
- 1995
- 178
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Every man dies; not every man really lives.
What gives men the will to fight hard...the passion to bleed long...the strength to die well?
His passion captivated a woman. His courage inspired a nation. His heart defied a king.
In a land of timeless beauty, William Wallace was a man of peace. But when a ruthless king threatened his home, and murdered the woman he loved, William Wallace was driven to war...and to win for his people something they never dreamed of having. Their own country. (from theatrical trailer)
Who does history remember? Those who beg for mercy? Or those who bleed for freedom?
To dwell in the shadow of a crown is not to truly live.
What could drive a man to revolt against a kingdom...and what sort of people would fight beside such a man?
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