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 WallaceJames Robinson ... Young William WallaceSean Lawlor ... Malcolm Wallace  Sandy Nelson ... John WallaceJames 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.