The betrayal scene is the best acting Mel Gibson ever did. Most people would have played it angry. He made it feel like real betrayal does - confusion, disbelief, numbness, the life flowing out of him. Absolutely gutted me the first time I saw it.
That’s the face of man who just had his heart shattered, his spirit crushed, and simply gave up. Life means nothing to him anymore. He lost all sense of hope and just simply wanted to die right there on the spot.
@@johnjames3286 unfortunately i tried, enjoyed a couple.. it was just way before my time and i was unable to relate to most of the characters.. plus my brain hurts trying to figure out the differences between now and then.. the storylines were amazing tho not gonna lie.
I get pockets of that feeling in daily life. Never subject ones self to a bully or you will never live. The only exception would be a bully who has known nothing but the way his entire life, and could possibly become a friend with enough pastoral care for a child.
the ending scene just before wallace is executed and then he sees his wife with that smile on her face, as if she's welcoming him never fails to bring me to tears.
The look on Murron's face when she realizes that dried thistle flower was the one she gave him 20 years before... It goes from confusion, to shock, to adoration... Brilliant.
My wife was 23 when she died and she looked exactly like Murron. Every time I watch the scene of her getting her throat cut, it tears me up. She died 48 years ago and that scene still brings tears to my eyes.
In 1995 Mel Gibson made Braveheart and Ron Howard made Apollo 13. Afterward, Howard began directing his next film, "Ransom", with Gibson cast in the lead role. They were on the Ransom set together when they learned that both of their respective films had been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. However, Gibson also scored a Best Director nomination for his film whereas Howard did not. In response to this Gibson jokingly turned to Howard and said "I guess this means I don't need to listen to your directions now".
When you don't have any purpose and faith, then you're a living dead man. Unfortunately, most of people today are like living dead ones. Most of them are uncapable to appreciate freedom. Most of them don't make it worth. Most of them don't believe in Jesus Christ is their savior and still moch Him. These things help to explain all the dystopia nowadays.
"Die/Fall for something or live/stand for nothing" "Die as a somebody or live as a nobody" "Die Alive or Live Dead" ------------------ "Give them nothing, but take from them everything" (Leonidas in 300) "Leonidas required you to stand up, but I merely require you to kneel down" (Xerxes in 300) -------------- "Fight for those you've lost, Fight for those you don't want to lose, Perhaps, that is what it means to be human" (Clare in Claymore) ---------------- " Earth. The planet in the solar system that miraculously gave birth to life. In the year After Colony 195, with the development of the colonies, people now live in new surroundings thanks to plentiful natural resources and cultivated technological abilities. However, this new world is nothing but an imitation of humankind’s motherland, the Earth. Why were the colonies created in the first place? I hear the main purpose was technological development to improve the lives of humankind on Earth. Did humankind start asking for too much from this fake world? The self-sustained way of life is more stable than on Earth especially since it lacks the risk of natural disasters. It appears that this unlimited growth was guaranteeing the eternal existence of humankind. Perhaps there was an age where people dreamed of the possibilities in outer space, where they could start from scratch. However, it’s unthinkable that the colonies, or that humankind, will ever forget the Earth. What did technological development in the colonies bring to the Earth? The kind of technology the Earth wants most: military power. Destruction is a human nature that can never be gotten rid of. And now, the colonies are developing a militaristic disposition. The colonies cannot forget the Earth. The Earth has great beauty. The animals known as humans have acquired such strength that they even think of controlling this planet for themselves. From the point of view of an planet’s life, the life of a living thing lasts no more than an instant. But in the end, it is only themselves that humans can think of. Nothing changes. The time spent by humans in outer space has been a complete waste. The ideal is just a dream. This false pacifism. This false living space. Outer space is a nothing more than a breeding ground for even more battles in the future. Wars throughout history have claimed many lives. Although humankind has never been able to forget the sorrow that has been caused by the wars, they have not stopped fighting. The blood and tears they shed in battle are merely ceremonial. One can’t speak of history without referring to the wars in each era as important events. I’m sure the pale pep talks of fighting for peace have been repeated numerous times in the past. The colonies say they need armaments to maintain peace. It’s no different from on Earth. The colonies think they’ve joined the big boys. I guess they believed the bloodshed would lead to higher morale… So why do people fight anyway? Perhaps the meaning of human existence lies within their will to fight. People feel a sense of accomplishment through battle. And it’s also a fact that the ones actually fighting are never perceived as being tainted " (Heero Yuy's "nobel prize award winning" speech for his introduction into a school in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) --------------------- ~ "A warrior with no distractions, one could say that he is closest to god" (Treize Kushranada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) ------------------------- ~ "I kill with this hand, and I eat with this (same) hand" -------------------------- ~ "Kill one person or several people, and you're a murderer. Kill thousands or millions of people, and you're a conquerer or a tyrant. Kill everyone, and you're god"
@@williancardoso8714 How is it freedom if you're still living under a lord? Living by his rules, in his kingdom? This whole movie was about pagans fighting against persecution from christians. Even the torture and execution in the last scene was conducted by a priest. If that's salvation, no thanks.
"If that is a dried up flower, I'm gonna die." *it's a dried up flower "AWWW THIS IS THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD!" This is the commentary I'm here for.
This isnt the greatest love story ever told ! Yes it is he gave her everything and freedom !! Mmmm too much freedom and not enough her is what that sounds like ... not good enough william ....try again !!!
When this was in the theaters I tried to get my girlfriend to go and see it. She refused. Had no interest. Several months later when it came out for rent on VHS she surprised me by brining it to my apartment. I hadn't seen it yet and I asked her if she was going to stay and watch it. "Maybe for a few minutes but I need to get home and study". She spent the next 3 hours on the edge of the couch....shouting, crying, clapping, jumping up from her seat. "Best movie ever!"
I wish I could have seen it in theaters. Back then you usually went to blockbuster and rented it. We all watched it at home on VHS and I loved it. I was in elementary school back then.
I know some theaters are starting to play older movies, Cinemark had wizard of Oz, transformers the movie cartoon version, gone with the wind, blazing saddles. I'm waiting for Braveheart
The scene where young Murron gives William the thistle gets me every time. It’s my wee girls favourite flower and she is a caring wee soul too, so it reminds me of her ❤️
Do you know WHY the thistle is the national flower of Scotland? Legend has it when the Vikings (my ancestors) invaded, they managed to catch the Scottish army unprepared, but as they were sneaking up on them in the dark, one of the Vikings stepped on a thistle and let out a loud curse, alerting the Scottish, and letting them barley win the ensuing battle. Historians have speculated, that if the Scottish had lost the battle, the whole of Scotland could have been lost to the Vikings, resulting in centuries of occupation. So that is the story of how a small thistle saved all of Scotland.
I've been wanting her to watch that for ages. I've suggested it a few times. It doesn't seem to come up in the polls. It's a film she really would enjoy. Glad she's doing Field of Dreams soon, another of Mr Costners best.
It's funny you commented on the thick accents... if you heard real Scottish people talk you would have NO idea what they're saying most of the time. The Glaswegian accent especially. My old roommate had a cousin visit us from there and I was kind of the only one who knew what he was saying so I had to interpret for everyone lol. As to the history: England and Scotland have had LOTS of border wars over the centuries. Edward I, called The Longshanks for his unusual height (6'2") and the Hammer of the Scots. He was a Crusader in the Ninth Crusade before becoming King, and was a fairly militarily focused ruler. He suppressed two rebellions in Wales, and after the second one built a bunch of castles there to control the countryside. Edward was invited to arbitrate a succession dispute in Scotland after the king died with no heir, he claimed 'suzerainty' over the country (Suzerainty means that in this case, England, the suzerain, would control all of Scotland's foreign affairs and tribute to England, while allowing them to govern themselves internally). He also established Parliament as a permanent institution in the government of England, and reformed many laws via statutes. Of note: Prima Noctae was not a real thing he did. :P He was also quite brutal in his actions against the Welsh and Scots, hence his Hammer epithet. He claimed he had the right to rule Scotland as their royal line was ended, and the Scots did not want to be ruled in ANY way by an English king, thus the first of many wars. It wasn't until the Battle of Bannockburn that this one ended. The Pope was also very much opposed to Edward's aggression, ordering him to cease his attacks and begin diplomacy with Scotland, but he ignored these demands. Edward II MIGHT have had a homosexual relationship with one of his barons, Piers Gaveston, but it was never confirmed, all that was known is that Gaveston was one of his favored barons, and the others in court grew discontent over this, causing several internal conflicts within England over the matter until Gaveston was finally seized and executed by these barons. He wasn't defenestrated by Edward I like in the film :P Isabella was only 12 when she was wed to Edward II in an attempt to quell the ongoing disputes with France (which took his attention away from the battles to the north and caused him to lose ground), so she would never have met Wallace, let alone slept with him :P Later on she traveled to France and possibly began an affair with Roger Mortimer, who agreed to help her oust her husband who was becoming more and more useless as King in favor of her young son, Edward III. She accomplished this with a small mercenary army and locked Edward II up, some saying that she later secretly arranged to have him killed. She declared herself regent for her son, and successfully brought an end to the wars with Scotland before Edward III took up his birthright. It wasn't until the 1560's when James Stuart was born to Henry Stuart and Mary, Queen of Scots that the thrones of England and Scotland would be united when he ascended to become King James VI of Scotland and King James I of England in 1603.
@@Cameron5043 You're welcome my friend, always glad to put my history knowledge to good use :) If only more people cared about these things instead of 'reality' BS and tabloid garbage :P
I still remember my older brother telling me he would take me to the movie, even though i was a minor because i HAD to see it. It was a life changer, both the story, the battle scenes, the acting, and the SOUNDTRACK. Still one of my favorite soundtracks of all time
T2: "That's for licking my face!" Return of the Jedi: "I never thought I'd say this again but. That's for licking my face!!" Braveheart: "That's for licking her face!!!"
I saw a sneak preview of Braveheart in Burbank, California as part of a film review class taught by film critic and director Rod Lurie. Mel Gibson attended the screening and it was interesting that he did not come along with a huge, fawning entourage, and that he was willing to show the film to a large group of ordinary people. He was proud of the film and stayed to answer questions from the appreciative audience. No one knew then what a big hit the movie would be.
Actually I remember the movie when it was first released and not a lot of fan fare because at that time long epic films were not very popular. Everybody preferred either action movies or comedies. Films such as this were only popular around Oscar season if they were nominated. I remember another epic historical movie called Rob Roy with Liam Neeson also not doing big numbers at the box office and didn’t become popular until years later when Liam Neeson became a house hold name.
@@SoulEternalPeaceWarrior77 He just announced he's directing Lethal Weapon 5, and there's also The Passion 2 and some movie about Vikings he was supposed to direct.
Mel Gibson is a severely underrated director. Most still dislike him and some do not like his style of directing. Mostly because he dares to go where other directors would choose not to and that is evident in Passion and Apocalypto. I don’t judge people for what they believe in but some of his drunk rant was so true and they know this from working on movie studio sets and in Beverly Hills and Hollywood. That said he is an amazing director and he puts his heart and soul into his work which as a fan of films I appreciate
Angus MacFaden should have gotten a best supporting nod for the I don’t want to lose heart scene- thanks for doing this movie. It’s a favorite of mine.
I wish it were, I'd be able to enjoy it more. When I watch it now, (and it's still one of my favorites of all time) all I see is Gibson's obsession with homophobia and "traditional" family values (meaning anti-Semitic hyper Christian Nationalism).
Man Patrick McGoohan as King Edward I is incredible in this movie. The fact you hated him so much in this movie is just a testament to his skill as an actor.
Last night, I watched the lady's reactions to Last of the Mohicans. She felt the same way about Mogwa. I adore Wed Studi, and he scared the heck out of me in that movie. I told her she should watch some of the videos he made. He smiles and laughs and speaks perfect English. Acting is what she saw. And like Patrick McGoohan, Wes Studi is a wonderful actor.
Of for certain - the man getting thrown out the window, the way he cuts off brown-nosers, and of course, they way he just wins the battle he personally directs, like the rest of them are just amateurs. Never flailing or ranted, just cold cunning & hatred. When he says "Who is this person who speaks to me as though I needed his advice?", it sums it up so well - a predator when everyone else around him is prey.
“He’s got the strength, and he’s got the wit, he’s smart and he’s got heart and he’s got no fear cuz they took everything from him!!” Cassie this is why I love your channel and have been a subscriber since day 1!! Amazing!
I watched this in the cinema when it came out in '95 and I still remember that quite a number of people in the audience also cried, both men and women. It was a powerful film that touched and spoke to people in a way that not many films could.
the music is still one of the most powerful scores I’ve ever heard in my life. I was 4 when this came out, but watched it endlessly on vhs my whole life. I watched it recently in a movie theater and it was like seeing it for the first time again. It’s a beautiful movie
"Run and you'll live, at least a while. And dying in your beds many year's from now, would you be willing to trade all the day's from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!!!"
@@johnfriday5169 And Kenneth Branagh's version of Henry V is excellent, with a battle scene much like the ones in Braveheart. I have most of the speech memorized.
"We few. We happy few. We band of brothers. For he who sheds his blood with me shall my brother. Be he ne'er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition."
One of the themes I like about Braveheart is the relationships between fathers and sons. Both William and Edward became the men they were because of the influence of their fathers, good and bad. But Robert Bruce is different because he rose above the bad influence of his father to walk a better path in the end.
"Longshanks" had a traumatic past of his own that coloured his life. His father, Henry III, was a cruel heavy handed failure of a king who eventually faced a rebellion led by his friend Simon de Montfort and lost heavily at the battle of Lewes. While Simon created the first representative parliament, of sorts, young Edward was imprisoned by the rebels until he escaped, raised an army and fought Simon de Montfort at the battle of Evesham and rescued his father. He was a violent, aggressive unforgiving man but also a product of the times he was raised by. Also, most of the lords involved had as many lands in England as they did in Scotland, they owed fealty to Edward more than they did to the crown of Scotland, so it was easy to persuade them to take the English side when things were tough. Robert the Bruce was exactly the same, his name was actually Robert de Brus and he was as Norman as the English lords. This was the Scottish Norman lords fighting the English Norman lords, and almost impossible to discern the difference because they were all occupiers of the lands they ruled.
Yes and his son Edward II wasn't a cowardly wimp.. Probably gay , yes. Bad king. Definitely.. But he wasn't a wimp or a coward. They say he fought like a demon at Bannockburn and had to be dragged off the battlefield by his remaining knights.. The Scots history museum at the battlefield confirms this.
@@ashleywetherall Well, Edward II: Fucked up very badly in later years. Had to rely on Isabella(his wife(who was ten when Wallace was a grown man, so let's ignore that historical inaccuracy)to drum up support. Repeatedly fucked up. And eventually, Isabella(and her lover, who was originally Edward II's)overthrew Edward, to my recollection (but then Edward III overthrew her).
Best South Park quote: “Say what you want about Mel Gibson, but the son of a bitch knows story structure.” I saw Braveheart with a bunch of my friends just after graduating from College. We went to see the Eagles in concert the next evening. I love the music of the Eagles, but I actually enjoyed watching Braveheart more. Yeah, I said it!
Your channel is a godsend for anyone who's lonely or depressed. I was going through some anxiety but watching this makes me feel relaxed. It feels like I'm watching the movie with you
Agreed. Medical issues keep me pretty much house bound. I've been out of the house about 8 times this year. I'm so happy movie reaction channels became so popular because watching them really does feel like watching movies with friends.
Let's see there was a William Wallace (some still debate). Robert the Bruce was real. longshanks was real, there was a young prince Edward. The French princess was about 8 years old at that time. The battles had occured though much bloodier and nasty, not as depicted.
@@franktrainer169 Wallace stated his rebellion, after an English soldier tried to take a dagger off him, in Dundee. He ended up deleting the wee English cuck. Now in Dundee, it’s some wee junkie that tries to liberate you of your possessions 🤣
As a patriotic proud Scottish man I can safely say this is my favourite film. I know it's not historically accurate but it still gives me a sense of where my people came from and what they went through. You 2 are too cute covering your eyes and shedding tears 😂
@@ironcrepitus5422 There's no denying the ample amount of inaccurate detail in this movie, but it's still a great movie nonetheless. The acting, the casting, the over-all story, the cinematography, the soundtrack, it all comes together beautifully.
I just saw this video and I can appreciate your review, as a Scot, I noticed orem tigers on your hand, used to live in AF... my Cousins are from Orem... Finnegan's... Anyways cheers for the vid
yes and no, while corrupt politics and tribalism suck, no doubt about it, we tend to forget all the good that politic also brings on a daily basis. Truth is, our brain is wired to see the bad in evidence and make an abstraction of the good because good does not threaten us (you don't try to fix what isn't broken).
"You're heart is free. Have the courage to follow it." One of many outstanding lines given by outstanding actors in an outstanding movie that stuck with me for almost 30 years.
Me too. And it's ironic that most people today prove that they don't deserve to be free ones. They wanted to be locked up in their houses "to feel safe". We're living probably in THE MOST COWARD GENERATION.
My fave line is when Hamish says to the Steven the Irish guy “you’re a mad man” and he says “I’ve come to the right place then!” Pretty much sums up the craziness of any war and conflict in one line. 😆
There were Irish who fought on both sides, there is a letter written by Robert dbruce in a museum in l think Edinburgh where he asked the Irish for help
The death scene of william being hung drawn and quartered was really about as mild as they could have made it. The common practice back then was to first castrate, disembowel, then behead the prisoner.
hanged drawn and quartered first, dragged by a horse to the place of execution, then hanged by the neck till almost dead, then castrated, then cut from pubis to nape the internal organs allowed to spill out and the heart cut out and burned. Then they were beheaded, and then quartered as in the body cut into four pieces and each piece sent to part of the country to serve as a warning and ( if in London) the head displayed on a pike at the city gates. The practice eventually went out of use in 1870.
The midgets who come out first before the "main event" with William Wallace, are pretty much acting out what eventually happens for real to Wallace. They act out how the victim is cut open, and then the intestines (represented by the rope) are pulled out. It was an interesting way of putting the idea of what was happening to Wallace into the minds of the audience, without actually showing the gruesome reality of it.
The jesters that were entertaining the crowd before the torture, foreshadow the final stage. He was eviscerated and his intestines removed and shown to him. Still my favorite movie almost 30 years later.
After 20 years I literally got choked up rewatching this movies with you girls. Always gets to me. Proud to be a Scottsman, even though I'm Thai American.
Here's a few points on the real William Wallace and the real Robert the Bruce. As amazing as William Wallace is portrayed by Mel Gibson in this film, he was even more amazing in real life. William Wallace's Uncle, portrayed by Brian Cox at the beginning of this film was the Abbot at the monastery in Cambeskenneth Scotland. Monasteries were the only real location of Education during the 12th and 13th centuries in Europe. William Wallace was taken in by his uncle and learned French, Latin and Military Concepts. He did travel on pilgrimages to Paris and Rome. He was an absolutely brilliant military tactician. His most famous battle was at Sterling, his sword, a claymore, is displayed at a museum near where the battle occurred. Not only did he use long Spears to take out the Cavalry, he also use the Guerrilla unit to go underwater and take out a bridge so reinforcements could not advance. The final scene is about as accurate as possible, William Wallace was the first person ever known to be drawn and quartered. He was disemboweled and his intestines were pulled out while he was alive, his arms, legs and head we're all severed and delivered to the four corners of the Island. His head was placed on a spike on London Bridge. It wasn't intentionally brutal execution, because they were all terrified of him. He was there Boogeyman, William Wallace was their equivalent to John Wick. The romance between him and the princess never happened. The reason I know this is because during that time she was 4 years old. And finally, Robert the Bruce was no coward. He was no traitor, he is the one who actually fought for and gained Scottish independence. There's a good movie about Robert the Bruce with Chris Pine playing the lead role, it starts out immediately after William Wallace's execution and shows one of his arms on display. I got a lot of grief from Friends when I took my children to see this movie. Yes, it is a violent movie, but the world is a violent place. I am a historian. I have two degrees in history. I did a paper on William Wallace my sophomore year, that's why I remember all of those details. My kids were three and five when I took them to see this, so I understand the apprehension about my children watching this film. About 5 years ago it was research shown in a local theater here in Phoenix my son and I got to go and watch it in the theater again. While there are historical inaccuracies in the film, it is still an amazing movie about fighting for freedom. And yes, it is one of the great love stories of all time. When they murdered his wife it set him on a path of terrorizing the English occupation forces in Scotland. I'm glad you enjoyed the film, this is one of my 10 favorite movies of all time. As a historian I don't feel like a movie has to be perfectly accurate, if it inspires people to read or research the real history, then any poetic license Hollywood takes to make it more marketable is fine with me. Just like 300, movies like this inspired a whole new generation to care about history. That's enough for me.
My late father also did what you did with your sons, he brought me and my two older brothers to go and watch it in theater in they year it release. The violent that I saw on each war in the movie, show me the truth of the world and brutal war was. It is still my favourite movie of all time. I thank my father for that, because of this movie made me fall in love with Scottish accent and idolized William Wallace inside my heart forever.
'As a historian I don't feel like a movie has to be perfectly accurate'. That does not make you a very good historian! Regarding Robert Bruce, he was an absolute bastard of a man who did a lot of very bad things - mostly to his own people, the man was a power obsessed tyrant.
@@zamhobby9662 I told my children that if they made any sound and Disturbed the movie for anyone else oh, it would be a year before they got to try again. My daughter slept through this movie, though she has watched it since. My son and I watched intently. Thank you for sharing that with me, I have to admit I didn't expect quite so much violence but you're right. This world can be a wondrous place, but it can also be a miserable place. I'm glad that it inspired you to be the best human being you can be.
@@russcarvertruthjedi259 Mate Robert the Bruce murdered John Comyn at Greyfriars Monastery in 1306 during a truce on holy ground. He was not an honourable man. As for it being a great love story, there's no evidence as to who Wallace's wife was or that she was raped and murdered by the English. Infact I'm not even sure if he was even married in real life. You say you know your history but what period do you specialise in...because it doesn't appear to be the middle ages in Britain 😉
I recommend "Outlaw King" for the more historical story of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the events which followed Wallace's death. The events of Bruce's life inspired the "Flower of Scotland" song, which is the official song of the country.
Third this. Outlaw King is one of the best historical Medieval movies in recent years. So happy to see things look like the historical period it's covering. The final battle had a Hollywood moment at the end but it was one moment in a film that stuck to real history the vast majority of the time.
I have watched this film countless times, and no matter how many times I watch it, it always feels the same. The emotions run wild. And seeing your reactions was very wholesome to watch. Thank you for sharing this.
I'd recommend the Netflix movie "Outlaw King" with Chris Pine as Robert the Bruce. By timeline, it could be seen as a sort of sequel to Braveheart. As a narrative, it's not quite as cinematically moving but more historically accurate.
I've been hoping that you would react to this for a long time, and it didn't disappoint! The romance... *hearteyes*... the battles... *hides behind the blanket*... you guys are worth the price of admission alone! I didn't really know what to expect, the first time I saw Braveheart, but I was completely swept away and in tears by the end. This was really the first big historical epic that there'd been for years, and everything that followed owes so much to it. For me, it's between this and Gladiator. Now watch Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, please! Oh, and yes, Mel Gibson was too old to play adult William Wallace and he knew it. He was originally just going to direct the film, but the studio insisted that he starred in it too, or they wouldn't finance it. Such was the power that Mel Gibson's name had in the 90s...
@@Lmauoo90 There is very little history in the movie my friend from the absurdity of the French queen meeting up with Wallace to the ridiculous notion of Wallace invading York (LOL) to him defeating the Northern Army!!! Its all nonsense for the movies i'm afraid. But it was made by Mel Gibson who is a notorious anti English racist and thus we must forgive his Hollywood eccentricities.
The battle scenes Mel Gibson Directed , are the most brutal I've ever seen and were a landmark, game changer for future battle scene in movies such as lotr, The two towers, return of the king etc etc. Braveheart , is a great movie, so many emotions felt and expressed , I cried with you both watching this.
I didn't think the battle scenes in BH were particularly brutal . Two armies facing each other off until they attack on open land. Bland, Like any other battle I've seen. The real battle of sterling bridge was much better than the movie version, It shows the tactical side of Wallace, that he was smart as well as brave.
Shocked that you two had never seen Braveheart before. As a proud Scotsman, it's definitely an all-time great. I think the reason so many of us Scots felt a tad frustrated was that the inaccuracies weren't so much the battles fought, lost and won, it was how they were fought, lost and won. For example, the Battle of Stirling was fought on a bridge. You can actually visit the Wallace Monument in Stirling today that overlooks where the battlefield was and tells you all about the bridge. Likewise, Robert the Bruce had never met William Wallace, so he could never have been a traitor to him, and at the time of Wallace being alive, that "princess" was merely just a wean at the time. I get it though, it's the romanticised Hollywood version, which I'm sure there would've been genuine romantic tales of that period. Nonetheless, it's an all-time classic.
The problem with the battles is that most actual traditional warfare is very uncinematic lol thats honestly the problem in general. The best example is Alexander. One of the most accurate historical films ever.... and man did it fucking suck lol
@@KS-xk2so true, people will never truly grasp the true brutality of that period. When you watch documentaries on archaeology of certain remains dug up and them doing a documentary covering how the person died, then you see just how brutal it really was. It's horrid to even think about.
@@davidcross8028 , yeah, you'll find a lot of things are often taken so way out of context. Whilst there were parts of the film that could be argued true to what occurred, other things were certainly drama.
I saw this movie when I was in my mid teens. It was incredibly intense. We had never seen a war film quite like this before. It still absolutely wrecks me any time I watch it. Such an inspiring film and it will always have a special place in my heart.
this was one of only two movies I've seen in a theater where it was almost entirely men in the audience... the other being The Last Samurai and in both cases pretty much all of us were balling our eyes out and it was just... an incredible sight. every guy there felt safe to cry and let it all out without being made fun of. as a teenager I remember looking to my left, tears all over and there was a guy in his 50's looking the same as me, we just looked at eachother for a second, nodded, and kept watching the movie. it was definitely an experience lol
It was onions! I swear! (kidding). Yeah... both movies were what I call "Love stories for men". Loss, redemption, getting the girl in the end (or, getting the girl, then getting killed freeing your country).
That movie ist mainstream storytelling masterclass. Clear themes of loyalty, honesty, love. The story of Robert the Bruce is even more moving to me than Wallace's. You can feel how he is deeply saddened how he didn't betray only his allies, but also himself and is left with nothing.
Fun fact: the actor that played the Scottish man Hamish is irish in real life and the actor that played the mad Irishman Steven is Scottish. By the way when wallace was captured by the english he was hung, drawn and quartered that's what was happening at the end of the film.
Far more happened to Wallace than that. He was tortured in every sense of the word. I understand why Hollywood didn’t want to show exactly all he went through.
One of my ancestors died the same way. He was the Lord of Parke Castle near Glasgow and was castrated, disemboweled, drawn, and quartered for harboring Scottish rebels. The rest of the Park Clan were forced to work in the slate mines. That's what led them to immigrate to Alabama, the coal mining. Parke Castle is currently listed as a British castle and one of the top 12 castles to visit. It's like a bed and breakfast filled with priceless artwork on a golf course.
The betrayal scene never happened in real life. Bruce is the real Braveheart, as much as Wallace did for Scotland, it was Bruce who rallied everyone and took Scotland back castle by castle, along with his right hand men, until he routed the English at the battle of Bannockburn.
Something I find interesting is that Mel Gibson has always maintained he took a lot of liberties and it's not historically accurate. But I didn't realise by how far. Princess Isabelle for example was 3 when William Wallace died, they definitely weren't lovers lol
The main story was one of the theories as to what happened. There may have been a women who was murdered that was something to Wallace. Believe it or not the story is just as accurate as the mainstream historical narrative.
The opening itself is wrong. It gets the year wrong. It is horribly inaccurate; as in it doesn’t seem to care much about being accurate. The date should have shown 1286, not 1280. Close, she would have been 9 at the time. Not 3.
@@elcawlinferior bitch please, I know is a FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILM! but one thing is taking some liberties to make it more dramatic and epic, and other thing is saying he slept with princess Isabelle when in fact she was 3 yo at the time.
True. Back in William Wallace's time, the concept of "freedom" as we know it today, didn't exist in Europe. The majority of people only knew the concept of subjugation and didn't know enough to clamor for personal autonomy. It was more about protesting, whom your ruler was or complaining about some aspect of them. The modern concept of freedom came from native Americans who were a bigger influence on American culture and government, than many people nowadays realize.
Being Scottish, I love this movie, however I'm a historian, so the film triggers me a lot. Ultimately i just switch my brain off and enjoy the film. Great reaction btw 👍🏻👍🏻
Feature films are under no obligation to be historically accurate. They exist for pure entertainment value alone, and Braveheart isn't even the worst of them.. Watch any war film, and at least 80% will be fictional (or propaganda).
I absolutely love this movie (despite any controversy about Mel Gibson and the history elements….kilts were not worn at the time of the film). The first time I saw this in the movie theater, I was in tears when I heard the bagpipes because my dad had just died about 6 months before and there was bagpipes playing at his funeral (and to make it worse, I was on a first date!). BTW, you and your sister seem like such nice people and I love your movie reactions.
Shut up you Muppet. Kilts were worn then. The oldest Scottish tartan dates from the first century A.D. Why is some sassanach always the expert on Scottish history when they obviously know hee haw.
I actually went to London and Scotland for my 16th birthday and while in London my Dad and I randomly stumbled upon a plaque that marked the exact site where William Wallace was executed. Edinburgh Castle has William Wallace and Robert the Bruce statues standing after the bridge. We went on a day trip train ride up to Sterling Castle, the tour is fantastic but the walk up was devastating.
Another great film about war between two kingdoms is Kenneth Branagh's excellent production of _Henry V_ (1989). Directed by Branagh and starring him as Henry V of England and Emma Thompson as Catherine, Princess of France, it is one of two great film adaptations of Shakespeare's play, the other being Laurence Olivier's 1944 production. The two are very different it tone, Olivier's being patriotic, as it was filmed during the war, and Branagh's being an anti-war film. However, as a Medieval palate cleanser I can recommend the brilliant, 1967 adaptation of _The Lion in Winter._ Starring Peter O'Toole as Henry II and Katherine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine, and set at Christmas court at Chinon in 1183, it is a great drama/comedy about the political and family machinations of the Plantagenets. Bit of film trivia, at the 1968 Academy Awards the Oscar for Best Actress was given to both Hepburn and Barbra Streisand for _Funny Girl,_ as the voting was tied.
Best of both worlds. It was filmed in Ireland. They were preparing to film in Scotland when the Irish minister for arts and culture reached out. What can you give us? he was asked. Emmm .. the Irish army? And so it goes.
Our feelings towards each character is a testament to how well they portrayed their role. Wallace's face when he realised Bruce had betrayed him broke my heart. I saw this when it came out at the cinema in 1995. I'm in the UK. It was the first movie my husband and I saw when we first got together so it's so special to me. It has been my favourite movie ever since. I loved your reaction to Stephen. He's a total nutter and definitely a man you would want on your side. It is massively inaccurate though. Isabella never met Longshanks or Wallace. She married Edward II when she was 12 and he was 23. They had children(not sure how many), one of which later became Edward III. I think Isabella was born in 1295 and Wallace's rebellion began in 1296/7, so she would only have been a baby. It's a shame that Braveheart received such a negative response for it's historical inaccuracy, because despite this, it is the most amazing movie ever and it inspired me to read more about the history of Wallace, Longshanks and the Wars of Independence. Bruce eventually fought the English and led soldiers at the Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and defeated the English army. To actually read about this battle blew my mind. Though it was several more years after Bannockburn that Scotland was recognised as an independent country (1327 I think) it was this battle that turned things around for Scotland. I'm so glad that you loved the movie.
This movie led me to read about Robert the Bruce. If what I read is to be believed Robert the Bruce while maybe late to the party was a legitimate bad ass.
There is a head canon/popular theory that Stephen is in fact a powerful Irish noble in exile or under disguise, or a member of a former Irish royal household. That would explain why he calls Ireland "his island" and his rapport with the Irish troops in the battlefield...
Loved it when Carly said "I hate burning men". In my head I replied, 'Well I'm rather concerned that you admit to setting them on fire', lol. Great reaction, as always :-)
Yes, some of the scenes really did happen in real life, although not of course very closely. William Wallace was real, as was Robert the Bruce. Robert the Bruce's body is buried at a church in Dunfermline, Scotland. Wallace's sword is also located at a museum in Stirling, Scotland. The sword is huge. It's 1.63m long and weighs almost three kilos.
Stirling, not Sterling. The museum is the Wallace Monument which sits atop Abbey Craig, where the Scottish army camped on the night before the battle of Stirling Bridge. Part of the sword MAY have belonged to Wallace. The sword as it now exists is composed of parts of at least two swords. The blades of these swords have been forge welded together to form the blade of a two-handed sword of a type that was not in use until a couple of hundred years after Wallace's death. One of the two swords is from a later period but the other is of approximately the correct time period, so it's "possible" it may have belonged to Wallace. The sword we see now was first mentioned, as the Wallace Sword, in the records of Dumbarton Castle, 2 - 3 hundred years after the events of the film. We know that Wallace was held in Dumbarton Castle overnight following his capture at Robroyston near Glasgow and before he was transported to England. So it's just possible that part of his sword was used to make the sword that is now in the Wallace Monument. Very little in history is simple and clear cut!
There is no way William Wallace actually used that sword. That sword type didn't exist until hundreds of years after Wallace's death. Perhaps some portions of Wallace's sword were used to manufacture the sword in the museum, but that sword absolutely did not exist when Wallace was alive.
@@DeltaAssaultGaming You know, the Measurement units that the rest (the Great majority) of the world uses and are super easy to google and find the conversion answer to the ones that the U.S.A. uses, like the rest (the Great majority) of the world has to do when you put yours in your movies and series.
I watched this movie in 1995 when it was released. The internet was in it's infancy but I looked up William Wallace because I was so fascinated by his story. I wish I could remember the online library I discovered that had the history of Wallace. It stated that Wallace never wanted to fight the English. He kept to himself and didn't want to cause trouble. It wasn't until a bunch of English soldiers stole the fish he had just caught. He even offered to share the fish with them but when they took it all, he used his fishing rod to kill all of them. Moral of the story, don't mess with a Scotsman and their food. It might cause a revolution.
One of the best Movies ever made. You have beautiful sceneric shots, deep and true quotes, action, sad moments, funny moments. And the actors were just brilliant ! Freedom !
The Scots at this time period did't wear kilts etc. They wore the same sort of armour as the English and had good pike formations, not just sharpened stakes. Watch The Outlaw King. A lot closer to true. Obviously not perfect, but a lot closer.
Ending was accurate , execution of William Wallace , cutting off his genitals , ripping out his guts and beheading , Also showing that from year 1305 to today not much has changed , when you listen to leaders in Westminster .... still Scottish them self cant decide if they want to be independent , they need a permission for even voting about that .
Some historical context, Lomgshanks (King Edward I) was not the maniacal evil ruler depicted in this film. He was actually one of England's better kings. He did try and take over Scotland, and was brutal by today's standards, but I don't believe he did anything like enacting Prema Nocta. Lomgshanks son, Edward II, was king of England for 20 years (1307-1327) after his father's death and was a largely weak and ineffective leader, though he was by no means the flamboyant character we see in the film. He did have a falling out with his French wife, Isabella of France who led a rebellion against Edward II with her lover in favor of her son (Edward III, 1327-1377). Edward II was deposed and imprisoned in 1327 where he was killed. Edward III was definitely not the son of William Wallace and Isabella of France as Isabella was 9 years old when Wallace was executed in 1305, and Edward III was born in 1312, 7 years after.
This is my favourite movie of all time. I found it funny, traumatic, romantic and an action movie all in one. As a black man, the storyline of fighting for freedom reaches me to my core. Great reaction.
Love this channel. I watch plenty of reaction videos. Comedy, music, movies, you name it. Most "reactors" feel the need to give fans what they want. But watching someone react in a way you can't possibly fake is truly an amazing experience. Out of hundreds (if not thousands) of reaction videos, your reaction to the brutality of this movie is about as real an experience as you can find online. Thank you for uploading this one! Love you!
