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"William Wallace: Every man dies, not every man really lives." 😢😢😢😢😢 [last lines] William Wallace: [voiceover] In the Year of our Lord 1314, patriots of Scotland - starving and outnumbered - charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets; they fought like Scotsmen, and won their freedom. 💪
React to 'Outlaw King' (2018, starring Chris Pine) as well, maybe? It's not Braveheart's sequel, but it tells the story about what happened after William Wallace's rebellion. Pretty good, and gnarly 👍
Hahaha Did you see how offended Aaron was by the penis joke!? What a freaking loser. Can't even smile at a harmless penis joke. How progressive of him.
The moment Wallace discovers Robert Bruce's betrayal is a stunning display of acting skill. Gibson doesn't merely show surprise; he communicates a profound sense of emptiness. His face reveals a hollowed-out expression, drained of all emotion and passion, leaving him a mere shell of his former self.
Complete fantasy though. The 2 never met, were never in the country at the same time. Robert The Bruce was also a bigger national hero than Wallace in historical terms. The last true King of Scotland. They did him dirty in this movie.
As a proud Scotsman the legend of why the thistle is our National flower (Despite the fact it's technically a Weed) is during the viking raids on Scotland a bunch of Vikings were trying to sneak up on a Scottish village and one of the invaders stood on a thistle and screamed out in pain and alerted the village folk
If the guy was such a hero why was he given over to the English by his own people apparently it was Robert the Bruce who betrayed him, the man was real but the story is a Hollywood fairytale my friend.
"The" legend is maybe a bit of a hasty claim... One of perhaps, and unsubstantiated at that, Norsemen weren't known to traverse Scotland barefoot, while they are mostly depicted as loud terrifying brutes, in actual fact they were incredibly intelligent and perfectly capable of silent attacks/ambushes when warranted. You're right in saying it is technically considered a weed regardless of the fact the it flowers ontop, it's also the oldest recorded national flower in history 👍 It's a fun story, and you hear different variations where ever you go, none have been proven I'm afraid.
I love that it's Robert that narrates the movie. The tragic, imperfect but hopeful character that carries on the guilt and the legacy. A very smart and emotional choice. I tear up every time I watch the "I don't want to lose heart!" scene.
shot in ireland with some wide shots of scottish mountains. two of my buddies are bare assed in this movie and we joke with them that we can recognise them by their small balls.
@@NecramoniumVideo Wow. Really? I never knew that. I figured it would've been one of those raunchy comedies from the 80s like Porky's, or those steamy movies like Chained Heat. Maybe even something from the 70s.
They started cheering "MacAllaich," which means "Son of Wallace," ("Allaich" being Scottish Gaelic for "Wallace,") and then transitioned to just "Wallace," signifying that he had risen to head off the family.
All this time I thought the old guy was trying to claim credit/leadership for himself and his son, and the rest of the crowd picked Wallace to show how strong an impression he made in comparison. Thanks for clearing up my misunderstanding.
You should watch Outlaw King next. James Cosmo is in that too, but it follows on after Wallace’s death and Robert The Bruce is the main character played by Chris Pine.
Outlaw King needs more recognition I think it's almost as good as Braveheart and the main battle speeches I like equally from "They may take our lives but they'll never take our freedom" from Braveheart to " weather you fight for God, for your land, for yourselves I do not care so long as you fight" from Outlaw King both great
It could be 100% accurate and those who hate Gibson and his movies and what they promote would still say it's inaccurate. I actually trust Mel's take on history more than most Academics. FK EM!
@@braingers Who gives a crap. Every single movie and even documentaries get stuff wrong or take liberties because nobody alive today was there and history is written by the victors and those in control now do not like the Wallace/Gibson message. Every time this movie comes up some yahoo has to comment about how it's not accurate like they have been programmed to do so, because they have.
Worked as an extra in the village scenes in the first half hour of the vid, filmed in Glen Nevis, literally a 20min walk from my house. Film crew came to our school looking for some kids and it was pretty cool, got to work on building some of the sets as well.
Hand fasting is one of our most beautiful and poignant traditions when marrying. That and drinking from the quaich. This film has ‘elements’ of truth but is made for Hollywood in alot of ways. But William Wallace was and is a hero for Scotland 🏴 Greetings from Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴 Great reaction!🫶🏻
This movie kind of opened my eyes as a kid to true values of life and meaning of courage. I really don't give a damn about historical accuracy. Its a movie, not documentary.
Well the movie is pretty much fictional in almost very aspect, the only accurate thing is the names. I love Braveheart, but being an apologist for its historical inaccuracies is not a good hill to die on.
@@corneliussmiff2773an apologist for its historical accuracies”” 😂😂😂 It’s a Hollywood movie, on what earth are you expecting anything different? This movie doesn’t touch the surface on how Scot’s were treated from the English back then. I”
@@New-ye2fl Well judging by you comment, you have no idea about what happened back then either. The movie didn't even touch the surface because it was basically a work of fiction.
Movies like this and the Patriot are not very historically accurate, but they are very entertaining and do get across the message they are trying to convey. Mel Gibson is a very talented actor and film maker.
I find it odd that any movie which inspires patriotism and bravery are labeled as "Not Historically Accurate" as if the powers that be want to control the narrative and those values are certainly ones they despise.
@@MrSmithOriginal It has nothing to do with controlling a narrative, Braveheart is almost entirely a work of fiction in terms of any historical accuracy. I love this movie, but I can do that whilst accepting that it is pure entertainement and nothing more. The events took place in the late 13th century, I am not sure the "the powers that be" are that thoughtful in their long term planning.
You do understand that he attacked them for his wife, he did the rest for the people that believed in him? And that was a statement and a last gift to the world..
Well I think any loving Lover that dies would want the person they love to move on and still enjoy love and getting action after they are gone. You can't cheat on a dead person. William still loved and respected his wife that passed away. He told the French princess he saw his wife's strength in her. And the French lady was in desparate need of some D. She also got a baby out of it. And Wallace was a newly Wed who lost his new wife almost immediately. I could be wrong but I am going to assume he was a virgin until he got married. So he was having good sex for the first time in his life and then all of a sudden no sex. So he got to use his penis one more time before he was executed. What I'm saying is, I think it worked out for everyone. I am talking about the love making... not his death.
man i love Braveheart, do note that this movie is apparently not realistic to history, which kinda shocked me too, and so I watched Outlaw King AND MAN YOU GUYS have got to watch that too.
Well..its a mel gibson directed film..he likes to make up his own storys of folklore..only difference..he does not label it as documentary like jada pinket smith & cleopatra
I absolutely love Braveheart, my number one movie of all time, because I'm Scottish, and live not far from where William Wallace lived. Some of the scenery was shot in Scotland, a lot of the mountains, and some lower flatland scenes, most of the fighting shot in Ireland. The torture scene at the end of the movie, I learned from the Dungeons in Edinburgh, that William Wallace, was torn from his groin up through his belly, with his insides thrown on the stage for everyone to see, before beheading him.
I visited London/Scotland when I was 15 on a trip with my Dad. We went to Edinburgh and Sterling to see where some of those battles had taken place. But while in London walking around an outdoor fish market and garden. I literally turned a corner and on the wall was a huge plaque that marked the exact spot where William Wallace was executed. We just stumbled upon the exact spot. It was wilded!! Like it was fate that we found it. Much love to everyone and have a blessed week and weekend! “Every man dies, not every man truly lives.”
Saw this in the theater when it was released. We had never seen such gory war scenes ever. Platoon and a few others come close, but this has the first brutal battles I remember seeing on screen.
super proud to say i stay 20 mins away from stirling and can still see the william wallace castle from where i live its awesome and makes me feel proud to be scottish this film
One of the best films ever made with great emotional drama and violent action. Mel should've been nominated for Best Actor. The battle scenes are still some of the best ever. They don't make movies like this anymore.
If you watch some of the battle scenes again and watch people fighting on the back sometimes you’ll see them swiping there swords like play fighting and it’s pretty obvious 😂
Beautiful, tragic, brutal, satisfying story that is beautifully shot. Mel Gibson did a phenomenal job directing and acting. For a long movie, it has great pacing too, and my goodness the score, the score is perfection.
Wallace's death was much more gruesome than this movie depicted. From what I've read, the death sentence of being "hanged, drawn, and quartered" went as such -- he was stripped nåkęd, dragged by rope through the streets by making him run behind the horse to the place of execution; then, strangled by hanging as shown (i.e. not to death); tied down, had his manly bits cut off (emasculated), then his abdomen ripped open (stem to stern, as one commenter already noted?); his intestines were pulled out of his living body, then burned before him on a brazier; finally he was beheaded. After death, his body was cut into quarters (head, torso, arms, and legs, IIRC) and displayed in various parts of the kingdom.
I know that they don’t show the gruesome stuff, but you do get a good impression of what was happening. He was hung, drawn, disemboweled, beheaded, then cut into pieces. It’s all there, we just don’t see it directly.
About the troubles: No, these were not THE Troubles, those were from the late sixties (there's some debate on the actual start date) to 1998 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement
Braveheart not being true to history doesn't bother me because like the Patriot, the villians were just as over the top in negative qualities as the heroes were positive, the lesson wasn't about history but morality. The meaning and strength of the movie are more important than the historical figures, William Wallace was a knight and a savage, proud and vicious, Robert the Bruce was a king, Poet and fighter and murderer if all accounts are to be believed. history is messy, there has never been an innocent side in a war, Scotland fought and won their independence and this movie honoured the fighting spirit of the Celtic peoples, the blood of which has led to the revolutions and uprisings throughout history. Mel Gibson honoured the one true fact, Freedom isn't free but comes at the highest of costs.
The father of Robert the Bruce is played by Scottish actor Ian Bannen who has been in over 100 productions. I remember him best for his role in the magnificent tv series Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979.) Although it is never stated, and probably not historically accurate, it is implied that he has leprosy, which worsens over the course of the film. People with leprosy in previous centuries were shunned and isolated and it was considered socially “shameful” which was because people were so fearful due to it being so contagious.
I was in an all boys HS when this came out, my bio teacher had us all to go watch and gave a quiz for extra credit. He believed it was important for all boys to see to learn about courage and becoming well rounded young man. He was a great teacher.
And the harp on the flag at 1:08:34 that is also the Guinness logo, is a Irish symbol, don't really know why they used it as the movie takes place two centuries before it was a thing.
This is such an inspirational and emotional movie and such a favorite of mine since I’m part Scottish myself. I can’t stop talking in a Scottish accent during and after the movie. Funny story, I actually went to Scotland in 2022 and visited the Wallace Monument dedicated to William Wallace and we went to the Cathedral of Robert the Bruce and didn’t find out till after the trip that I’m related to him. I was so sad I found out after I left, but at the same time I was like, I’M RELATED TO THE BRUCE!!!!
Say what you want about Mel Gibson (and as a history addict I have a few bones to pick), but the dude knows cinematic visual spectacle as a director. I would deninitely recommend 'Apocalypto' - not great history, but otherwise that film is a freaking masterpiece
"say what you want about Mel Gibson..." lol i loved that south park gave mel his flowers in one of their episodes... i imagine thats why you said this?
Fun fact about the battle of Stirling; the real version was much more impressive. Basically, Wallace and his men lured the English Cavalry to Stirling, which was basically marshland. He knew they would try to cross the bridge to get at them, so he created a killzone where only a few horses could charge across the bridge....directly into pikes. The others who were going to run across the marshland beneath the bridge wore heavier armour than the Scottish. All they needed to do was pull them off their horses and drown them in the boggy water. Also, the sheriff who may or may not have killed Wallace's wife? He skinned him alive and wore that skin on his sword's sheath.
Yeah, but they addressed this in the behind the scenes. Filming the actual battle would have been much too complicated, so they instead went for a pitched battle instead. It's still a fantastically directed battle none the less.
This was so fun to watch, I love the energy and discussions between John and Aaron. This movie was a big classic in my family from the olden days when VHS could only hold this much footage by being on 2 tapes. Thanks for being awesome rejects!
Only movie I’ve seen generations of women in my family all cry hysterically. Going to Stirling to visit the Wallace Monument is a MUST if you love the lore.
hello from Scotland. As a Scot born and bred this is one of my favourite films despite it not being historically accurate. It never fails to make me proud to be Scottish. Thanks for watching Braveheart i’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Take care 😘🏴 Alba Gu Brath - Gaelic for Scotland is great.
No horses died making the movie. It looks as though a lot did. But Mel Gibson was actually investigated because of complaints from animal rights group. Not 1 horse died or was actually injured filming.
Mel Gibson has a unique way of portraying war and ancient times with gore reality. Another of his films would be the Passion of the Christ with Jim Caviezel. In my opinion it’s way underrated as a film. So well done and the portrayal of these times is so well made. It’s really hard to watch but so was it in real life.
@@geoffmurray2168 do you get this upset over all comments made over a month ago kiddo? Man you're going to have an aneurysm when you take a history class in 6th grade.
Ok so: - the French princess was like 9yrs old & never met Wallace - we do not know if Wallace was ever married - Wallace did not sack York, it was a smaller town called (I shit you not) "Cockermouth" - Robert the Bruce did not fight for the English at Falkirk - the Scots army were not hairy barbarians. They would have been armed & armoured in the same fashion as the English - the thing with the Irish didn't happen - Edward II (the son) was NOT gay. That was a rumour started after his death to discredit him. - Wallace did not John Wick a bunch of Scots nobles for betraying him - the King, Edward I, outlived Wallace by a good few years - there is very little evidence that the "First Night" custom ever really happened anywhere Apart from those details, the general flow of events (burning an English garrison, killing a magistrate, defeating the English at Stirling, raiding northern England, losing at Falkirk, being betrayed by the nobles in Glasgow & executed in London) is basically accurate. Don't let anyone ever convince you this is some fantasy film, Wallace is a true Scots hero & he did do a fair amount of what is (somewhat cinematically) portrayed in this movie.
The very first words spoken in the film are wrong. In 1280 Alexander king of scots was very much alive. He died in 1286 in a riding accident and while his son was also dead he did have an heir although she was a child in Norway and never got to take the throne
It is a fantasy film, since like you pointed out there’s a good amount of it that’s completely fictional. Vaguely being tied to historical events doesn’t make it less fantastical. Though the nobles did attempt to breed out the Scottish, that is true though it wasn’t necessarily tied to a “First Night” clause, it was just a thing they did whenever they felt like it. Since we do also have a fair bit of connection with the Irish I wouldn’t say it’s completely untrue that we fought together, though the circumstances I’m sure are very different. You also cannot claim to know for certain Edward II wasn’t gay, however it was used to discredit him. Scottish Army were (and still are) hairy bastards, the amount of armour very likely varied though most had more than none whatsoever. I don’t consider any war monger to be heroic regardless of the reasoning. Sadly in the end, his fight for freedom was meaningless as we eventually joined into Union and have regretted it ever since. I’m proud to be Scottish 🏴
@@ObsessiveGeek Regarding Edward II's sexuality I agree, I should have said "probably" but that will be the last thing I agree with you on. The point I made about the Scots arms is taken directly from an observation made by the "Keeper of Arms & Armour" of the Wallace collection when reacting to this movie. That is to say, it is an expert opinion of the highest possible caliber. We were a free & independent country for 300 years. To call that "meaningless" would absolutely have been the most offensive thing I'd heard today had you not called Wallace a "warmonger". You are, of course, entitled to your opinion.
I know you guys love trivia so here's another cool one: "One of the film's weary extras reportedly mistook one of Mel Gibson's children on the set for an errand boy, and asked him to bring a cup of tea. Gibson was within earshot, and nodded and whispered to his son, "Go get it." Hope you guys react to more Mel Gibson movies.
@@bane2risejoker yeah man, how could you miss that, you should ACTUALLY watch the movie! lol, im sorry, ive seen this movie so many times i could quote damn near every scene. and ive never noticed anything that portrayed this. ill have to go back and actually watch the movie
I'm a Scot, and this movie is wholly inaccurate. However, just like many others have said, it's just so good! You just gotta love it. Also, I remember at the time Mel Gibson got some hate about the accent, but I think it's pretty decent.
I wish I could love this film Scottish man as indeed I'm aware so many did and do. Just can't. You're generous about Gibson's accent but yes, one can live with it. He is after all, an Australian transplanted American.
It's an epic film but it's also well known as being one of the most historically innacurate. Just Google for what Braveheart got wrong and there's a tonne of stuff. For example, son of a noble, no face paint, no tartan kilts, prima nocta is a myth, never met the princess (she was a 13yr old in France at the time), no betrayal by Robert the Bruce (he was actually referred to as Braveheart). It mixes up a lot of different time period events. The forces in the battles was a much more complicated affair with a lot of scots vs scots. If anything, the execution was more brutal in reality. It's still superb as a film but one to not use as a reference point for true events.
This was such a fun reaction. You two are my favourites. I had such a good time watching this with you keep up the great work and thanks for the smiles and the laughs. 😂❤😊
I always love the “William Wallace was 7 ft tall,” scene just before the first major battle. Because Wallace was legitimately one of the tallest men on the field. Contemporary sources state he was actually 7 ft tall, and in reality he was in full armor. So imagine a man, driven by passion and patriotism, who was several heads taller than you, charging at you in full armor with a sword that is itself 5ft tall swinging your way. Just insane.
It gets even better than that. At the Battle of Falkirk William took an arrow to the throat and freaking survived. The filmmakers kept that out of the movie because they thought audiences wouldn't buy it lol
This movie is a masterpiece, but it should be known as a fairytale that is loosely inspired by history, Randall Wallace was open about the fact that he didn’t care about making it historically accurate. It was more of a creative project for him when it came to the writing. This was inspired by a largely fictionalized poem called “The Wallace.”
I think that is the best way to put it. None of what we see really happened and/or in the way it was depicted. But god damn, it's a bloody good piece of entertainment.
This was peak Mel Gibson! GOT took a lot of inspiration from this movie. Aaron please do reactions for Highlander and Sin City, they’re awesome. Surprised you didn’t notice that the Princess of Wales was a Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies.
Medieval warfare was incredibly brutal, and the film does a great job of depicting this brutality. Horses were considered a weapon of war, and a soldier wouldn't hesitate to cripple or kill it in battle. Although the events as depicted were historically inaccurate, Gibson succeeded in immersing us in the world and culture of Medieval Scotland. Enjoyed your reaction! 😊
And a legend is born lol, but it's funny how these things can get twisted up to sound so different then the reality of what happened, usually hyped up and made a lot bigger then it was as it gets passed around from person to person. Makes you wonder how many of these legends throughout history have been blown up far bigger than they actually were.
Gotta imagine that back in that area in those times, dating wasn’t really a thing. Everyone around you shared mostly the same values and goals, so you probably found someone and married pretty quickly.
Fun fact: The name "Braveheart" is actually referring to Robert the Bruce, who was the one who finally liberated Scotland. In the mid to late 90s we've had this kinda perfekt symbiosis of practical and visual effects in movies. CGI was not advanced enough, so a lot still had to be done with practical effects, However, they often were enhanced with CGI. This peaked with the "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy, I think. However, the early 2000s also gave us movies with extensive use of really bad CGI - that is also why those movies mostly didn't age well, while the late 90s movies still look good by todays standards.
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our forced labor and servitude for a group of Scottish nobleman instead of a group of English nobleman!!!!!"
1:09:16 Even though this part didn’t actually happen historically, we would 100% have done this if given the chance 🤣🤣 The Scots and the Irish have always been kin and friends 🇮🇪 🏴
There was in fact a Game of Thrones guy in there. It is James Cosmo who played Geor Mormont the head of the Nights Watch in the early seasons. He plays William's best friends dad.
Seeing this for the first time in a theater as a 16 year old was incredible. Had not had a movie hit me like this one did. Glad you both were able to experience it.
Hope you guys continue some other Mel’s classics like ‘Payback’ or ‘Ransom’. Love the reaction and continue the phenomenal content. Really appreciate everything yall do
Robert the Bruce was an eighth generation descendant of one of the Norman knights that had accompanied his "Bastard Duke" on his little English vacation in 1066. Robert's "claim" on the Scottish throne came down to him through a daughter of King David I of Scotland and it's through the marriage of Majorie (GoT references anyone?) the daughter of Robert the Bruce (King Robert I) that we get to King Robert II of the House of Stewart down through all those Scottish King Jameses to Mary Queen of Scots and then through Mary's son's(James VI of Scotland/James I of England) daughter that we get to all those "damned Germans".
The Guinness harp is the Harp of Tara (mythology/legend thing having to do with Irish high kings) and is a symbol of Ireland. It's on all official documents, but Guinness's harp faces the other way from the official one.
"Army of Darkness definitely took a little bit from this." Army of Darkness - 1992 | Breaveheart - 1995. Love the scene from "BASEketball" starring Trey Parker and Matt Stone: "I'm giving you all I've got captain!" "I love ya always have."
As a Scotsman, I really struggle with this film. The best analogy I can give is to imagine a film about George Washington... played by John Wayne... dressed as cowboy... teaming up with Lincoln to free the slaves Wallace's story is so much more interesting than this pish. He was the second son of a landed gentry, not a peasant and after losing at Falkirk he actually joined the French Army as a general and fought against the English there for years. There are even documents in the Vatican, signed by him, asking the Pope for help. Instead we get all the usual Hollywood tropes about a Scotland that never existed (woad face paint was a thousand years before and kilts and tartan were several hundred years after Wallace), some truly horrendous attempts at Scottish accents and a timeline so skewed it is laughable (Isabella was 9 when Wallace was executed and Longshanks died 2 years after him). It also does a great disservice to Robert the Bruce (who is actually the origin of the name Brave Heart) But I do get goosebumps at his speech before the battle of Stirling... "ALBA GU BRATH!!"
@Bonoscot oh it's a movie? There's me thinking it was Japanese Shadow Puppets, now it all makes sense... 🙄 If you knew anything about William Wallace you'd understand how much better it could have been, rather than this dumbed down, Hollywood shite Pish is a Scottish word, but you don't care about accuracy, so I'll let you make up your meaning for it
@@infiad1275 HAHAHAHA... that is exactly why you should crap on it. Did you actually watch the reaction all the way to the end and hear the comments by other Scottish people to it? Imagine having movies, regardless of when they takes place in history, that are set in America but are always cowboys, or every movie set in Germany is always Adolf H, or every movie set in Italy is always Romans... that is this movie and how Hollywood looks at Scotland, it's just lazy
You guys was great, loved watching this movie with you guys, my favorite movie all time, I can watch it almost everytime I see it, anyhow great reaction guys.
Filmed in order so Brendan Gleeson/Hamish could keep getting a bigger beard. Then he went a bit typecast and played other "medieval bearded big dude" in Kingdom of Heaven and Troy.
The Troubles were between the Catholic/Irish National’s and Protestant/Unionist British communities of the North of Ireland, which also had a knock on effect to these communities in Scotland. Specifically Glasgow and surrounding area.
Irish man. Dark Stephen is exalie king Stephen of Ireland he came as William Wallace's friend and guard Stephen saved Wallace's life several times. This summer Iexplored Scotland and Stayed in Stirling I visited Wallace monument, went to see the battle fields and also visitet the ancient monastery grave yard where in monks buried piece of Wallace's torso in middle of the night. . Visited also the Stirling castle.
Irish pipes wrench my heart. According to lore, Stephen was the rightful king of Ireland but got his throne stolen. He went to Scotland to try and raise an army to get it back. They were disemboweling him.
