it is known that this is one of the least historically accurate films ever. also who cares, it's essentially fiction with some vague vague tie-ins with real events.
Hey guys I’m aware this movie wasn’t entirely or at all accurate, I don’t think I stated that it was once in my original comment 😂 just talking about a cool scene from a movie 👌
This scene is a perfect demonstration of what oppressors have failed to understand for centuries: the more you persecute those who are already suffering, the more passionate they become.
@@Tondaloona03Nope, Robert the Bruce, who was king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329, freed Scotland from English rule by winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn and achieving English agreement to full Scottish independence in the 1328 Treaty of Northampton
In case anyone is wondering, "MacAulish" means "Son of Wallace." Them shouting it and then switching to just "Wallace" is them no longer seeing William as just the son of someone they knew, but as a man of his own worth.
I figured "Michaelek" or "MaCaulish" sounds a lot like "Wallace" at the end of the name. That scans. For decades, I never considered that this was when he stepped out from his old man's shadow
Actually I believe they're saying "McCauligh" which meant something like leader or master in Gaelic.. I believe they were electing him to lead a charge against the English.
@@sammi388 Where are you getting this? The movie scripts for Braveheart describe them as yelling either MacClannough (Murron's name) or MacAulish (William's name), likely depending on the edit versions of the script. In the movie they seem to have gone with MacAulish.
people are ALWAYS saying that. it's never true. just as it wasn' true in the 70s when they were saying it about films in the 60s, or the 90s when they were saying it about the o.g. star wars films, nor now.
@@TrueBuddhaCat as it happens, the "elder" was 47 at the time and and the "son" was 40. That's some extremely convincing acting on the parts of both men.
Those dudes had the best, 1-2 punch chemistry in the entire movie. And that's saying something because Gibson versus McGowan was damned good. The French ladies had some serious chemistry just with the wife's homegirl's overall messiness. But Hamish and Campbell were the shit, hands down.
How he just doesn’t say anything still gets me. Doesn’t waste a breath on the man who killed his wife. No remorse, no second thoughts. Made him go through all the fear she had to. He kills him. Just to stand there and realize it’s not gunna bring her back. How he looks to the sky, wondering what will fill the void.
Mel Gibson's expression when he finally kills the commander is so good. He got revenge, but he feels nothing, just emptiness. The character doesn't glorify or relish in it.
he cognizant enough 2 realize it wont bring his wife back, but it still had to b done, cuz ery man has to have a line which others aint allowed to cross witout suffering tha consequences
@@imaramblins Watch the movie. That's not the reason he cut his throat. That guy cut his wife's throat and he got revenge for that. She was one of the women that didn't get kidnapped.
This scene showed that after he killed the man that killed his wife it really didn’t make him feel anything…He could’ve killed him 1000 times but it wasn’t going to bring his wife back.
I was 13 and thank heavens for the black box that scrambled all the cable channels so we got everything free haha!! This movie was one of them and it was intense! Good stuff!
The old dude with the arrow in him going super saiyan and chucking a spear into an English soldier who wasn't even looking cracks me up every time. Feels completely Monty Python.
Love how he still looks shocked when he puts the knife to his throat. Like he really still didn’t expect to die. Such great acting in a timeless movie. A work of art
Gibson, or whoever works for him as the casting director, will hire only the best actors for these scenes. This movie holds up as a classic, and put more millions in Gibson's pocket to boot!
My history teacher showed our class this movie. Told us to keep it on the down-low. I was about 11 years old. I had to hold in my tears at certain scenes. This movie completely blew me away.
@@daveystayn9284 it's real history. They based this movie on Mel gibsons great grand father. It's pretty amazing they actually had cameras back then to record all these historical moments in time.
The English attempted ambushing him while he was fishing. He slew 10 of them and escaped into the freezing river. If this be true, no man of mean lungs, brawn, nor spirit was he.
@@betrthnu3413 Nein. But I do believe in the hardihood of a Breton knight, and the dour or desperate martial endurance of the Scots. Both of which have no lean historical attestation.
I can remember watching this movie on pay-per-view TV with my dad when it was new. I was 13 at the time. It’s an unforgettable movie. Mel really knocked it out of the park with this one. He’s an incredible actor and director. My favorite part is the look on his face right before he hits the first soldier. Amazing stuff.
Absolute magnificent acting here on display: when the Sheriff looks Wallace in the eye he nervously glances at the forces surrounding him left and right for a brief moment before returning Wallace's gaze. While Wallace's eyes run him up and down, as if he's sizing him up to gauge the kind of man he really is. It's the mark of the hunted vs the hunter. To see the essence of human nature displayed is a brilliant flair in cinematography. It earned its Oscars, all of them.
Before slitting his throat, Wallace looks him over from head to toe, taking his time to study the king's insignia on his chest and what looks like a flag over his shoulders . He is killing the man who killed his wife but also beginning an assault on the king himself, echoing what the magistrate said earlier "An assault on the king's soldiers is the same as an assault on the king himself."
@Peter L Take another look - Wallace is disgusted that a pathetic runt stood before him. Despite what he did to his wife, Wallace showed total composure and control in dealing with his 'ending'. You tend to find that those who 'win' do so, in larger part, because of a high level of self-control. Take that control away and you leave yourself open to inevitable manipulation.
@Peter L This is the lamest comment ever written in the all RU-vid comment section. What did you expect?!?! The sheriff to scream??!?! Or to cry?!?!?! And what's the point??? He knew that Wallace is coming to kill him, and once the English soldiers were defeated, the sheriff knew what was his fate. Everybody around him knew it. No screaming or crying would change a thing. The sheriff knew that he was a dead man walking. He just didn't know how he'll get killed.
@@raynoraynov5651 he should be glad, it was pretty fast all things considered, a lot of revenge killings when the person is captured as not so fast, unless they are worried about rescue.
That reminds me of the movie the patriot near the end of the ambush revenge scene where Benjamin Martin and his two youngest sons rescue his oldest son, Benjamin Martin chases after a fleeing british soldier and kill him with the tomahawk.
The look in Gibson’s eyes right at the beginning of this clip, and you can see this leading up to it if I remember correctly, really sets the tone for who this character is about to become due to this choice. He is not joyful to be delivering vengeance, and he doesn’t even look angry. He almost looks defeated, even though he’s only starting the war, because he knows as a Christian that retaliating in bloodshed is not ideal for his soul even if he feels forced to it, and he knows it won’t bring Marion back, and he probably doesn’t even think the soldier he’s about to kill is personally evil. And because he probably doesn’t expect to survive this very first fight.
Almost forgot, I remember watching this in the theater, no one got up to go to the bathroom or get snacks, captivated our attention, still does for me.
@@CooManTunes why? It’s Hollywood simplified nonsense aimed at lowest common denominator people who think this is somehow a true message. Fact is, the idea of “freedom” was utter nonsense given the feudal notion of society and the majority of people living in Scotland were peasants with very few rights at all. They were all fighting and killing each other and Edward I was not a particularly cruel or difficult king. That said, as drama it’s not bad.
@@tomsaywer9883 True. But what Wallace had was true love. He found a wife and took her as his own flesh and blood mate. Not some random ho whose been rawed by 30 other sweaty dudes.
@@okllo At least there is one and a very famous one at that. There is no movie about Owain Glyndwr, Prince of Wales. He led a 15 year long Welsh revolt against Henry IV and England. He was never killed or captured although his son died in battle and his wife and remaining children were taken hostage by the king and carted off into captivity. I wish the Welsh would get as much as if not more recognition for fighting against English oppression, than the Scots and Irish. Most Scots and Irish prefer to speak the language of their former oppressors, while Welsh is widely used in Wales and indeed there are people there who don't speak English or only speak it very poorly.
@@simonh6371 The Welsh are almost totally subsumed into English culture in a way the Scots and, especially, the Irish never were. The Scots have maintained all of their cultural institutions within the United Kingdom. Separate institutions like Scots Law, Judiciary, Scottish Education, Church, banking and finance. Scotland's retained far more of its identity. Can Wales say the same?
@@trebleking1641 Institutionally yes because they were annexed by England early on which is logical as they were the closest. But culturally definitely not. Welsh is used far more in Wales than Gaelic in Scotland or Ireland.
You guys are aware this is all bullshit and the reason the English occupied Scotland is cause for their entire history they've been raiding over our border. Same with the Irish. They weren't noble barbarians unjustly oppressed they were savages that brought their fate on themselves. Also the idea of Scotland somehow being culturally separate is hilarious all the Scottish institutions and protocols were handed down from Westminster. The traditions of the clans died centuries ago, now they're just English with an accent.
@You know this face the statement he made is saying that today’s films overuse it as opposed to filming on real locations. It’s ok, words are tough sometimes!
İ met with Braveheart in the year 1996, it was my first year in uni and my father placed me in a religious group s student acco. Which was ruled with absolute autocracy that represented English in the movie for me. For the next 3 years i watched Braveheart more than 27 times in cimema, didnt have no money so i saved it all for the movie. I cried every single time i watched it, to me still remains the greatest movie every made to this day. I remember every single line and scenery in the movie and live it every single day so for me this movie is immortal
Seeing this passionate post in 2024 and can’t help feeling how old it is already. Scotland desperate to “fight the auld foe”, while welcoming more violent and much more organised oppression via a virile army of young men? Young men who from aged about 7 yrs could strip down a weapon in the dark … after prayers of course? Not looking good Scotland, the Braveheart days are long gone 😂
This movie remained in many people's heads for a long time, I remember forging a falchion from an old industrial saw mill, it a was a guy in a wheelchair who helped me make it, not joking Since then HEMA and medieval combat remained forever a hobby of mine
This scene is one of the more historically accurate ones. Wallace did in fact lead an uprising against the English garrison at Lanark, and he did kill the High Sheriff William de Heselrig. However, since Marion Braidfute (only named Murron because the filmmakers thought audiences would be stupid enough to confuse her with Maid Marian from Robin Hood's legend) never existed and Wallace never had a wife, there are seemingly only two possible reasons as to why he attacked the garrison. One is that the English had confiscated his family's land, effectively making them outlaws, thus Wallace retaliated with nothing further to lose. The other is that it was an ally of his named Richard of Lundie who led the attack and Wallace was simply helping out. Ultimately, I agree with what Cynical Reviews said about Braveheart the most. Whilst the drama, music and acting is great, it didn't need to sacrifice historical retelling as much as it did. I know that history-based dramas can never be historically accurate enough and have to leave some things out in order to deliver a good story to the audience, but Braveheart took it way too far. I honestly think the history itself would've been better than the typical Hollywood-esque action-adventure story the film is.
How is it completely inaccurate when William Wallace, Robert the Bruce & King Longshanks were actual ppl? The battles, weapons and clothing were also mostly accurate as well. So did they take some creative license with the overall story? Sure. But how could they not? It’s not like ppl were writing all this stuff down back then. Also, 100% accurate history, as fascinating as it is to some of us, would bore the hell out of the average movie goer.
saw this film 26 years ago.............seen it atleat 1ooo times since,,,,because of this film i became obsessed with scotland,,,ended up living there many years, best years of my life...born in england, raised in wales reborn in scotland,,,thats why i call home GREAT BRITAIN
The whole facial expression and posture, especially after he slit his throat... was colder than ice. Like it was far from enough to do that. topnotch acting.
@@salguodrolyat2594 I think at some level Wallace understood the Sheriff had been doing his duty executing Marion to preserve the corrupt system put in place by the King. It wasn't personal on the part of the Sheriff when he killed Marion. And Wallace's revenge was as impersonal as he could make it because the real enemy was the system. That's why he spared the surviving garrison members in the town square and at the fort. Notice when the wronged husband got his revenge on the lord who had claimed his bride on their wedding day. That guy made his revenge very personal.
Wallace is not a maniac killer, he's learnt the ways of war, so I'm guessing that after stripping the guy of his armor and weapon he told him to fuck off and that if he shows his ugly mug anywhere near the village again he's dead.
One of my favorite scenes of all time in any movie. The anger he processed is the type of anger I would have knowing they killed ones wife. The brutality is right on.
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I remember the first time I saw this scene. I was just wandering through the television channels one day and this scene came on in full view, and I was in absolute awe of what I saw. No remorse, no morality, no witty one liner. Just a straight up slash to the neck to the man who killed Wallace's wife, but the pain of her loss still remained.
It's also realistic that as a Sheriff appointed by the King to maintain order,he showed in his eyes that he felt justified in executing Marion,while also being astonished, that his position of authority wasn't going to save him from Wallace.
There's many layers to this act of revenge, it probably shows how he doesnt want to do it, but feels that he needs to, like its depressing that things got this bad in the first place
I think it showed that Wallace couldn't draw any satisfaction from killing the Sheriff because when he killed Marion, it was just to make a point about how nobody could defy the King's authority. It was the King's system that was really responsible for Marion's death.Killing the Sheriff in the same cold impersonal public manner Marion was killed,was Wallace making his own point to his real enemy. Longshanks.
my opinion: the best part was after the fight at 4:13 when the old man catches his breath and the thunder rumbles in the distance. He nods his head in agreement and begins to chant
Being a man born and raised in Ireland with a Scottish grandfather on my mother's side i can tell you movies like this really get the hairs on my neck standing up and my blood boiling I get a bit too into it 😂
This was my FAV scene in the film, when I first saw it I was grinning and shouting "JUSTICE!!!". This was justice for unjustified and evil acts and the injustice of criminal oppression. 'An eye for an eye', I loved the battle of Stirling, but this was my fav scene in the film, his wife's soul could rest easy after this. Mel Gibson played this role PERFECTLY.
From my long list of unforgettable movie scenes, this one is still my favorite. Everyone talks about the cold-blooded throat slitting at the end. But what I like the most about this scene is the moment when Wallace approaches on his horse pretending to surrender, and then he surprises the guards by pulling his weapon from his back. Mel Gibson's facial expression in slow motion, along with the music score, always gives me goosebumps.
The way movies should be made..brave heart had many timeliness wardrobe locatiin inacuracys...but it stands as an example of perfect story telling well cast and cinematic achievment..lets go back to this methodology of the art.
One of the best films ever made. I had such a vast range of emotions throughout the 3 hours of this brilliantly told story. Went back to the theater 6 more times before it went to VHS. That's right....VHS. 📼
Ur lucky to have seen it the theaters back when it was a treat to watch movies bcuz it was so rare - not saying I don't like internet hi lights , but it was special back then u would have imagine/ dream of the movies you saw
@@notoriousLSGshow I'm definitely grateful. I saw it with an old friend and her mother, who's passed on since then. It's a nice memory, especially since it's sometimes difficult to think of nice memories from childhood.
Every moment in this was awesome. One favorite scene of mine that stuck with me was the antler jabbed into the dude's neck. Brutal. I've never looked at deer the same way again lmao
That part when Wallace lobbed Hamish that hammer was cool. It's the shorthand that you build. Hamish forgot about the stones when William was off fighting in The Crusades. But it all came back.
One thing, among many, that I liked about this movie is that the two most badass characters, William Wallace and Longshanks, don't come across as a superhero or supervillain. No superpowers. No fancy fight moves, just practical gritty fighting. They aren't super-muscular, and both in their own ways show how frail and mortal a man can be.
Мен узбекистондан ман , Вилям Уволисни шатландия ва ирландия озодлиги учун курашган кахрамон биз бу буюк халкларни кутлаймиз , кахрамонларини бутун дунё унутмайди.
The great irony is that Scotland's fighting men would go on to distinguish themselves in the British military. The strongest adversaries turned into the most reliable warriors.
I am a Scot who regularly holidays in Bulgaria. They suffered in a similar way from their stronger neghbour, in this case Turkey. Braveheart is enormously popular there, as it chimes a familiar chord. I brought an albeit cheap model of Wallace for a friend there, and it sits in pride of place on his mantlepiece.
Northern Italians the same, even used Wallace speech “sons of Scotland” as inspiration for a secessionist party (which supported the idea of North independent from Rome and the rest of the country) when the movie came out. Celtic culture was very popular back then with the symbolism and all.
@@bria78 are northern italians oppressed by rome? Or are they against sharing the wealth with the south? The Sardinians also want to split and the corsicans from france
@@sjaakafhaak5441 not exactly oppressed. Let’s say in the north there is a different mentality regarding work, order, respect towards the public property. Secessionist party defined Rome (i mean the roman politicians in the parlament) as “thieves”, because they were accused of milking the financial resources of the North. We have many industries and people work hard around Milan and Turin areas, especially. Also the Veneto region is still nowadays a very strong productive epicenter. So the independetists wanted to “create” a new, rich mega region in the North, with the idea, in a remote future, to found a new nation. They clearly failed. But Wallace and his struggle against English oppression was an inspiration.
@@sjaakafhaak5441 I completely agree with the Sardinians, they live in a beautiful island which has been raped many times and in many way by tourists. Not to mention the NATO military basis, and their damn experiments in the wonderful sea around the island. In addition to that, the people of Sardinia have a very ancient DNA, they are closely related to ancient Romans genetically. I understand their struggle to become independent. They are very proud.
There's no other scene in Braveheart that is so tragic and satisfying at the same time as Wallace's wife's death followed by the revenge carried out against the perpetrator
