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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Braveheart |
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Braveheart is a must-see movie about William Wallace (Mel Gibson) and his rebellion to free Scotland from English tyrrany. This movie takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, it gives the encouragement to fight for what you believe in. During his battle for freedom, William Wallace falls in love with the French Princess. Overall, this movie is a classic.
--Sam, Resident Scholar
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This movie shows the political war between Scotland and England, for Scotland's fight to be independant of England.
It is mixed with a little comic relief from a crazy Irishman, and some romance. All in all, I feel this movie is definately a must see. It's movie that gives you many mixed feelings, but most feelings of ambition to fight for what you feel is right.
--Candice , Resident Scholar
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The movie is based on the events in the life of William Wallace and the bloody battle that ensued between Scotland and England. Wallace is a commoner who through personal loss and grief, becomes intricately involved in the fight to free Scotland and its people from the cruelty and destruction of the Plantagenet king, Edward I, or commonly known as Edward the LongShanks.The movie follows the events that led up to the famous Battle of Stirling Bridge and continues to the torture and subsequent decapitation of Wallace, with a few romantic interludes along the way. The supposed "affair" with the princess of Wales has never been proven, but adds to the overall excitement and drama of the film.
--Kristy Howard, Resident Scholar
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In this fictionalized account, William Wallace is a free Scottish commoner who's father and brother were killed by the King of England when he was a boy. Now he leads Scotland in a rebellion to free themselves from English tyrrany. Lots of kilts, men with long hair, blood and thunder, political intrigue. The english are all bad, the Scots are all good, and Our Hero wins the heart of the Princess from France. It all ends in a glorious tragedy as wallace is tortured and executed by the English, but this inspires Robert the Bruce to lead Scotland to freedom. Despite the consistent feel of authenticity, historical innacuracies abound in this movie. After watching and enjoying it, you would do well to look up the real history.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Braveheart |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- middle ages
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- tougher
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
How much in movie?
- 40%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Specific kind of enemies?
- tyrants
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Ireland
- England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
How many deaths in film?
- thousands
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- hand to hand
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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