Most of the time a historically based film is released, it is not historically accurate. This can be upsetting for audiences as these films are often marketed as “based on a true story”. Since the creators of these films are essentially lying to audiences, it is completely valid for their distaste of this genre. However, every so often there comes a historically inaccurate film that's inaccuracies actually work in the film's favor. This is because these movies never make the promise of being historically accurate, and therefore succeed at what was intended, telling a story. Essentially, historically based movies should always strive to be historically accurate, unless their intent is to tell a story. After all, the point of the film is to tell
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“Historians from England will say that I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes,” (Gibson). This is essentially an unofficial way of the filmmakers saying Braveheart is not intended to be historically accurate. Not to mention aside from the facts already stated, not much is actually known about Wallace as a person. In fact, most of what is “known” about Wallace is legend anyway. This being the case, Braveheart focuses more so on Wallace as a human. Yes there are legends told throughout the film, and yes Wallace does some unimaginable things, but at his core he is a man. The audience follows Wallace, starting as a young boy and ending with his inevitable death. Throughout, the audience can connect with him as he is not so different from the audience. He grows up, receives an education, falls in love, and tries to make a life for himself. As an adult, Wallace doesn't even wish to fight, but does because he has to. The only major deviation that Wallace has from the audience is that he stands up to tyranny. This point is crucial to what Braveheart is and adds a whole other layer to his heart-rendering …show more content…
To the surprise of every other character featured, Wallace’s last word is not mercy, but freedom. Gibson. This one word perfectly sums up the point of Braveheart. Braveheart was never intended to be a movie straight out of a history book; it was intended to tell a human story with an emphasis on freedom. After all “Every man dies, but not every man really lives,” (Gibson). Lastly, there is one more film director, who seems to have made it his life goal to alter history, and that is Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino is without a doubt the most successful director mentioned throughout, and for good reason. The director has a special talent for making over-the-top yet also strangely realistic movies. Although he is famous for several historically inspired films, the two that will be described are the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, and the 2019 film Once Upon a Time. in Hollywood. Inglourious Basterds takes place in Nazi-occupied France and offers a wide variety of characters. The main character is a Jewish refugee named Shoshanna Dreyfus, whose family was killed by Colonel Hans Landa, The Jew Hunter
“Historians from England will say that I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes,” (Gibson). This is essentially an unofficial way of the filmmakers saying Braveheart is not intended to be historically accurate. Not to mention aside from the facts already stated, not much is actually known about Wallace as a person. In fact, most of what is “known” about Wallace is legend anyway. This being the case, Braveheart focuses more so on Wallace as a human. Yes there are legends told throughout the film, and yes Wallace does some unimaginable things, but at his core he is a man. The audience follows Wallace, starting as a young boy and ending with his inevitable death. Throughout, the audience can connect with him as he is not so different from the audience. He grows up, receives an education, falls in love, and tries to make a life for himself. As an adult, Wallace doesn't even wish to fight, but does because he has to. The only major deviation that Wallace has from the audience is that he stands up to tyranny. This point is crucial to what Braveheart is and adds a whole other layer to his heart-rendering …show more content…
To the surprise of every other character featured, Wallace’s last word is not mercy, but freedom. Gibson. This one word perfectly sums up the point of Braveheart. Braveheart was never intended to be a movie straight out of a history book; it was intended to tell a human story with an emphasis on freedom. After all “Every man dies, but not every man really lives,” (Gibson). Lastly, there is one more film director, who seems to have made it his life goal to alter history, and that is Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino is without a doubt the most successful director mentioned throughout, and for good reason. The director has a special talent for making over-the-top yet also strangely realistic movies. Although he is famous for several historically inspired films, the two that will be described are the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, and the 2019 film Once Upon a Time. in Hollywood. Inglourious Basterds takes place in Nazi-occupied France and offers a wide variety of characters. The main character is a Jewish refugee named Shoshanna Dreyfus, whose family was killed by Colonel Hans Landa, The Jew Hunter