Braveheart

The movie “Braveheart” was based in Scotland in 1280 AD, William Wallace led the scotish army in the first war of Scotish independce agianst King Edward I. Randall Wallace was traveling Scotland when he decided he wanted to create the fillm, He saw statues of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce visiting the Edinburgh Castle and asked a tour guide who they were. The guide proceeded to tell the screenwriter about their story. Wallace was immediately inspired to write a screenplay about the famed warriors. Wallace opted to do specific historical research after he completed his screenplay because he wanted to capture the drama of the story first and input historical details later. Wallace staits that the movie’s historical inaccuracy is because…

People read about the history of Scotland, about how people suffered British imperialism and civil war that took place in XIII century. But for some people reading books about history is not fully enjoyable and some may find books boring. In order to deliver the true feeling of Scotland in the late 13th century and give educational words about hardship times, that would stick within the mind forever, world needs something in larger scale. Mel Gibson gave the world opportunity of enjoyment and…

Within popular culture as well as true life events, humans look for a person to root for in hard times or difficult events. William Wallace within the movie Braveheart captures that idea completely while trying to tell the story of how a group set out to overthrow foreign rule as well as shake up the feudal system. This piece sets out to take a historical event and turn it into a blockbuster hit through love, battles, and a martyr to root for. Although as many know that movies rarely hold up to…

Braveheart, directed by Mel Gibson, tells the story of the Scottish rebel leader, William Wallace and his fight against the evil English ruler Edward the Longshanks. When he was a young boy, small groups of Scottish rebels would form to fight the English army from their land to proclaim freedom. Hundreds of Scottsmen lost their lives including William’s father. Ten years later, William Wallace returns home to his father's abandoned farm. Wallace falls in love with his childhood sweetheart,…

William Wallace He stands in front of his small army, gazing at them. Many of these men have heard mystical stories about him, such as being six or seven feet tall and having a very large sword (Wallace 700 2005). Stories have even said he could crush a man’s skull with his bare hands. As he looks at them, to prepare them for battle he says, “They may take away our lives, but they’ll never take away our freedom (Braveheart)!” Wallace probably never said these words in such a dramatic fashion,…

The idea of Spartacus as a symbol of freedom was preserved then further ingrained into society through the French tragedy by Bernard-Joseph Saurin called Spartacus (1760), which was inspired by Plutarch’s account of the gladiator. The play insinuates a parallel between Ancient Roman slavery and the oppressive regime by France’s eighteenth century monarchy prior to their revolution. Overtime, Spartacus’s legacy also became a comparison to many modern liberators such as nationalist Giuseppe…

Throughout history to this day we have had epics written in books on noble warriors and powerful kings making their conquest. In modern day we have based an epic of our own from Blind Henry’s The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace. Take your imagination and place it in 13th century Scotland as a Highlander trying to make it by under rule from King Edward I of England. Braveheart balances the historical view while depicting it as an epic. Throughout the…

William Wallace once said “Every man dies, not every man really lives” in Mel Gibson’s movie Braveheart which he starred in, in 1995. William Wallace is a Scottish knight and led the Wars of Scottish Independence. William and his Scottish warriors set out on a quest to seek their independence. In the movie Braveheart, William Wallace shows both epic and Anglo-Saxon hero criteria. Anglo-Saxon heroes are brave, loyal, generous, and show great friendship, while epic hero’s contain the qualities of…

Braveheart, released in 1995, stars Mel Gibson as William Wallace, the famous warrior and leader of the War for Scottish Independence in the thirteenth century. The film is largely based on historical truths and folklore, with the occasional Hollywood exaggeration intertwined. There are several problems with the film that cannot easily be overlooked. One of the most obvious regards injury and health during the rebellion: the men in Wallace’s army did not have armor and were frequently and…

Harry Daniels was an honourary Métis member, leader, social activist, author, and actor who was born September 16, 1940, in Regina, Saskatchewan. Daniels spent over 40 years in the national and international Aboriginal political arenas, fighting for the rights of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. Influenced by the Labour Movement and the Civil Rights Movement, he was one of the founding members of both the Saskatchewan Métis Society and the Native Council of Canada. He served as Vice President of the…