5/30/2023 0 Comments Brave heart![]() Positive elements: Early in the film, a young Wallace receives sage advice from his father who tells him, “I know you can fight, but it’s our wits that make us men.” Following his father’s death, William’s uncle reinforces this by telling him that using one’s intellect should precede the use of force. ![]() At its core lies a fundamental life-and-death struggle for what so many 21st-century Americans take for granted … life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This often violent tale is part history, part mythology, all action-adventure. Such compromise sickens Wallace who, oddly enough, wins the heartfelt support of lovely Princess Isabelle, Longshanks’ under-appreciated daughter-in-law. Both a brilliant military strategist and a savage warrior, Wallace tackles oppression head-on, yet faces resistance from comfortable bourgeois countrymen reluctant to rock the boat. Leading the charge in this bloody campaign is Scottish hero William Wallace, a warrior whose dreams of a home, family and peace are quickly snuffed out by English tyranny. Bruce had made two major enemies that day: Comyn’s supporters and family, and King Edward.A nominee for 10 Academy Awards and the winner of five (including Best Picture and Best Director), Braveheart captures both the picturesque serenity and abject brutality of 13th-century Scotland and her quest for independence from England’s cruel pagan ruler, King Edward I (aka Longshanks). Bruce's next action implied that the murder might have been politically motivated – he arrested King Edward’s justices and then sent his men back to Greyfriars to make sure Comyn was dead. Bruce left the church while his followers began to brawl with Comyn’s men. Then, Bruce drew his sword and ran it through Comyn. Suddenly, something changed – Bruce loudly accused Comyn of treachery and turned his back on the man. The two men spoke alone in front of the high altar. The meeting was intended to discuss “certain matters touching both of them,” according to a nearly contemporary account by chronicler Walter of Guisborough. In 1306, the two men met at the Greyfriars church. Bruce ended up serving King Edward, while Comyn led the King's enemies. Bruce and Comyn had been guardians of Scotland together from 1298 to 1300, but after that, the two had split. In 1306, Robert the Bruce took on his greatest political rival, John Comyn. Needless to say, Braveheart 'sequels' about Robert the Bruce were long overdue. And you’ll never believe how he got the nickname Braveheart. In order to win back his wife and daughter, King Robert chopped a man in half. He fought for Scottish independence even when it cost him his family and nearly his life. ![]() In fact, Robert the Bruce is the true Braveheart. Robert the Bruce was so committed to Scottish independence that he offed his rival in church to crown himself King. In real life, Robert the Bruce and William Wallace were allies, openly fighting together – but in the movie, Robert the Bruce betrays Wallace. Just look at how Braveheart portrays Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland. Still, most historical movies don’t make executions less gory as was the case with William Wallace's execution in Braveheart, and they don’t make real historical figures less intense. Sometimes, they get historical figures completely wrong – for example, Pocahontas was a child when she met John Smith, and so was Isabella of France when William Wallace was alive. ![]() We all know that historical movies can be inaccurate.
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