Aug 05, 2001 12:19 AM
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Braveheart: 1995
Running Length: 2:50
MPAA Classification: R (Graphic violence, brief nudity)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack,
Director: Mel Gibson
Producers: Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr., and Bruce Davey
Screenplay: Randall Wallace
Cinematography: John Toll
Music: James Horner
U.S. Distributor: Paramount Pictures
I have noticed Hollywood loves time period movies. Many are overrated but this one is pretty good. One thing about it though is I feel like I have seen it before so I felt it lacked origionality.
It tells of a true story of one of the best warriors ever for peace. Braveheart offers an exhilarating, and occasionally touching, experience that has viewers leaving the theater caught up in an afterglow of wonder. These days, heros like William Wallace are as rare as motion picture displays of this high, uncompromising quality. Acting here is supurb, one of the best jobs of acting ever by Mel Gibson in a movie.
I did however noticed alot of film errors in the movie. The young Wallace throws with his left hand and the older with his right... The boulder that Hamish throws at William goes to pass him by the left shoulder, but ends up passing his right.... blood gets splattered onto a camera lens in one of the earlier battles... and also I still dont see how mel gibson's wounds can go away so easy and still keep his eyes as blue as that through all those battles hehe. This did take away from the movie a bit since its trying to be an accurate portrayal but ever once in a while you remember that you are watching the film and not living it so it takes a little bit of the emotion away.
Don't get me wrong, this movie was terrific, some may complain it is too long, but it is perfect in the way it tells the true story.
