Not specifically in the movie but I have heard many americans say it, scotland is a part of britiain so when I heard somebody say "lets kick their british arses" are the scottish going to kick their own arses?
Also why does Mel Gibson hate the english?
The English are British, and so are the Scots. Being British in it’s simplest meaning simply means being a native of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Scotland is part of that Kingdom, and is also part of Great Britain. If Scotland was independent it would still be on the Island of Great Britain. Mel Gibson was only playing the part of William Wallace (who lived 1272 – 1305) in the movie, I doubt Mel Gibson really does hate the English in real life. William Wallace fought the English, that’s why he hated them. He fought for the Independence of Scotland against the English. In the movie, they refer to the English as the English - what movie did you watch??? Britain didn’t exist as a unified country back then as it does now. All the nations were separate at the time the movie Braveheart was set, although Edward I, Longshanks, had control of Wales and Scotland at the time but there was no Britain other than the island called Great Britain. And the people of England, Scotland and Wales did not refer to themselves as British. The act of union didn’t happen until 1707, and the Union of the Crowns didn’t happen until 1603.
Right up until 1707, the English were English and the Scottish were Scottish. Neither were "British" in the modern sense of the word.
"Lower your flags and march straight back to England, stopping at every home you pass by to beg forgiveness for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder. Do that and your men shall live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today. " Mel Gibson (as William Wallace) - Braveheart.
I have just watched the film and I did really enjoy it, but is it true that it isn’t really accurate at all? I mean, I am aware that it must have been hollywoodised quite a bit, but is this film moreso than others?
Strange that you ask this question NOW - - - - when it was released Mel Gibson was GOD, major Universities changed their criterion to support the Film, people who said that the film was just a teeny tiny bit inaccurate were lynched in public - - - - seriously!
But now it is almost safe to say that Braveheart is severely inaccurate and in all the wrong ways. The issues between England and Scotland were accually more complex and more interesting than the movies and the personalities involved were a whole lot more intriguing. The gross simplifications and cartoonish chracters were so sad. Until it gets clipped here is a site and a list of the mangled facts.
http://www.scottishhistory.com/articles/independence/braveheart.html
The film begins in 1276 with the meeting of Scots noblemen in a barn to decide on who should be king. They are then hung by Edward I. Scotland is in perpetual war with England.
In 1276, Alexander III was very much alive and well, as were his children. There had been peace with England for nearly 60 years and the last battle fought by the Scots had been a skirmish with the Norwiegans on the shore at Largs in 1266. Moreover, war did not breakout until 1296 after the death of Alexander III (1286) and during the reign of John Balliol
Problem 2:
The Scots are all wearing plaids.
Wallace was probably the younger son of a knight from Ayrshire, moreover the dress of the nobles and peasantry in England and Scotland was pretty much the same.
Problem 3:
Prima Nocte
There is no evidence (even in France) that this ever existed in the feudal period. It does however regularly appear in Hollywood movies due to the "moral" issue it can then raise with audiences.
Problem 4:
Isabella Princess of Wales
The problem here is that at the time of Wallace and Moray’s risings in 1297/8 and Wallace’s execution in 1305, Isabella was 9 years old and living happily in France. Moreover, she did not marry Edward II until late 1307 long after both Wallace and Edward I were dead.
Problem 5:
Battles: (a) Stirling Bridge
The key problem here is the lack of the central element in the battle, namely the bridge over the river Forth at Stirling. Wallace & Moray had drawn their forces up on the far side of the Abbey Craig, a promontory overlooking the carse of Stirling and about a mile from the bridge. The Scots watched for several hours as the English army crossed the bridge two abreast, before launching their attack on those English who had crossed. The remainder of the English army which had not crossed fled the field.
It was not until Courtrai in 1302 where a Flemish army composed of spearmen defeated the flower of the French chivalry in a pitched battle that the spearman overcame the armoured horseman.
Problem 6:
Wallace as Guardian
After Stirling Bridge, Wallace was knighted and Sir Andrew de Moray (the son of the earl of Moray) were appointed as Guardians of Scotland in the name of King John Balliol. This meant that they controlled and ran the kingdom with the authority of the king until the king returned. Their first priority was to reopen trade with the low countries. Wallace then invaded England (not an unusual thing to do btw) advancing through much of northern England but nowhere near York.
Problem 7:
Battles: (b) Falkirk
The battle at Falkirk was a very static affair. The Irish troops did not switch sides (indeed there weren’t that many there), although the Welsh archers did threaten to switch sides due to lack of food the night before the battle. The Scots were drawn up in four circular formations (schiltroms) with their spears pointing outwards with their archers in between. The English heavy cavalry forced the Scots light cavalry off the field and then rode down the Scottish archers but could not break into the tightly packed schiltroms. Edward then advanced the archers and the Welsh and English bowmen spent some time pouring arrows and other projectiles into the massed Scottish ranks. The result was that eventually first one schiltrom then another became vulnerable to the cavalry who charged in and rode down the Scots.
Wallace escaped the field but the majority of the Scottish army did not. Bruce was not at the battle as he was in Carrick in the southwest at the time.
Problem 8:
Wallace after Falkirk
After Falkirk, Wallace resigned as Guardian and was sent on a diplomatic mission to France and Rome. He did not return until after the Scottish surrender in 1302.
Problem 9:
Capture Trial and Execution
Personally I cant think of somebody else bc Mel Gibson dose a so good job that it hard to see somebody else. But I would have love to see James Caviezel in the role as William Wallace. I really love him in the movie The Count Of Monte Cristo.
Sean Connery (he’s actually Scottish)
Brendan Fraser (also Scottish)
Viggo Mortenson
BTW: jim Caviezel is freakin Mexican, dude. Not gonna work lol
I FREAKIN LOVE THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Were any of the main cast Scottish?
…i would just like to say I LOVE that movie ")
ok im doing research and the following are scottish actors
Ian Bannen who playes robert the bruce (older)
Angus Macfadyen young robert the bruce
James Cosmo as campbell the elder
David O’Hara as Stephen
Brian Cox as Argyle
aslo Tommy Flanagan is scottish although he is not mentioned as part of the main cast he is the guy with the huge scars on his face (glasgow smile) he is the guy who had just gotten married and the english show up and take his wife
those are some from the main cast…… a lot of the other actors were irish or english
So we are watching it for my history class, and we need to research a question…but what can be a good question that i can research?
You could research how much of the history in the movie is accurate! You could also research the question of what caused the Scots Rebellion (some of which is shown in the movie) - certainly the Scots were brutally repressed by the English during this period.
If you have not read the Wikipedia article, I suggest you do - both the plot summary and the sections on historical inaccuracies and the impact of the movie on present-day Scotland.. It should give you plenty of ideas for questions.
A lot of English people I know hate the film and say the Scottish music in it is sh*t lol
I thought it a decent film but it doesn’t half pander to the Scottish habit of self-pity. The Scots regularly invaded England and burned and robbed towns. They were simply outnumbered in the end. Don’t be fooled into believing everything would have been lovely and peaceful without the nasty English. It wouldn’t.
In the movie Braveheart, the nobles were either English, or Scottish nobles who had given their fealty to Edward and England. This meant that the nobles were not interested in the well being of the commoners they were lords over. The commoners were useful only in the taxes they could pay, or in the case of the women as sexual toys.
The commoners in Braveheart are all Scots, mostly highlanders. They are depicted as having a strong identity as Scotsmen, who are resentful of the English rule over their country. They are depicted as strong, fierce warriors lacking only a leader to overthrow that unwanted rule. This is not all that far from the truth, though the movie takes some liberties with the relationship between Wallace and Robert the Bruce, and Bruce;s own rise to power.
In the 1995 film braveheart why is William Wallace an epitome of a tragic hero?
I’m guessing….
That in order for Scotland to get it’s freedom (what Wallace fought for)…
Wallace had to be tortured and executed….
All that pain and suffering he felt….
And he never saw the rewards of his efforts.
The braveheart theme piano music.
Where can I find the sheet music for it, for free?
There is this beautiful solo piano version of this song on youtube, the guy offers a download link to the sheet music too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6iA_EF06yU
I find it very relaxing piano music