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Arguably one of the most infamous movies covering the 13th century is “Braveheart.” Braveheart, which was released in 1995 starred Mel Gibson, and co-starred veteran actors James Cosmo, Angus Macfadyen, Sean Lawlor, Brendan Gleeson, and Sophie Marceau. Ironically, Mel Gibson was also the director of the movie. Braveheart is a timeless piece of artwork, which is as good as any romantic still picture as it added the importance of William Wallace’s relationship and revenge of his love with a commoner. This historical movie was based on the political unrest in Scotland due to the invasions of King Edward I of England, known as Longshanks. William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson, defends his newly wife’s honor, rebels against the English in many battles, …show more content…

After witnessing the death of his wife, William Wallace sets out on a quest for revenge that quickly turns into a fight for freedom for all of humanity. The thrilling violence and the human compassion of this film are overpowering in its artistic brilliance. It is important to be indifferent to historical facts and be merely driven by artistic imagination when watching this film as the events are not completely accurate in time. The movie did however portray the precise simple living and self-sufficiency of the commoners. Despite the rule of King Edward, they seemed to be happy individuals that celebrated with song and dance. As an artistic source, Braveheart is well narrated and scripted and Mel Gibson portrayed the internal struggles of not only the Scots, but of the English as well. The cinematography as well as the acting, accents, musical references, and the culture, was accurately and breathtakingly beautiful on film. This inspirational movie takes the viewers on an artistic and heart wrenching journey and leaves everyone thinking from the powerful message that “every man dies, but not every man

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