FREEEEDDDDDOOOOOMMMM!!!!! Turns out this is one of the LEAST historically accurate movies... that being said, what historically accurate movie do you like? 🌞Don't forget to subscribe to the channel th-cam.com/users/verowakreacts 🎥Sign up on Patreon for full length reactions and Patreon polls to choose future movies www.patreon.com/Verowak 🐦Follow me on Twitter twitter.com/verowak 🔀 Follow me on Twitch for live streams with video games www.twitch.tv/verowak
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) by Ridley Scott. While I'm sure there are several artistic liberties taken with the particular events and actions by individual characters, the broad strokes of the story, or its backdrop rather - the efforts of Saladin to retake the city of Jerusalem lost decades before to the Christians during the Third Crusade iirc - is pretty accurate as far as I'm aware. Also Elizabeth (1998) starring a very young Cate Blanchett, about the aspiring Queen's struggle to remain in power during the early stages of her reign.
"Outlaw king" is a way more accurate if you're interested, I'm Cavers sept of the Douglas clan, and I was named after James Douglas (the black Douglas) you'll enjoy him for sure 🤣
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Das Boot are among thd most historically accurate movies ever made. But the Soviet 7-hour War and Peace epic and the BBC I, Claudius mini series are among the best historical fiction ever produced.
theres a few WWII movies that are historically accurate but something that you MUST review is band of brothers an historically accurate tv show and arguably one of the best ever
Actually, most ‘historical’ movies are hardly accurate at all. For instance, ANY movie with Scots in kilts pre-17th century. So what, it’s a good movie. A good story. In this movie, people often point to historical inaccuracies like the lack of a bridge at the battle of Sterling, but what’s far more interesting is HOW Wallace won: The help of the Templars, going into hiding before Pope Palpatine's wipeout Order 66 in 1307. The Masons-to-be. The Scottish Rite and their ‘secret knowledge’. The real story of Braveheart has actually never been told at all. Publicly. And most histories, including schoolbooks, are no better than the worst movies. History itself is a movie, at best. However, if you want another good ‘historical’ war movie about a fascinating character, I recommend ‘Patton’ from 1970.
People in the comments put too much emphasis on the fact that it's not historically accurate. Who cares? It's a movie... and it's one of the best films of the 90s! That's all that matters. If it had disrespected or tarnished a group of people from that time period, then I would understand a little anger. But the regular story is much more dry and would be way less entertaining. They have documentaries for that. This narrative is perfect for the screen! The film is flawlessly beautiful.
People like movies for different reasons, so I can understand their point of view. I just watch movies to be entertained, not really to learn History. If it's accurate, great, if it's inaccurate, great. I love that the movie has some laughs, some frustration, some tears... just a lot of things that make a movie great :D
I hate it too when people get so angry with a historically inaccurate film. Who cares? It’s not a documentary like enough already let people enjoy movies!
Braveheart is clearly made for entertainment - Not for education. What's ironic is those with concerns about the historical inaccuracies don't acknowledge that watching Braveheart has lured many into researching the real history. Seems like a great "indirectly educational" movie in my eyes.
because representing the scotts as some kind of barbarians who never wash, are vulgar, and charge with wooden spears, kind of worsens the stereotype people have for them. the movie treats them like they were cavemen.
@@parvonik1359 I’m from Scotland. This movie occupies a kind of weird place here. Generally people like it despite the inaccuracies, which we’re likely more aware of seeing as we all study this period in high school history. We low key mock it until we’ve had a drink or are feeling particularly passionate at sports against England. Anyway, while you’re right that it portrays Scots as barbarians, who cares? Hollywood has been doing this for decades. Personally I’ve leaned into the stereotype plenty of times in my life around the world, it’s a good defence mechanism 😂
To add to your knowledge of scotland. David Tennant is Scottish but so is Gerrard Butler, James McAvoy, Ewan Mcgregor, Sean Connery, Ross McCall (Joseph Liebgott from band of brothers) Brian Cox, Rory McCann (The Hound from game of thrones ) Tommy Flannigan, Robert Carlisle Robie Coltrane (Hagrid) Peter Capaldi (who also played docter who) Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris, KT Tunstall, Nina Nesbitt, Bon Scott (AC/DC) Angus Young (AC/DC) Stevie Young (AC/DC) Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone and was founder of AT&T, John Logie Baird who invented the Television, James Watt who invented the steam engine and who the watt unit of measurement is names after. John Boyd Dunlop who invented the Pneumatic tyre and the pedle bycical. Founder of the Dunlop Tyre company Alexander Fleming who discovered Penicillin the first effective antibiotic. William Cunning who invented the refrigerator and the first flushing toilet. Andrew Carnegie who basically was the first person to use steel to build and was one of the richest men in the US at one point (born in Dunfermline, Scotland) Sir David Stirling who founded the SAS the first special forces unit that all others would be based on and even Lt. Ronald Spears from Band of Brothers was born in Scotland. For such a small country it had massively contributed to the modern world we know today. Even the US Navy was founded by a Scotsman. If you think Scotland is only known for kilts then the American Education system has seriously let you down.
I'll NEVER understand why people are so concerned with age differences. As long as both are "of age", it shouldn't be anybody's business but the two involved.
Mel Gibson did not plan to play the role himself, he knew the age would/could be a challenge, the actors he hoped for sayed no to the role, so he ended up doing it him self and I thank him for that
Mel was in his 30s and she was in her mid 20s in real life and when they were kids he was around 8 when his dad died and his wife was around 5 so in the movie they are only supposed to be a few years apart. Either way 30s and 20s is not too bad.
That is Patrick McGoohan, who altho born in the US, was Irish and raised there. When he makes the disparaging comment about the “Irish” when those troops allied themselves with the Scots, it was a bit of a in-joke. McGoohan was known for playing characters with very powerful and commanding (and often frightening or dangerous) presences, so it is understandable that Gibson really wanted him for the role of the king.
My dad let me watch this movie when I was like 11 or so. I used to love it because of the battle scenes. Now 20 years later I am moved to tears by the determination of our heroes and the sacrifices made by so many "common people" for something greater. Men (and today women) sacrificing their lives for an idea that benefits their children and their children's children. Holy shit I love this movie. But based off my Scottish buddy's explanation Wallace was from a much much more well off family than the film would show. He was wealthy and that supported his education, so.
The movie "Rob Roy" has the accents and acting. Stars a young Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, and Brian Cox. Robert Roy MacGregor was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero.
You have your wish. The king’s son suffers one of the most gruesome deaths in history. His wife was part of the plot to kill him. Edit: Angus Macfadyen who played Robert the Bruce repriced the role in a spin-off sequel, Robert the Bruce. (2019)
Filmed predominantly in Ireland. The extras were mainly made up from the ranks of the FCA, the Irish army reserves. Had a few friends that were in the film, and said that at times it was mayhem, as they had given mock weapons to rival units, and let them go at each other lol.
Mel wasn't just big in the 90s. He was huge in the 80s, when he became an International Star. His Aussie movies, "Gallipoli", "The Year of Living Dangerously", The Mad Max Trilogy. "The Bounty". "Lethal Weapon" 1 & 2. Mel created 2 action hero icons in the 80s Mad Max and Martin Riggs.
@@VerowakReacts I would recommend Legends of the Fall next! John Toll won back to back Best Oscar’s for Cinematography for Legends and Braveheart. If you care about that sort of thing! And Horner was nominated too.
@@VerowakReacts My wife and me are 13 years apart, not a problem. But it is probably more significant if the younger partner is still very young. The 13 years difference between 18 yo and 31 yo for example weigh heavier than between 30 and 43. In my opinion.
Not even close to historically accurate, but still a decent movie. EDIT: the worst part of it is the fact they put the Scots in kilts, which they didnt wear until like the 1600s, and had them armed with like, sticks and shit. They were equally equipped to the English in almost all cases, minus the longbows. And Robert the Bruce was a war hero and had been fighting before even Wallace had joined the war. He was very smart,too. The King, Edward I, was also a very solid tactician and was known as "the hammer of the Scots", and actually died from dysentry which is way worse. Wallace was killed using one of the most brutal punishments in the medieval era: he was to be hung, drawn, and quartered. To warn others away from rebellion, Wallace's head was dipped in tar and placed on a pike on London Bridge. The old King outlived Wallace by 2 years.
One of the inaccuracies is that at that time neither kilts nor tartan were worn in Scotland, in fact, Wallaces men would have looked very much like the English. Armies didn't have uniforms at that time either.
22:20 "Is he qualified?" - "I am skilled in the arts of secret backdoor negotiations and swordplay tactics, sire" - "Very well, I will make you responsible for the development of our airborne tactical doctrine"
I like the Death Scene when Wallace was beheaded, as he dropped from his left hand the handkerchief of their marriage vow... it exactly reminds me of the Death Scene of SNOW WHITE showing her left hand dropping the poison apple... Brilliant Death Scene Symbolism...
The studio wanted Mel Gibson to play William Wallace due to his star power at the time. Mel told them he was too old, but they said if he didn't the movie wasn't happening.
I don't know if you can catch Brad Pitt doing a Scottish accent, but he's done Irish a couple times: The Devil's Own where he's criticized for his bad accent. Snatch where his accent is simultaneously more authentic and more indecipherable - watch this one with subtitles on.
"Maybe not have the kids watch?"What a novel idea, right? At least the poor horses weren't watching I guess! Some were, the cheeky ones, but no decent horse could watch that.😉
Older men and younger women historically is pretty common. Even now across most nations outside of the US it's still pretty common. It is admittedly a bit silly to portray the kids as around the same age and then have Mel Gibson come in as if he's in his 20s when he's clearly not. It would have worked better if the kid version had been a bit older. That aside, still a fantastic movie. If you want a movie with real Scottish accents, watch Highlander. Ok I'm kidding, but it's still a great movie based around a Scottish character.
I gotta say I very much appreciate that you recognize actors from other movies, and know them by name. xD It's like an OCD pet peeve for me when somebody highly recognizable shows up in the movie, and the reactor is just sitting there with a blank face. I wanna scream through the monitor "YOU JUST WATCHED THIS ACTOR THE OTHER WEEK!!!!111" ... and sure, not all reaction videos are released in the same order of filming them, I get that, but nevertheless. It's nice to know that when I watch one of your reactions, I won't have that problem. ;)
If I remember right Mel was in his mid 30s and her in her mid 20s I think, the actors, while characters and real life william and Murian 3 year difference
33:20 "Maybe not have the kids watch?" Well, what else are they gonna do? Stay home and play Nintendo?' This is the best entertainment they've had all year!
I might alone on this but I found Robert the Bruce the most tragic character and my favorite. His conflict feels real and hard and Angus MacFadyen gives a wonderful performance. When he yells "I don't want to lose heart!" I always tear up.😭
The Battle of Stirling was actually fought on a bridge. The Battle of Falkirk was 9 years after Stirling. Robert the Bruce far and away overshadows Wallace as a Scottish hero. Wallace is a footnote in comparison.
Thanks for the reaction. Braveheart has one of my favorite film soundtracks of all time. And one of the only a handful I own along with Blade Runner, October Sky, the Dark Knight, and 28 Days Later. The score was done by James Horner who is one of the greatest film composers in cinematic history. He also composed for Titanic, Field of Dreams, Glory, and many other classic films if you want to hear more of his work. Sadly he tragically died in a plane crash in 2015. His early passing makes his work even more moving, special, and iconic than it already was.
There are only a few movies that I've seen that he's been the composer. I'll probably just search on TH-cam for his compositions and binge listen to them :D
@Verowak Reacts That'd be great. Hope you enjoy. The other non-Horner movies I listed are worth a reaction too if you haven't seen them already. And every soundtrack mentioned is worth a listen as well. They're all good but by far my favorite film score of all time is the original Blade Runner's. It's stunningly transcendent. Give the remastered 2017 version a listen on YT if you want to hear for yourself as that's the best iteration of the soundtrack I've heard. It's almost 2 hours long but you can just put it on at a solid volume while doing other things. If you haven't watched the film yet listen to that many times before until you become completely seeped and absorbed in it. Then when you finally watch Blade Runner after it will vastly improve your film-watching experience. Even if you've already seen it, this will greatly enhance the movie along with increasing your appreciation of it. Hope you can and enjoy.
I think the reaction thinking that Gibson looks “older” is because viewers know the actor’s age was in the late 30’s while the film was made and because the viewers are younger than he is. But the ages were supposed to be indicated by the children playing them in the early scenes; where there is less than 10 years separating them. However, it was common for women to be married much younger in those times, especially since so many women died in childbirth and the hope was that women in their late teens through their mid 20’s might be healthier to withstand pregnancies and childbirth.
Sadly, one aspect of those times that is true but the film underplayed its awfulness was torture. Methods of punishment, torture and execution were brutal, bloody and sadistic. Wallace was hung, drawn and quartered before they killed him.
Originally Mel Gibson just wanted to direct the movie, thinking he was too old for the part, but the producers of the. film insisted he star in it for box office draw. Also, would like to recommend the best movie no one's seen. Why? Because it was released just months apart from Braveheart, and thus, overshadowed by it. It's also a film about an actual person in Scottish history named Rob Roy Macgreggor. "Rob Roy" is the title of the movie and stars Liam Neeson in the title role. Tim Roth co-stars and received his only Oscar nomination to date for his part in the movie. On Amazon, the movie rates 4.5 out of 5 stars. Great movie!
One interesting historical fact from this movie is the kilts they were wearing was first made more then 200 years after the death of William Wallace and real Scottish wore same armor and outfits as did the English.
@@VerowakReacts One famous historian said when he reviewed this movies that people often ask him "Why did medieval soldiers run towards each other during and fought in a huge messy clash, like they shown in the movies". He replay was "They did not, they fought in a formation, because they were all dressed alike".
Another great reaction vid, thanks for sharing! Every time someone said Longshanks I kept thinking of Sam in Fellowship going "Let him go! Or I'll 'ave you Longshanks!" to Aragorn 😃
she's in a super-unknown movie directed by the sister of a better known direct Jane Campion, Anne Campion, called LOADED - an independent super-layered movie-makers movie btw, The Piano is an excellent watch!
Catherine McCormack (Murron) was 23 years old. Mel Gibson was 38 so yeah 15 years difference lol I don't understand the backlash about most inaccurate. When A LOT of things about the movie are taken from witness accounts, books about and stories written. Yes some things are embellished but a lot is fairly true. William became one of the first leaders of the 1st War of Scottish Independance at Lanark (This is protrayed in the film) it's claimed he got involved because of the execution of his wife believed to be Marion Braidfute (In the film she was named Murron and this is protrayed in the film also) It's disputed that Robert The Bruce had leprosy at the time of his death (In the film it's his father who has leprosy) Wallace was Hung. Drawn and quarted and beheaded and his limbs were sent to 4 corners of England (This also was shown in film) Bruce Did lead The Scottish Army to victory at the Battle of Bannockburn. They were outnumbered 8,000 men to 25,000 English (As depicted in the film) they only lost roughly 100 men in the entire battle whilst the English lost 85% and the rest were captured. The only real inaccurate details were Princess Isabella in the film she is a young woman who has a romantic relationship and later hinted at having a child with Wallace. In real life Princess Isabella was 9 years old at the time of Wallace's Death and that they had never met. She was married to Edward II (Longshanks son) but later years than the film states (1308 - They married. 3 years after Wallace's death and she was 12 when she did marry) She is protrayed in the film as caring. Kind and thoughful but the real Isabella was known to be a cruel and manipulative figure. She overthrew her husband in the same year she married him and ran England on a Protem basis until 1318 (4 years after Scotland won their Freedom) where she was overthrown by her husband as he reasserted his power and she was imprisioned at age 18. Longshanks son really was a coward and is heavily rumoured to have been a closet homosexual. From the research I did. It gets a lot of things either spot on or based in fact as records are harder to come by from that era. Far more right than wrong. So I don't understand the backlash it gets. Regardless it's one of the greatest movies ever made and one of the greatest soundtracks and scores ever too.
Mel was in his 30s and she was in her mid 20s in real life and when they were kids he was around 8 when his dad died and his wife was around 5 so in the movie they are only supposed to be a few years apart. Either way 30s and 20s is not too bad.
This is exactly the reason why you don't fight for someone that won't fight for you. Means just as much today as it did back then. And it's just as dangerous or more today now in our place.
In response to your request for suggestions on other movies featuring Scottish accents I highly recommend ROB ROY. It is biopic about another Scottish hero, this one from the 18th century, I believe. Many (women especially) consider as good if not better than BRAVEHEART, but becuase that movie sucked all the oxygen out of the room the year it came out seems to have undeservedly fallen into obscurity. It stars Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange and Tim Roth as one of the greatest screen villains of all time. Definitely worth a watch. And if you do you'll be i think the first which could help you draw in a lot of new fans.
people get so caught up on being historically accurate for this movie just to try and trash Mel Gibson. Who cares if it's accurate or not, the movie's point is about having Freedom among many other things. Also who's to say what's historically accurate or not especially stuff that happened a thousand years ago or more. Hell people say things less than 100 years ago aren't accurate so who's to say that this is right or wrong. It's a great movie, that's what it is. EDIT: Also with the age gap thing. It does feel creepy, I always need to date someone in my age range (just so you have things in common) but I know lots of girls that go for guys way older than them. Almost seems too common nowadays.
However, that is their actual ages - but the characters they play look more like 6 or 7 years apart, when watching them in the scene during the funeral for Wallace’s father. Actors so often are far younger or older than the roles they are cast play, and especially when many years are being covered. Mel’s face may look more like his actual age at the time, but his physique looked strong and fitting for someone doing battle.
LMAO, I love it, Wait, Don't throw him out the window,,,,,,,,,,,Throw him out the Window! I had to stop the video because I laughed so hard. That Beautiful smile you have turned into and evil smirk. Lol.
@@VerowakReacts Oh I get that, its just that some people might actually think King Edward died right when Wallace was executed, or that Wallace had a affair with the Princess that resulted in a pregnancy. She wasn't even in England when Wallace died; she would have been 7 years old and still in France lol.
I'm jealous that you haven't seen so many movies. I wish I could erase my memory and watch my favorites again. Well, now I have a reason to watch them again 😉
you are missing out on the experience of growth and experience with rewatching movies you can give them time+space, come back to them, and the growing difference in experiences as you rweatch takes on a shape and relationship with the movie of its own - even if the first watch is often the most impactful, there can be things to learn and realize and appreciate and understand more and more as you watch things more Braveheart is a great example, but there are many others you can see new and different things, heck, you can even not like things you used to like, and like things you didn't used to, if you give them a chance don't cling to memories of experiences in a way that is fearful to lose them
Nice reaction, Verowak! I also like accents, sometimes to the chagrin of my girlfriend :D It's a well made movie and I'll say it's a crowd pleaser. I liked it a lot when younger, but now I find the villains rather cartoony, but it's supposed to be that kind of escapism type movie. Historically inaccurate is fine, I don't know when it became a thing that people's first thoughts are that movies and dramatic pieces are historically accurate and wait for that to be disproven. Though, it shouldn't be the other way around such that people are immediately cynical about movie plots, necessarily, but it's story telling, not a documentary. Liberties are taken to make it a better movie. Looking forward to more! Congrats on your 5,000 (now 6,000) subs!
Rob Roy, staring Liam Neeson is another good film about historical Scotland. While not entirely accurate but, has excellent acting from it's ranks and was released in theaters just prior to Braveheart.
You know, I would love to see a movie on Edward I. He has a story of his own. I would say people would likely cheer him in his youth. Imprisoned by the Barons. Escaping and saving his father and the throne. All as a teenager. Plus, the love story with his wife, a rare Royal marriage of a couple completely devoted to one another. When she died, he erected monuments at each stop of her funeral march. Some still exist today.
Another fun fact about Gleeson and O'Hara: They were BOTH in Harry Potter movies. Gleeson was Mad-Eye Moody, whom you recognized. O'Hara had a smaller role, he was Albert Runcorn, the Ministry of Magic worker that Harry turns into when he sneaks in to try to find Umbridge and the locket horcrux in Deathly Hallows part 1.
As a scotsman i want to say the story is mostly real. The marriage and the affair with the princess is fake, the costumes were wrong as that was later but he was real the hatred for the english has died down alot but it still exists
Made me crack up when you spoke with scottish accent, hahaha. Such a great movie. Love your reactions. Always getting goosebumps of the music and at certain scenes, tears as well. The 90s were a great time for movies. Before all the CGI nonsense and fakeness took over.
I'll practice my Scottish accent for future reactions with Scottish characters!! the 90s and 2000s were really great for movie making imo, like you said, before the CGI madness. The music is fantastic in this movie!
@@VerowakReacts For future reactions with Scottish characters, please try “Rob Roy.” Great duel scene with Liam Neeson and Tim Roth, rated 10/10 by modern sword fighting experts.
Great reaction -- just discovered your channel -- can't wait you see what you react to next! If you're open to westerns, Unforgiven or Tombstone? If you're truly brave, and like period pieces, The Last Duel? (mostly historically accurate)
@@VerowakReacts Both Unforgiven & Tombstone are excellent westerns. Unforgiven breaks western tropes so I usually recommend putting a few traditional westerns under your belt to learn those tropes before watching this movie break them. Tombstone is a highly recommended beginner's western and is loosely based on history. It's historically accurate some aspects (much more than Braveheart). Another excellent beginner's western is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Not only is it great for introducing western tropes, but it has something in it for movie lovers of any genre to enjoy.
@@VerowakReacts I can recommend 8 really good western movies Hildago 3:10 to Yuma The quick and the dead Magnificent Seven Tombstone Last of the Mohicans Unforgiven Dances with Wolves
I just found your channel. It was so good timing to watching. About 1:31, first time i see a reactioner or editor didnt cut the most crucial word in this movie. I think Trainspotting was a great movie and they were scottish as well. By the way may i ask who is your favourite actor and actress? Which movies are your besties?
"no man holds his flesh and blood in hatred, and I am no exception. I must join my own people and the nation in which I was born." (King Robert the Bruce, reportedly refusing his father's order to reconquer parts of Scotland taken by Wallace on Edwards behalf ) I only leave the comment because I feel like braveheart did Robert dirty 🙂
"gladiator" is much more historically imprecise than this and everyone praises it! even as a movie it's worse! This is imprecise in some things, but the foundation is solid and in essence everything that happens in the film happened, not in the way that explains it but it happened!! The princess thing, that everyone is scandalized because it's a precious license to give symbolism and sentimentality to the film, but it doesn't tarnish the history of the historical character!!!!
This was a great movie and I remember Watchung it when I was a kid when it first came out. As for the historically accurate portion, well it was way off. But if you wish to see a more historically accurate film from that time but a different perspective then look up "Robert the Bruce". Robert the Bruce is played by the same actor in Braveheart (Angus Macfayden). This was a movie that took him years to make, and he always wanted to tell the true tale of Robert the Bruce. Especially after Braveheart came out, as a way to let people know who he really was and what he did for his Scottish people. Give that a watch. Personally I highly recommend it to everyone, especially those with love and respect for history and the Scottish people.
@@VerowakReacts so when this one came out I was a grad student in Boston studying Celtic Languages & Literature and I and some of my Celtic Studies friends did a triple feature at the theaters seeing Brave Heart, Rob Roy, and The Secret of Roan Inish all in a day. The planets had aligned, LOL! We called it our day of Maximum Celticity. 😆 Rob Roy and The Secret of Roan Inish are both really good movies too if you're up for more Scottish and Irish culture. JB
Yep, lots of GoT actors. One of my fav movies, seeing it in theaters when I was 15 I thought it was the greatest ever! If you haven't seen Gladiator, it's very much a successor to this film imo, and started a brief wave of sword/sandal films in the 2000's.
Wallace and most of main characters were real. They muttled the timeline some so far as it being historic. It's an epic story based on Scotland's fight for independence from England.
@@VerowakReacts Nothing. The answer is nothing was accurate. This is the sort of movie that leaves actual historians either rolling with laughter or seething with rage. The blue face paint? Gone for a thousand years before this movie was set. The kilts? Not in use until hundreds of years after the events of the film. It's like watching a movie about the Civil War and the soldiers are running around fighting in modern business suits throwing stone age spears at each other.
@@alittlebitgone That's an exaggeration, though. Most of the characters were real and the the basic story of Scottland's fight for freedom was real enough, even though the timeline is messed up. I understand that most of the details are highly inaccurate and that a historian might laugh at most of it, but I doubt that the general viewer really cares if they wore kilts or not or painted their faces blue. I think my only major gripe with the movie is the romance between Wallace and the princess and her pregnancy with Wallace's child. Not only is it totally made up, but it is feels so far-fetched it almost takes you out of the movie.
the background of william wallace, the robert the bruce being portrayed as a coward and a traitor, the implication that no historically significant events took place between the beheading of william wallace and the battle of bannockburn, the implication that edward the III was the son of william wallace, william wallace being a commoner, those i can ignore, but the real historical innaccuracy that annoys me is is the portrayal of the she wolf of france as an innocent demure good person
This is my first video I’ve ever watched of yours and i gotta say that you’ve earned my attention, respect, and even a new subscriber! Braveheart is one of the best war epics of all time since it managed to win 5 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Makeup, Best Effects, and Best Cinematography. The soundtrack is also worth recognition because it’s a real powerhouse throughout the runtime of the movie and was provided by James Horner (Avatar and Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan) who is easily one of the greatest composers of all time next to other legends like Ennio Morricone, Alan Silvestri, and John Williams. This is hands down Mel Gibson’s best performance even though he lost Oscar for Best Actor to Nicholas Cage and his performance in Leaving Las Vegas. The only reason that Gladiator exists is because of the success of Braveheart in my personal opinion. Admittedly i love Gladiator but I’ll always consider this movie to be the better of the two. #Braveheart #MelGibson #WilliamWallace #BestPicture 🎬🎥🏆
Excellent reaction! I like the IMDB trivia that you add at the end of your videos. It's something that I wouldn't take the time to look up myself, but I appreciate you including it because it makes the movie more enjoyable to know little bits of trivia about them. You mentioned Brad Pitt's ability with accents which reminde me of Snatch. If you haven't seen it, it's a great crime caper/comedy movie. Pitt does a "Pikey" accent which is hilariously unintelligible.
I'm glad you enjoy the trivia!! I wish I could just read all of it, but there is SO much trivia for each movie :D I will gladly watch any Brad Pitt movie, especially if he has an accent, I'll check it out!
while the story is different, stylistically, Snatch is mostly a re-do of Ritchie's much better: Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels - mostly crime with a bit of comedy, good fun Brad Pitt is excellent in the best part of Snatch by far - other top notch: - A River Runs Through It (directed by Robert Redford - with the main actor guy from NightBreed as his brother! and Viper/Tom Skerritt from Top Gun) - Legends of the Fall - 12 Monkeys - Meet Joe Black - Sleepers
It isn't historically accurate in the slightest. There's debate amongst historians if William Wallace even existed to begin with, and that aside absolutely nothing about the film's portrayal of Scottish politics at the time is correct. For one thing, Edward the Longshanks didn't just waltz on in out of nowhere. Scotland was tearing itself apart with civil wars; the clans fought each other so harshly, so bloodily, that men, women, and children were dying seemingly every day. Edward the Longshanks was *asked* to step in and help resolve the situation. As part of the deal, he *requested* certain land and whatnot be given to him, and the Scots agreed. It was only later that *they* wanted to renege on the deal. Edward the Longshanks was a horrible person in most ways you could name, but he wasn't the cartoon villain twirling his moustache that this film made him out to be. For another thing, for all this movie wants to hype the Scots up and portray them as good, kind people living a simple life, it's a rather insulting portrayal. It shows Scots wallowing in mud, constantly filthy, and with all the manners of a rabid hog. The truth was that the Scots were clean, and liked to wear bright, vibrant colors. They had a culture that went beyond throwing rocks in the mud, not that you'd know it from this film. It's not a *bad* film for what it is, but people take it to be some level of accurate, and it just isn't. It's as enjoyable as a space movie or a movie about superheroes.
Sometimes I wonder why movies are made to deviate so much from what actually happened (or what we know happened to the best of our knowledge). I understand it's for entertainment, but it would be just as good, if not better if they just made up fictional places instead of using real countries and people
@@VerowakReacts I think it's because any connection to reality makes it infinitely more interesting to more people, and more people watching the film means more money going to the movie makers. That's why you get films "inspired by a true story" or "based on a true story", even when the only real truth the film shares with reality is that people with those names breathe oxygen. I mean, take "300", for example. Technically, yes, there were only three hundred Spartans--but they had thousands of soldiers from *other* cultures with them. Real history isn't as "punchy" as a film. Take the big battles in any movie you care to name--those would be the product of countless boring meetings with people sitting around tables. If you're lucky you'd get some map with little tokens on it moved around to represent the plans. The actual battle would only last a few minutes, maybe a half-hour, then the winners lick their wounds and go back to planning. Watching two hours of people arguing the best way to attack isn't exactly riveting drama. :) Real history is boring to the average movie-goer but the *idea* of real history sells movie tickets, so here we are.
My Scottish uncle once pointed out the wildest historical inaccuracy in this film is the notion that a young Scottish boy would press a flower and keep it for 20+ years. Hahaha 😂
FREEEEDDDDDOOOOOMMMM!!!!! Turns out this is one of the LEAST historically accurate movies... that being said, what historically accurate movie do you like?
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005) by Ridley Scott. While I'm sure there are several artistic liberties taken with the particular events and actions by individual characters, the broad strokes of the story, or its backdrop rather - the efforts of Saladin to retake the city of Jerusalem lost decades before to the Christians during the Third Crusade iirc - is pretty accurate as far as I'm aware.
Also Elizabeth (1998) starring a very young Cate Blanchett, about the aspiring Queen's struggle to remain in power during the early stages of her reign.
"Outlaw king" is a way more accurate if you're interested, I'm Cavers sept of the Douglas clan, and I was named after James Douglas (the black Douglas) you'll enjoy him for sure 🤣
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Das Boot are among thd most historically accurate movies ever made. But the Soviet 7-hour War and Peace epic and the BBC I, Claudius mini series are among the best historical fiction ever produced.
theres a few WWII movies that are historically accurate but something that you MUST review is band of brothers an historically accurate tv show and arguably one of the best ever
Actually, most ‘historical’ movies are hardly accurate at all. For instance, ANY movie with Scots in kilts pre-17th century. So what, it’s a good movie. A good story. In this movie, people often point to historical inaccuracies like the lack of a bridge at the battle of Sterling, but what’s far more interesting is HOW Wallace won: The help of the Templars, going into hiding before Pope Palpatine's wipeout Order 66 in 1307. The Masons-to-be. The Scottish Rite and their ‘secret knowledge’. The real story of Braveheart has actually never been told at all. Publicly. And most histories, including schoolbooks, are no better than the worst movies. History itself is a movie, at best.
However, if you want another good ‘historical’ war movie about a fascinating character, I recommend ‘Patton’ from 1970.
People in the comments put too much emphasis on the fact that it's not historically accurate. Who cares? It's a movie... and it's one of the best films of the 90s! That's all that matters. If it had disrespected or tarnished a group of people from that time period, then I would understand a little anger. But the regular story is much more dry and would be way less entertaining. They have documentaries for that. This narrative is perfect for the screen! The film is flawlessly beautiful.
People like movies for different reasons, so I can understand their point of view. I just watch movies to be entertained, not really to learn History. If it's accurate, great, if it's inaccurate, great. I love that the movie has some laughs, some frustration, some tears... just a lot of things that make a movie great :D
I hate it too when people get so angry with a historically inaccurate film. Who cares? It’s not a documentary like enough already let people enjoy movies!
Braveheart is clearly made for entertainment - Not for education. What's ironic is those with concerns about the historical inaccuracies don't acknowledge that watching Braveheart has lured many into researching the real history. Seems like a great "indirectly educational" movie in my eyes.
because representing the scotts as some kind of barbarians who never wash, are vulgar, and charge with wooden spears, kind of worsens the stereotype people have for them. the movie treats them like they were cavemen.
@@parvonik1359 I’m from Scotland. This movie occupies a kind of weird place here. Generally people like it despite the inaccuracies, which we’re likely more aware of seeing as we all study this period in high school history. We low key mock it until we’ve had a drink or are feeling particularly passionate at sports against England.
Anyway, while you’re right that it portrays Scots as barbarians, who cares? Hollywood has been doing this for decades.
Personally I’ve leaned into the stereotype plenty of times in my life around the world, it’s a good defence mechanism 😂
To add to your knowledge of scotland. David Tennant is Scottish but so is Gerrard Butler, James McAvoy, Ewan Mcgregor, Sean Connery, Ross McCall (Joseph Liebgott from band of brothers) Brian Cox, Rory McCann (The Hound from game of thrones ) Tommy Flannigan, Robert Carlisle Robie Coltrane (Hagrid) Peter Capaldi (who also played docter who) Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris, KT Tunstall, Nina Nesbitt, Bon Scott (AC/DC) Angus Young (AC/DC) Stevie Young (AC/DC) Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone and was founder of AT&T, John Logie Baird who invented the Television, James Watt who invented the steam engine and who the watt unit of measurement is names after. John Boyd Dunlop who invented the Pneumatic tyre and the pedle bycical. Founder of the Dunlop Tyre company Alexander Fleming who discovered Penicillin the first effective antibiotic. William Cunning who invented the refrigerator and the first flushing toilet. Andrew Carnegie who basically was the first person to use steel to build and was one of the richest men in the US at one point (born in Dunfermline, Scotland) Sir David Stirling who founded the SAS the first special forces unit that all others would be based on and even Lt. Ronald Spears from Band of Brothers was born in Scotland.
For such a small country it had massively contributed to the
modern world we know today. Even the US Navy was founded by a Scotsman. If you think Scotland is only known for kilts then the American Education system has seriously let you down.
Steven was epic. The betrayal by Bruce, the expression of Mel gibsons face so great.
Yes! The betrayal was so real 😭😭
Stephen
steven saying the guy wasnt right in the head has to be one of most ironic lines ever
It's so wonderful though because Steven is so great
I'll NEVER understand why people are so concerned with age differences. As long as both are "of age", it shouldn't be anybody's business but the two involved.
Mel Gibson did not plan to play the role himself, he knew the age would/could be a challenge, the actors he hoped for sayed no to the role, so he ended up doing it him self and I thank him for that
I think it would be interesting to see 1 script done by two different sets of actors, just to see how they turn out
What moron turned this down?
Mel was in his 30s and she was in her mid 20s in real life and when they were kids he was around 8 when his dad died and his wife was around 5 so in the movie they are only supposed to be a few years apart. Either way 30s and 20s is not too bad.
Incredible acting from everyone…the King, the actor, did an incredible job
The actor did such a great job at making the King despicable!
That is Patrick McGoohan, who altho born in the US, was Irish and raised there. When he makes the disparaging comment about the “Irish” when those troops allied themselves with the Scots, it was a bit of a in-joke. McGoohan was known for playing characters with very powerful and commanding (and often frightening or dangerous) presences, so it is understandable that Gibson really wanted him for the role of the king.
@@Dej24601 The judge in "A Time to Kill" (1996) comes to mind.
My dad let me watch this movie when I was like 11 or so. I used to love it because of the battle scenes. Now 20 years later I am moved to tears by the determination of our heroes and the sacrifices made by so many "common people" for something greater. Men (and today women) sacrificing their lives for an idea that benefits their children and their children's children. Holy shit I love this movie. But based off my Scottish buddy's explanation Wallace was from a much much more well off family than the film would show. He was wealthy and that supported his education, so.
that's not what it's about at all
it's about freedom against tyranny
solid "stay awhile and listen" reference
Someone got it!!! Yay!
The movie "Rob Roy" has the accents and acting. Stars a young Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, and Brian Cox. Robert Roy MacGregor was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero.
You have your wish. The king’s son suffers one of the most gruesome deaths in history. His wife was part of the plot to kill him.
Edit: Angus Macfadyen who played Robert the Bruce repriced the role in a spin-off sequel, Robert the Bruce. (2019)
Is that one more based on historical accuracy or a continuation of this story?
@@VerowakReacts Compared to Braveheart, it is more grounded in reality and shows the early dark days of Robert the Bruce's rebellion.
@@tehawesomeface1337 Ooh, I do love a darker movie!
"There's a moat nearby, jump in " got you a sub. I like your subtle humor, it's dry and sarcastic . I dig it.
I'm glad, and welcome!!
Women watching men get hacked into pieces: "NOT THE HORSES!"
I know plenty of men who say the same thing "NOT THE HORSES!!"
Golf was first played in Scotland in Saint Andrews
Filmed predominantly in Ireland. The extras were mainly made up from the ranks of the FCA, the Irish army reserves. Had a few friends that were in the film, and said that at times it was mayhem, as they had given mock weapons to rival units, and let them go at each other lol.
It looks like it would be mayhem! So many extras were needed, and it all looks so good. It must have been really fun though
Mel wasn't just big in the 90s. He was huge in the 80s, when he became an International Star. His Aussie movies, "Gallipoli", "The Year of Living Dangerously", The Mad Max Trilogy. "The Bounty". "Lethal Weapon" 1 & 2. Mel created 2 action hero icons in the 80s Mad Max and Martin Riggs.
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture!
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take OUR FREEDOM!"
James Horner's score is amazing, as always!!
This is the first time I noticed his music and have since listened to lots of compilations on TH-cam 😍
@@VerowakReacts I would recommend Legends of the Fall next! John Toll won back to back Best Oscar’s for Cinematography for Legends and Braveheart. If you care about that sort of thing! And Horner was nominated too.
8:16 You werent too wrong with their ages. When the movie was produced Mel Gibson was 39, Catherine McCormack was 23.
That's a pretty big difference, and it shows in the movie too lol
@@VerowakReacts My wife and me are 13 years apart, not a problem. But it is probably more significant if the younger partner is still very young. The 13 years difference between 18 yo and 31 yo for example weigh heavier than between 30 and 43. In my opinion.
Before this movie 99.9% of the English never heard of William Wallace. They do now just like they did then, and so do the world.
Not even close to historically accurate, but still a decent movie. EDIT: the worst part of it is the fact they put the Scots in kilts, which they didnt wear until like the 1600s, and had them armed with like, sticks and shit. They were equally equipped to the English in almost all cases, minus the longbows. And Robert the Bruce was a war hero and had been fighting before even Wallace had joined the war. He was very smart,too. The King, Edward I, was also a very solid tactician and was known as "the hammer of the Scots", and actually died from dysentry which is way worse.
Wallace was killed using one of the most brutal punishments in the medieval era: he was to be hung, drawn, and quartered. To warn others away from rebellion, Wallace's head was dipped in tar and placed on a pike on London Bridge. The old King outlived Wallace by 2 years.
One of the inaccuracies is that at that time neither kilts nor tartan were worn in Scotland, in fact, Wallaces men would have looked very much like the English. Armies didn't have uniforms at that time either.
It's a movie not a documentary.
Great reaction as always, and when you said nice about the window flip and son punch was great
William Wallace is a hero of Scotland,way before the movie. All we know is he was a brave barbarian.
The Bruce dude was the head of state in the Sci-Fi film Equilibrium with Christian Bale
I wish I knew you as a friend. You would be great to discuss movies and pop culture with. I am so glad I found you last week.
I just love movies. There are some for everyone and being able to talk about them would be amazing 🤩
41:46 that is so true, I could hardly understand him in the movie Snatch, yet Brads accent still sounded completely authentic
I know, right?! He voiced Boomhauer's brother in King of the Hill and his speech is just as hard to understand :D
22:20 "Is he qualified?"
- "I am skilled in the arts of secret backdoor negotiations and swordplay tactics, sire"
- "Very well, I will make you responsible for the development of our airborne tactical doctrine"
😂Such great honor has been bestowed upon thee!
19:12
🤣 Brilliant.
If you haven't seen Snatch (2000), you've missed out on Pitt's best accent ever. 😄
That flower scene absolutely broke me
I like the Death Scene when Wallace was beheaded, as he dropped from his left hand the handkerchief of their marriage vow... it exactly reminds me of the Death Scene of SNOW WHITE showing her left hand dropping the poison apple... Brilliant Death Scene Symbolism...
The studio wanted Mel Gibson to play William Wallace due to his star power at the time. Mel told them he was too old, but they said if he didn't the movie wasn't happening.
I don't know if you can catch Brad Pitt doing a Scottish accent, but he's done Irish a couple times:
The Devil's Own where he's criticized for his bad accent.
Snatch where his accent is simultaneously more authentic and more indecipherable - watch this one with subtitles on.
"Maybe not have the kids watch?"What a novel idea, right? At least the poor horses weren't watching I guess! Some were, the cheeky ones, but no decent horse could watch that.😉
Older men and younger women historically is pretty common. Even now across most nations outside of the US it's still pretty common. It is admittedly a bit silly to portray the kids as around the same age and then have Mel Gibson come in as if he's in his 20s when he's clearly not. It would have worked better if the kid version had been a bit older. That aside, still a fantastic movie. If you want a movie with real Scottish accents, watch Highlander. Ok I'm kidding, but it's still a great movie based around a Scottish character.
I gotta say I very much appreciate that you recognize actors from other movies, and know them by name. xD It's like an OCD pet peeve for me when somebody highly recognizable shows up in the movie, and the reactor is just sitting there with a blank face. I wanna scream through the monitor "YOU JUST WATCHED THIS ACTOR THE OTHER WEEK!!!!111" ... and sure, not all reaction videos are released in the same order of filming them, I get that, but nevertheless. It's nice to know that when I watch one of your reactions, I won't have that problem. ;)
If I remember right Mel was in his mid 30s and her in her mid 20s I think, the actors, while characters and real life william and Murian 3 year difference
33:20 "Maybe not have the kids watch?"
Well, what else are they gonna do?
Stay home and play Nintendo?'
This is the best entertainment they've had all year!
The part where they're young and she's given him a thistle - a thistle is a symbol of Scotland. That has a meaning :)
in the original scene, he was supposed to get a rose, but then they realized the rose in the national flower of england :(
I might alone on this but I found Robert the Bruce the most tragic character and my favorite. His conflict feels real and hard and Angus MacFadyen gives a wonderful performance. When he yells "I don't want to lose heart!" I always tear up.😭
The Battle of Stirling was actually fought on a bridge. The Battle of Falkirk was 9 years after Stirling. Robert the Bruce far and away overshadows Wallace as a Scottish hero. Wallace is a footnote in comparison.
Get lost, troll. This movie masterpiece is about Wallace
Kilts did not come into use until LONG after the actual events in history.
Thanks for the reaction.
Braveheart has one of my favorite film soundtracks of all time. And one of the only a handful I own along with Blade Runner, October Sky, the Dark Knight, and 28 Days Later.
The score was done by James Horner who is one of the greatest film composers in cinematic history. He also composed for Titanic, Field of Dreams, Glory, and many other classic films if you want to hear more of his work.
Sadly he tragically died in a plane crash in 2015. His early passing makes his work even more moving, special, and iconic than it already was.
There are only a few movies that I've seen that he's been the composer. I'll probably just search on TH-cam for his compositions and binge listen to them :D
@Verowak Reacts That'd be great. Hope you enjoy.
The other non-Horner movies I listed are worth a reaction too if you haven't seen them already. And every soundtrack mentioned is worth a listen as well.
They're all good but by far my favorite film score of all time is the original Blade Runner's. It's stunningly transcendent.
Give the remastered 2017 version a listen on YT if you want to hear for yourself as that's the best iteration of the soundtrack I've heard. It's almost 2 hours long but you can just put it on at a solid volume while doing other things.
If you haven't watched the film yet listen to that many times before until you become completely seeped and absorbed in it.
Then when you finally watch Blade Runner after it will vastly improve your film-watching experience.
Even if you've already seen it, this will greatly enhance the movie along with increasing your appreciation of it.
Hope you can and enjoy.
Braveheart is one of the greatest scores in movies
having said that
the others you list are meh
@@zerpblerd5966 According to you. Anyone who says Vangelis and Hanz Zimmer are " meh " loses all credibility.
James Horner’s soundtracks make me cry. So beautiful.
I think the reaction thinking that Gibson looks “older” is because viewers know the actor’s age was in the late 30’s while the film was made and because the viewers are younger than he is. But the ages were supposed to be indicated by the children playing them in the early scenes; where there is less than 10 years separating them. However, it was common for women to be married much younger in those times, especially since so many women died in childbirth and the hope was that women in their late teens through their mid 20’s might be healthier to withstand pregnancies and childbirth.
Well physically he looks much older than the actress. I didn't know how old they were, but they look to be very different ages lol
Sadly, one aspect of those times that is true but the film underplayed its awfulness was torture. Methods of punishment, torture and execution were brutal, bloody and sadistic. Wallace was hung, drawn and quartered before they killed him.
The Bruce actor played in the movie .45 , 2006, with Milla Jovovich Asia Tyler Sarah strange.
"Oh no, don't throw him out the window. Throw him out the window!" 😂
A quick change of heart 🤣
@@VerowakReacts And I agreed with that change of heart.
Originally Mel Gibson just wanted to direct the movie, thinking he was too old for the part, but the producers of the. film insisted he star in it for box office draw.
Also, would like to recommend the best movie no one's seen. Why? Because it was released just months apart from Braveheart, and thus, overshadowed by it. It's also a film about an actual person in Scottish history named Rob Roy Macgreggor. "Rob Roy" is the title of the movie and stars Liam Neeson in the title role. Tim Roth co-stars and received his only Oscar nomination to date for his part in the movie. On Amazon, the movie rates 4.5 out of 5 stars. Great movie!
The way the music swells when he yells "Freeeeedooommmm!" I get chills and fight back tears every time I see it.
One interesting historical fact from this movie is the kilts they were wearing was first made more then 200 years after the death of William Wallace and real Scottish wore same armor and outfits as did the English.
Ahh, so it would have been difficult to differentiate between friend and foe back then
@@VerowakReacts One famous historian said when he reviewed this movies that people often ask him "Why did medieval soldiers run towards each other during and fought in a huge messy clash, like they shown in the movies". He replay was "They did not, they fought in a formation, because they were all dressed alike".
@@Chivaltic Which makes a lot more sense :D
Another great reaction vid, thanks for sharing! Every time someone said Longshanks I kept thinking of Sam in Fellowship going "Let him go! Or I'll 'ave you Longshanks!" to Aragorn 😃
Hahaha! I had to look up the quote since I kept thinking of it with Longshanks 😂
He's not breaking vows. They're unto death, and she's definitely dead.
Also, and this is totally aside from ethics, if you can bang the crown prince's smoking hot wife, you do it
It is not sound wisdom to ever trust anybody but yourself. Be your own person, not accountable to anybody else , meet your own measures of survival .
She was 23and he was 38 when the movie came out. So your 15 years is spot on .The future queen was 17.
The 15 year gap is my biggest issue since the kids seems so close in age 😂
she's in a super-unknown movie directed by the sister of a better known direct Jane Campion, Anne Campion, called
LOADED - an independent super-layered movie-makers movie
btw, The Piano is an excellent watch!
Catherine McCormack (Murron) was 23 years old. Mel Gibson was 38 so yeah 15 years difference lol
I don't understand the backlash about most inaccurate. When A LOT of things about the movie are taken from witness accounts, books about and stories written. Yes some things are embellished but a lot is fairly true.
William became one of the first leaders of the 1st War of Scottish Independance at Lanark (This is protrayed in the film) it's claimed he got involved because of the execution of his wife believed to be Marion Braidfute (In the film she was named Murron and this is protrayed in the film also)
It's disputed that Robert The Bruce had leprosy at the time of his death (In the film it's his father who has leprosy)
Wallace was Hung. Drawn and quarted and beheaded and his limbs were sent to 4 corners of England (This also was shown in film)
Bruce Did lead The Scottish Army to victory at the Battle of Bannockburn. They were outnumbered 8,000 men to 25,000 English (As depicted in the film) they only lost roughly 100 men in the entire battle whilst the English lost 85% and the rest were captured.
The only real inaccurate details were Princess Isabella in the film she is a young woman who has a romantic relationship and later hinted at having a child with Wallace. In real life Princess Isabella was 9 years old at the time of Wallace's Death and that they had never met. She was married to Edward II (Longshanks son) but later years than the film states (1308 - They married. 3 years after Wallace's death and she was 12 when she did marry)
She is protrayed in the film as caring. Kind and thoughful but the real Isabella was known to be a cruel and manipulative figure. She overthrew her husband in the same year she married him and ran England on a Protem basis until 1318 (4 years after Scotland won their Freedom) where she was overthrown by her husband as he reasserted his power and she was imprisioned at age 18.
Longshanks son really was a coward and is heavily rumoured to have been a closet homosexual.
From the research I did. It gets a lot of things either spot on or based in fact as records are harder to come by from that era. Far more right than wrong. So I don't understand the backlash it gets.
Regardless it's one of the greatest movies ever made and one of the greatest soundtracks and scores ever too.
Mel was in his 30s and she was in her mid 20s in real life and when they were kids he was around 8 when his dad died and his wife was around 5 so in the movie they are only supposed to be a few years apart. Either way 30s and 20s is not too bad.
This is exactly the reason why you don't fight for someone that won't fight for you. Means just as much today as it did back then. And it's just as dangerous or more today now in our place.
In response to your request for suggestions on other movies featuring Scottish accents I highly recommend ROB ROY. It is biopic about another Scottish hero, this one from the 18th century, I believe. Many (women especially) consider as good if not better than BRAVEHEART, but becuase that movie sucked all the oxygen out of the room the year it came out seems to have undeservedly fallen into obscurity. It stars Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange and Tim Roth as one of the greatest screen villains of all time. Definitely worth a watch. And if you do you'll be i think the first which could help you draw in a lot of new fans.
Steven was my favorite character!
Need to now watch outlaw king (2018), based just after braveheart
No reactor ever shows the "Nothing" line for some reason. And it's the most powerful in the film
people get so caught up on being historically accurate for this movie just to try and trash Mel Gibson. Who cares if it's accurate or not, the movie's point is about having Freedom among many other things. Also who's to say what's historically accurate or not especially stuff that happened a thousand years ago or more. Hell people say things less than 100 years ago aren't accurate so who's to say that this is right or wrong. It's a great movie, that's what it is.
EDIT: Also with the age gap thing. It does feel creepy, I always need to date someone in my age range (just so you have things in common) but I know lots of girls that go for guys way older than them. Almost seems too common nowadays.
I believe that the actual French princess was only about 4 or 6 during the actual events.
“I have a bad feeling about this”. I see Star Wars is influencing your vocabulary 😛😀
Haha it most definitely is 😂
Regarding the age difference, Mel Gibson wanted someone younger to play his role, but they insisted on him playing it.
You are quite right.
It’s 16 years between Gibson and McCormack (who plays the adult Murron).
However, that is their actual ages - but the characters they play look more like 6 or 7 years apart, when watching them in the scene during the funeral for Wallace’s father. Actors so often are far younger or older than the roles they are cast play, and especially when many years are being covered. Mel’s face may look more like his actual age at the time, but his physique looked strong and fitting for someone doing battle.
Your "disarmed" joke got me to subscribe, well played 🤣
I have my clever moments 😂
4:29 Argyle McGonigle the Gershwin-Gargling Gargoyle : _"Luke, I am your uncle."_ NOOOOOOOoooooooooOOOooOooOOOOOooo!!
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LMAO, I love it, Wait, Don't throw him out the window,,,,,,,,,,,Throw him out the Window! I had to stop the video because I laughed so hard. That Beautiful smile you have turned into and evil smirk. Lol.
🤣Evil me makes an appearance from time to time 😇
@@VerowakReacts Well, they both are 😍
Yes, this was a movie based on historical figures and some events. However that's where any sense of historical accuracy ends.
Which is fine, I wasn't watching the movie to learn any history 😂
@@VerowakReacts Oh I get that, its just that some people might actually think King Edward died right when Wallace was executed, or that Wallace had a affair with the Princess that resulted in a pregnancy. She wasn't even in England when Wallace died; she would have been 7 years old and still in France lol.
I'm jealous that you haven't seen so many movies. I wish I could erase my memory and watch my favorites again. Well, now I have a reason to watch them again 😉
It would be amazing if we could do that! Then we would need to keep a list of movies that we love so we can rewatch them all the time :D
you are missing out on the experience of growth and experience with rewatching movies
you can give them time+space, come back to them, and the growing difference in experiences as you rweatch takes on a shape and relationship with the movie of its own - even if the first watch is often the most impactful, there can be things to learn and realize and appreciate and understand more and more as you watch things more
Braveheart is a great example, but there are many others
you can see new and different things, heck, you can even not like things you used to like, and like things you didn't used to, if you give them a chance
don't cling to memories of experiences in a way that is fearful to lose them
You definitely need to watch Outlaw King next. It's a" more accurate" portrayal, but it's also a great movie.
I agree it's a great movie
In Hollywood, an arrow is basically just a taser.
Nice reaction. You have an expressive face. I loved how vengeful you were toward some characters.
I like how you picked up on my vengefulness 😂
Nice reaction, Verowak! I also like accents, sometimes to the chagrin of my girlfriend :D It's a well made movie and I'll say it's a crowd pleaser. I liked it a lot when younger, but now I find the villains rather cartoony, but it's supposed to be that kind of escapism type movie. Historically inaccurate is fine, I don't know when it became a thing that people's first thoughts are that movies and dramatic pieces are historically accurate and wait for that to be disproven. Though, it shouldn't be the other way around such that people are immediately cynical about movie plots, necessarily, but it's story telling, not a documentary. Liberties are taken to make it a better movie. Looking forward to more! Congrats on your 5,000 (now 6,000) subs!
Rob Roy, staring Liam Neeson is another good film about historical Scotland. While not entirely accurate but, has excellent acting from it's ranks and was released in theaters just prior to Braveheart.
I've never heard of that one, I'll have to look it up. I knew of Braveheart for sure though, I feel like everyone has heard of it
And Tim Roth is superb!!!
@@VerowakReactsdid you ever do a reaction to Rob Roy?
@@MichaelSmith-rp6ud I didn't yet
You know, I would love to see a movie on Edward I. He has a story of his own.
I would say people would likely cheer him in his youth.
Imprisoned by the Barons. Escaping and saving his father and the throne. All as a teenager.
Plus, the love story with his wife, a rare Royal marriage of a couple completely devoted to one another.
When she died, he erected monuments at each stop of her funeral march. Some still exist today.
That sounds like a great movie. There are so many historical people that would be great to show their stories
Robert the Bruce is Scotland's greatest king
Another fun fact about Gleeson and O'Hara: They were BOTH in Harry Potter movies. Gleeson was Mad-Eye Moody, whom you recognized. O'Hara had a smaller role, he was Albert Runcorn, the Ministry of Magic worker that Harry turns into when he sneaks in to try to find Umbridge and the locket horcrux in Deathly Hallows part 1.
As a scotsman i want to say the story is mostly real. The marriage and the affair with the princess is fake, the costumes were wrong as that was later but he was real the hatred for the english has died down alot but it still exists
Made me crack up when you spoke with scottish accent, hahaha. Such a great movie. Love your reactions. Always getting goosebumps of the music and at certain scenes, tears as well. The 90s were a great time for movies. Before all the CGI nonsense and fakeness took over.
I'll practice my Scottish accent for future reactions with Scottish characters!! the 90s and 2000s were really great for movie making imo, like you said, before the CGI madness. The music is fantastic in this movie!
@@VerowakReacts For future reactions with Scottish characters, please try “Rob Roy.” Great duel scene with Liam Neeson and Tim Roth, rated 10/10 by modern sword fighting experts.
Great reaction -- just discovered your channel -- can't wait you see what you react to next!
If you're open to westerns, Unforgiven or Tombstone?
If you're truly brave, and like period pieces, The Last Duel? (mostly historically accurate)
I can honestly say that I haven't seen many westerns , so I'll have to look into checking those out!
@@VerowakReacts Both Unforgiven & Tombstone are excellent westerns. Unforgiven breaks western tropes so I usually recommend putting a few traditional westerns under your belt to learn those tropes before watching this movie break them.
Tombstone is a highly recommended beginner's western and is loosely based on history. It's historically accurate some aspects (much more than Braveheart).
Another excellent beginner's western is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Not only is it great for introducing western tropes, but it has something in it for movie lovers of any genre to enjoy.
@@VerowakReacts I can recommend 8 really good western movies
Hildago
3:10 to Yuma
The quick and the dead
Magnificent Seven
Tombstone
Last of the Mohicans
Unforgiven
Dances with Wolves
I just found your channel. It was so good timing to watching.
About 1:31, first time i see a reactioner or editor didnt cut the most crucial word in this movie. I think Trainspotting was a great movie and they were scottish as well. By the way may i ask who is your favourite actor and actress? Which movies are your besties?
"no man holds his flesh and blood in hatred, and I am no exception. I must join my own people and the nation in which I was born."
(King Robert the Bruce, reportedly refusing his father's order to reconquer parts of Scotland taken by Wallace on Edwards behalf )
I only leave the comment because I feel like braveheart did Robert dirty 🙂
I've heard that Robert was done horribly in the movie :(
"gladiator" is much more historically imprecise than this and everyone praises it! even as a movie it's worse!
This is imprecise in some things, but the foundation is solid and in essence everything that happens in the film happened, not in the way that explains it but it happened!! The princess thing, that everyone is scandalized because it's a precious license to give symbolism and sentimentality to the film, but it doesn't tarnish the history of the historical character!!!!
This was a great movie and I remember Watchung it when I was a kid when it first came out. As for the historically accurate portion, well it was way off. But if you wish to see a more historically accurate film from that time but a different perspective then look up "Robert the Bruce". Robert the Bruce is played by the same actor in Braveheart (Angus Macfayden). This was a movie that took him years to make, and he always wanted to tell the true tale of Robert the Bruce. Especially after Braveheart came out, as a way to let people know who he really was and what he did for his Scottish people. Give that a watch. Personally I highly recommend it to everyone, especially those with love and respect for history and the Scottish people.
Love this movie! So good. Nice one, Verowak! 🙂
I'm so glad I watched it!
@@VerowakReacts so when this one came out I was a grad student in Boston studying Celtic Languages & Literature and I and some of my Celtic Studies friends did a triple feature at the theaters seeing Brave Heart, Rob Roy, and The Secret of Roan Inish all in a day. The planets had aligned, LOL! We called it our day of Maximum Celticity. 😆 Rob Roy and The Secret of Roan Inish are both really good movies too if you're up for more Scottish and Irish culture. JB
@@ThistleAndSea That must have been amazing!! Perfect timing indeed :D
Yep, lots of GoT actors. One of my fav movies, seeing it in theaters when I was 15 I thought it was the greatest ever! If you haven't seen Gladiator, it's very much a successor to this film imo, and started a brief wave of sword/sandal films in the 2000's.
I like when you do your zoom in enhanced shots for a reaction.
Wallace and most of main characters were real. They muttled the timeline some so far as it being historic. It's an epic story based on Scotland's fight for independence from England.
Definitely an epic story. I'd have to read up on history to know what was accurate or not
@@VerowakReacts Nothing. The answer is nothing was accurate. This is the sort of movie that leaves actual historians either rolling with laughter or seething with rage. The blue face paint? Gone for a thousand years before this movie was set. The kilts? Not in use until hundreds of years after the events of the film. It's like watching a movie about the Civil War and the soldiers are running around fighting in modern business suits throwing stone age spears at each other.
@@alittlebitgone 5 facts mixed with artistic licence to make it a enjoyable film not a documentary!!!!!🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
@@alittlebitgone I like that concept - war "fought in modern business suits, throwing rocks and spears"...
Sounds like a winner...
@@alittlebitgone That's an exaggeration, though. Most of the characters were real and the the basic story of Scottland's fight for freedom was real enough, even though the timeline is messed up. I understand that most of the details are highly inaccurate and that a historian might laugh at most of it, but I doubt that the general viewer really cares if they wore kilts or not or painted their faces blue.
I think my only major gripe with the movie is the romance between Wallace and the princess and her pregnancy with Wallace's child. Not only is it totally made up, but it is feels so far-fetched it almost takes you out of the movie.
Nothing against brad Pitt but nobody could have replaced mel Gibson in Braveheart!
the background of william wallace,
the robert the bruce being portrayed as a coward and a traitor,
the implication that no historically significant events took place between the beheading of william wallace and the battle of bannockburn,
the implication that edward the III was the son of william wallace,
william wallace being a commoner,
those i can ignore, but the real historical innaccuracy that annoys me is
is the portrayal of the she wolf of france as an innocent demure good person
Mel Gibson was 39 and the female lead was 23.
This is my first video I’ve ever watched of yours and i gotta say that you’ve earned my attention, respect, and even a new subscriber! Braveheart is one of the best war epics of all time since it managed to win 5 Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Makeup, Best Effects, and Best Cinematography. The soundtrack is also worth recognition because it’s a real powerhouse throughout the runtime of the movie and was provided by James Horner (Avatar and Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan) who is easily one of the greatest composers of all time next to other legends like Ennio Morricone, Alan Silvestri, and John Williams. This is hands down Mel Gibson’s best performance even though he lost Oscar for Best Actor to Nicholas Cage and his performance in Leaving Las Vegas. The only reason that Gladiator exists is because of the success of Braveheart in my personal opinion. Admittedly i love Gladiator but I’ll always consider this movie to be the better of the two. #Braveheart #MelGibson #WilliamWallace #BestPicture 🎬🎥🏆
Have to sub, nice reactions to my favourite movie :) gonna check more your movie reactions for sure!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest
Excellent reaction! I like the IMDB trivia that you add at the end of your videos. It's something that I wouldn't take the time to look up myself, but I appreciate you including it because it makes the movie more enjoyable to know little bits of trivia about them.
You mentioned Brad Pitt's ability with accents which reminde me of Snatch. If you haven't seen it, it's a great crime caper/comedy movie. Pitt does a "Pikey" accent which is hilariously unintelligible.
I'm glad you enjoy the trivia!! I wish I could just read all of it, but there is SO much trivia for each movie :D
I will gladly watch any Brad Pitt movie, especially if he has an accent, I'll check it out!
while the story is different, stylistically, Snatch is mostly a re-do of Ritchie's much better:
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels - mostly crime with a bit of comedy, good fun
Brad Pitt is excellent in the best part of Snatch by far - other top notch:
- A River Runs Through It (directed by Robert Redford - with the main actor guy from NightBreed as his brother! and Viper/Tom Skerritt from Top Gun)
- Legends of the Fall
- 12 Monkeys
- Meet Joe Black
- Sleepers
i love how u added "and listen" to the "stay a while" lol
Gotta reference video games when I can 😁
It isn't historically accurate in the slightest. There's debate amongst historians if William Wallace even existed to begin with, and that aside absolutely nothing about the film's portrayal of Scottish politics at the time is correct. For one thing, Edward the Longshanks didn't just waltz on in out of nowhere.
Scotland was tearing itself apart with civil wars; the clans fought each other so harshly, so bloodily, that men, women, and children were dying seemingly every day. Edward the Longshanks was *asked* to step in and help resolve the situation. As part of the deal, he *requested* certain land and whatnot be given to him, and the Scots agreed. It was only later that *they* wanted to renege on the deal.
Edward the Longshanks was a horrible person in most ways you could name, but he wasn't the cartoon villain twirling his moustache that this film made him out to be.
For another thing, for all this movie wants to hype the Scots up and portray them as good, kind people living a simple life, it's a rather insulting portrayal. It shows Scots wallowing in mud, constantly filthy, and with all the manners of a rabid hog. The truth was that the Scots were clean, and liked to wear bright, vibrant colors. They had a culture that went beyond throwing rocks in the mud, not that you'd know it from this film.
It's not a *bad* film for what it is, but people take it to be some level of accurate, and it just isn't. It's as enjoyable as a space movie or a movie about superheroes.
Sometimes I wonder why movies are made to deviate so much from what actually happened (or what we know happened to the best of our knowledge). I understand it's for entertainment, but it would be just as good, if not better if they just made up fictional places instead of using real countries and people
@@VerowakReacts I think it's because any connection to reality makes it infinitely more interesting to more people, and more people watching the film means more money going to the movie makers.
That's why you get films "inspired by a true story" or "based on a true story", even when the only real truth the film shares with reality is that people with those names breathe oxygen.
I mean, take "300", for example. Technically, yes, there were only three hundred Spartans--but they had thousands of soldiers from *other* cultures with them.
Real history isn't as "punchy" as a film. Take the big battles in any movie you care to name--those would be the product of countless boring meetings with people sitting around tables. If you're lucky you'd get some map with little tokens on it moved around to represent the plans. The actual battle would only last a few minutes, maybe a half-hour, then the winners lick their wounds and go back to planning. Watching two hours of people arguing the best way to attack isn't exactly riveting drama. :)
Real history is boring to the average movie-goer but the *idea* of real history sells movie tickets, so here we are.
My Scottish uncle once pointed out the wildest historical inaccuracy in this film is the notion that a young Scottish boy would press a flower and keep it for 20+ years. Hahaha 😂