Braveheart (1995) Full Length Reaction
Added 2022-11-24 00:13:17 +0000 UTCEvery man dies. Not every man really lives.
This one was really emotional for me! I've been warned manyyyy times it's not historically accurate, but I got wrapped up in the story all the same! Passion, romance, epic battles, friendship, bravery, violence, betrayal, this was a rollercoaster. Get ready for waterworks and my unfortunate Scottish accent. Did Mel Gibson direct any other movies I should check out?
Thank you for being here! π
β Special thanks to Producers: MattN, Todd Preble, Incognito, John Walters, JT, Noby, SwimintheRain, John Gray, Randy Aiken, Barry Hammock, Celeste McAllister + those who wish to remain uncredited :)
Movie runtime: 02:57:43
Comments
Please do βwe were soldiersβ
Michael
2024-12-16 06:10:02 +0000 UTCThanks for the reaction.
Clay F
2023-12-04 23:40:46 +0000 UTCOh cool, I didnt know that!
Jen M
2022-11-30 03:27:34 +0000 UTCYeah, Murran was William's true love. Don't despair that their lives were cut short. Rejoice that they found one another.
John
2022-11-30 00:47:25 +0000 UTCThe flower Murran gives William at his father's funeral was a Thistle. Scotland's national flower. Appropriate. (apologies if this is obvious - I didn't realize it at first)
John
2022-11-30 00:13:24 +0000 UTCBoth Gladiator and Braveheart so close together! Definitely draining! Always a powerful movie to react to, I don't know how many times I've seen it, but it's just a work of art. Jen at the beginning: "I don't do slicing!" Also Jen, after the speech: "I'd fight! Rawr!" :D I think William didn't ride off with Murron at the beginning simply because two people on a horse would easily get overtaken by the mounted english soldiers - so he stayed behind to hopefully buy her some time. Robert the Bruce's father appears to have leprosy (now known as Hansen's disease), which is why he's sequestered away in the tower. Leprosy is contagious, but only through prolonged close contact over a period of months. Of course, back then they didn't know that - so lepers were shunned and feared or treated as if they had already died. The presence of people, including children at public executions (and gladiator fights, which were often the same thing) is always so jarring to us. In fact, it's historically accurate. In Britain, public executions continued up until 1868, and would draw huge crowds like a sporting event would today. So odd how things change so rapidly.
crawlie
2022-11-29 22:18:06 +0000 UTCIt doesn't matter if this movie is not historicaly accurate, when it does justice to Scotish people. It's like i'm not Scotish, but after seeing this movie, i would be proud if i was.
J1mHopper
2022-11-25 00:26:37 +0000 UTCSo, this is just random trivia, but some that I find funny. Obviously some shots had to be shot in Scotland, but a large majority of the movie was shot in Northern Ireland, and as a result, the cast was a mish mash of Scottish, Irish, and English actors, with most of the Scottish characters played by Irish actors. Hamish was played by the great Irish Actor Brendan Gleeson. The part that I think is funny though, is that with all the Irish actors they had access to, Stephen, the one character in the movie that is specifically supposed to be Irish, is actually played by a Scottish actor
Richie Cabral
2022-11-24 20:46:45 +0000 UTCI'll the second the motion for "Apocalypto". Everything about the movie is first rate. I can almost guarantee you'll really enjoy it.
OkieBoomer
2022-11-24 14:06:04 +0000 UTCNever saw that one!
Jen M
2022-11-24 02:34:56 +0000 UTCHistory Buffs is an awesome channel to watch to see their take or critique on historical movies. Oh yeah... one more thing..... FREEDOM!!!!!!!!
Martin Gallegos
2022-11-24 02:28:03 +0000 UTCMy favorite Gibson-directed movie is "Apocalypto" (2006), which I recommend. But again, this is a movie that is more embellishment than historically accurate. But it's so well done.
Mr. Writhms
2022-11-24 02:21:07 +0000 UTCIf people are looking to movies to learn about history, they're doing it wrong. That's what documentaries are for.
Miles E Coburn
2022-11-24 01:35:11 +0000 UTCRest easy Jen, most historians agree "jus primae noctis" is just a literary construct and was probably never carried out in real life. It's mentioned in a number of works of fiction from medieval Britain and France but there is little to no hard evidence that it was a real policy. It's fair to say conquering nobles of the day probably engaged in the occasional questionable activities with their subjects but passing a mandate like primae noctis would have been a recipe for rebellion. In your outro you mention it being a fictional story, just to clarify, the movie is based in reality. Most of the major characters including William Wallace were real and they did do many of the things depicted (including the Battle of Stirling Bridge and Wallace's execution). The broad strokes of the movie are built on some historical foundation, it's the finer details that are seriously inaccurate - such as Scots of the day didn't wear kilts.
Paul G
2022-11-24 01:23:26 +0000 UTCHave you watched "Amadeus" 1985? Watch the movie before watching the history buffs channel YT, I really got into it I love it when a movie may not be entirely accurate to the factual story yet still historically authentic to the time period..
Celeste McAllister
2022-11-24 00:58:33 +0000 UTCYa I'd like to take a look at that History Buffs episode
Jen M
2022-11-24 00:51:47 +0000 UTCIf you want to get a more historically accurate critique of "Braveheart" visit the History Buffs channel on YT..there are some historically accurate movies out there "Tora Tora Tora" 1971 is one.
Celeste McAllister
2022-11-24 00:36:01 +0000 UTCShiiiet.. Donβt know if i have it in me to go though this movie again.. Edit: My favorite Mel Gibson movie is still Hacksaw Ridge, and it was what pointed me in your direction in the first place.. π
Gunnar Rea
2022-11-24 00:14:27 +0000 UTC
