Braveheart: Possibly the Best Movie Ever Made

Braveheart, starring Mel Gibson, is one of the best all time movies that has ever been made. It is a story based upon the Scottish people's fight for freedom, and thrown into the mix is a series of epic romantic under tones that even the most cynical person can appreciate. This movie follows the adventures of William Wallace, from his childhood to his death, and it is full of action and adventure throughout the 2 hour and 50 minute film.

Braveheart is a movie full of violence and true depictions of the style of war that consumed the country side back during this struggle for freedom. These types of graphic battle scenes make this film all the more realistic as the outnumbered Scottish people fight side by side in an epic attempt to be free from the tyrannical reign of Edward the Longshanks. Time after time the Scottish people are able to win battles, proving that they were not just another band of farmers that could easily be stricken down. Even when the nobles betrayed Wallace and they lost a major battle, they continued to regroup and fight on, as well as dealing out his own justice to the countrymen that had betrayed him.

What makes this film so different from others of this type is the fact that William Wallace was a real person, and a real hero. Real heroes are hard to find, and this film depicts his adventures in a style that makes the viewer, understand their plight, and to actually become entranced by how such an untrained group of people could have such an impact upon an entire nation.

This movie is one of the few that I would say is a must see for everyone, and it is an addition that should be made to every movie library.

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