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ThethemeofthisworkcanmainlybeseenoverthegrowingimageofWilliamWallace.Firstweseehischildhood.HisfatherwaskilledbytheEnglishintruder,whichmaydefinitelyleaveascaronhisheart.Withthisgreathatred,whenhesawhiswifekilledbytheenemies,everythingstuckdeepdownhisheartwasreleasedallofasuddenwithmagnificentpower.Sointhefightingscene,weseeawarriordaredhislifewavingthesword.Itisacommonwonderwherehiscourageisfrom.Let’ssay,ifitisanordinaryperson,wholosthisparentssincehe’sveryyoung,hemaynothavetheconvictiontogrowupasahero.However,heroesareasheroesare.
Wallace’srevolutionwassignificant,seenfrommanyaspects,withgreatobstaclesfromhiscountrymen,aswellasenemies.ManyScottishnobleslenthimonlygrudgingsupportasmostofthemweremoreconcernedwithwealthandtitlesthanthefreedomofthecountry.Infact,theScottishleadersareinfavorofrevolt-ornot-dependingonEnglishbribes.Wallace,bycomparison,isamanofhonor,incorruptibleandrighteous.Hewasknightedandproclaimed‘guardianandhighprotectorofScotland’,butasmuchasherailedagainsttheScottishnobles,submittedtoEdwardI,KingofEngland,hewasastonishedandinshocktodiscoverthetreacheryoftheleadingScotcontenderforthethrone—Robert,theEarlofBruce—towhomheconfided,‘Thepeoplewouldfollowyou,ifyouwouldonlyleadthem.’SophieMarceauisexquisiteasthedistressedprincessIsabellaofFrancewhoendsupfallinginlovewithWallace,warninghimoutofseveraltraps.CatherineMcCormackisastunningbeautywhoignitesWallace’srevolution.PatrickMcGoohanischilling,brutal,andviciousastheruthlessEdwardI,knownbythenickname‘Longshanks.’Thiskingremainssimplytheembodimentofevil.WhileAngusMcFadyenmovesasanoblemantornbetweenhisconscienceandpoliticalaspiration,andBrendanGleesonbringsstrengthandhumortohisroleastherobustHamish,DavidO’HaraisveryeffectiveasthecrazyIrishmanwhoprovidesmuchofthefilm’scomicrelieffromeventhemosttensedmoments.MelGibsonhasreasontobeproudofthiswork.Itisamotionpicturethatdarestobeexcessive…Gibsonpresentspassionatelythemostspaciouslyimpressivebattles(yetstagedforfilms)evenexcessively,anditishispassionandexcessthatmakethemotionpicturegreat.Thehorrorandfutilityofmassedhand-to-handcombatsareexcitingratherrepulsive.Itisepicfilm-makingatitsgloriousbest.ThismoviefocusesonthehumansideofWallace,acharacterthatissoimmense,sointelligent,andsopassionate,exploringthedefinitionsofhonorandnobility,pushingustofollowtheherointohisstruggleagainstinjusticeandoppression.Andthisisthepowerofahero.
Also,thismovieisared-bloodedbattleepic.NotmuchisknownaboutWallace,knownasBraveheart,exceptthataccordingtoanoldepicpoem,heunifiedtheclansofScotlandandwonfamousbattlesagainsttheEnglishbeforebeingcaptured,torturedandexecutedasatraitor.
Wallacecried,ashisbodywasstretchedontherack.Thatisn’texactlybasedonfact(theconceptofpersonalfreedomwasaconceptnotmuchcelebratedin1300),butitdoesn’tstopGibsonfrommakingithisdyingcry.ItfitsinwiththewholeglorioussweepofBraveheart,whichisanactionepicwiththespiritoftheHollywoodswordplayclassicsandthegrungyferocityof“TheRoadWarrior”。
Whatpeoplearegoingtorememberfromthefilmarethebattlescenes,whicharefrequent,bloodyandviolent.Justfromatechnicalpointofview,Braveheartdoesabrilliantjobofmassingmenandhorsesforlarge-scalewarfareonfilm.Gibsondeployswhatlooklikethousandsofmenonhorseback,aswellasfootsoldiers,archersanddirtytricksspecialists,andyethisbattlesequencesdon’tturnintoconfusingcrowdscenes:
Weunderstandthestrategy,andweenjoythetacticsevenwhilewedoubtsomeofthem.
Gibsonisnotfilminghistoryhere,butmyth.WilliamWallacemayhavebeenarealperson,butBraveheartowesmoretoPrinceValiant,RobRoyandMadMax.Onceweunderstandthatthisisnotasolemnhistoricalreconstruction(andthathappensprettyfast),weacceptdialoguethatmightotherwisehaveanuncannilymoderntone,aswhenBraveheartissueshisvictoryultimatumtotheEnglish.Inthefilm,Wallace’schiefantagonistisKingEdwardI,playedbyPatrickMcGoohanwithslycunning;
heisconstantlygivinghisrealpoliticalinterpretationofevents,andthat’sallthemoreamusingsincehe’susuallyguessinginawrongway.
Edward’sson,thePrinceofWales,isaveryweakrolewhomarriesaFrenchwomanonlyforpoliticalreasonsandhe’sagayhimself.Evenhisfatherdoesn’tlikehim.“Imayhavetoconceivethechildmyself!
”thekingsays,andindeed,underthemedievalconcept,or“firstnight,”nobleswereallowedafirstchancetosleepwiththewivesofScottishmen.ThePrincess,playedbytheFrenchactressSophieMarceau,doesnotmuchadmireherhusband,whospendsmostofhistimehangingaboutmoon-eyedwithhisbestfriend(untiltheking,inafitofimpatience,hurlsthefriendoutthecastlewindow)。
Edward,smartingfromdefeats,dispatchesthePrincesstoofferhistermstoBraveheart,butsoonshe’sspillingallthestatesecrets,“becauseofthewayyoulookatme.”ThePrincessisthesecondloveinWallace’slife;
thefirst,hischildhoodsweetheartMurron(CatherineMcCormack),marrieshiminsecret.Thetwospendtheirweddingnightoutdoors,andthebacklitshotastheyembracegainssomething,Ithink,fromthefrostontheirbreaths.
Thesecharacterscomefromhardenedstock.WhenWallacehasareunionwithhischildhoodpalHamish,theyhurlrocksateachotherforentertainment;
later,whenaScotsmanhashiswoundcauterizedallhesaysis,“That’llwakeyouupinthemorning,boy!
”Itissometimesseenasanegotisticalgesturewhenactorsdirectthemselves,especiallyinheroicepicscosting$53million.Thetruthis,giventhismaterial,Idonotknowthatanyonecouldhavedirecteditbetter.Gibsonmarshalshisarmiesofextras,hisstuntmenandhisspecialeffects,andcreatesafictionalworldthatisentertaining,andthrilling.
AndastoBraveheart,Gibsonplayshisrolewithflamboyance,andcutsitwithslyhumor.Heisanamazingbattlefieldstrategist,inventingnewstrategiesandweapons,outsmartingtheEnglishateveryturn,leadinghismenintobattlewithhisfacepaintedblue,likeafootballfan.Thereisascenewhereheissopumpedupwiththescentofbattlethathisnostrilsflare;
notmanyactorscouldgetawaywiththat,butGibsoncan.
Inthemeanwhile,thismovieisaverytouchinglovestory.Williamlostbelovedwoman,itmeanslosingtheonlyloveoflife,suddenlyofheartdesperateforpower,revengeforthelossoflove,sohekilledtheScottishsoldiersandchieftains.Iunderstanditasafightfortheloveofbattle.
Thisisactuallyablastingfuse,therealhighlightoftheScottishpeoplewiththepursuitoffreedominWilliam’sleadership,thestruggleagainsttheKingofEngland.Sowecansaythatthelightoffreedomisthemosteye-catchingthing.However,humannatureonceagaindeceivedWilliam,whenhewasbetrayednoblechieftainssentafterthetrialunitsinEngland,whenWilliamlearnedthathisdreamoffreedomcanbecompleted,andonlymindeagerlylookingforwardtoit!
Atthetime,aslongashecanheaddowntoEngland,heconfessedtotreasonandaskedformercy,hecangetthemostenjoymentofrelief,replacingmanyofthelingeringdeathoftorture.ButWilliamthefinalcallsoutfromthethroatorthe“free”word.Thisishisdeep,strongcry,hewouldratherlosehisbodycouldnotbetrayhisheart!
Englandatthistimethepublicwasmovedbywhom,andtheyseemtoseearealhero!
Williamhasabraveheart!
William’slifewasstrangledanddecapitated!
WhentheaxheaddowntowardshimthemomenthesawhiswifetheformerFounderdirectedathissmile,seemedtoadmirehiscourage,loveandfreedom,whileWilliamseemstohavebeen!
Braveheart,afterall,isthebrave!
HeuseshisownbloodstirreduptheScottishpeoplelongingforfreedom!
Suddendeath,lefttothepeopleisaconstantmoving!
Abletoadheretothedeathoftheirconvictions,thisisaheroicbosom.Freeaboutlife,Williamhasbecomeafinished,forthisfaith,havenothingtofeardeath?
Today,weareinaperiodofrelativepeace;
themeaningoffreedomseemstotransformourwayofinterpretingit.So,whatbeliefisitthattouchesthebottomofoursouls?
WhatdoesWilliam’sspiritmean?
Haveabelief,thisbeliefshouldworkhardtoourspirituallifeisadrivingforceupward,right?
Otherwise,oursoulswillbeslack,willbeillusory,inthatsense,wehaveoneoftheirownfaiths,althoughnotgreatandnobleWilliam,butenoughtosustainourlives!
ItistheinnocentandromanticmemoryoffirstlovefulloffragranceofpurplethistlethatinvokesWilliamWallaceinreturninghomeland.ThepurplethistlethatMurrongivesWilliamWallaceathisfather’sburialsymbolizestheimmortallove.UnderthehorribleshadeofcrueloppressionofEnglandtheystrugglefortheirperfectlovecourageously.Unfortunately,Murronisseizedandkilled