![]() ![]() Four different horses, one per limb, dragged Wallace for miles to his execution. The film doesn't seem to hold back in detailing the gruesome execution, but the truth is the real execution was far, far worse than what appears on-screen. The historic account the film is based on does say a secret meeting occurred between Wallace and Edward I's young wife Margaret of France, so the only reason to use Isabella is to set up the twist of her carrying Wallace's child, breaking the news to a dying King Edward I (who actually wouldn't die for another two years).Ĭharged with treason, Wallace was sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered. The thing is, Isabella would have been three years old at the time, and still in France. Instead, she secretly has a tryst with the freedom fighter, clearly unable to resist his charms. A key figure in the film is Isabella of France ( Sophie Marceau), wife of Edward II who was sent to negotiate with Wallace. It's not only an insult to a historic figure, but to moviegoers as well. Her real name was Marion Braidfute, changed for the film so as not to be confused with Robin Hood's Maid Marian. The indignity around the figure is that Murron wasn't even her name. That event did happen, and while it wasn't the catalyst of Wallace's vendetta against the English, it was the straw that broke the back. Wallace's wife Murron MacClannough ( Catherine McCormack) is publicly executed in the film. Women do not fare much better in the film. There's no evidence that Edward II even was gay, nor is there any record that 1st Earl of Cornwall Piers Gaveston (named 'Phillip' in the film, played by Stephen Billington), who in the film as Edward's male lover, was pushed out a window to his death by King Edward I ( Patrick McGoohan), although he was sent into exile by the monarch. ![]() Edward II is portrayed not only as homosexual but also as weak, impotent, and effeminate. The harshest stereotype, however, is given to Edward II ( Peter Hanly). While the Scottish are made out as manly men, the English are portrayed as much weaker and more feminine overall. The kilts and belted plaid in the film weren't worn by the Scots until the late-16th century, problematic for a film set in the 13th century (for that matter, English soldiers wouldn't have had matching royal uniforms). In actuality, Wallace was born in the Southwest of Scotland, the son of a minor nobleman. ![]() A young Wallace and his family, in the film, are poor farmers living in a Highland glen. If that were indeed true, then Braveheart has arguably the most realistic portrayal of Scots on film. The story centers on Jaguar Paw, a man captured to be offered as a sacrifice who manages to escape but must face a difficult journey to reunite with his family and regain his freedom.When one pictures a Scot, the image typically depicted is one of a working-class, kilt-wearing ruffian playing bagpipes. In 2006, following The Passion of the Christ, Gibson released Apocalypto, a film set during the last years of the Mayan Empire. Braveheart is set in the Middle Ages, focusing on rebel William Wallace's attempts to free his people from the English empire, something that will end up turning him into a hero. In 1995, he starred in and directed what, to this day, remains one of his most-remembered films. Something that will change when a new student, Chuck Nordstadt, requests his help to prepare for an important exam. After having his face disfigured in a tragic accident and after being left-out by his community, he has withdrawn from everything and everyone until becoming a hermit. His first feature film was The Man Without a Face, which tells the story of Professor Justin McLeod. Films directed and produced by Gibson have always managed to capture the attention of the audience. ![]()
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