Braveheart

It has been said that the best things in life are worth fighting for. In the

movie Braveheart starring Mel Gibson this thought is the basis for the whole movie.

This film was based on the real life story of Scotland's rebellion from under English

rule in the thirteenth century.

William Wallace, played by Gibson, was a son of a common soldier. He

desired nothing more in life than to move back to his homeland years after his

father's death and to start a farm and a family. Wallace's plans are drastically

interrupted when the English lord of the land kills his wife in order to get to him.

Instead of making him weak, the murder of his wife prompts William to begin a

rebellion of English rule. He inspires thousands of Scotsmen to fight the English

soldiers for their freedom.

This movie is an incredible display of the ability of a country to fight against

oppression from evil. Mel Gibson does a wonderful job playing a character who

fights with passion for his country and for the memory of his wife. It is uncommon

to find a movie where the main character fights with as much feeling and emotion as

William Wallace does. He is an intelligent man and would not have fought in a war

unless it was for a meaningful cause. Before the death of his wife he is approached

by some of the villagers to fight against the English but refuses to because he doesn't

feel it is necessary.

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