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Post by Throwback on Jan 31, 2013 22:38:29 GMT -5
I know William Wallace was real but how accurate was this movie?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2013 22:39:52 GMT -5
There are countless inaccuracies.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 31, 2013 22:44:59 GMT -5
Somebody wrote a list of inaccuracies with the first scene. It was pages long.
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Post by britishbulldog on Jan 31, 2013 22:49:32 GMT -5
Who cares fantastic movie. Saw it in the theaters and no one moved till a few minutes after the credits ended.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jan 31, 2013 22:52:58 GMT -5
The historical inaccuracies in Braveheart are numerous, but who cares? It's one of the best movies of the last few decades.
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Post by Juice on Jan 31, 2013 22:56:24 GMT -5
One of the best movies ever made. VERY VERY inaccurate. The true story of Wallace is very interesting too. He was a very rich dude, almost royalty if I remember correctly. They had this battle where they lead the British onto a bridge and just f***ing massacred them. I advise you to watch the documentary about the man. Really cool guy.
But yeah the movie is one of the best ever, despite the inaccuracies. Christ, mel doesn't even have an accent.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2013 23:00:06 GMT -5
The historical inaccuracies in Braveheart are numerous, but who cares? It's one of the best movies of the last few decades. I would argue that it's one of the best movies of the last couple of decades personally, but it's a fantastic movie. IMO, historical inaccuracy only matters if the movie goes out of its way to make realism important. I don't mind Braveheart changing how certain battles occured or how specific people acted as long as the spirit of the time period is preserved. |
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Post by Cela on Feb 1, 2013 1:47:33 GMT -5
Best not to look up the innacuracies. Great movie regardless.
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Post by Hurbster on Feb 1, 2013 2:10:57 GMT -5
It was made during Mel's 'The English are Bastards, but not Bastards enough - so lets make them worse' period.
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Post by thirteen3 on Feb 1, 2013 7:57:37 GMT -5
In high school history classes in Scotland, part of our coursework on the wars of independence is pointing out the inaccuracies of Braveheart.
And the war was between the Scottish and the ENGLISH. not the British, that's makes no sense.
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Post by TheDarkestKnight on Feb 1, 2013 9:04:19 GMT -5
In high school history classes in Scotland, part of our coursework on the wars of independence is pointing out the inaccuracies of Braveheart. And the war was between the Scottish and the ENGLISH. not the British, that's makes no sense. My History teacher loved pointing out the flaws in the film. I remember we were discussing something in class and the topic got to historical films. Someone mentioned Braveheart and the glare he shot this lad was tremendous. |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 1, 2013 9:44:00 GMT -5
Longshanks.
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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 1, 2013 10:48:46 GMT -5
Wallace was Scottish and male.
That's about all they got 100% right.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2013 17:39:45 GMT -5
It's bewildering at times to think this and The Prisoner were the same person.  |
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Post by Cela on Feb 1, 2013 17:45:40 GMT -5
It was made during Mel's 'The English are Bastards, but not Bastards enough - so lets make them worse' period. I miss that phase. |
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Post by Biggtone23 on Feb 1, 2013 17:55:25 GMT -5
My favorite historical inaccuracy of the movie was that the French Princess/Queen was only about 4 years old when Wallace died.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 1, 2013 18:16:44 GMT -5
Wallace was Scottish and male. That's about all they got 100% right. and existed... can't forget that part  |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 2, 2013 13:21:44 GMT -5
It's bewildering at times to think this and The Prisoner were the same person. And Danger Man or in the US, Secret Agent Man. |
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