Film analysis of BRAVEHEART
Stephen Grady BRAVEHEART 1995 Mel Gibson Paramount Productions Mel Gibson Sophie Marceau Angus MacFayden Patrick McGoohan Catherine McCormack England is ruled by a tyrant, King Edward the Longshanks (McGoohan), who has taken Wales and the Scottish throne for himself. ... At the midpoint of the film the audience is wary as they the camera dollys to the right and zooms out on Williams sleeping figure. ... The embroidery has served as a symbol of hope and courage throughout the film. ... The film draws you in, every loss for these characters becomes your own, every victory a personal one. ... What an audience are going to remember from the film are the battle scenes, which are frequent, bloody and violent. Gibson does a wonderful job massing men and horses for large-scale warfare on film.