{"id":39204,"date":"2025-06-26T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=39204"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:37:38","slug":"braveheart-1995-directed-starring-mel-gibson-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=39204","title":{"rendered":"“Braveheart” (1995) directed & starring Mel Gibson \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Braveheart <\/strong><\/em>(1995)<\/p>\n

Director:\u00a0 Mel Gibson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: Randall Wallace<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau<\/strong>, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen, Sean Lawlor, James Cosmo, Ralph Riach, Ellen Greene, Brendan Gleeson, Tommy Flanagan <\/strong>and Brian Cox<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tagline:\u00a0 Every man dies, not every man really lives.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In the year 1280, King Edward 1 of England known as Longshanks<\/em> conquers Scotland.\u00a0 Longshanks\u00a0<\/em>installs Overlords to rule.\u00a0 The people of Scotland have lost their freedom and are treated poorly.\u00a0 William Wallace was just a boy.\u00a0 His father and older brother were killed in the war to keep Scotland free.\u00a0 William was sent away to live with his Uncle.<\/p>\n

Now a man, William returns to the village of his birth.\u00a0 He sees firsthand the mistreatment of the Scottish people.\u00a0 William secretly marries his childhood sweetheart.\u00a0 They wed in secret because Longshanks<\/em> has granted his English Overlords jus primae noctis.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>This law allows the English rulers the right to have sex with any Scottish female.\u00a0 The Overlords especially like to take advantage of this on the bride’s wedding night.<\/p>\n

When pushed too far, William leads the overthrow of the local English ruler.\u00a0 The Scottish people rally around William’s charismatic leadership.\u00a0 Soon he has a small army.\u00a0 After winning several battles, William allows a survivor to live.\u00a0 William tells him, “Go back to England and tell them there that Scotland’s daughters and her sons are yours no more. Tell them Scotland is free.”<\/p>\n

Longshanks is unwilling to give up Scotland.\u00a0 He sends his armies to put down the rebellion and kill William Wallace.<\/p>\n

All men die, but not all truly live.\u00a0 This is the story of William Wallace<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Braveheart<\/em> was nominated for ten 1996 Academy Awards<\/em> and won five…<\/p>\n