I was exposed to this excellent film when I was a child, but I was too young to remember anything at that time. I was deeply impressed by the famous scene of the beheading, which led to my constant resistance to this film. I finally finished watching it the day before yesterday. Biographical films with obvious signs of Chong Ao are also very touching. The screenwriter cleverly adapts and integrates the Scottish hero William Wallace who fought tenaciously against the English colonists, the French princess who is the British princess, the long-legged king, and the gay British prince, and the independent Sir Robert who led the Scottish people. into an epic heroic epic, as if history really happened like this. I thought it was a purely political propaganda film that praised individual heroism and advocated American values. In fact, it was not. This story is worth pondering. Wallace didn't want to rise up from the beginning, but like ordinary people, he lived a quiet life surrounded by children under his knees, living and resting at sunrise. But under the nest, there is an egg, even if it is a secret marriage. His wife was still killed, coupled with the revenge of killing his father and brother when he was a child, he ignited the anger in his heart and ignited the determination of the whole Scottish people to resist. For a time, the name of William Wallace made the English people tremble, let The Scots were in awe. Even such a great person revolted out of selfishness to avenge his wife at the beginning. At the beginning, he did not want to choose a path that has no retreat or even a future, and he also needed prayers when facing death, cowardice, and class limitations. Sex also caused him to fail to unite with the nobles, and he was doomed to fail due to internal and external troubles. He also made no secret of his love when he got along with the princess, which made the characters more complex, three-dimensional, and believable. Robert, who finally became the king of Scotland, was not simply a traitor. As a nobleman, he shouldered the expectations of his father, the survival of his own class, and the future of Scotland. These fetters made him unable to fight like Wallace. , This contradiction and cowardice led him to betray Wallace again and again, and finally Wallace's death strengthened his belief, and finally led the Scottish people to freedom. This historical adaptation not only points out the direct cause of Wallace's failure, but also shows the impact of Wallace's death. Another influence was that the French princess realized the ugliness of the English royal family, found true love, and took revenge on the royal family and promised to govern with kindness and forgiveness. The independence and courage of the French princess is also touching. The versatility and complexity of the characters add to the visibility and believability, as well as the charisma. Needless to say the music, as the flute wafted, a Scottish country style painting slowly unfolded, Scottish skirts, wooden houses, sheep, woods, streams, such a quiet village, but who knew that it was eroded by the beasts of England. This movie really exposed the fig leaf of England and even the old colonial countries. The photography is also beautiful, and several battle scenes are very exciting and majestic, and the epic feeling is bursting. The actors are all great, Mel Gibson directed and acted by himself, which makes people ignore the beauty and the appeal is overwhelming. This was also the first time I experienced the charm of Sophie Marceau, and it really shocked me. The other supporting roles are also memorable. Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Freedom is the aspiration of all human beings. Although it is relative freedom, it cannot be trampled on by power. As mentioned in the film, freedom makes people live a normal life. This also sounded the alarm for the old colonial empire. Blindly plundering will only awaken more brave people to fight for freedom. Civilizations built on pillage always have dirty undertones.
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