IS BRAVE HEART BASED ON A TRUE STORY MOVIE

No wonder the high standards and spiritual values we instinctively search for are corrupted into something less.

I am reminded, once again, that we are a generation of pleasure-seeking, time-wasting and violence-loving people. There is nothing consistent about the William Wallace in 'Braveheart' except the darkness of his mind he is no higher, possesses no greater vision or eternal perspective than the rest of his vengeance-seeking crew. He promises undying love to his wife (to love only her) and then is disloyal to her memory by having sex with Edward II's wife. Occasionally he mentions a platitude about God or the afterlife. Gibson's Wallace is hate-filled, vengeful and savage he can only roar like an animal when he is victorious (yet somehow, unbelievably he has the self-control under mortal torture to make his last word 'freedom'). The Wallace who commands the adoration or respect of his people (and even his enemies) would require his soldiers to behave better than their oppressors.

No consistent mercy was shown, no laying down the law, no asking questions first. William Wallace, as Mel Gibson plays him, uses his prowess to slay his enemies - no parley, no talks at all, just hit 'em hard. The high Lords of Scotland elevated Wallace to Defender of the Realm because of something other than military talent: He was a better man than they were. He was not a booty-collecting raider his raids into England were conducted to provide sustenance for his people, and to keep the English on the defensive. William Wallace was not a conquering warlord he only wanted the invaders out of Scotland permanently. The movies are often unfair to historical people. Gibson has the squeamish boy crying out in horror in front of everyone when his queen tries to hug and comfort him. Edward II was an awful king, and probably gay too, but any king will do his best to ensure his house of a successor. While we are on the subject, it is just silly and awful scriptwriting to stereotype homosexual men as overt sissies who are completely inept at literally everything they do except play with their boyfriends. This makes Wallace the 'real' father of Edward III.Since Wallace died gruesomely at the hands of the English in 1305, and Edward III was not born until 1312, we have a seven-year pregnancy (the poor girl).

In the course of the story, William Wallace (the hero) gets the future Queen of England pregnant she gloats to the evil Edward I that her baby is not of his son's loins and that Edward's line dies with him. But I will mention only one as a good example of how we cannot go to the movies and learn history at all with any accuracy. Mel Gibson takes many liberties with history. I am writing, not to offer a critique of the movie, but to observe once again some disturbing elements that continue to grow in our entertainments and thus reflect our society.

IS BRAVE HEART BASED ON A TRUE STORY MOVIE

The other day I went to see the movie 'Braveheart.' I have a fairly deep interest in medieval things, warfare in particular and, coincidentally, I am currently enjoying Jane Porter's classic novel about William Wallace.

Is brave heart based on a true story