Trust me... As I contemplated blogging about this movie - I am greatly concerned with the fact that I will no doubt offend a very good friend of mine! But I cannot, NOT say a few things about this movie.
I have never seen this movie until this point - and I really could have continued to live my life without EVER seeing it. This particular type of movie is the reason why I don't want to watch 'R' rated movies - the violence, vulgarity, nudity, language, sub-plot liberties taken from the historical fact (read 'hollywoodness') detract from what could have been a very good movie.
Don't get me wrong - I know that epic battles are hard to depict without some bloodshed being shown - but there was nothing - NOTHING left to the imagination in this movie. If you ever wondered what it looks like to have someone run-through with a broadsword, limbs severed with axes, head crushed with mallets or faces smashed in with a mace (ball and chain) you can enjoy seeing them in this movie. Not to mention the violence of attempted rape, the promotion of adultry (which detract from the good deeds of the real Sir William Wallace) the hints at homosexuality - - - gosh, I could go on, but why.
I think that this nearly 3 hour movie could have been shortened by an hour by removing alot of the extra-story telling that wasn't necessary. Sir William Wallace was indeed a warrior, a violent warrior - but he was also a very educated man who was very skilled in language, customs and war. But the movie seemed to focus more on the war and less on the other attributes of Sir Wallace.
This is a rare sentence you will ever see in my blog - but nevertheless it must be said. If you want to know about Sir William Wallace, read a book - Don't see this movie.
I am beginning to see a trend in all Mel Gibson directed movies.... hmmm.....
I do have a favorite line from the movie, "In order for an Irishman to find his equal, he is forced to speak to God". I love that line - being Irish myself!
Enough said?
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