Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical drama war film directed by and starring Mel Gibson that is (ALLEDGEDLY) about 13th-century Scottish warrior William Wallace. William Wallace certainly existed but he wasn't the heroic guerilla fighter portrayed here. Gibson gets the British side, at least, correct. They were unimaginably evil and grotesque. But by pitching his film so fantastically one wonders what's the point. Except for some stunning (and bloody) battle sequences, the fascist posturing is unbearable here.
Gibson is a talented director and the plot twists are interesting enough. But the hypermasculine, anti-homophobic, and ethnic stereotyping are so strong one might imagine Gibson is a communist trying to parody war movies. But nope he really means it. Great propaganda for war lovers. But as a film it has diminishing returns.
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