Braveheart (1995) – What Mel Gibson Got Right and Wrong About William Wallace

Ep. 002 Braveheart (1995).

"They'll never take our freedom!" rings out across the glens in Mel Gibson's take on the life of Scottish independence fighter William Wallace. There's no denying that Braveheart is a ripping 3 hours of fun but has Mel's gross flights of historically-inaccurate fancy gone too far or are they necessary for a ripping yarn?

We talk about the background of the real William Wallace, starting with Blind Harry's 15th century poem, as well as what we love about this ridiculous and brilliant blockbuster.

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