Braveheart
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Submitted by mitcho16 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Braveheart
... of this calibre come along . From beginning to end Mel gave his audience a vast range of emotions to deal with. Braveheart to me is one of the most moving and inspirational motion pictures ever made. Mel Gibson knows how to capture an audience even when many of his audience know that the films outcome is wrenching.
Braveheart draws you in, every loss for these characters become your own, every victory a personal one. The film is unquestionably violent, but you never see as much violence as you think you do. The supporting cast simply shines including Patrick McGoohan as the evil Longshanks, Brendan Gleesen as Wallace's childhood friend Hamish and Sophie Marceau as the princess of Wales. Tie it all together with stirring music by composer James Horner, and you've got a great film experience.
What the audience are going to remember from the film are the battle scenes, which are frequent, bloody and violent. Just from a technical point of view, "Braveheart" does a wonderful of massing men and horses for large scale war fare on film. Gibson gathers what look like thousands of men and horses, as well as foot soldiers, and archers, yet his fight scenes do not turn into confusing crowd scenes.
Gibson marshals his armies of extras, his stunt men and his special affect ...
... ve to use the shark model, which was extremely complex to maneuver. When the audience see the camera moving and the leitmotif in the background they know that the shark is coming without even seeing it on screen. The shark doesn't actually appear in the film until 46 minutes in the film. However the audience is fully aware that the shark exists and is there and this is due to the incredible leitmotif score.
The opening sequence is described by many as amazing. It really gets the audience gripped and sets up a tension that is carried through the film. An underwater sequence is accompanied by the sound of the wind alongside dolphins...
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