Monday, 7 March 2011

Braveheart review


Braveheart (1995) review

Directed by: Mel Gibson
Written by: Randall Wallace
Cinematography: John Toll
Watched it tonight with my Mum after a day of filming.
The whole film is building up to what is happing now, the death of William Wallace. This is happening because the British are ruling the Scottish and Wallace wants Scottish freedom back. What makes this scene so dramatic and important is everything he and the viewer has been through to get freedom; in a blink of an eye you see the dream shatter in to pieces and he is about to be beheaded.
The technique of building up emotions is being used with graphic images of the hero being cut open. At this point the camera is very close and makes you feel like you are there putting you into a very unpleasant position where you are crying for him to be set free, along with the crowd on screen. The way Mel Gibson is breathing shows us that he is in great pain but is putting on a brave face, which again makes you like him more and the less you want the close relationship you have build up with him throughout the film to end. The music is also used in a very excellent way as it feels like it is the end with the tone but has a feeling of honour in it. The natural light picks out the facial features of William in great pain; all of these techniques and more put together in such a way, puts you there in a way unlike any other. It’s almost like a horror movie as you are terrified of what is happening and can’t bear to watch, but the fact that the camera is so close-up makes you feel like it’s your fault as you are just standing there. You can see his pain, feel his pain and almost touch it. Overall I would Give Braveheart a 10/10

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