I'd say that was rather less cordial than he was used to. I'm not finished! Before we let you leave, your commander must cross that field, present himself before this army, put his head between his legs, and kiss his own arse. In two centuries no army has won without. Do it not, and every one of you will die today. Lower your flags, and march straight back to England, stopping at every home you pass by to beg forgiveness for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder. Lead this army off field and he will give you each estates in Yorkshire, including hereditary title, from which you will pay- from which you will pay him an annual duty-įrom which you will pay the king an annual duty-įrom his king? Absolutely. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?įight? Against that? No, we will run.
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You've come to fight as free men, and free men you are.
I am William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my country men here in defiance of tyranny. And if he were here, he'd consume the English with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse. And if this is your army, why does it go? It's drawn the finest people.įor presenting yourselves on this battlefield, I give you thanks. The Almighty says this must be a fashionable fight. And the answer to your question is yes, if you fight for me, you get to kill the English.Įxcellent! Stephen is my name. Smart enough to get a dagger past your guards, old man. Yes, Father! The Almighty says don't change the subject, just answer the f***in' question. In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God. Is your father a ghost, or do you converse with the Almighty? If I risk my neck for you, will I get a chance to kill Englishmen? Knowing their minds is the key to the throne. And none of us, and nothing of Scotland will remain, unless we are as ruthless. And understand this: Edward Longshanks is the most ruthless king ever to sit upon the throne of England. But it is exactly the ability to compromise that makes a man noble. You admire this man, this William Wallace. They're as rich in English titles and lands as they are in Scottish, just as we are. The sixteen before you passed you land and title because they didn't charge in. And you wish to charge off and fight as he did. This Wallace, he doesn't even have a knighthood, but he fights with passion and he inspires. You will support it from our lands in the north while I gain English favor by condemning it, and ordering it opposed from our lands in the south. I'm afraid the Romans have far worse manners than I. You certainly didn't learn any manners on your travels. Because every single day I thought about you."ĭo that standing on your head and I'll be impressed.
Well that's something we shall have to remedy, isn't it. Well, if I can ever work up the courage to ask you again, I'll send you a written warning first. Are you in the habit of riding off in the rain with strangers? It's just that I saw you staring at me and I didn't know who you were. After Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky, Orson Welles's Chimes at Midnight, and even Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, you might think there is little new that could be done in creating scenes of ancient combat yet Gibson does it. One of the most impressive elements is the originality with which Gibson films battle scenes, featuring hundreds of extras wielding medieval weapons. The subsequent camaraderie and courage Wallace shares in the field with fellow warriors is pure enough and inspiring enough to bring envy to a viewer, and even as things go wrong for Wallace in the second half, the film does not easily cave in to a somber tone. Gibson cannily plays Wallace as a man trying to stay out of history's way until events force his hand, an attribute that instantly resonates with several of the actor's best-known roles, especially Mad Max. Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning 1995 Braveheart is an impassioned epic about William Wallace, the 13th-century Scottish leader of a popular revolt against England's tyrannical Edward I (Patrick McGoohan).
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