Braveheart shows that the concept of freedom was valued long before
America was even discovered. Mel Gibson plays the part of William
Wallace, a brave Scotsman who rallied his countrymen to fight for
liberation. Braveheart won the Best Picture Oscar and and Mel Gibson
also won an Oscar for Best Director. The battle scenes alone were
enough to make this film an epic but the life the film gives to the
character of William Wallace helps to put it over the top. Mel Gibson
has been fortunate enough to have starred in a number of commercially
and critically successful films but this one still stands out as one
of his best. |