movie inaccuracies

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braveheart

Where to begin with Mel Gibson's epic? It's fun, bold and adrenaline pumping, but it's about as historically accurate as 'One Million Years B.C'.



First off, Brave Heart was actually a tag given to Robert the Bruce – seen in the film as a coward flip flopping his allegiance at every opportunity before finally becoming inspired by Wallace's heroics. While Bruce did change sides for political reasons he never betrayed Wallace, and certainly didn't side with the English army at the battle of Falkirk.



Wallace neither met nor had a romantic moment with Princess Isabella (probably due to the fact that she was 10 at the time!), neither did King Edward allow English Lords the right to take the virginity of Scottish brides on the night of the wedding.



Gibson has defended the film's controversy, arguing that the changes were made to be "cinematically compelling".



That's alright then...obviously he doesn't hate the english

 

[pjbleek]

and in the Passion of the Christ, Jesus was nailed to the cross by Gibson himself....

 

[Peter Parka]

Always Hollwood depicting any of the UK or it's people is good for some major fail moments!

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves: Contrary to what the film says, it is not possible to walk from the White Cliffs of Dover to Nottingham via Hadrians Wall in one day seeing that would amount to a journey of about 1,000 miles.

Notting Hill: Strange how you can set a film there over a year and not see one black person or see any evidence of the carnival

Braveheart: Added to what Ian wrote, Wallace was a lowlander so wouldn't have worn a kilt, the Scots didn't live in Hobbit holes and the battle of Stirling bridge, as the name suggests, actually had a bridge as the key point to the fight and was a clever gurrilla movement, not a pitched battle on a field like the film seems to think.

U-571 - It wasn't the Americans who first captured a naval Enigma machine, it was the British. Also the boat U-571 was never involved in any of the action in the film and in fact was sunk in 1944 off the coast of Ireland by the Australians.

 

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Braveheart: Added to what Ian wrote, Wallace was a lowlander so wouldn't have worn a kilt, the Scots didn't live in Hobbit holes and the battle of Stirling bridge, as the name suggests, actually had a bridge as the key point to the fight and was a clever gurrilla movement, not a pitched battle on a field like the film seems to think.

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the heroic scots actually ambushed the english on stirling bridge.....but mel gibson tried to keep that a secret

 

[HK]

Always Hollwood depicting any of the UK or it's people is good for some major fail moments!

I love how british people in american movies always have very pronounced, queen's english accents. You know, we're not all upper class. Oh that's right - if we're not then we must be cockneys

 

[pjbleek]

I love how british people in american movies always have very pronounced, queen's english accents. You know, we're not all upper class. Oh that's right - if we're not then we must be cockneys

with an Irish mother I can say the same about Irish actors as well...

 

[Tuffdisc]

There was a movie about the enigma code machine that the Americans said they had captured from a submarine, factually wrong. It was the British who got the machine first

 

[Peter Parka]

There was a movie about the enigma code machine that the Americans said they had captured from a submarine, factually wrong. It was the British who got the machine first

U-571 - It wasn't the Americans who first captured a naval Enigma machine, it was the British. Also the boat U-571 was never involved in any of the action in the film and in fact was sunk in 1944 off the coast of Ireland by the Australians.

*cough*

 

[Zorak]

Pearl Harbour:

It wasn't that fucking boring in real life.

 

[pjbleek]

JFK....Oliver Stone has the cornerstone on this...makes it look like there was to more to it than we want to know

 

[Tuffdisc]

Notting Hill: Strange how you can set a film there over a year and not see one black person or see any evidence of the carnival

They don't keep 'evidence' of the carnival up in Notting Hill all year round (I am talking about the real life Notting Hill)

 

[FreightTrain]

Always Hollwood depicting any of the UK or it's people is good for some major fail moments!

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves: Contrary to what the film says, it is not possible to walk from the White Cliffs of Dover to Nottingham via Hadrians Wall in one day seeing that would amount to a journey of about 1,000 miles.

Notting Hill: Strange how you can set a film there over a year and not see one black person or see any evidence of the carnival

Braveheart: Added to what Ian wrote, Wallace was a lowlander so wouldn't have worn a kilt, the Scots didn't live in Hobbit holes and the battle of Stirling bridge, as the name suggests, actually had a bridge as the key point to the fight and was a clever gurrilla movement, not a pitched battle on a field like the film seems to think.

U-571 - It wasn't the Americans who first captured a naval Enigma machine, it was the British. Also the boat U-571 was never involved in any of the action in the film and in fact was sunk in 1944 off the coast of Ireland by the Australians.

Hollywood doesn't just stretch facts about UK. They do it with nearly every movie supposedly based on historical facts. Hollywood's all about making their return on their investments. If they have to add fictitious drama, action, violence to do so, then they will.

 

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zulu

the character 'hook'....his descendants must be furious,in the film he was a lazy boozed up malingerer,in reality he was a tee-total,church going workaholic