Comparison Of Braveheart And The Patriot

Proud and defining achievements in our military history have been celebrated and even romanticized in their importance. When we think of the Revolutionary War, we think of our founding fathers, orators and statesman with convictions and ideals, who banded together on principles to defy tyranny. We seldom think of the great sacrifice and bloodshed from common men and families that paid the price for independence. Several men and their families were captured, tortured or killed as traitors. Many lost their lives or sons' lives in fighting the war. The Patriot is a well acted and gripping revisitation of the Revolutionary War with painfully realistic, bloody battle reenactments that compromise dramatic integrity. It has captured the brutal
As a young boy in Scotland, William Wallace witnesses the murder of his father, brother, and townspeople by the English forces under Longshanks, the king. After the death of his father, Wallace was taken to France and was educated by his uncle and was taught both Latin and French. Many years later, he returns to Scotland and renews old acquaintances. He marries a neighbor, a woman whom he knew when he was young, and moves into his father's farm. Due to English law the marriage is kept secret because of the right of the first knight, meaning he gets the woman
Also, there was more gore and passion in Braveheart. While characters in The Patriot used guns and swords, the characters in Braveheart used hand to hand fighting. Mel Gibson's character in Braveheart was more into fighting, while in The Patriot he was more into family and did not want to fight. However, the ideas for the movies are pretty much the same. In both movies Mel Gibson plays a mythical figure determined to fight for freedom and avenge the deaths of each characters loved ones. In both it shows him as a superior fighter and