“To what extent do historical inaccuracies in the film Pearl Harbor‚ directed by Michael Bay‚ affect its reliability for a historian studying the attack by the Japanese on December 7th‚ 1941?” Word Count: 1571 IB History of the Americas - HL Internal Assessment Emily ------- 002309----- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION A: PLAN OF INVESTIGATION 3 SECTION B: SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE 4-6 SECTION C: EVALUATION OF SOURCES 7-8 SECTION D: ANALYSIS
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don’t have freedom”‚ the courageous William Wallace speaks in the captivating movie Braveheart. Braveheart is directed by Mel Gibson‚ starring Mel Gibson as William Wallace as well. This Box office hit had earned over two hundred and ten million dollars‚ with many awards which closely followed including‚ five Oscars and a Golden Globe to name a few. But how is William Wallace constructed as the hero in this historical film? William Wallace is a young Scottish rebel‚ who leads a rebellion against the
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Braveheart Sarah Bastiaans‚ Anne Soede V4C The film ‘Braveheart’‚ that was directed and produced by Mel Gibson‚ who also played the lead‚ is about the Scottish hero William Wallace who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward of England. Before we started watching ‘Braveheart’ we knew that it was about the First War of Scottish Independence‚ and that it was based on facts. Therefore we thought that the film would be similar to a documentary in many ways
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because of the nature of these stories. This is only one of many reason‚ however‚ that can attract a filmmaker to the Middle Ages. Another reason is more ideological and academic in nature‚ which can found in the film Braveheart. Mel Gibson’s Braveheart displays a way to introduce historical events to the present day though the use of imaginative history and film adaptation. Lawarence Raw’s book reviews of several medievalism texts‚ Imaginative History and Film Adaptations‚ proposes the idea that there
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Review: Braveheart (1995) I have decided to evaluate a movie that has been close to my heart since I first watched it in 1996. Even though I was still a young child‚ and therefore did not have a lot of experience regarding movies‚ I could not get my eyes off the screen. It is so beautifully filmed‚ along with fantastic actors‚ which enables to captivate the viewers attention from the beginning to the end. It is written by an actual descendant of the Scot warrior‚ Randall Wallace‚ and directed
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lives. They strike an appeal to many different emotions. Similar to novels‚ films help shape our culture and understanding. In the film Braveheart‚ there are many emotions and morals that presented to the audience. One of the main themes of this film is freedom. Braveheart uses various film techniques to portray the theme of freedom throughout the film. Braveheart is a film about Sir William Wallace’s rebellion against the British King Edward I Longshanks. Sir William Wallace was tired of British
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The first inaccuracies was the lighting situation. In some scenes they used Roman lamps like in the scene were Marcus is praying to Mithras and when Marcus and his uncle are eating dinner with the two gentlemen. In other scenes‚ torches are also used when inside which is inaccurate. Another inaccuracy was the use of chairs during dinner. During dinner‚ people would recline upon beds with their left arm on
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Braveheart (1995) movie script By Randall Wallace‚ final draft. magistrate It can all end. Right now! Bliss. Peace. Just say it. Cry out. “Mercy!” yes? ...Yes? The crowd can’t hear the magistrate but they know the procedure‚ and they goad Wallace‚ chanting... crowd Mer-cy! Mer-cy! Mer-cy! Wallace’s eyes roll to the magistrate‚ who signals QUIET! Magistrate (booming) The prisoner wishes to say a word! SILENCE. Hamish and Stephen weep‚ whisper‚ pray..
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Carolyn Webber FHGEN 111 Comparison Report I discovered many inaccuracies when I started verifying the data that I had gathered from my own relatives. One of my early finds was a compiled genealogy book written about people with my uncommon maiden name. This book was full of family traditions that were easy to prove false. For example‚ my ancestor wasn’t the illegitimate descendant of Frederick the Great. Her mother was not Frederick’s mistress when she was two years old. I learned the values
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The Mystery of Life and Death In the 1995 movie Braveheart‚ William Wallace presents life ’s uncertainties and how we should live each day when he affirms‚ “Every man dies. Not every man really lives.” Sharon Olds ’s poem‚ “Summer Solstice‚ New York City‚” is an ideal representation of this quotation and the questions that we have about how to live our day-to-day lives. This brief poem is about a man who is standing on a rooftop contemplating suicide and the New York City policemen who are attempting
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