This is a very long movie.
This is a classic movie that I can't remember the name after watching it.
This time it is the second brush.
The story takes place under the rule of Edward Long-legged in England. In the 13th and 14th centuries, England was trying to conquer Scotland.
The protagonist of the story is William Wallace. When he was young, he witnessed all the Scottish nobles who agreed to the armistice were secretly hanged in the cabin, and his father died in battle, forming a deep hatred of England. Picked up by my mysterious uncle, he traveled around Europe, and grew up and returned to the village. He has become a handsome guy who can speak English, Latin, and French with a lot of knowledge. I think he can have such a desire for freedom, and his fearlessness of the British army's iron cavalry has been able to attract the British crown princess. His uncle's teaching and the broad knowledge accumulated over the past ten years are indispensable. The identity of his uncle is a mystery. He first appeared at the funeral of Wallace’s father. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes that were very different from those of other villagers. He was blinded and held a Scottish flat sword against Wallace. Say, before you use force, use your brain. This was also the last word Wallace's father said to him during his lifetime. We don’t know who Wallace’s father is. We just heard from the villagers that he is also a great hero and possesses a family heirloom sword. This sword stands on the plain twice in the play, and the ribbon flies with the wind. What is the second time? The second time was when the people of Scotland rushed to the British army under the leadership of Bruce after the death of Wallace.
Speaking of Wallace, when he returned to his village, when his villagers were still arguing over who was strong enough to throw the stone the farthest, Wallace had already used a small stone. It broke the rules of this brute force world. She fell in love at first sight with Meilun, the most beautiful girl in the village. Seeing that the bride from the same village was taken away by the nobles at first sight, the two decided to get married in secret. But Meilun was garrisoned by a British soldier—an old pervert—and he couldn't rob him. He was tied to a wooden pole in the village and died. The movie is surprisingly smooth when portraying this plot. Generally speaking, the protagonist will have a battle before his death, and the enemy will be very frustrated, but when you take the popcorn and prepare to watch the climax, it is over. This is the director's brilliance. Where there is a pause button in life, everything is so natural and unprepared. It was Meilun's death that made Wallace, who wanted to live a small life and have children, embarked on the road of revenge against Britain.
In fact, his heroic complex is not so heavy. At first, it was just a moment of vengeance. Later, the nearby militias came to take refuge in him, and he grew bigger. Gradually, he went higher and higher and saw the oppression of the British army. The freedom of the Scottish people was gone. As soon as the revolution was about to start, he took advantage of the trend and became the one holding the banner.
Can lead the people, but cannot lead the army. Because the nobles of Scotland still turned to the King of England. They granted the title of Welsh only to increase the bargaining chips with the King of England, and get more land and more rewards. So when they captured York and fought head-on with Edward Longlegged, the peasants fought bravely, but the nobles led the army and ran back to their fief. Of course, not all nobles are like this. Bruce, he said, my people follow me only because I can drive them out of the fief, so they don’t have food, and their wives and children will starve to death; and people want Wallace because he is fighting for their freedom. ; He wants to be like Wallace. However, they are still different. There is someone called Wallace Barbarian King in the barrage. I think it is very appropriate. I looked at him and suddenly appeared like Tarzan in his mind. He is an unfettered barbarian who grew up in the mud. To resist, he wants freedom and unrestrainedness; and Bruce is a nobleman, he was born a nobleman, he wants the people to follow, he wants to follow with all his heart, he wants to be a king, he wants to put himself in Go into the cage and enjoy the worship of the people. When he becomes the king, the people will not be free. Maybe it is just a little less oppressed than when the British king ruled, but it is by no means free. Of course, compared with his father, he has improved a lot. His father only wants the throne, oh no, he wants his son to have the throne.
The story ends when Wallace was betrayed by the nobles for the second time and was captured by the King of England. He was hanged, divided by five horses, cesarean and bowed, and finally unloaded and hung on the city gate to warn the people.
The judge who tried him asked him, would you admit that you betrayed the king?
He said: I have never sworn allegiance to him.
The princess Ying gave him the medicine for euthanasia, but he refused, but said in the cell before the execution: I was so scared. The hero is not not afraid, but afraid but able to endure pain. Just like when he was smashed and dying, he still shouted "freedom", not "mercy". The hero is not not cowardly or timid, but still able to make the right choice while retaining these feelings. Usually this choice is painful.
In one scene, after being betrayed by a Scottish nobleman, Wallace escaped from the dead and began a revenge plan. He smashed a nobleman's head with a meteor hammer (I don't know what it was called), was spotted by guards, and jumped into the sea on horseback. Why arrange for him to jump into the sea and slow down the close-up of the shot falling in the air? Was it implying that after being betrayed by the nobles, Wallace’s belief in leading the Scots to achieve freedom and independence was shattered, just like when he saw the knight next to the British king taking off his mask, it turned out to be Bruce, who was allied with his high-five Unbelievable and subsequent despair. He is no longer able to liberate Scotland, he just wants revenge, revenge for his father and Meilun, and live himself as a spiritual banner. Leading the people to independence is no longer his goal, he just wants to live up to his own character.
Think about it and listen to the sorrow. I worked hard for you, but you sold me backhand. Then what did I do so hard to do? Is it possible to succeed in liberating a group of people who are slaves in their bones? What is the use of success?
Perhaps, being betrayed by the nobles again, caught by Edward Long-legged, executed in front of all the British people, and shouting out the phrase of freedom is his mission and liberation. Rather than dying in a meaningless fight, it is better to be so tragic.
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