At the beginning of the film, Wallace witnessed the scene where the villagers were lured to the hut by the English army and were brutally hanged when he was young. Wallace's father was also killed in the war with the British army later. At the moment of his father's burial, he forced grief, but when Murren (the girl next door) picked a purple thistle and gave it to him, he wept. This scene, let me know that even if we don't know each other, people will have compassion for each other, which is human nature. This also reminds me of what the great British philosopher Russell said, "There are three simple and powerful emotions that dominate my life: the desire for love, the search for truth, and the great compassion for the suffering masses." This is the natural law in Manifestation in us, it has always existed, and in the purer people (such as children), the more it manifests its holy radiance. Little Murren was obviously not taught by her parents to sympathize with others when they were in misfortune, but she still broke free from her mother's hand and picked a small flower to comfort little Wallace. This is the purest love in the world. This kind of love is revealed naturally, and love is the embodiment of freedom.
The grown-up Wallace reunited with Murren in the former small village. He walked to Murren with the breath of a free wanderer. His rich knowledge made him unable to write hyphens, and he stayed in that quiet little village. Murren was surprised and delighted. Wallace has always remembered the gift of flowers when he was a child. He hoped to marry Murren, but the British aristocracy to enjoy the first night of Scottish brides can only force them to marry in the secret woods at night. At this time, Wallace He can also use his wisdom to make deals to realize his wish for free love. But the atrocities of the English never stopped. In an attack by the British army, Murren was spotted by a British officer and tried to indecently resist, but she was cut off by the brutal British army in public.
The national hatred finally broke out Wallace, he broke into the British garrison alone and killed many British troops. Amid the shouts of "heroes" from the majority of the villagers, they rose up and killed the British soldiers to declare an uprising. Wallace won many battles and became famous, attracting many people to join the rebels. The belief in freedom was planted in Wallace's heart. He knew that without freedom, he would be enslaved, humiliated by others and lose his dignity and even his life. He understood that resistance was the only way, and losing freedom would mean losing life! But obviously, the Scottish nobleman Robert has not yet understood this most simple truth, thinking that becoming the lord of Scotland can gain power and dominate one side. At his father's instigation, he faked an alliance with Wallace.
Wallace continued to win, and even hit the territory of England. At this time, in order to ease the situation, King Edward sent his daughter-in-law Isabella to negotiate. Wallace exposes Edward's true identity in front of her. He said that unless Edward really thought about the freedom and equality of the Scottish people, he would fight to the end. Isabella was already stunned. She had heard of Wallace's fight for freedom, and she was deeply impressed by Wallace. When she went back and found that the purpose of the peace talks was actually Edward's desire to delay the strategy of converging the Irish army and the British army to surround Wallace's Scottish army, she hurriedly sent a letter to Wallace. Under the pressure of the army, the nobles panicked. Wallace led the troops to fight, and during a melee, he accidentally discovered that Robert was colluding with the King of England, and he couldn't help being beaten. But then Robert let him go. Seeing this, I still think that Robert still has a belief in freedom, but he was blinded by his father's conspiracy theory. Before his father, he had no freedom. He couldn't follow his own heart to make choices. His heart was not restrained by freedom, but by his father. Such a heart is painful, vaguely yearning for freedom, and vaguely believing in the specious "truth" of his father. Did he finally get free redemption?
On the other hand, Isabella was overwhelmed by Wallace's spirit of fighting for freedom, and came to the station to pour out her true feelings to him. The two appreciated and understood each other on the basis of freedom. A miraculous union with the "traitor" bathed in the light of liberty.
The King again proposed peace talks. Wallace knew it was a trap, but for the sake of peace, he was still invited to go. In Edinburgh, Booth designs to capture Wallace and deliver him to the King, and Robert is so enraged at his father's tricks that he begins to doubt his father's values.
Wallace was eventually sentenced to a brutal death sentence for "treason". But how can he, who has never acknowledged England's rule, be charged with betraying England? He was resolute and unyielding. Isabella failed to plead in front of the British king, and gave Wallace a pain-relieving medicinal wine before leaving. But Wallace spit out the medicinal wine after Isabella left, and he wants to retain the last bit of sanity to defend his freedom until his death.
The execution process was bloody and cruel, but the English people below were extremely excited, and they wanted to get rid of Wallace quickly. They simply thought he deserved to die because he killed their countrymen, but did they ever wonder who started the war? Wallace's chanting of "freedom" before his execution shocked everyone. It is precisely because of the call of the spirit of "freedom" represented by this shout that more Scottish people went into the war against the British. Edward chopped up Wallace's corpse and sent it to the four frontiers of Britain as an example, but the result was to spread the spirit of freedom to every corner of the British Isle. Robert finally woke up, the power of freedom gave him to break free from the shackles of his father. A few weeks later, chanting "Vengeance for Wallace", Robert heroically inherited Wallace's legacy against the British. The Scottish people finally achieved national independence.
The distant and loud sound of the Scottish bagpipes echoed again, which symbolized the spirit of freedom and infected every audience in the audience. None of us thought of looking at Wallace from the point of view of the British army, because in this film, Wallace is a symbol of freedom. But why the English people hated Wallace so much in the first place is a question worth pondering. The attitude of the English people towards Wallace is completely different from Isabella's attitude towards Wallace, which shows that the English people are still blinded by the idea of "patriotism" and fall into "Wallace violated the interests of England, so he Damn" logic of narrow thinking. In fact, it was the King of England who first imposed a brutal rule against the wishes of the Scottish people, but the English people did not protest at this time, allowing the atrocities to be carried out, and the nobles also led their soldiers to participate in it. "Where there is oppression, there is resistance." "If you don't break out in silence, you will perish in silence." Wallace's uprising is a just uprising. You took my freedom, and I will swear to take it back! Wallace would rather suffer capital punishment than submit to the King of England, and the people in the audience, although they have life, are free souls? I think when Wallace finally chanted "freedom", there should be some free spirits in the hearts of the English people who were awakened. I think my guess is reasonable, because a free soul is a seed that is well planted in everyone's heart. It only waits for the right sunlight to wake it up, and then it takes root and sprouts, and the power is strong. Behind Robert and other nobles pick up their weapons. Succession to Wallace's career is an example.
Finally, I would like to share with everyone what Wallace said: "Yeah, if you fight, you may die. If you run away, at least you can live. Year after year, until the end of your life. You! Would you like to spend so much to live? It's a chance, just a chance! That is to come back and tell the enemy that they may be able to take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!"
Freedom is such a beautiful and precious term. Yes, freedom is something that everyone should strive for in their entire lives, and it is also sung by people from generation to generation.
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