Braveheart

[Freelander Sporrano]

Just a little "Did you know" A good deal of Rob Roy was filmed in Austrailia Near Perth two castles were used Megginch and Drummond. good films both of them if you just take them for what they are..Entertainment

[highlander_Daz]

Interesting that David I didnt know that.


Another great scots film is Gregorys girl, real scots and real accents! fimed around Cumbernauld.
The guy who plays Wallaces Uncle, Brian Cox is an amazing actor, he was the original Hannibal Lector in "Manhunter" film, in my opinion his performance is one of the finest I have ever seen, truly spine chilling

[Graham]

Everyone knows about the inaccuracies of Braveheart. If you have the DVD it may have a second disc with a documentary on how the film was made. Mel Gibson confesses the liberties he took. He also says that so little is really known about Wallace and much of it is myth. For this reason mel felt justified in a little "artistic license".

I love the film, but I agree that Rob Roy is a better film in many ways, more believable.

[F16WarBird]

Interesting that David I didnt know that.


Another great scots film is Gregorys girl, real scots and real accents! fimed around Cumbernauld.

Gregory's Girl. I haven't seen that film in years. I remember laughing really hard when Gregory's friend was telling a girl how they process veal and her reaction to it.

[highlander_Daz]

It is a great film, but Sadly when the star of the film Gordon John Sinclair wanted to get into more mainstream films, his agent made him change his name to John Gordon Sinclair and have elocution lessons to get rid of his Glasgow accent, Ive seen him on telly since and he has no trace of an accent (apart from an English one).

[Andrew Breecher]

Just a little "Did you know" A good deal of Rob Roy was filmed in Austrailia Near Perth two castles were used Megginch and Drummond. good films both of them if you just take them for what they are..Entertainment

That may be, but I know that the village scenes in Rob Roy were filmed in Scotland, just at the base of Ben Nevis. My ex-girlfriend was hiking in Scotland and came across this ancient village...then was chased away by the film crew that had built it.

Andrew.

[An t-Ileach]

I agree with h_D about the effect that Braveheart (and Rob Roy) had on Scottish self-confidence. I think far too many liberties were taken with the stories of both characters (why change the name of Rob Roy's wife?). Maybe the historical allusions would perhaps have been better illustrated by having Jean Reno playing Wallace? He was after all, a Strathclyde Welshman and part of the Norman-Flemish aristocracy (Sir William Wallace of Elderslie) who probably spoke Norman French better than he spoke Scots. And, and...

But it really gave a boost to the Scots.

[Rob Wright]

Not to mention the help he recieved from the Douglases and Murray's.

Rob

[macwilkin]

Not to mention the help he recieved from the Douglases and Murray's.

Rob

And his support of the Balliol/Comyn claim to the throne, whilst the Bruce sought aid from Edward I -- that is one thing I really credit "Braveheart" for, showing the fact that Bruce was not always the ardent Scottish patriot that some of his apologists claim.

Cheers,

Todd

[Archangel]

Just to stir things up, not too much, I hope, Braveheart is not a lot different than the mythology of the western's cowboy. It inspires some positive things but when deconstructed, cannot be supported historically. It was good nationally to have some of the "frontier philosophy" brought home to Scotland. My feeling is most Scots know that it was factually "off" but bought into the spirit of it.

The sneaky side thread whisper of Gregory's Girl reminds me that it was a great movie. So was another by the same director, Comfort and Joy, aka The ice cream wars. Those two, and Local Hero, I think, give a good overview of Scottish popular philosophy. Restless Natives is still the best.